# 1991 Croatian census

The 1991 population census in Croatia was the last census of the population of Croatia taken before the Croatian War of Independence. It was conducted by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics during the final week of March 1991. For the 1991 census there were 106 municipalities of which five were part of Zagreb.

## Population by ethnicity

* TOTAL = 4,784,265
* Croats = 3,736,356 (78.1%)
* Serbs = 581,663 (12.2%)
* Yugoslavs = 106,041 (2.2%)
* ethnic Muslims = 43,469 (0.9%)
* Slovenes = 22,376 (0.5%)
* Hungarians = 22,355 (0.5%)
* Italians = 21,303 (0.4%)
* Czechs = 13,086 (0.3%)
* Albanians = 12,032 (0.3%)
* Montenegrins = 9,724 (0.2%)
* Romani = 6,695 (0.1%)
* Macedonians = 6,280 (0.1%)
* Slovaks = 6,606 (0.1%)
* Rusyns 3,253 (0.1%)
* Germans = 2,635 (0.1%)
* Ukrainians = 2,494
* Romanians = 810
* Russians = 706
* Poles = 679
* Jews = 600
* Bulgarians = 458
* Turks = 320
* Greeks = 281
* Austrians = 214
* Vlachs and Morlachs = 22
* others = 3,012
* unspecified = 73,376
* regional affiliation = 45,493
* unknown = 62,926

