This table is based on statistics from 1928 and 1940, according to:
Alkis Rigos, I defteri Elliniki Dimokratia: 1924-1935, Themelio, Athens 1988.
NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN GREECE
ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS OF 1928 AND 1940
MINORITIES |
LANGUAGE |
RELIGION |
Census of 1928 |
% |
Census of 1940 |
% |
Turks |
Turkish |
Muslims |
86,506 |
1.39 |
94,509 |
1.29 |
Pomaks |
special Bulgarian dialect
|
Muslims |
16,755 |
0.27 |
18,086 |
0.25 |
Albanians (Tsamides) |
Albanian |
Muslims |
18,598 |
0.30 |
49,629 |
0.68 |
Slav/Macedonians |
Slav/Macedonian |
Orthodox |
81,844 |
1.32 |
94,509 |
1.29 |
Vlachs |
Vlach (special Latin dialect) |
Orthodox |
19,679 |
0.32 |
57,263 |
0.78 |
Armenians |
Armenian |
Orthodox Arians |
31,038 |
0.50 |
26,796 |
0.36 |
Sephardic Jews |
Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish) |
Jews |
63,000 |
1.02 |
52,706 |
0.36 |
Romaniot Jews |
Greek |
Jews |
9,090 |
0.15 |
- |
- |
Greek Catholics |
Greek |
Catholics |
27,747 |
0.45 |
- |
- |
Various |
. |
. |
30,685 |
0.49 |
41,244 |
0.56 |
TOTAL |
. |
. |
384,942 |
6.20 |
426,312 |
5.80 |
Total Population |
. |
. |
6,204,684 |
100 |
7,344,860 |
100 |
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