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| Ethnic composition of Yugoslavia in 1981 | | | | | | | Serbs | | 36.3% | | Croats | | 19.7% | | Muslims | | 8.9% | | Slovenes | | 7.8% | | Albanians | | 7.7% | | Macedonians | | 6.0% | | Yugoslavs | | 5.4% | | Montenegrins | | 2.6% | | Magyars | | 1.9% | | Roma | | 0.7% | | Turks | | 0.5% | | Slovaks | | 0.4% | | Romanians | | 0.2% | | Bulgarians | | 0.2% | | Italians | | 0.1% | | other/undetermined | | 1.7% | | This is data from two Yugoslav censa (1971 and 1981). Nations that were considered to be constituent (ie. had their own socialist republic) appear in bold text. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
| Nationality | 1971 | % | 1981 | % | | Serbs | 8,143,246 | 39.7% | 8,136,578 | 36.3% | | Croats | 4,526,782 | 22.1% | 4,428,135 | 19.7% | | Muslims | 1,729,932 | 8.4% | 2,000,034 | 8.9% | | Slovenes | 1,678,032 | 8.2% | 1,753,605 | 7.8% | | Albanians | 1,309,523 | 6.4% | 1,731,252 | 7.7% | | Macedonians | 1,194,784 | 5.8% | 1,341,420 | 6.0% | | Yugoslavs | 273,077 | 1.3% | 1,216,463 | 5.4% | | Montenegrins | 508,843 | 2.5% | 577,298 | 2.6% | | Magyars | 477,374 | 2.3% | 426,865 | 1.9% | | Roma | 78,485 | 0.4% | 148,604 | 0.7% | | Turks | 127,920 | 0.6% | 101,328 | 0.5% | | Slovaks | 83,656 | 0.4% | 80,300 | 0.4% | | Romanians | 58,570 | 0.3% | 54,721 | 0.2% | | Bulgarians | 58,627 | 0.3% | 36,642 | 0.2% | | Italians | 21,791 | 0.1% | 15,116 | 0.1% | | other/not determined | 252,330 | 1.2% | 389,970 | 1.7% | | total | 20,522,972 | 100.0% | 22,438,331 | 100.00% | Serbs (Serbian: Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ...
Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ...
Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe people who spoke Serbo-Croatian language and professed Islam that werent identified as one of the other nations. ...
Yugoslav was an ethnic designation used by some people in former Yugoslavia, which continues to be used in some of its successor countries. ...
Montenegrins (Serbian and Montenegrin: Црногорци / Crnogorci) are a South Slavic people who are primarily associated with the Republic of Montenegro. ...
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The Roma people (pronounced rahma, singular Rom, sometimes Rroma, and Rrom) along with the closely related Sinti people are commonly known as Gypsies in English, and as Tsigany in most of Europe. ...
Republics by population | Population of Yugoslavia by republics and provinces in 1991 | | | | | | | Serbia | | 40.9% | | Serbia proper | | 24.0% | | Croatia | | 20.6% | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | 18.8% | | Macedonia | | 8.8% | | Vojvodina | | 8.6% | | Kosovo | | 8.4% | | Slovenia | | 8.2% | | Montenegro | | 2.6% | | The population data is from the 1991 census. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
| Rank | Republic/Province | Population | % | Density | | 1 | Serbia | 9,506,174 | 40.9% | 114.0 | | --- | Serbia proper | 5,582,611 | 24.0% | 99.4 | | 2 | Croatia | 4,784,265 | 20.6% | 84.6 | | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,377,053 | 18.8% | 85.6 | | 4 | Macedonia | 2,033,964 | 8.8% | 79.1 | | --- | Vojvodina | 1,996,367 | 8.6% | 92.8 | | --- | Kosovo | 1,956,196 | 8.4% | 183.1 | | 5 | Slovenia | 1,913,355 | 8.2% | 94.5 | | 6 | Montenegro | 615,035 | 2.6% | 44.5 | | SFR Yugoslavia | 23,229,846 | 100% | 92.6 | Motto: none Anthem: Bože Pravde Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic - President Boris Tadić - Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica Formation and independence - Formation of Serbia 814 - Formation of the Serbian Empire 1345 - Independence from the Ottoman Empire July 13, 1878 - Serbia and Montenegro union...
