Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town has population of 812 and a municipality of 1,880 people. Before the war the area was almost entirely Serb populated with only 0.5% Croats (according to the 1991 census). After the war the area of Donji Lapac municipality grew smaller because villages of Donji Srb and Gornji Srb were given to Municipality of Gračac in Zadar county. However according to the 2001 census Serbs continue to constitute a majority of 73.6% and Croats 25.1%.
| Year of census | total | Serbs | Croats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 17,433 | 15,995 (91.75%) | 1,435 (8.23%) |
| 1961 | 6,456 | 6,148 (95.23%) | 202 (3.13%) |
| 1971 | 9,609 | 9,337 (97.17%) | 94 (0.97%) |
| 1981 | 8,337 | 7,691 (91.05%) | 47 (0.56%) |
| 1991 | 8,054 | 7,854 (97.51%) | 44 (0.54%) |
| 2001 | 1,880 | 1,383 (73.56%) | 471 (25.05%) |
| 2011 | 2,200 |
Some Croats or Serbs declared their ethnicity as Yugoslav.
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