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Demographics over time · Khojaly · absolute population + headcount
  • Azerbaijani
01.6k3.2k4.7k6.3k6.3kEVENTSAzerbaijani6.3k2001.5k1989199220241992massacre
YearGroupSharePopulationSourceNotes
1989Azerbaijani88%6,300All-Union Soviet Census of 1989Azerbaijani-majority town adjacent to Stepanakert; the only NKAO airport was located here.
1989Armenian11%All-Union Soviet Census of 1989
1992Azerbaijani200Report on the Mass Violations of Human Rights in KhojalyAfter the 26 February 1992 [[event:khojaly-massacre-1992|Khojaly massacre]] the town was abandoned. Azerbaijani population effectively zero through 1994-2020.
2024Azerbaijani1,500AzStat and government reports on resettlement of Karabakh and surrounding districts, 2021-2024Azerbaijani settlers placed under the post-2020 "Great Return" programme.