The term Serbia proper is often used in English to refer to the part of Serbia that lies outside the northern and southern autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. ...
Republic of Serbia –Vojvodina –Kosovo (UN admin. ...
Kosovo (Albanian: Kosovë/Kosova, Serbian: КоÑово и Метохија/Kosovo i Metohija) is one of two autonomous provinces in Serbia (the other being Vojvodina, in northern Serbia). ...
Motto: None Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Capital Podgorica Largest city Podgorica Official language(s) Serbian of the Ijekavian dialect1 Government Republic - President Filip Vujanović - Prime Minister Milo Äukanović Independence From Serbia and Montenegro - Declared June 3, 2006 - Recognised June 8, 2006 Area - Total 14,026 km² (159th) 5,414...
Republics by area | Rank | Republic/Province | Area (km²) | % | Density | | 1 | Serbia | 83,361 | 33.2% | 114.0 | | 2 | Croatia | 56,524 | 22.5% | 84.6 | | --- | Serbia proper | 56,169 | 22.4% | 99.4 | | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,129 | 20.4% | 85.6 | | 4 | Macedonia | 25,720 | 10.3% | 79.1 | | --- | Vojvodina | 21,506 | 8.6% | 92.8 | | 5 | Slovenia | 20,246 | 8.1% | 94.5 | | 6 | Montenegro | 13,810 | 5.5% | 44.5 | | --- | Kosovo | 10,686 | 4.3% | 183.1 | | SFR Yugoslavia | 250,790 | 100% | 92.6 | Motto: none Anthem: Bože Pravde Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic - President Boris Tadić - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence - Formation of Serbia 814 - Formation of the Serbian Empire 1345 - Independence from the Ottoman Empire July 13, 1878 - Serbia and Montenegro union...
The term Serbia proper is often used in English to refer to the part of Serbia that lies outside the northern and southern autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. ...
Republic of Serbia –Vojvodina –Kosovo (UN admin. ...
Motto: None Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Capital Podgorica Largest city Podgorica Official language(s) Serbian of the Ijekavian dialect1 Government Republic - President Filip Vujanović - Prime Minister Milo Äukanović Independence From Serbia and Montenegro - Declared June 3, 2006 - Recognised June 8, 2006 Area - Total 14,026 km² (159th) 5,414...
Kosovo (Albanian: Kosovë/Kosova, Serbian: КоÑово и Метохија/Kosovo i Metohija) is one of two autonomous provinces in Serbia (the other being Vojvodina, in northern Serbia). ...
Republics by population density | Population density of Yugoslavia by republics and provinces in 1991 | | | | | | | Kosovo | | 183.1 | | Serbia | | 114.0 | | Serbia proper | | 99.4 | | Slovenia | | 94.5 | | Vojvodina | | 92.8 | | Yugoslavia | | 92.6 | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | 85.6 | | Croatia | | 84.6 | | Macedonia | | 79.1 | | Montenegro | | 44.5 | | | Rank | Republic/Province | Population | Area (km²) | Density | | --- | Kosovo | 1,956,196 | 10,686 | 183.1 | | 1 | Serbia | 9,506,174 | 83,361 | 114.0 | | --- | Serbia proper | 5,582,611 | 56,169 | 99.4 | | 2 | Slovenia | 1,913,355 | 20,246 | 94.5 | | --- | Vojvodina | 1,996,367 | 21,506 | 92.8 | | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,377,053 | 51,129 | 85.6 | | 4 | Croatia | 4,784,265 | 56,524 | 84.6 | | 5 | Macedonia | 2,033,964 | 25,720 | 79.1 | | 6 | Montenegro | 615,035 | 13,810 | 44.5 | | SFR Yugoslavia | 23,229,846 | 250,790 | 92.6 |
 Demographics of Yugoslavia (1961-1991), Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. |
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