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Bitlis vilayet demographics
Every documented census and post-Soviet observation, on a single shared timeline. Hover any chart point or population bar for the source-by-source breakdown.
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All observations · 5 rows
| Year | Group | Share | Population | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | Armenian | 33% | — | Ottoman Population, 1830-1914: Demographic and Social Characteristics | |
| 1878 | Kurdish | 55% | — | Ottoman Population, 1830-1914: Demographic and Social Characteristics | |
| 1912 | Armenian | — | 195,000 | Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople census of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire (1912-13) | Armenian Patriarchate enumeration. Approximately 30% of the vilayet. |
| 1914 | Armenian | — | 119,132 | Ottoman Population, 1830-1914: Demographic and Social Characteristics | Ottoman state census 1914. |
| 1927 | Armenian | — | 0 | The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History | Armenian population of Bitlis-Muş effectively zero after the 1915 in-place massacres. |