This article presents the demographic history of

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through

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results. See

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for a more detailed overview of the current demographics from 2011 census.

Censuses

Censuses in Serbia ordinarily takes place every 10 years, organized by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. The last census was in 2011. The censuses were organized in 2011, 2002, 1991, 1981, 1971, 1961, 1953 and 1948, during

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. During the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...

, censuses were conducted in 1931 and 1921; the census in 1941 was never conducted due to the outbreak of WWII. The independent Principality of Serbia, had conducted the first population census in 1834; the subsequent censuses were conducted in 1841, 1843, 1846, 1850, 1854, 1859, 1863 and 1866 and 1874. During the era

Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Princi ...

, six censuses were conducted in 1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905 and the last one being in 1910.

19th century

The censuses of 1846, 1850 and 1854 were partially published in ''Glasnik DSS''. The Statistical Office was established in 1862. Since 1863, the Office published ''Državopis Srbije'' in twenty volumes, until 1894. Statistical data continued to be published in the new edition of ''Statistika Kraljevine Srbije'', published since 1892. Little is known in historiography about the censuses through 1859.

1834 census

*TOTAL = 678,192 Serbia was divided into 15 counties with 61 districts called ''kapetanija'' ("captaincy", after 1834 called ''

srez In the Principality of Serbia, Kingdom of Serbia and Yugoslavia, the ''srez'' ( sr-cyr, срез; / срезови) was a second-level administrative unit, a district that included several town- or village municipalities. It was abolished in 1963 ...

''). Užice was not included due to unrest.

1841 census

*TOTAL = 828,895

1843 census

*TOTAL = 859,545

1846 census

*TOTAL = 915,080 Extracts in ''Glasnik DSS''.

1850 census

*TOTAL = 956,893 Extracts in ''Glasnik DSS''.

1854 census

*TOTAL = 998,919 Extracts in ''Glasnik DSS''.

1859 census

*TOTAL = 1,078,281 Published in 1863.

1863 census

*TOTAL = 1,108,668

1866 census

*TOTAL = 1,216,219 *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

= 1,058,189 (87.01%) *

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

= 127,545 (10.49%) *

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

("Gypsies") = 24,607 (2.02%) *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

= 2,589 (0.21%) * other = 3,256 (0.27%) This was the first census which recorded literacy, nationality (ethnicity) and citizenship.

1874 census

;Total:

1878 census

*TOTAL = 1,669,337 In 1879 there was a census in the four counties ceded to Serbia in 1878.

1884 census

;Total:

1890 census

;Total:

1895 census

*TOTAL = 2,493,770 *

= over 2 million (ca. 90%) *

= 159,000 (6.43%) *

("Gypsies") = 46,000 (1.84%)

20th century

1905 census

;Total:

1910 census

;Total: 2,922,258

1921 census

*TOTAL = 4,133,478 *

and

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

= 3,339,369 (80.87%) *

Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...

= 420,473 (10.17%) *

= 159,549 (3.86%) * Turks = 149,210 (3.61%) *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

= 5,969 *

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

= 4,176 *

Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their n ...

= 3,625 *

Czechs The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, c ...

and

Slovaks The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak. In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...

= 2,801 *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

= 2,532 *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

= 717 *

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

= 503 *

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...

= 286 *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

= 231 *

Ruthenians Ruthenian and Ruthene are exonyms of Latin origin, formerly used in Eastern and Central Europe as common ethnonyms for East Slavs, particularly during the late medieval and early modern periods. The Latin term Rutheni was used in medieval sourc ...

= 35 *other (mostly

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

) = 44,002

1948 census

*TOTAL = 6,527,966 *

and

= 4,823,730 (73.89%) *

= 532,011 (8.15%) *

= 433,701 (6.64%) * Montenegrins = 74,860 (1.15%) *

= 72,032 (1.1%) *

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understo ...

= 59,395 *

= 52,181 *

= 20,998 * Macedonians = 17,917 * ethnic Muslims = 17,315 Image:Serbia Ethnic Map 1948.png, Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1948. Image:Serbia Ethnic Map 1948 Srez.png, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1948. Image:Serbia Serbs Map 1948 Srez.png, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1948.