### By municipality

Ethnic composition of Croatia, by municipalities, 1991. Census :
| municipality | total | Croats | Serbs | Yugoslavs | ethnic Muslims | others |
| total | 4,784,265 (100.00%) | 3,736,356 (78.09%) | 581,663 (12.15%) | 106,041 (2.21%) | 43,469 (0.90%) | 316,736 (6.62%) |
| City of Zagreb | 933,914 | 803,681 | 49,965 | 16,067 | 13,100 | 51,101 |
| * City of Zagreb (central area) | 729,467 | 615,473 | 45,054 | 14,321 | 11,402 | 43,217 |
| * Samobor | 47,743 | 45,086 | 524 | 279 | 149 | 1,705 |
| * Sesvete | 51,128 | 47,089 | 1,206 | 412 | 644 | 1,777 |
| * Velika Gorica | 63,494 | 57,095 | 2,352 | 787 | 697 | 2,563 |
| * Zaprešić | 42,082 | 38,938 | 829 | 268 | 208 | 1,839 |
| Beli Manastir | 54,265 | 22,740 | 13,851 | 4,265 | 160 | 13,249 |
| Benkovac | 33,378 | 13,553 | 18,986 | 154 | 25 | 660 |
| Biograd na Moru | 17,661 | 16,260 | 679 | 150 | 34 | 538 |
| Bjelovar | 66,039 | 53,113 | 5,898 | 2,631 | 88 | 4,309 |
| Brač | 13,824 | 12,985 | 182 | 137 | 61 | 459 |
| Buje | 23,877 | 9,422 | 1,000 | 787 | 643 | 12,025 |
| Buzet | 7,439 | 4,419 | 58 | 78 | 108 | 2,776 |
| Cres-Lošinj | 11,796 | 8,917 | 777 | 469 | 254 | 1,379 |
| Crikvenica | 19,154 | 16,288 | 913 | 539 | 284 | 1,130 |
| Čabar | 5,169 | 4,740 | 64 | 40 | 16 | 309 |
| Čakovec | 119,866 | 112,660 | 421 | 625 | 76 | 6,084 |
| Čazma | 15,263 | 13,897 | 685 | 234 | 24 | 423 |
| Daruvar | 30,092 | 10,459 | 10,074 | 1,653 | 62 | 7,844 |
| Delnice | 17,848 | 16,072 | 614 | 241 | 176 | 745 |
| Donja Stubica | 30,760 | 30,197 | 82 | 76 | 29 | 376 |
| Donji Lapac | 8,054 | 44 | 7,854 | 65 | 22 | 69 |
| Donji Miholjac | 20,365 | 17,033 | 2,404 | 348 | 10 | 570 |
| Drniš | 24,169 | 18,732 | 4,974 | 76 | 21 | 366 |
| Dubrovnik | 71,419 | 58,836 | 4,765 | 1,189 | 2,866 | 3,763 |
| Duga Resa | 30,485 | 27,253 | 1,978 | 141 | 39 | 1,074 |
| Dugo Selo | 19,693 | 17,342 | 773 | 236 | 172 | 1,170 |
| Dvor | 14,555 | 1,395 | 12,591 | 311 | 31 | 227 |
| Đakovo | 52,954 | 48,578 | 2,002 | 393 | 43 | 1,938 |
| Đurđevac | 40,901 | 39,700 | 204 | 198 | 15 | 784 |
| Garešnica | 18,442 | 14,297 | 2,058 | 556 | 16 | 1,515 |
| Glina | 23,040 | 8,041 | 13,975 | 473 | 62 | 489 |
| Gospić | 29,049 | 18,613 | 8,976 | 513 | 76 | 871 |
| Gračac | 10,434 | 1,697 | 8,371 | 111 | 9 | 246 |
| Grubišno Polje | 14,206 | 6,015 | 4,540 | 636 | 8 | 3,007 |
| Hvar | 11,459 | 10,511 | 207 | 179 | 103 | 459 |
| Imotski | 39,052 | 37,130 | 1,140 | 66 | 12 | 704 |
| Ivanec | 41,680 | 40,844 | 99 | 50 | 12 | 675 |
| Ivanić-Grad | 25,592 | 24,034 | 334 | 354 | 68 | 802 |
| Jastrebarsko | 32,422 | 31,160 | 367 | 176 | 57 | 662 |
| Karlovac | 81,319 | 51,880 | 21,732 | 2,764 | 486 | 4,457 |
| Kaštela | 32,286 | 29,713 | 879 | 256 | 197 | 1,241 |
| Klanjec | 10,917 | 10,588 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 254 |
| Knin | 42,954 | 3,886 | 37,888 | 502 | 31 | 647 |
| Koprivnica | 61,052 | 54,886 | 3,066 | 1,084 | 95 | 1,921 |
| Korčula | 19,651 | 18,076 | 206 | 328 | 104 | 937 |
| Korenica | 11,393 | 1,996 | 8,585 | 385 | 93 | 334 |
| Kostajnica | 14,851 | 4,295 | 9,343 | 581 | 119 | 513 |
| Krapina | 26,382 | 25,963 | 51 | 25 | 7 | 336 |
| Križevci | 39,248 | 37,112 | 927 | 402 | 30 | 777 |
| Krk | 16,402 | 14,379 | 496 | 302 | 272 | 953 |
