1879 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina explained

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.^[1]

Results

• The number of inhabitants: 1,158,440^[2]
• Population density: 22.6 per km²^[2]

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%

Notes and References

1. Web site: Popis Stanovništva U Bosni I Hercegovini 1879 | PDF.
2. Web site: Stanovništvo Bosne i Hercegovine po popisima . The Federal Office of Statistics of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . 26 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130919000210/https://www.fzs.ba/Dem/Popis/PopisiStanB.htm . 19 September 2013 .