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The first '''Armenian census''' after the [[History of the Soviet Union (1985–1991)#Yeltsin and the dissolution of the USSR|dissolution of the Soviet Union]] was conducted by the [[Armenia|Republic of Armenia]] in 2001-2002.  The [[Azgayin Zhoghov]] (National Assembly) adopted the law "On Census" in 1999, but the government lacked the necessary funds to carry out the count immediately.  According to Armenian law, a census must take place every 10 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.country-studies.com/armenia/ethnic-minorities.html | title=Country Studies: Armenia: Ethnic Minorities|accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref>

It is worth noting the demographic trends in modern Armenia during its history.  While [[Armenians]] formed a consistent majority, [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijanis]] were historically the second largest population in the republic under [[Armenian SSR|Soviet rule]] (forming about 10% by 1939<ref name="1939census">{{ru icon}} [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_39.php?reg=6 The All-Union Population Census of 1939]. ''Demoscope.ru''</ref>).  However, due to hostilities with neighboring Azerbaijan over the disputed region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] virtually all Azeris emigrated from Armenia.  Conversely, Armenia received a large influx of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, thus giving Armenia a more homogeneous character.  This forceful population exchange also had an impact on the Christian [[Udi people]] of Azerbaijan, many of whom were perceived as Armenians due to close cultural ties between both peoples.<ref name="udis">{{cite news 
  | title = Muslim Kurds and Christian Udis
  | publisher = Hetq Online
  | date = 2006-11-13
  | url =http://www.hetq.am/eng/society/0611-udis.html
  | accessdate = 2006-11-13 }}</ref>  The number of Udis residing in Armenia has increased from 19 in 1989<ref name="1989census">{{ru icon}} [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php?reg=13 The All-Union Population Census of 1989]. ''Demoscope.ru''</ref> to about 200 by 2006.<ref name="udis" />

Additionally since independence, several other ethnic groups have emigrated especially [[Russians]] (who decreased from 51,555 persons in 1989<ref name="1989census" /> to 14,660 in 2001<ref name="2001census">[http://docs.armstat.am/census/pdfs/51.pdf Information from the 2001 Armenian National Census]</ref>), [[Ukrainians]] (8,341 in 1989<ref name="1989census" /> to 1,633 in 2001<ref name="2001census" />), [[Greeks]] (4,650 in 1989<ref name="1989census" /> to 1,176 in 2001<ref name="2001census" />), and [[Belarusians]] (1,061 in 1989<ref name="1989census" /> to 160 in 2001<ref name="minorities">Garnik Asatryan and Victoria Arakelova, ''[http://www.osce.org/documents/oy/2002/01/148_en.pdf The Ethnic Minorities of Armenia]'', Routledge, part of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], 2002</ref>).  The numbers of [[Yazidi|Yazidis]], [[Kurdish people|Kurds]], and [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] have remained consistent for the most part (though approximately 2,000 Assyrians have left Armenia between 1989<ref name="1989census" /> and 2001<ref name="2001census" />).  [[Georgians]] have also historically been counted among the largest ethnic groups in modern Armenia, though it is likely that their numbers have dropped substantially since the 1989 Soviet census when they numbered 1,364 persons.<ref name="1989census" />

