1971 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina

10th Census of Bosnia and Herzegovina
General information
Country	Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date taken	31 March 1971
Total population	3,746,111

Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1971 by nationality

  Muslims by nationality (39.57%)

  Serbs (37.19%)

  Croats (20.62%)

  Yugoslavs (1.17%)

  Others (1.45%)

The 1971 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the tenth census of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia conducted a population census on 31 March 1971. On the territory of Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,746,111 persons lived.^[1]

Overall

Nationality	Number	Percentage	Number change	Percentage change
Muslims by nationality	1,482,430	39.57%	640,183	13.88%
Serbs	1,393,148	37.19%	12,905	5.7%
Croats	772,491	20.62%	60,831	1.1%
Yugoslavs	43,796	1.17%	232,087	7.25%
Others	54,246	1.45%	2,694	0.17%
Total	3,746,111	-	468,176	-

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.