Population
According to the last official census (2002), the population of Sremska Kamenica numbered 11,205 inhabitants, of whom 8,806 were ethnic Serbs. Other ethnic groups include Croats (561), Yugoslavs (358), Hungarians (256), Montenegrins (141), Slovaks (102), and others. The population of the town also includes Serbs from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, who came here during the 1990s, escaping the wars in these two countries.
According to an unofficial estimate from 2005, the population of the town numbered 11,234 people.
Historical population:
- 1961: 3,646
- 1971: 5,051
- 1981: 7,532
- 1991: 7,955
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