Serbs in Bulgaria


Serbs in Bulgaria are Bulgarian citizens of ethnic Serb descent and/or Serbia-born persons living in Bulgaria. According to data from the 2011 census, there were 569 Serbian citizens in the country.

History

The first modern census, conducted in 1880, which registered native languages used, showed there were 1,894 native speakers of Serbian with the following districts having a significant number:
  • Vidin District: 1,260 or 1.2% of the total population
  • *Kula Subdistrict: 1,083 or 3.5% of the total population
  • **Brakevtsi, Brakevtsi municipality: 1,067
  • *Vidin Subdistrict: 165 or 0.4% of the total population
  • Sofia District: 258 or 0.2% of the total population
  • *Sofia Subdistrict: 243 or 0.5% of the total population

Demographics

According to data from the 2011 census, there were 569 Serbian citizens living in Bulgaria, most of whom were expatriates. According to the 2011 census data reported by Bulgaria's National Council for Interethnic Cooperation and Integration, there were country 313 local Serbs, the majority of whom were descendants of old political emigrants.

Organizations

In 2010, an Association of the Serbs in Bulgaria was established.

Notable people