| Kutina | 39,520 | 32,772 | 3,105 | 781 | 161 | 2,701 |
| Labin | 25,983 | 11,545 | 523 | 534 | 2,013 | 11,368 |
| Lastovo | 1,228 | 991 | 51 | 43 | 25 | 118 |
| Ludbreg | 21,848 | 21,171 | 168 | 109 | 8 | 392 |
| Makarska | 21,041 | 18,657 | 418 | 677 | 185 | 1,104 |
| Metković | 22,818 | 21,292 | 749 | 160 | 83 | 534 |
| Našice | 40,829 | 32,891 | 4,486 | 750 | 88 | 2,614 |
| Nova Gradiška | 60,749 | 43,692 | 12,572 | 1,810 | 100 | 2,575 |
| Novi Marof | 29,254 | 28,826 | 54 | 34 | 7 | 333 |
| Novska | 24,696 | 16,556 | 5,402 | 675 | 58 | 2,005 |
| Obrovac | 11,557 | 3,761 | 7,572 | 53 | 15 | 156 |
| Ogulin | 29,095 | 17,566 | 10,113 | 580 | 62 | 774 |
| Omiš | 25,784 | 25,066 | 112 | 77 | 77 | 452 |
| Opatija | 29,799 | 23,574 | 1,153 | 825 | 246 | 4,001 |
| Orahovica | 15,631 | 10,907 | 3,328 | 540 | 38 | 818 |
| Osijek | 165,253 | 110,934 | 33,146 | 8,351 | 711 | 12,111 |
| Otočac | 24,992 | 16,355 | 7,781 | 183 | 26 | 647 |
| Ozalj | 14,787 | 13,908 | 142 | 167 | 4 | 566 |
| Pag | 7,612 | 7,259 | 53 | 27 | 17 | 256 |
| Pakrac | 27,589 | 9,896 | 12,813 | 1,346 | 37 | 3,497 |
| Pazin | 19,006 | 15,026 | 100 | 192 | 63 | 3,625 |
| Petrinja | 35,565 | 15,790 | 15,969 | 1,814 | 424 | 1,568 |
| Ploče | 13,008 | 11,091 | 551 | 439 | 221 | 706 |
| Podravska Slatina | 31,227 | 17,898 | 11,212 | 1,092 | 47 | 978 |
| Poreč | 22,988 | 12,535 | 900 | 647 | 281 | 8,625 |
| Pregrada | 16,939 | 16,509 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 375 |
| Pula | 85,326 | 47,359 | 6,424 | 4,642 | 2,838 | 24,063 |
| Rab | 9,562 | 8,861 | 120 | 98 | 51 | 432 |
| Rijeka | 206,229 | 148,046 | 21,669 | 8,014 | 5,659 | 22,841 |
| Rovinj | 19,727 | 11,290 | 749 | 421 | 278 | 6,989 |
| Senj | 9,205 | 8,549 | 207 | 27 | 30 | 392 |
| Sinj | 60,210 | 55,789 | 2,785 | 332 | 65 | 1,239 |
| Sisak | 84,348 | 54,621 | 19,209 | 3,719 | 2,452 | 4,347 |
| Slavonska Požega | 71,745 | 57,277 | 9,759 | 1,546 | 90 | 3,073 |
| Slavonski Brod | 114,249 | 97,379 | 7,385 | 3,307 | 446 | 5,732 |
| Slunj | 18,962 | 12,091 | 5,540 | 239 | 509 | 583 |
| Solin | 27,402 | 26,224 | 481 | 117 | 61 | 519 |
| Split | 207,147 | 181,356 | 8,703 | 5,100 | 1,228 | 10,760 |
| Sveti Ivan Zelina | 17,152 | 16,734 | 80 | 46 | 24 | 268 |
| Šibenik | 85,002 | 71,386 | 8,971 | 1,010 | 278 | 3,357 |
| Trogir | 22,168 | 20,444 | 278 | 254 | 148 | 1,044 |
| Valpovo | 33,108 | 30,000 | 947 | 679 | 29 | 1,453 |
| Varaždin | 94,373 | 89,728 | 1,055 | 712 | 128 | 2,750 |
| Vinkovci | 98,445 | 78,313 | 13,170 | 1,882 | 342 | 4,738 |
| Virovitica | 46,661 | 35,850 | 7,271 | 1,214 | 79 | 2,247 |
| Vis | 4,354 | 3,825 | 101 | 140 | 34 | 254 |
| Vojnić | 8,236 | 116 | 7,366 | 158 | 436 | 160 |
| Vrbovec | 28,074 | 26,397 | 552 | 181 | 41 | 903 |
| Vrbovsko | 7,528 | 4,274 | 2,594 | 253 | 49 | 358 |
| Vrginmost | 16,599 | 4,043 | 11,729 | 278 | 123 | 426 |
| Vrgorac | 7,497 | 7,268 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 161 |
| Vukovar | 84,189 | 36,910 | 31,445 | 6,124 | 253 | 9,457 |
| Zabok | 36,309 | 35,484 | 99 | 87 | 24 | 615 |
| Zadar | 136,572 | 113,170 | 14,112 | 1,875 | 418 | 6,997 |
| Zlatar-Bistrica | 31,291 | 30,712 | 67 | 62 | 10 | 440 |
| Županja | 49,026 | 42,960 | 1,209 | 680 | 2,106 | 2,071 |