Ethnic Groups in Vojvodina - Serbs

Serbs

• Serbs – Serbs constitute an absolute majority of people in Vojvodina. According to the 2002 census, there were 1,321,807 Serbs in Vojvodina or 65.05% of the population. Serbs also make up an absolute majority in most of the municipalities and large cities of Vojvodina, except in Subotica (second largest city), which has a mixed population with no absolute majority of any nation (but the Serbian language is dominant in Subotica). Large cities with a Serb ethnic majority are: Novi Sad (75.50%), Sombor (61.48%), Sremska Mitrovica (87.31%), Kikinda (76.43%), Zrenjanin (74.81%), Pančevo (76.38%), Vršac (72.50%), Ruma (86.58%), Bačka Palanka (78.59%), Inđija (84.87%), Kula (52.01%), Apatin (61.60%), and Temerin (64.20%). Other municipalities with a Serb ethnic majority are: Nova Crnja (70.31%), Novi Bečej (69.94%), Sečanj (70.87%), Žitište (61.90%), Novi Kneževac (59.53%), Alibunar (59.59%), Bela Crkva (76.85%), Kovin (76.75%), Opovo (86.30%), Plandište (56.36%), Odžaci (82.84%), Beočin (68.17%), Srbobran (67.00%), Sremski Karlovci (75.39%), Titel (84.93%), Žabalj (86.25%), Irig (79.49%), Pećinci (92.49%), Stara Pazova (81.16%), and Šid (77.62%). Serbs are also the largest ethnic group in Vrbas (47.77%) and Bač (46.69%). Serbian is one of six official languages of Vojvodina, and it is also a dominant language.