The 1914 Ottoman census was collected and published as the ''Memalik-i Osmaniyyenin 1330 Senesi Nütus Istatistiki''.
These statistics were prepared by using the figures from the
1905–06 census of the Ottoman Empire
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and reflecting births and deaths registered in six years from last. The register states that
birth
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and
mortality rate
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used on "nomads" such as the nomadic Nestorians.
The 1914 census list reflected major changes in the territorial boundaries and administrative division of the Ottoman state.
The population statistics and
1914 Ottoman general election
General elections were held in the Ottoman Empire in 1914.Hasan Kayalı (1995"Elections and the Electoral Process in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1919"''International Journal of Middle East Studies'', Vol. 27, No. 3, pp 265–286 The Committee of Uni ...
were major population sources. The empire's total population was provided as 18,520,015.
The grand total for 1914 showed a "net gain" of 1,131,454 from the
1905-06 Ottoman census survey. The data reflects the loss of territory and population in Europe due to
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and def ...
, as the total net gain figure would be 3,496,068.
The census underestimated non-Muslim populations. For example, in Diyarbekir the Armenian population was reported at 73,226 in the 1914 Ottoman census, but in September 1915
Mehmed Reshid
Mehmed Reshid ( tr, Mehmet Reşit Şahingiray; 8 February 1873 – 6 February 1919) was an Ottoman physician, official of the Committee of Union and Progress, and governor of the Diyarbekir Vilayet (province) of the Ottoman Empire during Worl ...
announced that he had
deported 120,000 Armenians from the province.
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 counted as Muslim, with 1,729,738 as Greek Orthodox, 1,161,169 as Armenian Gregorian, 187,073 as Jewish, 68,838 as Armenian Catholic, 65,844 as Protestant, and 62,468 as Greek Catholic. No separate figures were given for Franks.
The capital, Constantinople (Istanbul) was an important location due to expulsions from Balkan Wars. According to the 1914 census, its population increased slightly, to 909,978, excluding Franks, with 560,434
Muslims, 205,375
Greek Orthodox, 72,963
Armenian Gregorian, 52,126
Jews, 9,918
Armenian Catholics
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, 2,905
Roman Catholics, 1,213
Protestants, and 387
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