The demographic history of Montenegro can be shown through

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results and official documents which mention demographic composition.

Medieval

Duklja, today's southern half of Montenegro, under

Stefan Vojislav Stefan Vojislav ( sr-cyr, Стефан Војислав; gr, Στέφανος Βοϊσθλάβος; 1034–d. 1043) was the Prince of Duklja from 1040 to 1043. Beginning in the year 1018, he served as a Byzantine governor, until 1034 when he l ...

, was inhabited by

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

. Various documents listed that the inhabitants of Medieval Doclea or ''Zeta'' were Serbs, but also minor populations of Latins, Albanians and

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. The language in usage was primarily the

Old Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with standardizing the language and using it in translating the Bible and other ...

, while in the early stages

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also had importance and

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to an extent among the high-class members of the society. Between the 15th and 17th century, Montenegro had little history on paper. During these years, hundreds of families from

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

moved to Rascia which Serbs left to sought refuge in Habsburg Monarchy.

1614

Mariano Bolizza Mariano Bolizza or Marin Bolica (1603 – 27 November 1643) was a nobleman and writer from Cattaro. Biography Bolizza was born in Kotor, at the time part of the Republic of Venice (now Montenegro). He studied at the University of Padua and, ha ...

Kotor Kotor ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative ...

was a public servant of the Republic of Venice. The main objective of his 1614 report and description of the Sanjak of Shkodra was to provide information on the land routes which could best be utilized by local couriers conveying official correspondence from Venice to Constantinople and back, and to survey the military potential of the territory. He provided a very detailed overview of towns and villages in Montenegro and northern Albania in the early 17th century. The report concluded a religious Orthodox majority, while an Albanian minority was present in the Shkodra region.

18th century

The ethnic composition in the 18th century was clear among the Slavs; *In a letter to Justinian Bert in 1756, Montenegrin chieftains said: ''"We are of the Orthodox Christian faith and law of the

Eastern Church Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Northeast Africa, the Fertile Crescent and ...

, of the honorable and glorious Slav-Serb kin"''. *Jovan Stefanov Balevic, of the Bratonožić clan, who later became a major in the

Russian army The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Force ...

, wrote "A brief and objective description of the present state of Montenegro" in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in 1757, where it said: ''"All inhabitants of Montenegro are ethnically Slav-Serbs and confessionally Greek-Orthodox . As they are incompetent in some skills, because of their lack of school, they are naturally capable, especially with weapons."''; ''"The number of Montenegrin warriors who live free on the peaks of Montenegro, called by

Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...

disobedient, does not exceed 5000."''; ''"There are no artisans and schools in Montenegro except at the Cetinje monastery, within the archbishop's residence, where priests learn reading and writing in the Slav-Serb language, which is financed by the archbishop."''; ''"Montenegrins count among themselves neighbouring Slav-Serbs of different provenience: Kuči,

Bratonožići The Bratonožići ( sr-Cyrl, Братоножићи, ) is a historical tribe (''pleme'') of Albanian origin in the Brda region of Montenegro. It appeared during the Ottoman period and was a captaincy of the Principality of Montenegro in the 19 ...

, Donji and Gornji

Vasojevići The Vasojevići ( sh, Васојевићи, ) is a historical highland tribe (''pleme'') and region of Montenegro, in the area of the Brda. It is the largest of the historical tribes, occupying the area between Lijeva Rijeka in the South up to ...

, Piperi,

Rovčani The Rovčani ( sr-Cyrl, Ровчани, ) are a historical tribe of Montenegro and one of the seven highlander tribes of the Brda region, alongside the Bjelopavlići, Piperi, Kuči, Bratonožići, Moračani and Vasojevići. The historical r ...

, Moračani,

Bjelopavlići Bjelopavlići ( cyrl, Бјелопавлићи; sq, Palabardhi), ) is a historical tribe (pleme) of Albanian origin and a valley in the Brda region of Montenegro, around the city of Danilovgrad. Geography The ''Bjelopavlići'' valley (also kn ...

, who are

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

but Ottoman citizens. They, also, count Roman Catholics: Hoti,

Kelmendi Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe (''fis'') and region in Malësia ( Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Mo ...

, Gruda,

Tuzi Tuzi ( cnr, Tuzi/Тузи, ; sq, Tuz or ''Tuzi'') is a small town in Montenegro and the seat of Tuzi Municipality, Montenegro. It is located along a main road between the city of Podgorica and the Albanian border crossing, just a few kilometers ...

