1961 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina

9th Census of Bosnia and Herzegovina
31 March 1961 (1961-03-31)
Ethnic map of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1961 by settlements
General information
Country	Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Results
Total population	3,277,935

Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1961 by nationality

1. Serbs (42.89%)
2. Muslims (25.69%)
3. Croats (21.72%)
4. Yugoslavs (8.42%)
5. 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. 3,277,935 people populated the territory of Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ^[1]

Overall

Nationality	Number	Percentage	Number change	Percentage change
Serbs	1,406,053	42.89%	141,681	1.51%
Ethnic 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%
Montenegrins	12,828	0.39%	unknown	unknown
Ukrainians and Rusyns	6,136	0.19%	unknown	unknown
Slovenes	5,939	0.18%	unknown	unknown
Albanians	3,642	0.11%	unknown	unknown
Macedonians	2,391	0.07%	unknown	unknown
Turks	1,812	0.06%	unknown	unknown
Hungarians	1,415	0.04%	unknown	unknown
Czechs	1,083	0.03%	unknown	unknown
Russians	934	0.03%	unknown	unknown
Poles	801	0.02%	unknown	unknown
Italians	717	0.02%	unknown	unknown
Roma	588	0.02%	unknown	unknown
Jews	381	0.01%	unknown	unknown
Germans	347	0.01%	unknown	unknown
Slovaks	272	0.01%	unknown	unknown
Romanians	113	0.01%	unknown	unknown
Others	811	0.02%	unknown	unknown
Unknown	1,885	0.06%	unknown	unknown
Total	3,277,935		430,476

References

1. 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.