Bosnian people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6–7 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3,871,643 (est.) CIA source also listed them as Herzegovinian (s) |
 Turkey
|
1,000,000 - 3,000,000 |
 Austria
|
128,047 |
 United States
|
121,938 |
 Norway
|
50,000 |
 Australia
|
39,440 |
 Italy
|
31,000 |
 Canada
|
25,665 |
 Denmark
|
22,404 |
| Languages | |
| Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam, Christianity: (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism), Judaism and irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Croats, Bosnian Jews, Bosnian Roma | |
Bosnians (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Bosanci/Босанци; singular: Bosnian (Bosanac/Босанац) are people who live in Bosnia, or who are of Bosnian descent. Bosnia is one of two main regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
According to the latest official population census made in Bosnia and Herzegovina, most of the people identified with Bosniak, Croat or Serb nationality. Some people identified with "Bosnian" nationality, however these are listed under the category "Others" (along with all the other options such as Jews, Romas etc.). According to the latest population census (2013), there were around 2.7% "Others".
According to some, a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thus is largely synonymous with the all-encompassing national demonym Bosnians and Herzegovinians. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. Those who reside in the smaller geographical region of Herzegovina usually prefer to identify as Herzegovinians.
CIA factbook, used in this article as a source for numbers, doesn't mention a sole "Bosnian" nationality. Instead it mentions "Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)" thereby emphasizing the regional significance and equity between the terms.
Ethnic minorities in this territory, such as Jews, Roma, Albanians, Montenegrins and others, may consider Bosnian as an adjective modifying their ethnicity (e.g. Bosnian Roma) to indicate place of residence. Other times they use (with equal rights) the term Herzegovinians.
In addition, a sizable population in Bosnia and Herzegovina believe that the term "Bosnians" defines a people who constitute a distinct collective cultural identity or ethnic group. According to the latest (2013) census however, this population doesn't rise above 2.7%.
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