Demographics of the Ottoman Empire
The demographics of the Ottoman Empire include population density, ethnicity, education level, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1520 | 11,692,000 | — |
| 1566 | 15,000,000 | +28.3% |
| 1683 | 30,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 1831 | 27,230,000 | −9.2% |
| 1856 | 35,350,000 | +29.8% |
| 1881–93 | 17,388,000 | −50.8% |
| 1905 | 20,884,000 | +20.1% |
| 1906 | 20,975,345 | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 14,629,000 | −30.3% |
Lucy Mary Jane Garnett stated in the 1904 book Turkish Life in Town and Country, published in 1904, that "No country in the world, perhaps, contains a population so heterogeneous as that of Turkey."
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