Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 85,292 (Census 2009)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Astana • Almaty • Merki | |
| Languages | |
| Azerbaijani • Kazakh • Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominately Shia Islam, with Christian minority[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Azerbaijani diaspora |
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Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan are part of the greater 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.[3][4][5]
Population
[edit]According to 2009 national census 94.8% of Azerbaijanis Kazakhstanis identify as Muslims, and 2.5% as Christians and 1.8% as Atheists.[2]
| Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan according to official censuses | |||||||
| Census | Azerbaijanis | % of Kazakh population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 12,996[6] | 0.2% | |||||
| 1959 | 38,362[7] | 0.4% | |||||
| 1970 | 56,166[8] | 0.4% | |||||
| 1979 | 73,345[9] | 0.5% | |||||
| 1989 | 90,083[10] | 0.5% | |||||
| 1999 | 78,325[11] | 0.5% | |||||
| 2009 | 85,292[11] | 0.5% | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ethnic Composition of Kazakhstan Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (2009 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Visa Blog". www.ivisa.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ ""ايران کوچک" در دل قزاقستان".
- ^ مجله فرهنگ کوثر اسفند1376، شماره 12 شیعیان مرکه hawzah.net (in Persian)
- ^ "فقط عشق به حسین(ع) برای آنها مانده بود". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1970 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ a b Агентство РК по статистике. "ПЕРЕПИСЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН 2009 ГОДА" (PDF). p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
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