, Skrivali, Huzi, Maltezi, Kastrati and others who outnumber Montenegrins."''Short historic-geographical description of Montenegro
Jovan Stefanov Balevic * Metropolitan Sava called his people, the Montenegrins, by the "Serbian nation" (1766). *In June 1789, Montenegrin Chieftains, wrote to

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n Empress

Katarina II Ekatarina Velika ( sr-Cyrl, Екатарина Велика, en, Catherine the Great), sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential Yugoslav music acts. Initi ...

, in the name of the entire Serb Montenegrin community: "We Serbs Montenegrins hope that we shall not be left without help" and "If we could have organization and munition, we would liberate our glorious Serb lands entirely from the Barbarian yoke (

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

), together with our armed Serb brothers who aim to attack this enemy from all sides."

19th century

* According to the census conducted in 1863 and 1864, the

Principality of Montenegro The Principality of Montenegro ( sr, Књажевина Црна Горa, Knjaževina Crna Gora) was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a kingdom by Nikola I, who then ...

had a total of 196.230 inhabitants, 99.889 male and 96.339 female. *Bernard Schwartz estimated in 1882 that the Princedom of Montenegro had 160,000 inhabitants. Although, a more usual estimate is that it was around 230,000 inhabitants. Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_naseljima_1862.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by settlements 1862 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_naseljima_1880.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by settlements 1880

1900

In 1900, according to international sources, the Principality of Montenegro had 311,564 inhabitants. By religion: * 293,527 Orthodox Christians (94.21%) * 12,493

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

(4.01%) * 5,544 Roman Catholic Christians (1.78%) By literacy: * ''77%'' illiterate * 71,528 (''23%'') literate The Princedom had around 5,000 Albanians and a colony of 800

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

1905-1909

In 1905 there were 6,674 emigrants, mostly to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

. In 1906 there were 4,346 emigrants, mostly to the United States. In 1907 it has been estimated that there were around 282,000 inhabitants in Montenegro this year.

1909

The 1909 official census was made based on religious affiliation of population of

. Total: 317,856 inhabitants. By religion: *

Eastern Orthodox Christians Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...

: ''94.38%'' * ''others'' (mostly

)

1913-1914

The Cetinje government stated in the Code of Law in 1914 that there are around 500,000 citizens of Montenegro. It was declared that the term ''Montenegrin people'' can only refer to all citizens of the Kingdom of Montenegro, since a Montenegrin ethnicity doesn't exist and

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...

were seen as ethnic

1921

In 1918 Montenegro entered the

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...

. In 1921 it organised a census which recorded the mother tongue and religion. A category called ''Serbian or Croatian'' was to include all respondents who termed their mother tongue as Serbian. In the counties

Andrijevica Andrijevica ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Андријевица, ) is a town and the seat of Andrijevica Municipality in eastern Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,048. History The town of Andrijevica is a relatively n ...

Bar Bar or BAR may refer to: Food and drink * Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages * Candy bar * Chocolate bar Science and technology * Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment * Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud * Bar (u ...

, Kolasin, Niksic,

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...

and Cetinje, which are categorized in official statistics as Montenegro, there were: Total: 199,227 inhabitants *

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...

: 181,989 (''91.35%'') * Albanian: 16,838 (''8.45%'') The counties

Berane Berane ( cyrl, Беране) is one of the largest towns of northeastern Montenegro and a former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Иванг� ...

and

Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje ( cnr, Бијело Поље, ) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern Montenegro. ...

, which are today in Montenegro, were considered counties of

Old Serbia Old Serbia ( sr, Стара Србија, Stara Srbija) is a Serbian historiographical term that is used to describe the territory that according to the dominant school of Serbian historiography in the late 19th century formed the core of the ...

: *

, total 23,864 inhabitants,

23,561 or (''98.73%'') *

, total 26,147 inhabitants,

26,136 (''99.96%'')

1931

The 1931 census was also taken by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia but was later processed in

Communist Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugo ...

. Results within today's borders of Montenegro were: Image:Crna_Gora_-_Jezicki_sastav_po_naseljima_1931.png, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1931 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_naseljima_1931.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by settlements 1931

1948

In 1945, after the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, Communist Yugoslavia was formed, and Montenegro was proclaimed as one of its constituent republics. The 1948 and following censa were taken by the Republic of Montenegro. Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_srezovima_i_gradovima_1948_1.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by counties and cities 1948 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_srezovima_i_gradovima_1948_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by counties and cities 1948

1953

This census witnesses the forming of the Yugoslav nation. Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_srezovima_i_gradovima_1953_1.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by counties and cities 1953 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_srezovima_i_gradovima_1953_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by counties and cities 1953

