Croats

South-Slavic ethnic group

Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 5 million Croats living in the southern Central Europe region, along the east bank of the Adriatic Sea and an estimated 9 million throughout the world. Large Croat communities exist in a number of countries, including Chile, the United States, Argentina, Australia, Germany, New Zealand and South Africa. Croats are noted for their unique culture, which comes from their location on the edge of the Western world which subjected them to various non European influences. The Croats are predominantly Catholic and their language is Croatian.

Croats
Hrvati
Total population
c. 7–9 million[a]
Regions with significant populations
 Croatia
3,874,321 (2011)[1]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
544,780 (2013)[2]
 United States414,714 (2012)[3] – 1.2 million[4]
 Germany441,000 (2016)[5]
 Chile200,000 – 380,000[6]
 Argentina250,000
 Austria150,719 (2001)
 Australia133,268 (2016)
 Canada114,880 (2011)[7]
 Serbia57,900 (2011)
 Switzerland40,848 (2006)
 France40,000 (est.)[8]
 Slovenia35,642
 Sweden35,000 (est.)[9]
 New Zealand2,673–60,000 (2013 est.)[10][11]
 Hungary23,561
 Italy21,360
 Brazil20,000 (est.)
 Netherlands10,000[12]
 South Africa8,000
 UK6,992
 Romania6,786
 Montenegro6,021
 Peru6,000
 Denmark5,400
 Norway5,272[13]
 Paraguay5,000[14]
 Ecuador4,000[15]
 Slovakia2,600
 Czech Republic2,490[16]
 Japan1, 100
Europec. 5.3 million
North Americac. 530,000 – 2,500,000[b]
South Americac. 470,000–650,000
Asiac. 146,008-211-478
Otherc. 140,000–250,000
Languages
Croatian
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other South Slavs

a The total figure is merely an estimation; sum of all the referenced populations.
b References: [17][18][19] [20][21][22][23]
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References

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  1. "Central Bureau of Statistics". Dzs.hr. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  2. Sarajevo, juni 2016. CENZUS OF POPULATION, HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 2013 FINAL RESULTS (PDF). BHAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. Results   American Fact Finder (US Census Bureau)
  4. Croatian diaspora in the USA Archived 2019-02-06 at the Wayback Machine It has been estimated that around 1.200.000 Croats and their descendants live in the USA.
  5. "State Office for Croats Abroad". Hrvatiizvanrh.hr. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  6. Diaspora Croata El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Chile evalúa que en ese país actualmente viven 380.000 personas consideradas de ser de descendencia croata, lo que es un 2,4% de la población total de Chile.
  7. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". 8 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  8. "Présentation de la Croatie" (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  9. "Hrvatsko iseljeništvo u Švedskoj". Hrvatiizvanrh.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  10. "7. Facts and figures – Dalmatians – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  11. "Hrvatsko iseljeništvo u Novom Zelandu". Hrvatiizvanrh.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  12. "State Office for Croats Abroad". Hrvatiizvanrh.hr. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  13. "Population by immigrant category and country background". Statistics Norway. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  14. "Hrvatsko iseljeništvo u Ekvadoru" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  15. "State Office for Croats Abroad". Hrvatiizvanrh.hr. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  16. "Croats of Czech Republic: Ethnic People Profile". czso.cz. Czech Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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  18. Paquin, Jonathan (2010). A Stability-Seeking Power: US Foreign Policy and Secessionist Conflicts. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780773591028.
  19. Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. American Association for State and Local History. 2002. p. 205.
  20. Zanger, Mark (2001). The American Ethnic Cookbook for Students. Greenwood. p. 80.
  21. Levinson, Ember, David, Melvin (1997). American immigrant cultures: builders of a nation. Macmillan. p. 191.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations for 1994: Testimony of members of Congress and other interested individuals and organizations. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs. 1993. p. 690.
  23. National Genealogical Inquirer. Janlen Enterprises. 1979. p. 47.