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Current population
The population of the city of Banja Luka is about 196,500. Along with the metro area, Banja Luka's population reaches some 220,000 people. Although there is a lack of official statistics on ethnic distribution, there is little doubt that Serbs make up an overwhelming majority in the city. It is said that 65,000 of today's Banja Luka population are refugees or displaced persons.
Banja Luka municipality 2006:
- Serbs (92%)
- Bosniaks (4%)
- Croats (2%)
- Others (2%)
1991
According to the 1991. census, the municipality of Banja Luka had a population of 195,692, including:
- 106,826 (54.58%) Serbs
- 29,026 (14.83%) Croats
- 28,558 (14.59%) Muslims by nationality
- 23,656 (12.08%) Yugoslavs
- 7,626 (3.92%) others and unknown
1981
According to the 1981. census, the municipality of Banja Luka had a population of 183,618, including:
- 93,389 (50,86%) Serbs
- 30,442 (16,57%) Croats
- 21,726 (11,83%) Muslims by nationality
- 31,347 (17,07%) Yugoslavs
- 6,714 (3,65%) others and unknown
1971
According to the 1971. census, the municipality of Banja Luka had a population of 158,736, including:
- 92,465 (58,25%) Serbs
- 33,371 (21,02%) Croats
- 24,268 (15,28%) Muslims by nationality
- 4,684 (2,95%) Yugoslavs
- 3,948 (2,48%) others and unknown
Settlements (over 1,500 residents), 1991. census
total: 143,079
- 70,155 (49.03%) Serbs
- 27,689 (19.35%) Muslims by nationality
- 15,700 (10.97%) Croats
- 22,645 (15.82%) Yugoslavs
- 6,890 (4.81%) others and unknown
total: 4,577
- 3,306 (72.23%) Croats
- 1,095 (23.92%) Serbs
- 6 (0.13%) Muslims by nationality
- 118 (2.57%) Yugoslavs
- 52 (1.13%) others and unknown
total: 3,798
- 3,729 (98.18%) Serbs
- 15 (0.39%) Croats
- 1 (0.02%) Muslims by nationality
- 27 (0.71%) Yugoslavs
- 26 (0.68%) others and unknown
total: 2,679
- 2,487 (92.83%) Serbs
- 128 (4.77%) Croats
- 1 (0.03%) Muslims by nationality
- 49 (1.82%) Yugoslavs
- 14 (0.52%) others and unknown
total: 2,578
- 1,890 (73.31%) Croats
- 478 (18.54%) Serbs
- 21 (0.81%) Muslims by nationality
- 141 (5.46%) Yugoslavs
- 48 (1.86%) others and unknown
total: 2,241
- 2,212 (98.70%) Serbs
- 1 (0.04%) Muslims by nationality
- 18 (0.80%) Yugoslavs
- 10 (0.44%) others and unknown
total: 2,009
- 944 (46.98%) Croats
- 941 (46.83%) Serbs
- 10 (0.49%) Muslims by nationality
- 80 (3.98%) Yugoslavs
- 34 (1.69%) others and unknown
total: 1,858
- 1,826 - 98.27% Serbs
- 7 - 0.37% Croats
- 1 - 0.05% Muslims by nationality
- 14 - 0.75% Yugoslavs
- 10 - 0.53% others and unknown
total: 1,703
- 1,651 - 96.94% Serbs
- 6 - 0.35% Muslims by nationality
- 3 - 0.17% Croats
- 32 - 1.87% Yugoslavs
- 11 - 0.64% others and unknown
total: 1,685
- 1,670 - 99.10% Serbs
- 1 - 0.05% Croats
- 1 - 0.05% Muslims by nationality
- 3 - 0.17% Yugoslavs
- 10 - 0.59% others and unknown
total: 1,522
- 1,377 - 90.47% Serbs
- 26 - 1.70% Croats
- 7 - 0.45% Muslims by nationality
- 39 - 2.56% Yugoslavs
- 73 - 4.79% others and unknown
total: 1,516
- 1,493 - 98.48% Croats
- 8 - 0.52% Serbs
- 15 - 0.98% others and unknown
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