Demographic history of Serbia

This article presents the demographic history of Serbia through census results. See Demographics of Serbia for a more detailed overview of the current demographics from 2011 census.

Censuses in Serbia ordinarily takes place every 10 years, organized by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. The last census was in 2011. The censuses were organized in 2011, 2002, 1991, 1981, 1971, 1961, 1953 and 1948, during Communist Yugoslavia. During the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, censuses were conducted in 1931 and 1921; the census in 1941 was never conducted due to the outbreak of WWII.

The independent Principality of Serbia, had conducted the first population census in 1834; the subsequent censuses were conducted in 1841, 1843, 1846, 1850, 1854, 1859, 1863 and 1866 and 1874. During the era Kingdom of Serbia, six censuses were conducted in 1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905 and the last one being in 1910.

The years after the Serbian Revolution saw frequent border changes of Serbia amidst the disintegration of the Austrian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1948.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1948.

Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1948.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1961.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1961.

Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1961.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1971.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1971.

Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1971.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1981.

Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1981.

Estimated population:

Ethnic structure of Serbia by settlements 1991.

Ethnic structure of Serbia by municipalities 1991.

Share of Serbs in Serbia by municipalities 1991.

Religious structure of Serbia by settlements 1991.

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