Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1857 | 86,768 | — |
| 1900 | 125,569 | +44.7% |
| 1931 | 139,340 | +11.0% |
| 1948 | 152,472 | +9.4% |
| 1961 | 193,224 | +26.7% |
| 1971 | 217,115 | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 223,919 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 231,241 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 204,768 | −11.4% |
| 2011 | 180,117 | −12.0% |
| census data | ||
The population of Vukovar–Syrmia County in the 2001 census was 204,768 inhabitants; which make Vukovar–Syrmia County 7th largest county by population in Croatia. Population high was in 1991, when it had 231,241 inhabitants; but due to the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s, population of the county fell by 11% (26,473 people).
According to the 2001 census, Croats with 160,227 people make up 78.27% of the county's population; while the ethnic Serbs are the largest ethnic minority with 31,644 (15.45%). Other ethnic groups are Hungarians 2,047 (1%), Rusyns 1,796 (0.88%), Slovaks 1,338 (0.65%), Bosniaks 1,138 (0.54%). One third of Serbs (10,412) in the county lives in Vukovar, while municipalities of Borovo, Markušica, Negoslavci and Trpinja, have a Serb majority. The largest Hungarian community is in Tordinci (18% of total population in the municipality), for Rusyns is Bogdanovci (23%), and for Bosniaks is Gunja (14%); while 78% of total Slovak population in the county lives in Ilok. On the territory of the County is also active Joint Council of Municipalities.
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