1991 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 1991 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the last census of the population undertaken in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina before the Bosnian War. It was conducted during the final week of March 1991. For the 1991 census there were 109 municipalities of which ten were part of Sarajevo.
Usage
As the next census of Bosnia and Herzegovina was not held until 2013, the 1991 census was used as the basis for institutionalized affirmative action practices in the country, which ensure equal or proportional representation of the country's "constituent peoples" (Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs) in public institutions.[1] Due to the ethnic cleansing campaigns that took place during the 1992 to 1995 war, the data for ethnicity was expected to be highly inaccurate.
Overall
Nationality | Size | Percent |
---|---|---|
Muslims[note 1] | 1,902,956 | 43.47% |
Serbs | 1,366,104 | 31.21% |
Croats | 760,852 | 17.38% |
Yugoslavs | 242,682 | 5.54% |
Unknown | 35,670 | 0.81% |
Other | 17,592 | 0.40% |
Undecided | 14,585 | 0.33% |
Montenegrins | 10,071 | 0.23% |
Roma | 8,864 | 0.20% |
Albanians | 4,295 | 0.10% |
Ukrainians | 3,929 | 0.09% |
Slovenes | 2,190 | 0.05% |
Macedonians | 1,596 | 0.03% |
Italians | 732 | 0.02% |
Hungarians | 893 | 0.02% |
Czechs | 590 | 0.01% |
Jews | 426 | 0.01% |
Germans | 470 | 0.01% |
Poles | 526 | 0.01% |
Romanians | 162 | 0.01% |
Russians | 297 | 0.01% |
Ruthenians | 133 | 0.01% |
Slovaks | 297 | 0.01% |
Turks | 267 | 0.01% |
Regional | 224 | 0.01% |
By municipality
- Absolute ethnic majority
- Relative ethnic majority
Municipality | Total | ethnic Muslims | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarajevo | 527,049 | 259,470 | 157,143 | 34,873 | 56,470 | 19,093 |
-Centar- | 79,286 | 39,761 | 16,631 | 5,428 | 13,030 | 4,436 |
-Hadžići- | 24,200 | 15,392 | 6,362 | 746 | 841 | 859 |
-Ilidža- | 67,937 | 29,337 | 25,029 | 6,934 | 5,181 | 1,456 |
-Ilijaš- | 25,184 | 10,585 | 11,325 | 1,736 | 1,167 | 371 |
-Novi Grad- | 136,616 | 69,430 | 37,591 | 8,889 | 15,580 | 5,126 |
-Novo Sarajevo- | 95,089 | 33,902 | 32,899 | 8,798 | 15,099 | 4,391 |
-Pale- | 16,355 | 4,364 | 11,284 | 129 | 396 | 182 |
-Stari Grad- | 50,744 | 39,410 | 5,150 | 1,126 | 3,374 | 1,684 |
-Trnovo- | 6,991 | 4,790 | 2,059 | 16 | 72 | 54 |
-Vogošća- | 24,647 | 12,499 | 8,813 | 1,071 | 1,730 | 534 |
Banovići | 26,590 | 19,162 | 4,514 | 550 | 1,928 | 436 |
Banja Luka | 195,692 | 28,558 | 106,826 | 29,026 | 23,656 | 7,626 |
Bihać | 70,732 | 46,737 | 12,689 | 5,580 | 4,356 | 1,370 |
Bijeljina | 96,988 | 30,229 | 57,389 | 492 | 4,426 | 4,452 |
Bileća | 13,284 | 1,947 | 10,628 | 39 | 222 | 448 |
Bosanska Dubica | 31,606 | 6,440 | 21,728 | 488 | 1,851 | 1,099 |
Bosanska Gradiška | 59,974 | 15,851 | 35,753 | 3,417 | 3,311 | 1,642 |
