Religion in Serbia

Besides Serbs, other Eastern Orthodox Christians include Montenegrins, Romanians and Vlachs, Macedonians, Bulgarians, and majority of Roma.

Eastern Orthodoxy also predominates in most of Serbia's large cities, except for Subotica (mostly Catholic) and Novi Pazar (mostly Muslim).

However, the conversion of the south Slavs from paganism to Christianity took place before the Great Schism, the split between the Greek East and the Latin West.

There are various Protestant groups in the country, including Methodists, Seventh-day Adventists, and Evangelical Baptists (Nazarene).

As of 2011, out of 787 declared Jews in Serbia, 578 stated their religion as Judaism, mostly in the cities of Belgrade (286), Novi Sad (84), Subotica (75) and Pančevo (31).

There are also small numbers of Jews in Zrenjanin and Sombor, with isolated families scattered throughout the rest of Serbia.

[9] In a 2009 Gallup poll, 44% of respondents in Serbia answered 'no' to the question "Is religion an important part of your daily life?

"[10] A Pew Research Center poll conducted from June 2015 to July 2016 found that 2% of Serbia were atheists, while 10% stated that they "Do not believe in God".

Public holidays in Serbia also include the religious festivals of Eastern Orthodox Christmas and Easter.

[12] The media and individual members of the National Assembly have been criticized for using disparaging language when referring to nontraditional groups.

In 2023, Freedom House rated Serbia 4 out of 4 on the question "Are individuals free to practice and express their religious faith or nonbelief in public and private?".