"Bosnian Muslims" redirects here. For other uses, see Bosnian Muslims (disambiguation).
Bosniaks
Bošnjaci
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Total population
c. 2.5 million[note 1]
Regions with significant populations
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,769,592[1]
Significant Bosniak diaspora in:
Turkey
c. 115,000, by ancestry c. 2,000,000[2]
United States
c. 300,000[3]
Serbia
153,801[4]
Montenegro
53,605[5]
Canada
c. 50,000[6]
Kosovo
27,533[7]
Croatia
24,131[8]
Slovenia
21,542[9]
Denmark
21,000[10]
North Macedonia
17,018[11]
Australia
14,620[12]
Languages
Bosnian
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam[13]
Related ethnic groups
Other South Slavs, especially Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Croats
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The Bosniaks (Bosnian: Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, pronounced[boʃɲǎːtsi]; singular masculine:Bošnjak, feminine:Bošnjakinja) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia,[14] which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo as well as in Austria, Germany, Turkey and Sweden. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
Bosniaks are typically characterized by their historic ties to the Bosnian historical region, adherence to Islam since the 15th and 16th centuries, culture, and the Bosnian language. English speakers frequently refer to Bosniaks as Bosnian Muslims[note 2] or simply as Bosnians, though the latter term can also denote all inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina (regardless of ethnic identity) or apply to citizens of the country.
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^Cro Census 2021, Dzs.hr
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^"Macedonian Census 2002" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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^Aziz Al-Azmeh; Effie Fokas (15 November 2007). Islam in Europe: Diversity, Identity and Influence. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-139-46782-7.
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