Vanadzor 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
- Greek (Pontic / Anatolian)
All observations · 7 rows
| Year | Group | Share | Population | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Armenian | 50% | 1,300 | First General Census of the Russian Empire, 1897 | Then Karakilisa, a small mixed Armenian-Greek-Russian railway town in the Russian Imperial Tiflis Governorate. |
| 1897 | Greek (Pontic / Anatolian) | 25% | — | First General Census of the Russian Empire, 1897 | Pontic Greek railway and copper-mining workers. The community persisted into the late Soviet period. |
| 1939 | Armenian | 88% | — | All-Union Population Census of 1939 | Then Kirovakan. Substantial industrial expansion 1930s-1950s. |
| 1989 | Armenian | 97% | 173,000 | All-Union Soviet Census of 1989 | Pre-earthquake peak. Heavily damaged by the 1988 earthquake. |
| 2011 | Armenian | — | 86,199 | Armenia 2011 Population and Housing Census | |
| 2022 | Armenian | — | 75,058 | Armenia 2022 Population Census | Continuing population decline since the 1988 earthquake and the post-Soviet industrial collapse. |
| 2024 | Armenian | — | 75,000 | Armenia 2022 Population Census |