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The 1921 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the fifth census of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the territory of 51,200 km2 1,890,440 persons lived. [1] The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes conducted a population census on 31 January 1921.
Religion | Number | Percentage | Number change | Percentage change |
---|---|---|---|---|
Serbian Orthodox Christians | 829,290 | 43.87% | 3,872 | 0.38% |
Sunni Muslims | 588,244 | 31.07% | 23,893 | 1.18% |
Catholics | 444,308 | 23.58% | 10,247 | 0.71% |
Others | 28,595 | 1.58% | 2,167 | 0.19% |
Nation | Number | Percentage |
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Serbo-Croats | 1,826,657 | 96.63% |
Germans | 16,471 | 0.87% |
Poles | 10,705 | 0.57% |
Rusyns | 8,146 | 0.43% |
Czechoslovaks | 6,377 | 0.34% |
Slovenes | 4,682 | 0.24% |
Others | 17,402 | 0.92% |
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