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Yeni Musavat, Azerbaijan
July 16 2011
Country: The latest figures on ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan have
been made public"
[translated from Azeri]
While elaborating some indicators of the latest population census in
Azerbaijan, the ethnic composition of the population has also been
defined. Deputy Chairman of the State Statistics Committee Rauf
Salimov revealed this information in a reply to an inquiry of
modern.az website. During the 13-22 April 2009 national census, every
polled person defined his/her ethnicity and mother tongue voluntarily,
the committee said. The ethnicity and the mother tongue of the
children were recorded as their parents wished. Here is the latest
official information about the ethnic composition of the population in
Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijanis - 8,172,800 people (91 per cent); Lezgis - 180,300 (2 per
cent); Armenians - 120,300 (1.3 per cent); Russians - 119,300 (1.3 per
cent); Talis - 112,000 (1.3 per cent); Avars - 49,800 (0.6 per cent);
Turks - 38,000 (0.4 per cent); Tatars - 25,900 (0.3 per cent); Tats -
25,200 (0.3 per cent); Ukrainians - 21,500 (0.3 per cent); Saxurs -
12,300 (0.1 per cent); Georgians - 9,900 (0.1 per cent); Jews - 9,100
(0.1 per cent); Kurds - 6,100 (0.1 per cent); Qrizs - 4,400 (0.04 per
cent); Udins - 3,800 (0.04 per cent); Xinaliqs - 2,200 (0.02 per
cent); other ethnic groups - 9,500 (0.1 per cent). As stated above,
the national census was held from 13 to 22 April 2009 and the people
were asked to identify their ethnicity. Those polled indicated their
ethnicity voluntarily.
The same number of the Nagornyy Karabakh Armenians was stated as in
the 1999 census. In 1999 they were 120,700 people. The inquiry of
Modern.az website to the State Statistics Committee was about the
number of Armenians outside Karabakh as well as in Baku. However,
while responding to the inquiry on the ethnic composition of the
population, the State Statistics Committee did not reply to that
question. Obviously, Armenians living in Baku either concealed their
ethnicity or indicated other ethnicity during the latest national
census. For instance, as Azerbaijanis, Russians or other... [ellipses
as given]
The State Statistic Committee told our website that there has been a
considerable growth in the population since the latest census.
According to the information, as of 1 July 2011, this number has
reached 9.1m people.
July 16 2011
Country: The latest figures on ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan have
been made public"
[translated from Azeri]
While elaborating some indicators of the latest population census in
Azerbaijan, the ethnic composition of the population has also been
defined. Deputy Chairman of the State Statistics Committee Rauf
Salimov revealed this information in a reply to an inquiry of
modern.az website. During the 13-22 April 2009 national census, every
polled person defined his/her ethnicity and mother tongue voluntarily,
the committee said. The ethnicity and the mother tongue of the
children were recorded as their parents wished. Here is the latest
official information about the ethnic composition of the population in
Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijanis - 8,172,800 people (91 per cent); Lezgis - 180,300 (2 per
cent); Armenians - 120,300 (1.3 per cent); Russians - 119,300 (1.3 per
cent); Talis - 112,000 (1.3 per cent); Avars - 49,800 (0.6 per cent);
Turks - 38,000 (0.4 per cent); Tatars - 25,900 (0.3 per cent); Tats -
25,200 (0.3 per cent); Ukrainians - 21,500 (0.3 per cent); Saxurs -
12,300 (0.1 per cent); Georgians - 9,900 (0.1 per cent); Jews - 9,100
(0.1 per cent); Kurds - 6,100 (0.1 per cent); Qrizs - 4,400 (0.04 per
cent); Udins - 3,800 (0.04 per cent); Xinaliqs - 2,200 (0.02 per
cent); other ethnic groups - 9,500 (0.1 per cent). As stated above,
the national census was held from 13 to 22 April 2009 and the people
were asked to identify their ethnicity. Those polled indicated their
ethnicity voluntarily.
The same number of the Nagornyy Karabakh Armenians was stated as in
the 1999 census. In 1999 they were 120,700 people. The inquiry of
Modern.az website to the State Statistics Committee was about the
number of Armenians outside Karabakh as well as in Baku. However,
while responding to the inquiry on the ethnic composition of the
population, the State Statistics Committee did not reply to that
question. Obviously, Armenians living in Baku either concealed their
ethnicity or indicated other ethnicity during the latest national
census. For instance, as Azerbaijanis, Russians or other... [ellipses
as given]
The State Statistic Committee told our website that there has been a
considerable growth in the population since the latest census.
According to the information, as of 1 July 2011, this number has
reached 9.1m people.