Montenegro publishes population census data

Montenegro's Statistical Office announced that a recent census showed that 44.9 percent of the country's inhabitants declared themselves as Montenegrins. According to this, 28.77 of Montenegro's citizens said they were Serbs. Montenegro publishes population census data At the same time, 36.97 percent of the country's 625,266 inhabitants said they spoke the Montenegrin language, while 43.88 percent spoke Serbian. The population had grown by some 5,000 people since the last census conducted in 2003, said the Statistical Office. 4.87 percent of Montenegro's citizens who took part in the census refused to declare their ethnicity. Beside Montenegrins and Serbs, other ethnicities include Albanians (4.91 percent), Bosniaks (8.65 percent), Muslims (3.31 percent), Roma (1.01 percent), and Croats (0.92 percent). Montenegro's largest town remains Podgorica with 187,000 inhabitants - or 30 percent of the country's population.

Montenegro publishes population census data

At the same time, 36.97 percent of the country's 625,266 inhabitants said they spoke the Montenegrin language, while 43.88 percent spoke Serbian.

The population had grown by some 5,000 people since the last census conducted in 2003, said the Statistical Office.

4.87 percent of Montenegro's citizens who took part in the census refused to declare their ethnicity.

Beside Montenegrins and Serbs, other ethnicities include Albanians (4.91 percent), Bosniaks (8.65 percent), Muslims (3.31 percent), Roma (1.01 percent), and Croats (0.92 percent).

Montenegro's largest town remains Podgorica with 187,000 inhabitants - or 30 percent of the country's population.