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In the 2013 census the declared religious affiliation of the population was: Islam (1,790,454 people) and Muslim (22,068 people) which makes up a total number of 1,812,522 (51.3%) followers of the Islamic faith in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
From their point of view, Bosnian Muslims were Croats or Serbs who converted to Islam. In 1870, Bosnian Muslims made up 42.5 per cent of the population of the Bosnia Vilayet, while Orthodox were 41.7 and Catholics 14.5 per cent. Which national state would get the territory of the Bosnia vilayet thus depended on who the Bosnian Muslims would ...
According to data from the 2013 census published by the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniaks constitute 50.11% of the population, Bosnian Serbs 30.78%, Bosnian Croats 15.43%, and others form 2.73%, with the remaining respondents not declaring their ethnicity or not answering.
According to the 2013 census, Muslims comprised 50.7% of the population, while Orthodox Christians made 30.7%, Catholic Christians 15.2%, 1.2% other and 1.1% atheist or agnostic, with the remainder not declaring or not answering the question. [2] A 2012 survey found 54% of Bosnia's Muslims were non-denominational, while 38% followed Sunnism. [175]
Distribution of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2013) [11] [12] Islam is the largest of the three main faiths in Bosnia and Herzegovina, making up a bit more than half of the nation's population. The first Muslims were documented in the late 14th century though Islam started spreading in the 15th century.
For the 1961 census a new ethnic category was introduced–Muslims–with which 972,954 Bosnians identified. [15] In 1964, the Muslims were declared a narod ("people"), as the other five "peoples", but were not ascribed a national republic. [15] In 1968, the Bosnian Central Committee declared that "...Muslims are a distinct nation".
The Muslim population in Europe is extremely diverse with varied histories and origins. [4] [5] [6] Today, the Muslim-majority regions of Europe include several countries in the Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and the European part of Turkey), some Russian republics in the North Caucasus and the Idel-Ural region, and the European part of Kazakhstan.
Observer state Joined Population Muslim percentage Area (km 2) Languages Notes Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital: Sarajevo: 1994 3,791,622 [2] 50.7 [66] 51,209: Bosnian Serbian Croatian: Given an invitation in 2013 by the OIC to join as a full member. [67] Central African Republic Capital: Bangui: 1997 4,709,000 [2] 8.5 [68] 622,984: French ...