BOSANSKO PODRINJE IZMEĐU DVA SVJETSKA RATA (1918-1941): DEMOGRAFSKE I SOCIJALNE PROMJENE
BOSNIAN PODRINJE BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS (1918-1941): DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL CHANGES

Summary/Abstract: Between the two world wars, the Bosnian Podrinje consisted of eight districts: Bijeljina, Cajnice, Foca, Rogatica, Srebrenica, Visegrad, Vlasenica and Zvornik. Cajnice, Foca, Rogatica and Visegrad were an integral part of the Sarajevo district, and Bijeljina, Srebrenica, Vlasenica and Zvornik were part of the Tuzla district. 269,961 inhabitants or 14.28% of the total population of Bosnia and Herzegovina lived in the area of Bosnian Podrinje. There were 118,081Muslims or 43.74%, Orthodox 145,094 or 53.75%, Roman Catholics 3,674 or1.36%, Greek Catholics 73 or 0.03%, Evangelicals 2,108 or 0.78%, Jews 831 or0.31%, and others and without confession 109 or 0.04%. Muslims made up the majority of the population in the districts of Cajnice, Rogatica, Foca and Srebrenica, and Orthodox in the districts of Bijeljina, Visegrad, Vlasenica and Zvornik. Slovenians (249), Czechoslovaks (348), Ruthenians (22), Poles (122),Russians (190), Hungarians (682), Germans (2,695), Albanians (72), Turks (10)lived in the area of the Bosnian Podrinje, Romanians (203), Italians (30) and others (826). According to the 1931 census, 2,323,555 inhabitants or 16.68% of the total population of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 340,597 inhabitants or 14.66% of the total population of Bosnia and Herzegovina lived in Bosansko Podrinje. There were 149,783 Muslims or 43.98%,Orthodox Christians 182,046 or 53.45%, Roman Catholics 4,966 or 1.46%,Evangelicals 2,351 or 0.69%, other Christians 130 or 0.04% and others with no confession 663 or 0.19 %. Muslims made up the majority of the population in thedistricts of Cajnice, Rogatica, Foca and Zvornik, and Orthodox Christians in the districts of Bijeljina, Srebrenica, Visegrad and Vlasenica. The literacy of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was at a low level. It took a lot of work to improve this situation. It was not easy at all because the "new state" was facing numerous problems that could not be solved quickly. Between the two world wars, Bosnia and Herzegovina was a predominantly agrarian country. In 1931,1,534,739 inhabitants lived in the Drina Banovina. There were 773,001 men or 50.37%, and 761,738 or 49.63% women. There were 665,665 or 43.37% of people earning for a living, and 869,074 or 56.63% of dependents. Among the earners there were 468,079 men or 60.55% and 197,568 women or 25.94%. Among dependents there were 564,152 women or 74.06% and 304,922 men or 39.45%.there were 468,079 men or 60.55% and 197,568 women or 25.94%. Among dependents there were 564,152 women or 74.06% and 304,922 men or 39.45%.

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