Bosanska Krupa | 58,320 | 43,104 | 13,841 | 139 | 708 | 528 |
Bosanski Brod | 34,138 | 4,088 | 11,389 | 13,993 | 3,664 | 1,004 |
Bosanski Novi | 41,665 | 14,040 | 25,101 | 403 | 1,557 | 564 |
Bosanski Petrovac | 15,621 | 3,288 | 11,694 | 48 | 366 | 225 |
Bosanski Šamac | 32,960 | 2,233 | 13,628 | 14,731 | 1,755 | 613 |
Bosansko Grahovo | 8,311 | 12 | 7,888 | 226 | 135 | 50 |
Bratunac | 33,619 | 21,535 | 11,475 | 40 | 223 | 346 |
Brčko | 87,627 | 38,617 | 18,128 | 22,252 | 5,731 | 2,899 |
Breza | 17,317 | 13,079 | 2,122 | 851 | 1,001 | 264 |
Bugojno | 46,889 | 19,697 | 8,673 | 16,031 | 1,561 | 927 |
Busovača | 18,879 | 8,451 | 623 | 9,093 | 510 | 202 |
Cazin | 63,409 | 61,693 | 778 | 139 | 430 | 369 |
Čajniče | 8,956 | 4,024 | 4,709 | 5 | 77 | 141 |
Čapljina | 27,882 | 7,672 | 3,753 | 14,969 | 1,047 | 441 |
Čelinac | 18,713 | 1,446 | 16,554 | 76 | 377 | 260 |
Čitluk | 15,083 | 111 | 19 | 14,823 | 17 | 113 |
Derventa | 56,489 | 7,086 | 21,938 | 22,952 | 3,348 | 1,165 |
Doboj | 102,549 | 41,164 | 39,820 | 13,264 | 5,765 | 2,536 |
Donji Vakuf | 24,544 | 13,509 | 9,533 | 682 | 593 | 227 |
Drvar | 17,126 | 33 | 16,608 | 33 | 384 | 68 |
Foča | 40,513 | 20,790 | 18,315 | 94 | 463 | 851 |
Fojnica | 16,296 | 8,024 | 157 | 6,623 | 407 | 1,085 |
Gacko | 10,788 | 3,858 | 6,661 | 29 | 84 | 156 |
Glamoč | 12,593 | 2,257 | 9,951 | 184 | 118 | 83 |
Goražde | 37,573 | 26,296 | 9,843 | 80 | 789 | 565 |
Gornji Vakuf | 25,181 | 14,063 | 110 | 10,706 | 158 | 144 |
Gračanica | 59,134 | 42,599 | 13,558 | 132 | 1,530 | 1,315 |
Gradačac | 56,581 | 33,856 | 11,221 | 8,613 | 1,436 | 1,455 |
Grude | 16,358 | 4 | 9 | 16,210 | 5 | 130 |
Han Pijesak | 6,348 | 2,543 | 3,674 | 7 | 68 | 56 |
Jablanica | 12,691 | 9,099 | 504 | 2,291 | 581 | 216 |
Jajce | 45,007 | 17,380 | 8,663 | 15,811 | 2,496 | 657 |
Kakanj | 55,950 | 30,528 | 4,929 | 16,556 | 2,554 | 1,383 |
Kalesija | 41,809 | 33,137 | 7,659 | 35 | 275 | 703 |
Kalinovik | 4,667 | 1,716 | 2,826 | 17 | 46 | 62 |
Kiseljak | 24,164 | 9,778 | 740 | 12,550 | 600 | 496 |
Kladanj | 16,070 | 11,621 | 3,952 | 36 | 277 | 184 |
Ključ | 37,391 | 17,696 | 18,506 | 330 | 579 | 280 |
Konjic | 43,878 | 23,815 | 6,620 | 11,513 | 1,358 | 572 |
Kotor Varoš | 36,853 | 11,090 | 14,056 | 10,695 | 745 | 267 |
Kreševo | 6,731 | 1,531 | 34 | 4,714 | 251 | 201 |
Kupres | 9,618 | 802 | 4,864 | 3,813 | 67 | 72 |
Laktaši | 29,832 | 408 | 24,176 | 2,565 | 1,530 | 1,153 |
Livno | 40,600 | 5,793 | 3,913 | 29,324 | 1,125 | 445 |
Lopare | 32,537 | 11,990 | 18,243 | 1,263 | 583 | 458 |
Lukavac | 57,070 | 38,080 | 12,169 | 2,159 | 3,424 | 1,238 |
Ljubinje | 4,172 | 332 | 3,748 | 39 | 19 | 34 |
Ljubuški | 28,340 | 1,592 | 65 | 26,127 | 227 | 329 |
Maglaj | 43,388 | 19,569 | 13,312 | 8,365 | 1,508 | 634 |
Modriča | 35,613 | 10,375 | 12,534 | 9,805 | 1,851 | 1,048 |
Mostar | 126,628 | 43,856 | 23,846 | 43,037 | 12,768 | 3,121 |
