| Group: | Montenegrins of Serbia |
| Native Name: | Црногорци у Србији Crnogorci u Srbiji |
| Flag: |   |
| Population: | 20,238 Serbian citizens, 0.30% of Serbia's population (2022)[1] |
| Pop1: | 12,424 (0.71%) |
| Ref1: | [2] |
| Region2: | Belgrade |
| Pop2: | 5,134 (0.31%) |
| Ref2: | [3] |
| Languages: | Serbian, Montenegrin[4] |
| Religions: | Serbian Orthodox |
| Related: | Serbs, South Slavs |
Montenegrins of Serbia (Serbian and Montenegrin: Црногорци у Србији, romanized: Crnogorci u Srbiji) are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia is 20,238, constituting 0.3% of the total population. The vast majority of them live in Vojvodina and Belgrade.
The largest concentration of Montenegrins in Vojvodina can be found in the municipalities of Mali Iđoš (12.28%), Vrbas (11.65%) and Kula (5.60%).[5] Settlements in Vojvodina with an absolute or relative Montenegrin majority are: Lovćenac in the Mali Iđoš municipality with 56.86% Montenegrins, Kruščić in the Kula municipality with 32.64%, and Savino Selo in the Vrbas municipality with 38.20% Montenegrins. Formerly, the village of Bačko Dobro Polje in the Vrbas municipality also had a Montenegrin majority (According to the 1971 census, Montenegrins comprised 55.39% of the population of this village, while according to the 2002 census, the current population of the village is composed of 57.17% Serbs and 38.18% Montenegrins. Also, Montenegrins in Sivac in the Kula municipality had a Montenegrin majority in the 1970's. Now they have a sizable minority population of 30.06%, according to the 2002 census.
| Year (census data) | Number of Montenegrins | Percent of the national population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 74,860 | 1.15% | |
| 1953 | 86,061 | 1.23% | |
| 1961 | 104,753 | 1.37% | |
| 1971 | 125,260 | 1.48% | |
| 1981 | 147,466 | 1.58% | |
| 1991 | 118,934 | 1.52% | |
| 2002 | 69,049 | 0.92% | |
| 2011 | 38,527 | 0.54% | |
| 2022 | 20,238 | 0.30% |
In Vojvodina, the number of Montenegrins, according to 1948-2011 censuses: 1948: 30,589 (1.9%); 1953: 30,516 (1.8%); 1961: 34,782 (1.9%); 1971: 36,416 (1.9%); 1981: 43,304 (2.1%); 1991: 47,289 (2.3%); 2002: 35,513 (1.75%); 2011: 22,141 (1.15%).
Montenegrins in Serbia speak Serbian/Montenegrin, and the vast majority are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The society of Montenegrins in Serbia, known as "Krstaš", is based in Lovćenac. The Montenegrin language was recognised as a minority language in official use in Mali Iđoš.[6]