South Ossetia
Demographics

South Ossetia

Section Title: Demographics
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Ethnicity	1926 census	1939 census	1959 census	1970 census	1979 census	1989 census	2015 census

Ossetians	60,351 (69.1%)	72,266 (68.1%)	63,698 (65.8%)	66,073 (66.5%)	65,077 (66.4%)	65,232 (66.2%)	48,146 (89.9%)

Georgians	23,538 (26.9%)	27,525 (25.9%)	26,584 (27.5%)	28,125 (28.3%)	28,187 (28.8%)	28,544 (29.0%)	3,966 (7.4%)

Russians	157 (0.2%)	2,111 (2.0%)	2,380 (2.5%)	1,574 (1.6%)	2,046 (2.1%)	2,128 (2.2%)	610 (1.1%)

Armenians	1,374 (1.6%)	1,537 (1.4%)	1,555 (1.6%)	1,254 (1.3%)	953 (1.0%)	984 (1.0%)	378 (0.7%)

Jews	1,739 (2.0%)	1,979 (1.9%)	1,723 (1.8%)	1,485 (1.5%)	654 (0.7%)	396 (0.4%)

Others	216 (0.2%)	700 (0.7%)	867 (0.9%)	910 (0.9%)	1,071 (1.1%)	1,453 (1.5%)	432 (0.8%)

Total	87,375	106,118	96,807	99,421	97,988	98,527	53,532

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According to the 2015 census conducted by South Ossetian authorities, the region's total population was 53,532, including 48,146 Ossetians (89.9%), 3,966 Georgians (7.4%), and 610 Russians.

final_sentence: According to the 2015 census conducted by South Ossetian authorities, the region's total population was 53,532, including 48,146 Ossetians (89.9%), 3,966 Georgians (7.4%), and 610 Russians.