Mrkonjić Grad | 27,395 | 3,272 | 21,057 | 2,139 | 593 | 334 |
Neum | 4,325 | 190 | 207 | 3,792 | 90 | 46 |
Nevesinje | 14,448 | 3,313 | 10,711 | 210 | 123 | 91 |
Novi Travnik | 30,713 | 11,625 | 4,097 | 12,162 | 2,132 | 697 |
Odžak | 30,056 | 6,220 | 5,667 | 16,338 | 1,147 | 684 |
Olovo | 16,956 | 12,699 | 3,193 | 642 | 285 | 137 |
Orašje | 28,367 | 1,893 | 4,235 | 21,308 | 626 | 305 |
Posušje | 17,134 | 6 | 9 | 16,963 | 26 | 130 |
Prijedor | 112,543 | 49,351 | 47,581 | 6,316 | 6,459 | 2,836 |
Prnjavor | 47,055 | 7,143 | 33,508 | 1,721 | 1,757 | 2,926 |
Prozor | 19,760 | 7,225 | 45 | 12,259 | 100 | 131 |
Rogatica | 21,978 | 13,209 | 8,391 | 19 | 186 | 173 |
Rudo | 11,571 | 3,130 | 8,150 | 5 | 106 | 180 |
Sanski Most | 60,307 | 28,136 | 25,363 | 4,322 | 1,247 | 1,239 |
Skender Vakuf | 19,418 | 1,071 | 13,263 | 4,770 | 169 | 145 |
Sokolac | 14,883 | 4,493 | 10,195 | 19 | 83 | 93 |
Srbac | 21,840 | 940 | 19,382 | 140 | 811 | 567 |
Srebrenica | 36,666 | 27,572 | 8,315 | 38 | 380 | 361 |
Srebrenik | 40,896 | 30,528 | 5,308 | 2,752 | 1,203 | 1,105 |
Stolac | 18,681 | 8,101 | 3,917 | 6,188 | 307 | 168 |
Šekovići | 9,629 | 326 | 9,030 | 10 | 129 | 134 |
Šipovo | 15,579 | 2,965 | 12,333 | 31 | 155 | 95 |
Široki Brijeg | 27,160 | 9 | 148 | 26,864 | 20 | 119 |
Teslić | 59,854 | 12,802 | 32,962 | 9,525 | 3,465 | 1,100 |
Tešanj | 48,480 | 34,941 | 3,071 | 8,929 | 1,047 | 492 |
Tomislavgrad | 30,009 | 3,148 | 576 | 25,976 | 107 | 202 |
Travnik | 70,747 | 31,813 | 7,777 | 26,118 | 3,743 | 1,296 |
Trebinje | 30,996 | 5,571 | 21,349 | 1,246 | 1,642 | 1,188 |
Tuzla | 131,618 | 62,669 | 20,271 | 20,398 | 21,995 | 6,285 |
Ugljevik | 25,587 | 10,241 | 14,468 | 56 | 290 | 532 |
Vareš | 22,203 | 6,714 | 3,644 | 9,016 | 2,071 | 758 |
Velika Kladuša | 52,908 | 48,305 | 2,266 | 740 | 993 | 604 |
Visoko | 46,160 | 34,373 | 7,471 | 1,872 | 1,464 | 980 |
Višegrad | 21,199 | 13,471 | 6,743 | 32 | 319 | 634 |
Vitez | 27,859 | 11,514 | 1,501 | 12,675 | 1,377 | 792 |
Vlasenica | 33,942 | 18,727 | 14,359 | 39 | 340 | 477 |
Zavidovići | 57,164 | 34,198 | 11,640 | 7,576 | 2,726 | 1,024 |
Zenica | 145,517 | 80,359 | 22,433 | 22,510 | 15,654 | 4,561 |
Zvornik | 81,295 | 48,102 | 30,863 | 122 | 1,248 | 960 |
Žepče | 22,966 | 10,820 | 2,278 | 9,100 | 546 | 222 |
Živinice | 54,783 | 44,017 | 3,525 | 3,976 | 2,130 | 1,135 |
Total | 4,377,033 | 1,902,956 (43.47%) | 1,365,104 (31.21%) | 763,254 (17.38%) | 242,682 (5.54%) | 104,439 (2.38%) |
See also
Notes
- The vast majority of ethnic Muslims today declare themselves Bosniaks.
References
- Bieber, Florian. "Power Sharing as Ethnic Representation in Post-Conflict Societies: the Cases of Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo". Chapter in Nationalism after Communism: Lessons Learned. Central European Union Press, Budapest (2004).
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.