Serbs in Ukraine


There is a community of Serbs in Ukraine, which includes Ukrainian citizens of ethnic Serb descent or Serbian-born people residing in the country. According to the 2001 census, there were 623 citizens in Ukraine that declared Serb ethnicity. It is estimated that the community numbers ca. 1,000.

History

Russian Empire

Demographics

The 2001 census registered 623 citizens declaring Serb ethnicity, out of whom 219 had Serbian citizenship, 104 Ukrainian, 218 Russian, 68 other.
The Serbian Ministry of Diaspora estimated in 2007 that there was a Serbian diaspora community numbering ca. 15,000 people in Ukraine. This data includes emigrants from Serbia as well as ethnic Serbs or other minorities who view Serbia as their nation-state.
In January 2012, it was estimated that the Serbian diaspora in the country only numbered 1,000.

Notable people