Population and nationality in Belgrade

According to the statistics of Serbia in 2002, the population of Belgrade is 65,438+0,576,65,438+0.24. The main ethnic groups are Serbs (1, 4 17, 187), Yugoslavs (22, 16 1) and Montenegrins (2 1,199).

Although there have been many religions in history, the religions in Belgrade today are relatively single. Serbian Orthodox Church is the religion with the largest number of followers. Currently * * followers 1, 429, 170. Besides, there are 20,366 Muslims and 65,438+06,305 Catholics. There used to be a large number of Jews in Belgrade in history, but after Nazi Germany occupied, a large number of Jews fled to Israel, and now there are only 4 15 people left. In addition, there are 3,796 Protestants.

In addition to the local-born population, Belgrade has many Serbs from other parts of the former Yugoslavia, some of whom are seeking a better life, while others are fleeing war and racial hatred. According to unofficial statistics, there are more than 2 million Serbs from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the autonomous province of Kosovo. In addition, there are many non-Serbs living in Belgrade, because Belgrade was once the capital of multi-ethnic Yugoslavia. It is estimated that thousands of China people live in Belgrade, who immigrated in the mid-1990s. There is a China community in New Belgrade. In addition, there are some Arabs in Belgrade, 1970, 1980 who come here to study and stay and get married after graduation. These Arabs mainly come from Syria, Jordan and Iraq.