Demographic statistics of Fizuli for the 20th century

Qarabag.com presents reference information on the demographic data of Fizuli (formerly Karabulaq, Karyagino) (city, district) from 1904 to 1989. While compiling the material, official Russian and Soviet sources were used.

City of Fizuli

1904: 213 Russians lived in the village of Karabulaq.
[Caucasian calendar as of 1904, p. 125]

1912: 550 Russians lived in the village of Karyagino.
[Caucasian calendar as of 1912, p. 166]

1915: 400 Russians lived in the village of Karyagino.
[Caucasian calendar as of 1915, p. 137]

1926:  Population – 3.160
Male – 1.708
Female – 1.452
[The population of Transcaucasia. All-Union Population Census. 1928, p. 6]

1931-1932: Population – 3.879
Male – 2.105
Female – 1.774

Ethnic composition

Turks – 3.318
Armenians – 418
Russians – 137

The number of literate persons – 1.677
[The population census of Azerbaijan in 1931.1932, pp. 106-107]

1959: Population – 7.597
Male – 3.633
Female – 3.964
[All – Union Population Census of 1959]

1979: Population – 13.201
Male – 6.655
Female – 6.546

Ethnic composition

Azerbaijanis – 11.390
Armenians – 678
[All-Union Population Census of 1979]
[All-Union Population Census of 1979]

Fizuli district

1931-1932: Population -33.181
Male – 16.981
Female – 16.200

Ethnic composition

Turks – 32.281
Armenians – 195
Russians – 398

The number of literate persons – 6.225
[The population census of Azerbaijan in 1931.1932, pp. 210-211]

1939: Population – 43.487
Male – 22.695
Female – 20.792
[All – Union Population Census of 1939]

1970: Population – 67.397
Male – 32.959
Female – 34.438
[The number of the actual population of cities, urban-type settlements, districts and district centers of the USSR according to the census data as of January 15, 1970 for republics, territories and regions (except the RSFSR)]

1979: Population – 76013
Azerbaijanis – 73464
Armenian – 833
[All – Union Population Census of 1979]

1989: Population – 89.417
Male – 43.760
Female – 45.657
[All-Union Population Census of 1989]