Demography

Population of this region is grouped in 9 municipalities – Andrijevica, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Gusinje, Kolasin, Mojkovac, Plav, Petnjica and Rozaje. Gusinje and Petnjica have recently obtained status of municipality, previously they have been parts of Plav and Berane municipalities.

 

Each of the mentioned municipalities has almost equally serious problem of migration, due to bad economic situation in the region. Unemployment rate in north of Montenegro in 2013. has been 21,9%, compared to unemployment rate of 11,7% in coastal area and 13,1% in central region.

 

Total number of inhabitants in the region according to 2011 Census is 138.166.

 

By each municiplaity population figures look like this:

 

POPULATION
TOTALMALEFEMALE
TOTAL1381666992668240
Andrijevica507126142457
Berane339701708716883
Bijelo Polje460512320422847
Kolašin838042294151
Mojkovac862243524270
Plav1310866646444
Rožaje229641177611188

 

Another feature of this region is ethnic diversity.

Acoording to 2011. Census, ethnic structure of the region looks like this:

 

NATIONALITYNUMBER%
TOTAL POPULATION138166
Bosniaks4469332,35%
Serbs4326531.31%
Montenegrins3042422.02%
Muslims97427,05%
Albanians37612,72%
Does not want to declare 32292,34%
Roma8810,64%
Other4920,36%
Serbs-Montenegrins4490,32%
Egyptians2440,18%
Montenegrins-Serbs1650,12%
Bosniaks -Muslims1250,09%
Muslims-Bosniaks1250,09%
Hrvati1050,08%
Yugoslavs1030,07%
Gorani560,04%
Muslims-Montenegrins 530,04%
Macedonians510,04%
Russians360,03%
Bosnians360,03%
Montenegrins-Muslims340,02%
Turkish310,02%
Regional qualification220,02%
Germans180,01%
Slovenians150,01%
Hungarians70,01%
Italians40,00%