Lankaran 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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- Talysh
- Azerbaijani
All observations · 5 rows
| Year | Group | Share | Population | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Talysh | 65% | 8,500 | First General Census of the Russian Empire, 1897 | Centre of the Talysh-majority region of southern Azerbaijan. The Russian Imperial census recorded Talysh as a distinct people; later Soviet censuses tended to absorb them into "Azerbaijani" with notes. |
| 1897 | Azerbaijani | 30% | — | First General Census of the Russian Empire, 1897 | |
| 1989 | Azerbaijani | 90% | 47,000 | All-Union Soviet Census of 1989 | Soviet census reported essentially all Talysh as Azerbaijani; the underlying Talysh community persists. |
| 2009 | Azerbaijani | — | 51,000 | Azerbaijan 2009 Population Census | |
| 2024 | Azerbaijani | — | 53,000 | Azerbaijan 2009 Population Census |