Shusha
Demographics

Shusha

Section Title: Demographics
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Year	Armenians	Azerbaijanis	Others	Total

1851	15,194

1886	15,188	56.7%	11,595	43.3%	23	0.1%	26,806

1897	14,420	55.7%	10,778	41.6%	683	2.6%	25,881

1904	56.5%	43.2%	25,656

1916	23,396	53.3%	19,121	43.6%	1,352	3.1%	43,869

March 1920: Massacre and expulsion of Armenian population by Azerbaijan

1926	93	1.8%	4,900	96.4%	111	2.2%	5,104

1939	1,476	27.2%	3,701	68.2%	247	4.5%	5,424

1959	1,428	23.3%	4,453	72.8%	236	3.9%	6,117

1970	1,540	17.7%	6,974	80.2%	179	2.1%	8,693

1979	1,409	13.1%	9,216	85.5%	159	1.5%	10,784

September 1988: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Expulsion of Armenian population

1989	98%	15,039

May 1992: Capture by Armenian forces. Expulsion of Azerbaijani population

2005	3,105	100%	3,105

2009	3,900	100%	3,900

2015	4,446	100%	4,446

Sentence(s)

In 1851, the population of Shusha was 15,194 people and in 1916 there were 43,869, of which 23,396 were Armenians, and 19,121 were Azerbaijanis.

final_sentence: In 1851, the population of Shusha was 15,194 people and in 1916 there were 43,869, of which 23,396 were Armenians, and 19,121 were Azerbaijanis.