Azerbaijanis in Belarus

Azerbaijanis in Belarus
*Belarus azərbaycanlıları*
Total population
	5,567 (Census 2009) and 7.000 (Estimate)
Regions with significant populations
	Minsk
Languages
	Azerbaijani, Belarusian and Russian
Religion
	Predominantly Muslim

Azerbaijanis in Belarus (Azerbaijani: Belarus azərbaycanlıları, Belarusian: Азербайджанцы ў Беларусі/Azěrbajdžancy w Bělarusi) are a small Azerbaijani diaspora in Belarus, and are Belarusian citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. Azerbaijan and Belarus both used to be the part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union. Currently there are over 5,567 (0.1%) Azerbaijanis in Belarus.^[1] A well-known TV host in Belarus, Leila Ismailava, is also an Azerbaijani.

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Ethnic group	census 1959¹		census 1970²		census 1979³		census 1989⁴		census 1999⁵		census 2009⁶
Ethnic group	1,402	0.0	1,335	0.0	2,654	0.0	5,009	0.1	6,300	0.1	5,567	0.1
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Demographics

Total population
5,567 (Census 2009)^[1] and 7.000 (Estimate)^[2]
Regions with significant populations
Minsk
Languages
Azerbaijani, Belarusian and Russian
Religion
Predominantly Muslim