Vahe Sargsyan - Dynamics of the Armenian population of Georgia in 1959 – 2014 (According to the official census data)
13 Pages | 114-127 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-114 | Revceived on: 2023-03-15 | Reviewed on: 2023-04-16 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19
Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History
After the Second World War, from 1959 to1989, the number of Armenians living in the entire territory of Georgia decreased from 442.9 thousand to 437.2 thousand people (decrease by 5.7 thousand). During the same period, the number of Azerbaijanis increased more than twice: from 153.6 thousand to 307.6 thousand people.
The number of Armenians in Georgia sharply declined in the post-Soviet period. According to the official census of Georgia in 1989 and 2002, the number of Armenians in Georgia decreased by 188,282 people in 13 years.
KeywordsGeorgia Abkhazia South Ossetia Armenians census official statistics dynamics assimilation.