Demographics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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Demographics
This is data from two Yugoslav censuses (1971 and 1981). Nations that were considered to be constituent (ie. had their own socialist republic) appear in bold-text.
| Nationality | 1971 | % | 1981 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 1,309,523 | 6.4 | 1,731,252 | 7.7 |
| Bulgarians | 58,627 | 0.3 | 36,642 | 0.2 |
| Croats | 4,526,782 | 22.1 | 4,428,135 | 19.7 |
| Italians | 21,791 | 0.1 | 15,116 | 0.1 |
| Macedonians | 1,194,784 | 5.8 | 1,341,420 | 6.0 |
| Magyars | 477,374 | 2.3 | 426,865 | 1.9 |
| Montenegrins | 508,843 | 2.5 | 577,298 | 2.6 |
| Muslims | 1,729,932 | 8.4 | 2,000,034 | 8.9 |
| Serbs | 8,143,246 | 39.7 | 8,136,578 | 36.3 |
| Slovaks | 83,656 | 0.4 | 80,300 | 0.4 |
| Slovenes | 1,678,032 | 8.2 | 1,753,605 | 7.8 |
| Roma | 78,485 | 0.4 | 148,604 | 0.7 |
| Romanians | 58,570 | 0.3 | 54,721 | 0.2 |
| Turks | 127,920 | 0.6 | 101,328 | 0.5 |
| Yugoslavs | 273,077 | 1.3 | 1,216,463 | 5.4 |
| other/not determined | 252,330 | 1.2 | 389,970 | 1.7 |
| total | 20,522,972 | 100 | 22,438,331 | 100 |
Republics by population
The population data is from the 1991 census.
| 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 |
Republics by area
| Rank | Republic/Province | Area (kmē) | % | 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 |
Republics by population density
| Rank | Republic/Province | Population | Area (kmē) | 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 |
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Demographics of Yugoslavia (1961-1991), Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.