1961 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ninth Census of Bosnia and Herzegovina
General information
Country	Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date taken	31 March 1961 (1961-03-31)
Total population	3,277,935

Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1961 by nationality

Serbs (42.89%)

Muslims (25.69%)

Croats (21.72%)

Yugoslavs (8.42%)

Others (1.28%)

The 1961 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the ninth census of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia conducted a population census on 31 March 1961. On the territory of Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,277,935 persons lived.^[1]

Overall

Nationality	Number	Percentage	Number change	Percentage change
Serbs	1,406,053	42.89%	141,681	1.51%
Muslims	842,247	25,69%	unknown	unknown
Croats	711,660	21.72%	57,431	1.25%
Yugoslavs	275,883	8.42%	615,917	22.9%
Others	42,092	1.28%	2,694	0.06%

↑ Marić, Franjo (1996). Pregled pučanstva Bosne i Hercegovine između 1879. i 1995. godine [Overview of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1879 and 1995] (in Croatian). Zagreb. ISBN 953-6055-18-X.

Bosnia and Herzegovina population censuses
1879 1885 1895 1910 1921 1931 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2013
Demographic history of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosniaks Croats Serbs Jews Montenegrins Macedonians Romani Turks
See also 1991 population census Demographics Demographic History

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