| 2002 Serbian Census | ||
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| General information | ||
| Country | Serbia | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 7,498,001 (−5.2% (since 1991)) | |
The 2002 Serbian census was conducted on 1 April 2002 by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. It was the first census held in Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia and the last before the separation of Montenegro in 2006. The census counted a total population of approximately 7.5 million. [1]
Following the 1990s conflicts in the Balkans and the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Serbia carried out its first independent census in 2002. The census provided updated demographic data after more than a decade without reliable statistics. Due to political instability, Kosovo was not included in the census count. [2]
| Ethnicity | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 6,212,838 | 82.8% |
| Hungarians | 293,299 | 4.4% |
| Bosniaks | 136,087 | 1.8% |
| Roma | 108,193 | 1.4% |
| Yugoslavs | 80,721 | 1.1% |
| Croats | 70,602 | 0.9% |
| Montenegrins | 69,049 | 0.5% |
| Albanians | 61,647 | 0.8% |
| Slovaks | 59,021 | 0.8% |
| Vlachs | 40,054 | 0.5% |
| Romanians | 34,576 | 0.4% |
| Macedonians | 25,847 | 0.3% |
| Bulgarians | 20,497 | 0.2% |
| Bunjevci | 20,012 | 0.2% |
| ethnic Muslims | 19,503 | 0.2% |
| Rusyns | 15,905 | 0.2% |
| Others | 32,862 | 0.4% |
| Regional identity | 11,485 | 0.1% |
| Undeclared | 107,732 | 1.4% |
| Unknown | 75,483 | 1% |
| Total | 7,498,001 |
The census also collected data on religious affiliation: [1]
The most common mother tongues were Serbian, Hungarian, Bosnian, Romani, Slovak, Romanian, and Rusyn. [1]