Editing Serbs (section)

=== Balkans ===
According to most recent census conducted in Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro, there are nearly 7&nbsp;million Serbs living in their native homelands, within the geographical borders of former [[Yugoslavia]]. In Serbia itself, around 5.5&nbsp;million people identify themselves as ethnic Serbs, and constitute about 83% of the population. More than a million live in [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (predominantly in the [[Republika Srpska]]), where they are one of the three [[Nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina|constituent ethnic groups]]. Serbs in [[Serbs in Croatia|Croatia]], [[Serbs of Montenegro|Montenegro]] and [[Serbs of North Macedonia|North Macedonia]] also have recognized collective rights, and number some 186,000, 178,000 and 39,000 people, respectively, while another estimated 96,000 live in the disputed area of [[Serbs of Kosovo|Kosovo]].<ref name="Cocozelli"/> Smaller minorities exist in [[Serbs in Slovenia|Slovenia]], some 36,000 people, respectively.

Outside of the former Yugoslavia, but within their historical and migratory areal, Serbs are officially recognized as national minority in [[Serbs in Albania|Albania]],{{sfn|Djordjević|Zaimi|2019|p=53-69}} [[Serbs in Romania|Romania]] (18,000), [[Serbs in Hungary|Hungary]] (7,000), as well as in the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Serbs of Slovakia|Slovakia]].