A massive influx of Azerbaijanis migrated to Turkmenistan due to the devastating earthquake in Shamakhi in 1902. Beyler of Shamakhi settled mainly in Krasnovodsk and Ashabad (now known as Turkmenbashi and Ashgabad respectively).
The ethnic majority in Turkmenistan call themselves Turkmen. ==Demographic trends== The 17 January 1939 census showed a population of 1,251,883, of which 741.5 thousand Turkmen, 232.9 thousand Russians, 107.4 thousand Uzbeks, 61.4 thousand Kazakhs, 19.5 thousand Tatars, 8,300 Iranians, 5,400 Baloch, and 75.5 thousand other nationalities.
The population of Turkmenistan increased from 1.5 million in the 1959 census to 4.5 million in the 1995 census.
There has been a sharp decline in the Slavic ethnic groups (Russians and Ukrainians) and also Kazakhs and Tatars since independence (as captured in the 1979 and 1995 censuses).
Between 1989 and 2001 the number of Turkmen in Turkmenistan doubled (from 2.5 to 4.9 million), while the number of Russians dropped by two-thirds (from 334,000 to slightly over 100,000). == Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan == Formation of Azerbaijanis as an independent ethnic group in Turkmenistan coincides in the twentieth century.
The population of Turkmenistan increased from 1.5 million in the 1959 census to 4.5 million in the 1995 census.
There has been a sharp decline in the Slavic ethnic groups (Russians and Ukrainians) and also Kazakhs and Tatars since independence (as captured in the 1979 and 1995 censuses).
The population continued growing to over 5 million in 2001–2006. According to some sources, deteriorating economic conditions have led to massive emigration of Turkmenistanis to other countries in search of work, possibly as many as 1,879,413 between 2008 and 2018, inclusive.
According to data announced in Ashgabat in February 2001, 91% of the population are Turkmen, 3% are Uzbeks, and 2% are Russians.
Between 1989 and 2001 the number of Turkmen in Turkmenistan doubled (from 2.5 to 4.9 million), while the number of Russians dropped by two-thirds (from 334,000 to slightly over 100,000). == Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan == Formation of Azerbaijanis as an independent ethnic group in Turkmenistan coincides in the twentieth century.
The population continued growing to over 5 million in 2001–2006. According to some sources, deteriorating economic conditions have led to massive emigration of Turkmenistanis to other countries in search of work, possibly as many as 1,879,413 between 2008 and 2018, inclusive.
Between 2013 and 2019, the number of emigrants to Russia from Turkmenistan doubled.
The population continued growing to over 5 million in 2001–2006. According to some sources, deteriorating economic conditions have led to massive emigration of Turkmenistanis to other countries in search of work, possibly as many as 1,879,413 between 2008 and 2018, inclusive.
Between 2013 and 2019, the number of emigrants to Russia from Turkmenistan doubled.
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