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=== Ethnic groups === {{Main|Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[File:BiH - Etnicki sastav po opstinama 2013 1.gif|thumb|Ethnic structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina by municipalities in 2013, Green for Bosniaks, Orange for Croats and Blue for Serbs]] {{Pie chart |thumb = right |caption = Ethnic composition in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2013:<ref name="Popis2013"/> |label1 = [[Bosniaks]] |value1 = 50.1 |color1 = Green |label2 = [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Serbs]] |value2 = 30.8 |color2 = Red |label3 = [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Croats]] |value3 = 15.4 |color3 = Blue |label4 = Others |value4 = 2.7 |color4 = Orange |label5 = Not declared |value5 = 0.8 |color5 = Pink |label6 = No answer |value6 = 0.2 |color6 = Black }} Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to three ethnic "[[Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina|constituent peoples]]", namely [[Bosniaks]], [[Serbs]] and [[Croats]], plus a number of smaller groups including [[History of the Jews in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Jews]] and [[Romani people in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Roma]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2012/04/04/second-class-citizens/discrimination-against-roma-jews-and-other-national|title=Second Class Citizens: Discrimination against Roma, Jews, and Other National Minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina|publisher=Human Rights Watch|date=4 April 2012|access-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816032906/https://www.hrw.org/report/2012/04/04/second-class-citizens/discrimination-against-roma-jews-and-other-national|archive-date=16 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> According to data from the 2013 census published by the [[Statistical system of Bosnia and Herzegovina#The Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHAS)|Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], Bosniaks constitute 50.1% of the population, Serbs 30.8%, Croats 15.5% and others 2.7%, with the remaining respondents not declaring their ethnicity or not answering.<ref name="Popis2013"/> The census results are contested by the [[Republika Srpska]] statistical office and by [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serb]] politicians.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-demographic-picture-of-bosnia-finally-revealed-06-30-2016|title=Census Reveals Bosnia's Changed Demography|first=Rodolfo|last=Toe|work=Balkan Insight|date=30 June 2016|access-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630235018/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-demographic-picture-of-bosnia-finally-revealed-06-30-2016|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The dispute over the census concerns the inclusion of non-permanent Bosnian residents in the figures, which Republika Srpska officials oppose.<ref name="WithoutSerbAgreement">{{cite news|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-to-release-long-awaited-census-results-on-thursday-06-29-2016|title=Bosnia to Publish Census Without Serb Agreement|first=Rodolfo|last=Toe|work=Balkan Insight|date=30 June 2016|access-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630235348/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-to-release-long-awaited-census-results-on-thursday-06-29-2016|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[European Union]]'s statistics office, [[Eurostat]], concluded in May 2016 that the census methodology used by the Bosnian statistical agency is in line with international recommendations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bosnia–Herzegovina has lost a fifth of its pre-war population|date=2016|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/bosnia-herzegovina-has-lost-a-fifth-of-its-pre-war-population-census-shows|work=The Guardian|access-date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707214817/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/bosnia-herzegovina-has-lost-a-fifth-of-its-pre-war-population-census-shows|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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