Demographic history of Serbian Banat
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This is demographic history of Serbian Banat.
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[edit] 1910
According to the 1910 census, the population of the territory of present-day Serbian Banat numbered 566,400 people, including: [1]
- 229,568 (40.53%) Serbs
- 125,374 (22.14%) Germans
- 108,662 (19.18%) Hungarians
- 73,303 (12.94%) Romanians
- 16,223 (2.86%) Slovaks
- 3,685 (0.65%) Croats
- others.
[edit] 1921
According to the 1921 census, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 561,958 people, including: [2]
- 240,213 (42.75%) Serbs and Croats
- 126,530 (22.52%) Germans
- 98,471 (17.52%) Hungarians
- 67,897 (12.08%) Romanians.
Of the 169 communes in the Serbian Banat, 61 were predominantly South Slav-speaking, 29 German, 27 Magyar, 24 Romanian, 3 Slovak-Czech and 25 mixed.
By religion, the population of Serbian Banat in 1921 included: [1]
- 306,414 (54.53%) Orthodox Christians
- 209,370 (37.26%) Roman Catholics
- 39,226 (6.98%) Protestants
- 6,948 (1.24%) others.
According to another source, the population of Serbian Banat in 1921 numbered 559,096 people, including: [3]
- 235,148 (42.06%) Serbs
- 126,519 (22.63%) Germans
- 98,463 (17.61%) Hungarians
- 66,433 (11.88%) Romanians
- 17,595 (3.16%) Slovaks
- 3,588 (0.64%) Croats
- others.
[edit] 1931
In 1931, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 585,579 people, including: [4]
- 261,123 (44.59%) Serbs
- 120,541 (20.58%) Germans
- 95,867 (16.37%) Hungarians
- 62,365 (10.65%) Romanians
- 17,900 (3.06%) Slovaks
- 12,546 (2.14%) Croats
- others.
[edit] 1948
In 1948, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 601,626 people, including: [5]
- 358,067 (59.62%) Serbs
- 110,446 (18.35%) Hungarians
- 55,678 (9.25%) Romanians
- 20,685 (3.44%) Slovaks
- 17,522 (2.91%) Germans
- 8,727 (1.45%) Croats
- others.
[edit] 1953
In 1953, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 617,163 people, including: [6]
- 374,258 (60.64%) Serbs
- 112,683 (18.26%) Hungarians
- 55,094 (8.93%) Romanians
- 21,229 (3.44%) Slovaks
- 10,700 (1.73%) Croats
- others.
[edit] 1961
In 1961, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 655,868 people, including: [7]
- 423,837 (64.62%) Serbs
- 111,944 (17.07%) Hungarians
- 54,447 (8.3%) Romanians
- 22,306 (3.4%) Slovaks
- 8,381 (1.28%) Croats
- others.
[edit] 1971
In 1971, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 666,559 inhabitants, including: [2]
- Serbs = 434,810 (65.23%)
- Hungarians = 103,090 (15.47%)
- Romanians = 49,455 (7.42%)
- Slovaks = 22,173 (3.33%)
- Macedonians = 12,683 (1.90%)
- Yugoslavs = 10,795 (1.62%)
- Croats = 7,896 (1.18%)
- Montenegrins = 3,882 (0.58%)
- Slovenians = 1,521 (0.23%)
- others.
[edit] 1981
In 1981, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 672,884 people, including: [8]
- 424,765 (65.66%) Serbs
- 90,445 (14.0%) Hungarians
- 43,474 (6.74%) Romanians
- 42,584 (6.6%) Yugoslavs
- 21,392 (3.31%) Slovaks
- others.
[edit] 1991
In 1991, the population of Serbian Banat numbered 648,390 people, including: [9]
- 423,475 (65.31%) Serbs
- 76,153 (11.74%) Hungarians
- 42,382 (6.55%) Yugoslavs
- 35,935 (5.54%) Romanians
- 19,903 (3.07%) Slovaks
- others.
[edit] 2002
According to 2002 census, the population of Serbian Banat (excluding its part near Belgrade) numbered 616,202 people and was composed of: [3]
- Serbs = 435,577 (70.69%)
- Hungarians = 62,890 (10.21%)
- others (including Romanians, Slovaks, etc).
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/romsics/w25.htm
- ^ Dr. Branislav Bukurov, Bačka, Banat i Srem, Novi Sad, 1978.
- ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09
