1914 population statistics for the Ottoman Empire
1914 population statistics for the Ottoman Empire was collected and published at Memalik-i Osmaniyyenin 1330 Senesi Nutus Istatistiki .[lower-alpha 1][1] These statistics were prepared by using the figures from the 1905–06 census of the Ottoman Empire and reflecting births and deaths registered in six years from last (exact registrations). The register states that birth and mortality rate used on "nomads" such as the nomadic Nestorians.[2]
The 1914 census list reflected major changes in the territorial boundaries and administrative division of the Ottoman state.[3] The population statistics and Ottoman general election, 1914 were major population sources. 18,520,015 was the population.[4] The grand total for 1914 showed a "net gain" of 1,131,454 from 1905-1906. The data reflects the loss of territory and population in Europe due to Balkan Wars, as the total net gain figure would be 3,496,068. [5]
Census Data
As a result of the substantial territorial losses in Europe suffered during the Balkan wars, the total population of the empire fell to 18,520,016, of whom an even larger percentage than before, 15,044,846, was Muslim, with 1,729,738 Greek Orthodox, 1,161,169 Armenian Gregorian, 187,073 Jewish, 62,468 Greek Catholic, 68,838 Armenian Catholic, and 65,844 Protestant. No separate figures were given for Franks. [6]
Capital was an important location due to expulsions from Balkan Wars. Istanbul increased slightly, to 909,978, excluding Franks, with 560,434 Muslims, 205,375 Greek Orthodox, 72,963 Armenian Gregorian, 52,126 Jews, 387 Greek Catholics, 9,918 Armenian Catholics, 1,213 Protestants, and 2,905 Latins.[7]
AdministrativeUnit Muslims Greeks Armenians Jews Greek CatholicArmenian CatholicProtestant Latins Syriac SyriacOld Chaldeans Jacobites Maronites Samarians Nestorians Yezidies Gypsies Druzes Crossacks Bulgarians Serbians Wallachians Total Edirne 360417 224459 19725 22515 21 48 115 631094 Erzurum 673297 4859 125657 10 5 8720 2241 815432 İstanbul 560434 205375 72962 52126 387 9918 1213 909978 Adana 341903 8537 50139 66 437 2511 5036 411023 Ankara 877285 20226 44507 1026 14 7069 2381 953817 Aydın 1249067 299096 19395 35041 1 892 479 1608742 Bitlis 309999 114704 2788 1640 437479 Beyrut 648314 87244 1188 15052 24210 277 3823 824873 Halep 576320 13772 35104 12193 8182 5739 8643 667790 Hüdavendigar 474114 74927 58921 4126 1278 992 616227 Diyarbekir 492101 1822 55890 2085 113 9960 7376 619825 Suriye 791582 60978 413 10140 27662 247 1873 918409 Sivas 939735 75324 143406 344 3693 4575 1169443 Trabzon 921128 161574 37549 8 1350 1338 1122947 Kastamonu 737302 20958 8959 8 767227 Konya 750712 25071 12971 4 79 254 789308 Mamuretülaziz 446379 971 76070 3751 8043 538227 Van 179380 1 67792 1383 259141 Eskişehir 140578 2613 8276 728 316 215 152726 Antalya 235762 12385 630 250 249686 Urfa 149384 2 15161 865 1557 1652 170988 İçil 102034 2500 341 10 7 105194 İzmit 226859 40048 55403 428 449 1937 325153 Bolu 399281 5146 2961 20 5 9 2 408648 Canik 265950 98739 27058 27 261 1257 393302 Çatalca 20048 36797 842 1480 59756 Zor 65770 18 67 2 27 215 1 66294 Kudüs-i Şerif 266044 26035 1310 21259 1086 1733 328168 Karahisar-i Sahip 277659 632 7437 7 2 9 285820 Karesi 359804 97497 8544 362 109 51 472970 Kale-i Sultaniye 149903 8541 2474 3642 9 67 165815 Kayseri 184292 26590 48659 1515 2018 263074 Kütahya 303348 8755 3910 638 316894 Maraş 152645 11 27842 251 23 4480 6111 192555 Menteşe 188916 19923 12 1615 210874 Niğde 227100 58312 4890 45 769 291117 Total 15044846 1729738 1161169 187073 62468 67838 65844 24845 54750 4133 13211 6932 47406 164 8091 6957 11169 7385 1006 14908 1 82 18520016
Bibliography
- Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres. p. 242.
- Shaw, Stanford J. (1978). "The Ottoman Census System and Population, 1831-1914". Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 9 (3): 325–338.
Notes
- ↑ Population statistics of the Ottoman state in the year 1914 in Istanbul, 1919
References
- ↑ (Karpat 1985, pp. 189)
- ↑ (Karpat 1985, pp. 189)
- ↑ (Karpat 1985, pp. 190)
- ↑ (Karpat 1985, pp. 190)
- ↑ (Karpat 1985, pp. 190)
- ↑ Shaw 1978, p. 335
- ↑ Shaw 1978, p. 335
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