1961

The 1961 census results: Image:CG_-_ES_N_1961.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1961 Image:CG_-_ES_N_1961_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1961 Image:CG_-_UC_N_1961.png, Share of Montenegrins in Montenegro by settlements 1961 Image:CG_-_US_N_1961.png , Share of Serbs in Montenegro by settlements 1961 Image:CG_-_UM_N_1961.png , Share of Muslims in Montenegro by settlements 1961 Image:CG_-_UA_N_1961.png , Share of Albanians in Montenegro by settlements 1961 Image:CG_-_UH_N_1961.png , Share of Croats in Montenegro by settlements 1961 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1961_1.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1961 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1961_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1961 In 1968 the Communist Yugoslav government introduced a new category, ''

ethnic Muslims Muslims ( Serbo-Croatian Latin and sl, Muslimani, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic and mk, Муслимани) is a designation for a Serbo-Croatian speaking Muslims, inhabiting mostly the territory of the former Yugoslav republics. The term, adopted ...

''.

1971

Image:CG_-_ES_N_1971.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1971 Image:CG_-_ES_N_1971_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1971 Image:CG_-_UC_N_1971.png, Share of Montenegrins in Montenegro by settlements 1971 Image:CG_-_US_N_1971.png , Share of Serbs in Montenegro by settlements 1971 Image:CG_-_UM_N_1971.png , Share of Muslims in Montenegro by settlements 1971 Image:CG_-_UA_N_1971.png , Share of Albanians in Montenegro by settlements 1971 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1971_1.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1971 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1971_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1971

1981

The 1981 census results: Total: 584,310 inhabitants :

: 400,488 (''68.54%'') :

: 78,080 (''13.36%'') : Albanians: 37,735 (''6.46%'') :

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has b ...

: 31,243 (''5.35%'') :

: 19,407 (''3.32%'') :

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

: 6,904 (''1.81%'') : Roma: 1,471 (''0.25%'') : Macedonian: 875 (''0.15%'') :

Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their na ...

: 564 (''0.1%'') :

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

: 238 (''0.04%'') :

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

: 107 (''0.02%'') :

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: 96 (''0.02%'') :

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

: 45 (''0.01%'') :Other: 816 (''0.14%'') :No response: 301 (''0.05%'') :Regional affiliation: 1,602 (''0.27%'') :Unknown: 4,338 (''0.74%'') Image:Montenegroetno81.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1981 Image:CG_-_ES_N_1981.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1981 Image:CG_-_ES_N_1981_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1981 Image:CG_-_UC_N_1981.png, Share of Montenegrins in Montenegro by settlements 1981 Image:CG_-_US_N_1981.png , Share of Serbs in Montenegro by settlements 1981 Image:CG_-_UM_N_1981.png , Share of Muslims in Montenegro by settlements 1981 Image:CG_-_UA_N_1981.png , Share of Albanians in Montenegro by settlements 1981 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1981_1.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1981 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1981_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1981

1991

The 1991 census results: Total: 615,035 inhabitants

Ethnic structure

: 380,467 (''61.86%'') :

: 89,614 (''14.57%'') :

: 57,453 (''9.34%'') : Albanians: 40,415 (''6.57%'') :

: 26,159 (''4.25%'') :

: 6,244 (''1.02%'') : Roma: 3,282 (''0.53%'') : Macedonian: 1,072 (''0.17%'') :

: 369 (''0.06%'') :

: 205 (''0.03%'') :

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

: 124 (''0.02%'') :

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

: 118 (''0.02%'') :

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

: 58 (''0.01%'') :Other: 437 (''0.07%'') :No response: 1,944 (''0.32%'') :Regional affiliation: 998 (''0.16%'') :Unknown: 6,076 (''0.99%'') Image:CG_-_ES_N_1991.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:CG_-_ES_N_1991_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:CG_-_UC_N_1991.png, Share of Montenegrins in Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:CG_-_US_N_1991.png , Share of Serbs in Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:CG_-_UM_N_1991.png , Share of Muslims in Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:CG_-_UA_N_1991.png , Share of Albanians in Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:Montenegro ethnic03.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1991 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1991_1.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1991 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_1991_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1991

Linguistic structure

* Serbian: 510,320 * Montenegrin: 144,838 * Albanian: 43,907 (7.15%) *40,008 Muslims declared their language to be Serbian, while most declared either Bosniak or Bosnian languages as their mother tongue

Religious structure

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...

