Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan (Template:Lang-az) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Kazakh citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. According to the 2009 census, there were 85,292 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in Kazakhstan;[1] Azerbaijanis comprised 0.5% of Kazakhstan's population and were the country's tenth-largest ethnic minority.[1] Most Azerbaijani-Kazakhs have immigrated to Kazakhstan from the Republic of Azerbaijan; a small group of Iranian Azerbaijanis trapped by the Bolshevik taking of power in 1918 were also forced into Kazakhstan in 1938.[2][3][4]
| Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan according to official censuses | |||||||
| Census | Azerbaijanis | % of Kazakh population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 12,996[5] | 0.2% | |||||
| 1959 | 38,362[6] | 0.4% | |||||
| 1970 | 56,166[7] | 0.4% | |||||
| 1979 | 73,345[8] | 0.5% | |||||
| 1989 | 90,083[9] | 0.5% | |||||
| 1999 | 78,325[10] | 0.5% | |||||
| 2009 | 85,292[10] | 0.5% | |||||
See also
References
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