The 1953 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the second population census of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia took place on March 31, 1953. The administrative organization of
Bosnia and Herzegovina (51.221 km²) was identical to the first census in the socialist Yugoslavia (1948), apart from the fact that the
Odžak
Odžak ( sr-cyrl, Оџак) is a town and municipality located in Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the river Sav ...
district had been abolished and merged with the district of
Modriča
Modriča ( sr-cyrl, Модрича) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,137 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 25,72 ...
. The option to identify oneself as ethnic
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
or ethnic
Bosniak
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, cu ...
was still absent in 1953.
Results
* The number of inhabitants: 2,847,459
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Population density: 55.6 per km²
Overall
File:B_1953.GIF, Percentage of Yugoslavs per districts, 1953
File:Percentage of catholics in Bosnian kotars in 1953.gif, Percentage of Croats per districts, 1953
File:Percentage of Orthodox in Bosnian kotars in 1953.GIF, Percentage of Serbs per districts, 1953
File:Religious majority in Bosnian kotars in 1953.gif, Majority nationality per districts, 1953
See also
*
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 ce ...
References
Population Census In Bosnia And Herzegovina, 1953
Population
Censuses in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...
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