Armenians in Tbilisi
The Armenians have historically been one of the main ethnic groups in the city of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Armenians are the largest ethnic minority in Tbilisi at 4.8% of the population. Armenians migrated to the Georgian lands in the Middle Ages, during the Muslim rule of Armenia. They formed the single largest group of city's population in the 19th century. Official Georgian statistics of 2014 put the number of Armenians in Tbilisi at 53,409 people.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 55,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tbilisi | |
| Languages | |
| Armenian | |
| Religion | |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Armenians in Georgia |
| Year | TOTAL | Armenians | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1801-3 | 20,000 | 14,860 | 74.3% |
| 1864/65 winter | 60,085 | 28,404 | 47.3% |
| 1864/65 summer | 71,051 | 31,180 | 43.9% |
| 1876 | 104,024 | 37,610 | 36.1% |
| 1897 | 159,590 | 41,151 | 36.4% |
| 1916 | 346,766 | 149,294 | 43% |
| 1926 | 294,044 | 100,148 | 34.1% |
| 1939 | 519,220 | 137,331 | 26.4% |
| 1959 | 694,664 | 149,258 | 21.5% |
| 1970 | 889,020 | 150,205 | 16.9% |
| 1979 | 1,052,734 | 152,767 | 14.5% |
| 2002 | 1,081,679 | 82,586 | 7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,108,717 | 53,409 | 4.8% |
Tbilisi or Tiflis (as most Armenians call it) was the center of cultural life of Armenians in the Russian Empire from early 19th century to early 20th century.
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