Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan

Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan
Qırğızıstan azərbaycanlıları

Total population
17,267 (0.3%)(Census 2009)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Bishkek
Languages
Azerbaijani • Kyrgyz • Russian
Religion
Predominantly Muslim
Related ethnic groups
Azerbaijani diaspora

Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan (Azerbaijani: Qırğızıstan azərbaycanlıları) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Kyrgyz citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan used to be part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. As of 2009, there were 17,267 Azerbaijanis resident in Kyrgyzstan.^[1]

Population of Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan according to ethnic group 1926–2014

census 1926^1		census 1939^2		census 1959^3		census 1970^4		census 1979^5		census 1989^6		census 1999^7		census 2009^7		estimate 2014^7
3,631	0.4	7,724	0.5	10,428	0.5	12,536	0.4	17,207	0.5	15,775	0.4	14,014	0.3	17,267	0.3	18,946	0.3
^1 Source: [1]. ^2 Source: [2]. ^3 Source: [3]. ^4 Source: [4]. ^5 Source: [5]. ^6 Source: [6]. ^7 Source: [7].

See also

• Azerbaijan–Kyrgyzstan relations
• Azerbaijani diaspora
• Turkic Council
• Demographics of Kyrgyzstan

References

1. Population and Housing Census 2009. Chapter 3.1. Resident population by nationality (PDF) (in Russian), Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010, retrieved 2021-12-14