| POPULATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ACCORDING TO CENSUSES | ||||||
| Population | ||||||
| Year of | Area, | Number of | Population de- | |||
| censuses | km2 | Total | Males | Females | households | nsity per km2 |
| 1879 | 51246 | 1158440 | 607789 | 550651 | … | 22,6 |
| 1885 | 51246 | 1336091 | 705025 | 631066 | 226699 | 26,1 |
| 1895 | 51246 | 1568092 | 828190 | 739902 | 257493 | 30,6 |
| 1910 | 51200 | 1898044 | 994852 | 903192 | 310339 | 37,1 |
| 1921 | 51200 | 1890440 | 966209 | 924231 | … | 36,9 |
| 1931 | 51564 | 2323555 | 1185040 | 1138515 | 398238 | 45,1 |
| 1948 | 51189 | 2564308 | 1236932 | 1327376 | 498116 | 50,1 |
| 1953 | 51221 | 2847459 | 1385559 | 1461900 | 565212 | 55,6 |
| 1961 | 51197 | 3277948 | 1599665 | 1678283 | 706107 | 64,0 |
| 1971 | 51197 | 3746111 | 1834600 | 1911511 | 848545 | 73,2 |
| 1981 | 51197 | 4124256 | 2050913 | 2073343 | 1030689 | 80,6 |
| 1991 | 51197 | 4377033 | 2183795 | 2193238 | 1207098 | 85,5 |