Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine (Croatian)
	Flag of Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Croat woman with traditional Catholic tattoos
Total population
	544,780 (2013)
Regions with significant populations
	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton	118,297
Central Bosnia Canton	97,629
West Herzegovina Canton	93,725
Canton 10	64,604
Zenica-Doboj Canton	43,819
Posavina Canton	33,600
Republika Srpska	29,645
Tuzla Canton	23,592
Sarajevo Canton	17,520
Brčko District	17,252
Una-Sana Canton	5,073
Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde	24
Languages
	Croatian
Religion
	Christianity (Catholic Church)
Related ethnic groups
	Croats

The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Croats (Croatian: bosanski Hrvati) or Herzegovinian Croats (Croatian: hercegovački Hrvati), are native to Bosnia and Herzegovina and constitute the third most populous ethnic group, after Bosniaks and Serbs. They are also one of the constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[4] Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina have made significant contributions to the culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most Croats identify themselves as Catholics and speak the Croatian language.

Between the 15th and 19th centuries, Catholics in Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina were often persecuted by the Ottoman Empire, causing many of them to flee the area. In the 20th century, political turmoil and poor economic conditions led to increased emigration. Ethnic cleansing within Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s saw Croats forced to go to different parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite having lived in numerous regions before the Bosnian War. The 2013 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 544,780 residents registering as of Croat ethnicity.^[5]

^ Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, p. 27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, pp. 46–47.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, pp. 44–45.
^ "Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

[FOOTNOTEEthnicity/National_Affiliation,_Religion_and_Mother_Tongue201927-1] Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, p. 27.

[FOOTNOTEEthnicity/National_Affiliation,_Religion_and_Mother_Tongue201946–47-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, pp. 46–47.

[FOOTNOTEEthnicity/National_Affiliation,_Religion_and_Mother_Tongue201944–45-3] Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, pp. 44–45.

[Constitution-4] "Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

[5] "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

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