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To: donozark
How far back prior?

The following table illustrating Kosovo's demography through the years is culled from Appendix A of "Kosovo: how myths and truths started a war", by Julie Mertus.

1838 data "Muslim" carried as Albanian.
1905 data "Albanized Muslim Serb" carried as Albanian.
Other minorities omitted for simplicity's sake.

YEAR Serb Muslim
1838 42% 58%
1905 33% 66%
1921 21% 66%
1931 27% 60%
1939 33% 54%
1948 24% 68%
1953 24% 65%
1961 24% 67%
1971 18% 74%
1981 13% 77%
1991 10% 82%

As to present conditions, it remains unknown, as the 2011 census in Kosovo was boycotted by the Serbs in the North, but 10% is probably ball park correct, if a little on the high side.

22 posted on 11/29/2011 5:44:38 PM PST by Hoplite
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To: Hoplite

Thanks! Looks like percent of Serbs in Kosovo had declined long before the NATO involvement.


23 posted on 11/29/2011 5:55:51 PM PST by donozark (Sam Walton:"It was paper when we started, and it's paper afterwards.")
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