Cyprus Population Change 1960-1978/1982 By Thumboy21 Watch

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This map shows population change by village in Cyprus between 1960 and 1978 (in the North) or 1982 (in the South). These years include the outbreaks of ethnic violence and the Turkish invasion of 1974. There are a few factors and trends to consider:



1. Ethnic cleansing and forced migration was common during this period. As you can see, most villages in North Cyprus had a population decline due to the Illegal Turkish invasion and occupation where almost all Greeks (who made up 70% of the pre-war population) were forced out. This also led to population increases in the border areas where most of the refugees settled. This was particularly shown in Nicosia and Larnaca suburbs, which ended with populations more than 4 times their 1960 populations. On the other side, many Turkish villages were depopulated and their inhabitants went to the North after the invasion.

2. Urbanization also occurred a lot during this time as Cyprus was modernising, with the populations of rural areas, particularly in Paphos district and the Troodos mountains seeing large falls in population, while cities grew. There was also a high emigration rate due to both the conflict and poor living conditions, which also contributed to the demographic decline of the rural areas.



Overall, the population growth of Cyprus was fairly slow during this period. Although birth rates were still high, the conflict as well as poverty led to high emigration rates.



1960:

Total - 574,013 (77.1% Greek, 18.2% Turk, 4.8% Other)

North - 224,276 (70.3% Greek, 24.6% Turk, 5.1% Other)

South - 349,737 (81.4% Greek, 14% Turk, 4.5% Other)



1982:

Total - 665,337

North - 153,239

South - 512,098



2011:

Total - 1,134,803 (59.9% Greek, 24.2% Turk, 15.9% Other)

North - 294,396 (0.2% Greek, 92.8% Turk, 7.1% Other)

South - 840,407 (80.9% Greek, 0.2% Turk, 18.9% Other)



Key:

Dark Green - Extreme increase (More than 400% growth)

Green - Significant increase

Yellow - Small change (Less than 20% either way)

Red - Significant decrease

Dark Red - Depopulation

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Published : Mar 30, 2018