Croats of Serbia
ethnic group
Croats are a recognized ethnic minority in Serbia. According to data from the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Croats in Serbia is 39,107, constituting 0.6% of the total population.
The majority of them live in Vojvodina, where they number 32,684 and make up 1.9% of the province's population. An additional 11,104 people declared themselves as Bunjevci in the 2022 census; there are differing views whether Bunjevci should be regarded as Croats or as distinct ethnicity.
History
During the 15th century, Croats mostly lived in the Syrmia region. It is estimated that Croats were a majority in 76 out of 801 villages that existed in the present-day territory of Vojvodina.
According to 1851 data, it is estimated that the population of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar, the historical province that was predecessor of present-day Vojvodina, included, among other ethnic groups, 62,936 Bunjevci and Šokci as well as 2,860 Croats. Subsequent statistical estimations from the second half of the 19th century counted Bunjevci and Šokci as "others" and presented them separately from Croats.
The 1910 Austro-Hungarian census also showed large differences in the numbers of those who, according to the mother tongue, considered themselves Bunjevci and Šokci, and those who considered themselves Croats. According to the census, some 70,000 Bunjevci were categorized as "others".
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