Ethnic and religious composition of Austria–Hungary
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The ethno-linguistic composition of Austria–Hungary according to the census of 31 December 1910 was as follows:[1]
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[edit] Population
| Area | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Cisleithania | 28,571,934 | 55.6 |
| Transleithania | 20,886,487 | 40.6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Austro-Hungarian condominium) | 1,931,802 | 3.8 |
| Total | 51,390,223 | 100.0 |
[edit] Languages
The census of 1911 recorded Umgangssprache, every day language. Jews and those using German in offices often stated German as their Umgangssprache, even when having a different Muttersprache.
| Language | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| German language | 12,006,521 | 23.36 |
| Hungarian language | 10,056,315 | 19.57 |
| Czech language | 6,442,133 | 12.54 |
| Polish language | 4,976,804 | 9.68 |
| Croatian language and Serbian language | 4,380,891 | 8.52 |
| Ruthenian language (Rusyn language and Ukrainian language) | 3,997,831 | 7.78 |
| Romanian language | 3,224,147 | 6.27 |
| Slovak language | 1,967,970 | 3.83 |
| Slovene language | 1,255,620 | 2.44 |
| Italian language (incl. Ladin and Friulian) | 768,422 | 1.50 |
| Other | 2,313,569 | 4.51 |
| Total | 51,390,223 | 100.00 |
[edit] Religions
| Religions/Confessions | in all of Austria-Hungary | Austrian part |
Hungarian part |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | 76.6% | 90.9% | 61.8% | 22.9% |
| Protestants | 8.9% | 2.1% | 19.0% | 0.3% |
| Orthodox | 8.7% | 2.3% | 14.3% | 43.5% |
| Jews | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 0.6% |
| Muslims | 1.3% | 0% | 0% | 32.7% |
[edit] Languages in the Cisleithanian states
| Land | Main language | others (if more than 2%) |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemia | Czech (63.2%) | German (36.8%) |
| Dalmatia | Croatian (96.2%) | Italian (2.8%) |
| Galicia | Polish (58.6%) | Ukrainian (40.2%) |
| Lower Austria | German (95.9%) | Czech (3.8%) |
| Upper Austria | German (99.7%) | |
| Bukovina | Ukrainian (38.4%) | Romanian (34.4%), German (21.2%), Polish (4.6%) |
| Carinthia | German (78.6%) | Slovenian (21.2%) |
| Carniola | Slovenian (94.4%) | German (5.4%) |
| Salzburg | German (99.7%) | |
| Austrian Silesia | German (43.9%) | Polish (31.7%), Czech (24.3%) |
| Styria | German (70.5%) | Slovenian (29.4%) |
| Moravia | Czech (71.8%) | German (27.6%) |
| County of Tyrol | German (57.3%) | Italian (42.1%) |
| Austrian Littoral | Slovenian (37.3%) | Italian (34.5%), Croatian (24.4%), German (2.5%) |
| Vorarlberg | German (95.4%) | Italian (4.4%) |
[edit] Languages in the Transleithanian states
| Land | Main language | others (if more than 2%) |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Hungary | ||
| Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia | Croatian (62.5%) | Serbian (24.6%), German (5.0%), Hungarian (4.1%) |
[edit] References
- ^ Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, veröffentlicht in: Geographischer Atlas zur Vaterlandskunde an der österreichischen Mittelschulen. K. u. k. Hof-Kartographische Anstalt G. Freytag & Berndt, Wien 1911.
- William R. Shepherd: "Distribution of Races in Austria-Hungary", Historical Atlas, 1911 [1]
![[1]](http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/austria_hungary_1911.jpg){kind=link}