The most recent census of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 2013 census (Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Bosni i Hercegovini, 2013. / Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова у Босни и Херцеговини, 2013.), took place from 1 October until 15 October 2013 with a reference , 22 years after the previous census. It was the first census after the Bosnian War. It was organized by the Central Census Bureau of Bosnia and Herzegovina and supported by the European Union.
Preliminary results of the census were published on 5 November 2013, revealing that 3,791,622 people were enumerated. The final results, including ethnicity data, were planned to be published in the second half of 2014, when data processing would be completed. , the final results had still not been released, due to a dispute between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska statistical agencies.
The Steering Committee of the International Monitoring Operation on the Population and Housing Censuses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the international observers by the census process, reported in March 2016 that a new director was appointed to the national statistical agency in December 2015, who could decide on the blocking issues, and that the result of the 2013 census had to be published by July 2016. On 30 June 2016, the official results were published. The census results are contested by the Republika Srpska statistical office and by Bosnian Serb politicians, who oppose the inclusion of non-permanent Bosnian residents in the figures. The population according to the final results is lower than in the preliminary results published in 2013. The European Union's statistics office, Eurostat, concluded in May 2016 that the methodology used by the Bosnian statistical agency is in line with international recommendations.
Results
Preliminary results Total enumerated persons Percentage of total population Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,791,622 100.00% Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,371,603 62.55% Republika Srpska 1,326,991 35.00% Brčko District 93,028 2.45%
Final results Total population Percentage of total population Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,531,159 100.00% Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,219,220 62.85% Republika Srpska 1,228,423 34.79% Brčko District 83,516 2.37%
Ethnic groups
The final results published on 30 June 2016 included statistics on ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Population % Bosniaks 1,769,592 50.12% Serbs 1,086,733 30.83%Croats 544,780 15.43% Others 96,539 2.73% Not declared 27,055 0.71% No answer 6,460 0.18%
1991 2013 1991-2013 change Population % of total Population % of total Population % of total Bosniaks 1,902,956 43.47% 1,769,592 50.11% -133,364 +6.64%Serbs1,366,104 31.21% 1,086,733 30.78% -279,371 -0.43%Croats 760,852 17.38% 544,780 15.43% -216,072 -1.95% Others 296,012 6.79% 96,539 2.73% -199,473 -4.06% Not declared 27,055 0.71% No answer 6,460 0.18%
Religion
Population % Islam 1,790,454 50.70% Orthodox 1,085,760 30.75%Catholic 536,333 15.19% Atheist 27,853 0.79% Agnostic 10,816 0.31% Other 40,655 1.15% Not declared 32,700 0.93% No answer 6,588 0.19%
Census
Census covered the following topics: Usual place of residence Name Name of father or mother's surname Sex Date of birth and identification number Place of birth Presence Length and purpose of presence / absence in the list Place of residence immediately after birth Place of residence of the person at the time of the 1991 census If the person was a refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina If the person was displaced person in Bosnia and Herzegovina If the person has formally legal status of displaced persons and intends to return to place from which the displaced A place in Bosnia and Herzegovina which the person moved and the year of immigration Whether the person ever lived outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina years or more Month and year immigration and the state from which a person moved Reasons for immigration to Bosnia and Herzegovina Legal marital status Common-law communities Number of live births and the month and year of their birth Nationality Ethnic/national origin Mother tongue Religion Literacy Highest completed school Education Schools attended by the person Current status activities Status in employment Branch of economic activity companies (at work) Occupation Main source of means of livelihood Whether the person is dependent Activity of the breadwinner Place of work or school attendance and frequency of return in place of permanent residence Functional ability of a person to perform daily activities and cause of disability Length of stay in the country and abroad for temporary civilian stay and work in another country and place of residence in Bosnia and Herzegovina for them and their family members
See also Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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