==Soviet Armenia censuses==
{| align=center border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 0 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:left; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="text-align:center; background: #efefef; border-bottom:2px solid gray;"
! Year
! Total
! Urban
! Rural
! Armenians
! Azerbaijanis
! Russians
! Yazidis/Kurds
! Ukrainians
! Assyrians
! Greeks
! Georgians
! Belarusians
! Others
|-
|align="center" |'''1926''' <ref name="1926census">{{ru icon}} [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_26.php?reg=2314 The All-Union Population Census of 1926]. ''Demoscope.ru''</ref>
|align="left" |878,929
|align="left" |165,908 (18.8%)
|align="left" |713,021 (81.1%)
|align="left" |743,571 (84.5%)
|align="left" |83,181<sup>1</sup> (9.4%)
|align="left" |19,548 (2.2%)
|align="left" |15,262<sup>2</sup> (1.7%)
|align="left" |2,826 (0.3%)
|align="left" |N/A
|align="left" |2,980 (0.3%)
|align="left" |274 (0.03%)
|align="left" |360 (0.04%)
|align="left" |10,927 (1.2%)
|-
|align="center" |'''1939''' <ref name="1939census" />
|align="left" |1,282,338
|align="left" |N/A
|align="left" |N/A
|align="left" |1,061,997 (82.8%)
|align="left" |130,896 (10.2%)
|align="left" |51,464 (4%)
|align="left" |20,481 (1.5%)
|align="left" |5,496 (0.4%)
|align="left" |3,280 (0.2%)
|align="left" |4,181 (0.3%)
|align="left" |652 (0.05%)
|align="left" |458 (0.03%)
|align="left" |3,433 (0.2%)
|-
|align="center" |'''1959''' <ref name="1959census">{{ru icon}} [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_59.php?reg=9 The All-Union Population Census of 1959]. ''Demoscope.ru''</ref>
|align="left" |1,763,048
|align="left" |N/A
|align="left" |N/A
|align="left" |1,551,610 (88%)
|align="left" |107,748 (6.1%)
|align="left" |56,477 (3.2%)
|align="left" |25,627 (1.4%)
|align="left" |5,593 (0.3%)
|align="left" |N/A
|align="left" |4,976 (0.2%)
|align="left" |816 (0.04%)
|align="left" |805 (0.04%)
|align="left" |9,396 (0.5%)
|-
|align="center" |'''1970''' <ref name="1970census">{{ru icon}} [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_70.php?reg=13 The All-Union Population Census of 1970]. ''Demoscope.ru''</ref>
|align="left" |2,491,873
|align="left" |1,481,532 (59.4%)
|align="left" |1,010,341 (40.5%)
|align="left" |2,208,327 (88.6%)
|align="left" |148,189 (5.9%)
|align="left" |66,108 (2.6%)
|align="left" |37,486 (1.5%)
|align="left" |8,390 (0.3%)
|align="left" |5,544 (0.2%)
|align="left" |5,690 (0.2%)
|align="left" |1,439 (0.05%)
|align="left" |1,179 (0.04%)
|align="left" |9,521 (0.3%)
|-
|align="center" |'''1979''' <ref name="1979census">{{ru icon}} [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_79.php?reg=13 The All-Union Population Census of 1979]. ''Demoscope.ru''</ref>
|align="left" |3,037,259
|align="left" |1,992,539 (65.7%)
|align="left" |1,038,208 (34.3%)
|align="left" |2,724,975 (89.7%)
|align="left" |160,841 (5.2%)
|align="left" |70,336 (2.3%)
|align="left" |50,822 (1.6%)
|align="left" |8,900 (0.2%)
|align="left" |6,183 (0.2%)
|align="left" |5,653 (0.1%)
|align="left" |1,314 (0.04%)
|align="left" |1,183 (0.03%)
|align="left" |7,052 (0.2%)
|-
|align="center" |'''1989''' <ref name="1989census" />
|align="left" |3,304,776
|align="left" |2,229,540 (67.8%)
|align="left" |1,058,137 (32.2%)
|align="left" |3,083,616 (93.3%)
|align="left" |84,860 (2.5%)
|align="left" |51,555 (1.5%)
|align="left" |56,127 (1.6%)
|align="left" |8,341 (0.2%)
|align="left" |5,963 (0.1%)
|align="left" |4,650 (0.1%)
|align="left" |1,364 (0.04%)
|align="left" |1,061 (0.03%)
|align="left" |7,239 (0.2%)
|-
|}
<sup>1</sup> <small>Azerbaijanis were simply referred to as "Turks" in the 1926 census, though it should be noted that [[Turkish people|Turks from Turkey]] were counted separately as "Ottoman Turks." Figure also includes the Azerbaijani subgroup of [[Karapapak|Karapapaks]] who were distinguished as a separate ethnic group in the 1926 census but were counted as ethnic Azerbaijanis in subsequent censuses.</small>

<sup>2</sup> <small>Includes numbers of both Yazidi and Kurdish populations which were counted separately in the 1926 census but were combined in subsequent censuses.</small>

==Republican Armenia censuses==

{| align=center border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 0 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:left; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="text-align:center; background: #efefef; border-bottom:2px solid gray;"
! Year
! Total
! Urban
! Rural
! Armenians
! Yazidis
! Russians
! Assyrians
! Ukrainians
! Kurds
! Greeks
! Others
|-
|align="center" |'''2001''' <ref name="2001census" />
|align="left" |3,213,011
|align="left" |2,066,153 (64.3%)
|align="left" |1,146,858 (35.7%)
|align="left" |3,145,354 (97.9%)
|align="left" |40,620 (1.2%)
|align="left" |14,660 (0.4%)
|align="left" |3,409 (0.1%)
|align="left" |1,633 (0.05%)
|align="left" |1,519 (0.04%)
|align="left" |1,176 (0.03%)
|align="left" |4,640 (0.1%)
|-
|}

==References==
===Footnotes===
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==See also==
*[[Demographics of Armenia]]

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[[Category:Demographics of Armenia]]
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