1953 census

*TOTAL = 6,979,154 *

= 5,152,939 (73.83%) *

= 565,513 (8.10%) *

= 441,907 (6.33%) *

= 173,246 (2.48%) * Montenegrins = 86,061 (1.23%) * ethnic Muslims = 81,081 (1.16%) *

= 71,153 (1%) *

= 60,146 *

= 58,800 * Macedonians = 27,277 *

= 20,717

1961 census

*TOTAL = 7,642,227 *

= 5,704,686 (74.65%) *

= 699,772 (9.16%) *

= 449,587 (5.88%) *

= 196,409 (2.57%) * Montenegrins = 104,753 (1.37%) * ethnic Muslims = 93,467 (1.22%) *

= 73,830 *

= 58,243 * Macedonians = 36,288 *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has ...

= 20,079 *

= 19,957 *

= 9,826 File:Serbia_Ethnic_Map_1961.png, Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1961. Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1961_2.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1961. Image:Srbija_-_Udeo_Srba_po_opstinama_1961.gif, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1961.

1971 census

*TOTAL = 8,446,591 *

= 6,016,811 (71.23%) *

= 984,761 (11.66%) *

= 430,314 (5.10%) *

= 184,913 (2.19%) * ethnic Muslims = 154,330 (1.83%) * Montenegrins = 125,260 (1.48%) *

= 123,824 (1.47%) *

= 76,733 *

(self-declared) = 57,419 *

= 53,536 *

= 49,894 * Macedonians = 42,675 *

Rusyns Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group from the Carpathian Rus', Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn language, Rusyn, an East Slavic languages, East Slavi ...

= 20,608 * Turks = 18,220 *

= 15,957 *"

Vlachs "Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Easter ...

" (

) = 14,724 Serbia Ethnic Map 1971.png, Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1971. Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1971_2.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1971. Image:Srbija_-_Udeo_Srba_po_opstinama_1971.gif, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1971.

1981 census

*TOTAL = 9,313,677 *

= 6,182,159 (66.38%) *

= 1,303,032 (13.99%) *

= 441,941 (4.75%) *

= 390,468 (4.19%) * ethnic Muslims = 215,166 (2.31%) *

= 149,368 (1.60%) * Montenegrins = 147,466 (1.58%) *

= 110,956 (1.19%) *

= 69,549 * Macedonians = 48,986 *

= 33,294 *

= 12,006 Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1981_1.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1981. Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1981_2.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1981. Image:Srbija_-_Udeo_Srba_po_opstinama_1981.gif, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1981.

1991 census

*TOTAL (official estimation) = 9,778,991 (registered 8,182,141) *

= 6,446,595 (65.92%) *

(official estimation) = 1,674,353 (17.12%), registered 87,372 *

= 343,800 (3.52%) *

= 323,643 (3.31%) * ethnic Muslims (official estimation) = 246,411 (2.52%), registered 237,980 *

(official estimation) = 140,237 (1.43%), registered 138,799 * Montenegrins = 139,299 (1.42%) *

= 105,406 (1.08%) Estimated population: Image:Serbia Ethnic Map 1991.png, Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1991. Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1991_2-1.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1991. Image:Srbija_-_Udeo_Srba_po_opstinama_1991_1.gif, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1991. Image:Serbia Religion Map 1991.png, Religious structure of Serbia by settlements 1991. Image:Srbija - Udeo pravoslavaca po opstinama 2002.gif, Share of Orthodox in Serbia by municipalities 1991. Registered population: Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1991_1-2.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1991. Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1991_2-2.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1991. Image:Srbija_-_Udeo_Srba_po_opstinama_1991_2.gif, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1991.

1991 census

*TOTAL = 7,822,795 *

= 6,252,405 (79.93%) *

= 343,800 (4.39%) *

= 320,186 (4.09%) * ethnic Muslims = 180,222 (2.3%) * Montenegrins = 118,934 (1.52%) *

= 97,344 (1.24%) *

= 94,491 (1.21%) *

= 78,281 (1%) *

= 66,772 (0.85%) * Macedonians = 45,068 (0.58%) *

(self-declared) = 42,316 (0.54%) *

= 26,698 (0.34%) * Bunjevci = 21,434 (0.34%) *

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

= 5,042 (0.23%) *"

" (

) = 17,804 (0.23%) *''others'' = 34,698 (0.44%) *''regional affiliation'' = 4,841 (0.06%) *''unknown'' = 47,949 (0.61%) *''unspecified'' = 10,538 (0.13%)

21st century

2002 census

*TOTAL = 7,498,001 *

= 6,212,838 (82.86%) *

= 293,299 (3.91%) *

Bosniaks 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 ...

