1879 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina

First Austro-Hungarian Census of the Sanjak of Bosnia (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in 1879 after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire

Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1879

Orthodox Christians (42.88%)

Sunni Muslims (38.73%)

Catholics (18.08%)

Jews (0.29%)

Others (0.02%)

The 1879 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first census of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina taken during the Austro-Hungarian occupation.

Results

The number of inhabitants: 1,158,440^[1]
Population density: 22.6 per km²^[1]

Overall

Type	Number	Percentage
Orthodox Christians	496,485	42.88%
Sunni Muslims	448,613	38.73%
Catholics	209,391	18.08%
Jews	3,426	0.29%
Others	249	0.02%

References

1 2 (Bosnian)(Croatian) "Stanovništvo Bosne i Hercegovine po popisima". The Federal Office of Statistics of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

Bosnia and Herzegovina population censuses

1879 1885 1895 1910 1921 1931 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2013

Demographic history of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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