- 425,133 **

- 241,728 **

- 196,333 *

- 118,016 ** Albanians - 26,216 **

- 82,492 **

- 1,856 *

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

- 27,153 ** Albanians - 12,772 **

- 4,149 **

- 3,081 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_naseljima_1991_1.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_naseljima_1991_2.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by settlements 1991 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_opstinama_1991_1.gif, Religious structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1991 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_opstinama_1991_2.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by municipalities 1991

2003

The 2003 census was undertaken by authorities in

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

, which at this time, together with

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

, constituted Serbia and Montenegro. Total: 620,145

Ethnic structure

267,669 (''43.16%'') *

198,414 (''31.99%'') * Bosniaks 48,184 (''7.77%'') * Albanians 31,163 (''5.03%'') *

24,625 (''3.97%'') *

6,811 (''1.1%'') * Roma 2,601 (''0.42%'') *

1,860 (''0.3%'') * Macedonians 819 (''0.13%) *

415 (''0.07%'') *

362 (''0.06%'') *

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

240 (''0.04%'') * Egyptians 225 (''0.04%'') *

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

127 (''0.02%'') *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

118 (''0.02%'') *Others (i.e.

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely unders ...

) 2,180 (''0.35%'') *No response 26,906 (''4.34%'') *Regional affiliation 1,258 (''0.2%'') *Unknown 6,168 (''0.99%'') This census witnessed the forming of the Bosniak nation, but some people still thought of themselves

, however. Also, there are very few people left who consider themselves Yugoslavs. But the biggest difference compared to the 1991 census is the dramatic increase in self-identification of many inhabitants as Serbs, which was not the case in

Socialist Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugo ...

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Linguistic structure

*Serbian - 393.740 (63,49%) *Montenegrin: 136.208 (21,96%) *Albanian - 32.603 (5,26%) *Bosniak - 19.906 (3,21%) *Bosnian - 14.172 (2,29%) *Croatian - 2.791 (0,45%) *Roma - 2.602 (0,42%) *undeclared: 13.902 (2,24%) Image:MontenegroLanguage2003.png, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003 Image:MontenegroSerbian2003.PNG, Serbian language in Montenegro by municipalities 2003 Image:MontenegroMontenegrin2003.png, Montenegrin language in Montenegro by municipalities 2003 Image:MontenegroAlbanianLang03.PNG, Albanian language in Montenegro by municipalities 2003 Image:Montenegro languages2003.png, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Jezicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2003_1.png, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Jezicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2003_2.png, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003

Religious structure

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2011

Total: 620,029

Ethnic structure

278,865 (''44.98%'') *

178,110 (''28.73%'') * Bosniaks 53,605 (''8.65%'') * Albanians 30,439 (''4.91%'') *

20,537 (''3.31%'') * Roma 6,251 (''1.01%'') *

6,021 (''0.97%'') *Others 46,201 (''7.44%'') Image:MontenegroEthnic2011.PNG, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroMontenegrins2011.PNG, Percent of Montenegrins by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroSerbs2011.PNG, Percent of Serbs by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroBosniaks2011.PNG, Percent of Bosniaks by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroAlbanians2011.PNG, Percent of Albanians by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroMuslims2011.PNG, Percent of ethnic Muslims by settlements, 2011 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2011_1.gif, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Etnicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2011_2.png, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011 Image:Ethnic map of Montenegro by municipality.svg, Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011

Linguistic structure

*Serbian: 265,895 (''42.88%'') *Montenegrin: 229,251 (''36.97%'') *Bosnian: 33,077 (''5.33%'') * Albanian: 32,671 (''5.27%'') *Roma: 5,169 (''0.83%'') *Bosniak: 3,662 (''0.59%'') * Croatian: 2,791 (''0.45%'') *Others: 47,513 (''7.68%'') Image:MontenegroLanguage2011.PNG, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroSerbian2011.PNG, Percent of Serbian language in Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroMontenegrin2011.PNG, Percent of Montenegrin language in Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroBosnian2011.PNG, Percent of Bosnian language in Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroAlbanian2011.PNG, Percent of Albanian language in Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Jezicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2011_1.png, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Jezicki_sastav_po_opstinama_2011_2.png, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011 Image:Linguistic map of Montenegro by municipality.svg, Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011

Religious structure

- 446,858 (''72.07%'') *

- 118,477 (''19.11%'') *

- 21,299 (''3.44%'') *Others 27,756 (''5.38%'') Image:MontenegroReligion2011.PNG, Religious structure of Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroOrthodox2011.PNG, Percent of Orthodox faith in Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroIslam2011.PNG, Percent of Islamic faith in Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:MontenegroCatholic2011.PNG, Percent of Catholic faith in Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_opstinama_2011_1.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011 Image:Crna_Gora_-_Verski_sastav_po_opstinama_2011_2.png, Religious structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011 Image:Religious map of Montenegro by municipality.svg, Religious structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2011

Sources

Montenegrin Census' from 1909 to 2003

* "Petar I Petrovic' - DJELA" publisher CID Podgorica 1999 year, printed by "Vojna tamparija" - Beograd * "Statistički Godišnjak 2006" - Statistical Office of Montenegro

References

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