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What Language Do They Speak in Serbia?
The official language of Serbia is Serbian. In total about 13 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Serbo-Croatian (286%), Serbian (99%) and Gheg Albanian (62%).
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All languages of Serbia (13)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbo-Croatian | 19,000,000 · 286% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Serbian | 6,585,687 · 99% | — | Official |
| Gheg Albanian | 4,100,000 · 62% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Albanian | 1,263,919 · 19% | Indo-European | — |
| Balkan Romani | 590,000 · 9% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Hungarian | 319,306 · 5% | Uralic | Regional official |
| Romano-Serbian | 170,000 · 3% | — | — |
| Romanian | 139,696 · 2% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Croatian | 61,865 · 0.93% | — | Regional official |
| Slovak | 56,543 · 0.85% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Ruthenian | 15,626 · 0.23% | — | — |
| Ukrainian | — | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Sinte Romani | — | Indo-European | Safe |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Serbia?
The official language of Serbia is Serbian. In total about 13 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Serbo-Croatian (286%), Serbian (99%) and Gheg Albanian (62%).
What is the official language of Serbia?
Serbian. Regional official languages: Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
Is English spoken in Serbia?
English is not widely spoken in Serbia — learn a few words of Serbian before you go.
How many languages are spoken in Serbia?
About 13 living languages — #93 in the world for linguistic diversity. 2 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).