Goris 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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- Armenian
All observations · 6 rows
| Year | Group | Share | Population | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Armenian | 75% | 3,000 | First General Census of the Russian Empire, 1897 | Mixed Armenian-Azerbaijani. The 1948-53 deportation cleared the residual Azerbaijani villages of the Goris district. |
| 1897 | Azerbaijani | 23% | — | First General Census of the Russian Empire, 1897 | |
| 1989 | Armenian | 99% | 23,000 | All-Union Soviet Census of 1989 | |
| 2011 | Armenian | — | 20,591 | Armenia 2011 Population and Housing Census | |
| 2022 | Armenian | — | 23,800 | Armenia 2022 Population Census | Modest in-migration after the 2020 war and the 2023 Karabakh exodus, since Goris is the principal Armenian town adjacent to the corridor to Karabakh and to the Lachin corridor terminus. |
| 2024 | Armenian | — | 24,500 | Armenia 2022 Population Census | Modest growth post-2023 due to receiving displaced Karabakh Armenians. |