= 136,087 (1.82%) *

= 108,193 (1.44%) *

= 80,721 (1.08%) *

= 70,602 (0.94%) * Montenegrins = 69,049 (0.92%) *

= 61,647 (0.82%) *

= 59,021 (0.79%) *"

" (

) = 40,054 (0.53%) *

(self-declared) = 34,576 (0.46%) * Macedonians = 25,847 (0.35%) *

= 20,497 (0.27%) * Bunjevci = 20,012 (0.27%) * ethnic Muslims = 19,503 (0.26%) *

= 15,905 (0.21%) *

= 5,354 (0.07%) *

= 5,104 * Gorani = 4,581 *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

= 3,901 *

= 2,211 *''others'' = 11,711 (0.19%) *''regional affiliation'' = 11,485 (0.15%) *''unknown'' = 75,483 (1.01%) *''unspecified'' = 107,732 (1.44%) Image:Serbia Ethnic Map 2002.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 2002. Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2002_2.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 2002. Image:Srbija_-_Udeo_Srba_po_opstinama_2002.gif, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 2002. Image:Serbia Religion Map 2002.png, Religious structure of Serbia by settlements 2002. Image:Srbija - Udeo pravoslavaca po opstinama 2002.gif, Share of Orthodox in Serbia by municipalities 2002.

2011 census

*TOTAL = 7,186,862 *

= 5,988,150 (83.32%) *

= 253,899 (3.53%) *

= 147,604 (2.05%) *

= 145,278 (2.02%) *

= 57,900 (0.81%) *

= 52,750 (0.73%) *

= 5,809 (0.08%) (mostly boycotted the census, estimate c. 50,000 i.e. 0.7%) * Montenegrins = 38,527 (0.54%) *"

" (

) = 35,330 (0.49%) *

(self-declared) = 29,332 (0.41%) *

= 23,303 (0.32%) * Macedonians = 22,755 (0.32%) * ethnic Muslims = 22,301 (0.31%) *

= 18,543 (0.26%) * Bunjevci = 16,706 (0.23%) *

= 14,246 (0.2%) * Gorani = 7,767 (0.11%) *

= 4,903 (0.07%) *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

= 4,064 (0.06%) *

= 4,033 (0.06%) *''others'' = 17,558 (0.24%) *''regional affiliation'' = 30,771 (0.43%) *''unknown'' = 81,740 (1.14%) *''unspecified'' = 160,346 (2.23%) Image:Serbia Ethnic Map 2011.png, Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 2011. Image:Serbia Language Map 2002.png, Linguistic structure of Serbia by settlements 2011. Image:Srbija_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2011_1-2.gif, Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 2011. Image:Srbija - Jezicki sastav po opstinama 2002 2.gif, Linguistic structure of Serbia by municipalities 2011. File:Srbija - Verski sastav po opstinama 2011 1-2.gif, Religious structure of Serbia by municipalities 2011. Image:Srbija_-_Udeo_Srba_po_opstinama_2011_1.gif, Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 2011. Image:Srbija - Udeo srpskog jezika po opstinama 2002.gif, Share of Serbian speakers in Serbia by municipalities 2011. Image:Srbija - Udeo pravoslavaca po opstinama 2011 1.gif, Share of Orthodox in Serbia by municipalities 2011.

Vital statistics

1880–1887

*''Source:''

1900–1912

*''Source:B.R. Mitchell. European historical statistics. 1750-1975.''

References

Sources

* * * *Ђорђевић, Тихомир. "Насељавање Србије, за време прве владе кнеза Милоша Обреновића (1815-1839)." Гласник Српског географског друштва 5 (1921): 116-139. *

External links

Serbian Census website

Central Statistics Office website

The census form
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demographic History Of Serbia

Censuses

19th century

1834 census

1841 census

1843 census

1846 census

1850 census

1854 census

1859 census

1863 census

1866 census

1874 census

1878 census

1884 census

1890 census

1895 census

20th century

1905 census

1910 census

1921 census

1948 census

1953 census

1961 census

1971 census

1981 census

1991 census

1991 census

21st century

2002 census

2011 census

Vital statistics

1880–1887

1900–1912

See also

References

Sources

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