Bošnjaci u Hrvatskoj | |
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 Bosniak National Minority Council inDubrovnik | |
| Total population | |
| 24,131 (2021) | |
| Languages | |
| Bosnian andCroatian | |
| Religion | |
| PredominantlySunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| OtherSlavic peoples, especiallySouth Slavs |
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Bosniaks of Croatia (Bosnian andCroatian:Bošnjaci u Hrvatskoj) are one of the ethnic minorities of theRepublic of Croatia. According to the2021 Croatian census, there were 24,131 Bosniaks, or 0.62% of the total population, making them the third largest ethnic group in the country afterCroats andSerbs.[1]
Bosniaks are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to theCroatian Parliament, shared with members of four other national minorities.[2]Most Bosniaks live in the capitalZagreb (8,119),Istria County (6,146) andPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County (4,877).[3] There is a Bosniak community inMaljevac, hence the mosque in the village.
Bosniaks of Croatia are predominantlyMuslims, with 21,119 (87.52) subscribing to this confession according to the 2021 Croatian census. They're followed by 1,113 (4.61%) Bosniaks who declared as atheists or non-religious and 367 (1.52%) declared as agnostics. There were 981 (4.07%) Bosniaks of undisclosed or unknown confession, while the rest belonged to various Christian denominations or other religions.[1]
Bosniaks are officially recognised as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they have elected, together withAlbanians,Montenegrins,Macedonians andSlovenes, one representative to theCroatian Parliament since 2003.
| Election | Representative | Party | Nationality | Term |
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| 2003 | Šemso Tanković | SDAH | Bosniak | 2003–2011 |
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| 2011 | Nedžad Hodžić | BDSH | Bosniak | 2011–2015 |
| 2015 | Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj | Independent | Albanian | 2015–2024 |
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| 2020 | ||||
| 2024 | Armin Hodžić | Bošnjaci zajedno! | Bosniak | 2024– |
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