Demographics
Mostar is the city with the largest population of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It has estimated population of 105,448. As in many other Bosnia and Herzegovina cities, its demographic profile was significantly altered after the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. The last demographics research was conducted in 1991 and its results were as follows:
- Muslims - 43.856
- Croats - 43.037
- Serbs - 23,909
- Yugoslavs - 12,654
- Others - 2,925
- Total - 126,066
Today only unofficial estimates on demografic structure exist. According to the official data of the local elections 2008, among 6 city election districts, three western ones (Croatian-majority) have 53 917 registered voters, and those three on the east (Bosniak majority) have 34 712 voters. The Serbs of Mostar amounted to approximately 20% of the population at the outbreak of the Bosnian War in 1992, during which a majority of them left or were forced to leave. Until today, very few Serbs have returned.
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