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Serbia

Belgrade; Novi Sad

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Population

These figures count different groups and years. They should not be added.

Community estimate

≈5k

Year not stated

Attributed estimateEstimates differ

Official census

221

Population period:

Official census: Armenian ethnicity · excludes Kosovo and Metohija

Serbia · Community estimate: Community sources

Published population figure: About 5,000

Population reference period
Year not stated
Source published
11 May 2022
Latest source check

Interview published 11 May 2022; underlying population reference year not stated

What the figure measures
Nearly 5,000 Armenians living in Serbia, according to community president Biljana Obradović-Shakhrimanyan’s original 2022 interview; a personal estimate without a comparable counting method.
Serbia · Official census: Official sources

Published population figure: 221

Population reference period
30 September 2022
Source published
28 April 2023
Latest source check

2022 census; reference 30 September at 24:00; ethnicity results released 28 April 2023

What the figure measures
Residents declaring Armenian ethnicity in Serbia’s 2022 census. The published territorial series excludes Kosovo and Metohija. It is not citizenship or every person with Armenian ancestry.

Data limitation: The speaker includes descendants of Genocide survivors and recent arrivals from Armenia. The Office’s undated about 500 remains an unresolved alternative, not the lower end of a range. The 2022 census ethnicity count is separately 221.

Serbia: Country sources

Institution sources are listed with their entries.

Main locations
Belgrade; Novi Sad

Community estimates differ sharply; institutional records include attributed initiatives and Armenian heritage in Novi Sad.

Community institutions

Serbia: Coverage and source notes

This selection relies on attributed community evidence and directory listings. Current schools/language learning, operating Armenian churches and community media were not verified. The Novi Sad church entry is historical.

Directory sources checked:

This is a selected guide, not a complete inventory or a ranking of influence. A direct source documents what an institution publishes about itself; it does not independently verify every claim or establish uninterrupted operation. Directory listings and historical records carry their stated limits. Dates identify the publication, documented activity or report reference period, as described in the entry. Missing source dates are shown explicitly. Inclusion does not imply partnership or endorsement.

Armenian organizations 3

Organizations3

Armenia Educational, Economic and Cultural Development Centre

Serbia; local base not verified

Directory listing

Serbia · Armenia Educational, Economic and Cultural Development Centre: About and sources

The Diaspora Office lists this community centre. The listing is undated; a current programme, address and operating status were not independently verified.

Source date not stated

Sources

Serbian–Armenian Friendship Association

Serbia; local base not verified

Directory listing

Serbia · Serbian–Armenian Friendship Association: About and sources

The Diaspora Office names the association among community organizations. This undated directory reference does not verify current activities or leadership.

Source date not stated

Sources

Schools and Armenian-language learning 0

Education0

No sourced records have been added in this category yet.

Churches and religious institutions 1

Churches1

Former Armenian Catholic Church of Novi Sad

Novi Sad

Historical record

Serbia · Former Armenian Catholic Church of Novi Sad: About and sources

The city’s heritage page describes the demolished Armenian church. This is a historical heritage record, not an operating parish; published municipal accounts differ on the demolition year.

Date / reference period:

Sources

Media and community publications 0

Media0

No sourced records have been added in this category yet.

Serbia: Topics for further observation

These are proposed research topics, not findings about the community.

  • Verify dated population evidence and the current reach of community institutions.
Serbia: How to read the figures

A census count, an ancestry response and a community estimate measure different populations. Dates and definitions remain attached to each figure. The covered-country sum uses selected reference values, range midpoints and stated boundaries for “more than” or “up to”; it is not a synchronized population count or a statistical confidence interval. Undated and historical estimates are not current resident counts. The independently published worldwide estimate must not be added to the country sum.

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