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The article examines the results of the post-Soviet census of Moldova which was conducted in 2004. It analyzes major national and regional level changes in population size, urban/rural distribution, and ethnicity since the last Soviet-era census in 1989. It mentions that the major element which complicates the analysis is the de facto secession in 1992 of an eastern region of the country.

The article presents a study which examines the population trends and patterns in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) as illustrated by data from the October 2005 census. It evaluates the national and regional total populations, including nationality composition, migration and the trends in urbanization, from the war-torn republic. The results of the Soviet census in the region, particularly the difference of population in the NKR from the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan, are discussed.

The article presents the result of a study on the first post-Soviet census of Armenia. The study examines the national and regional trends in Armenia's urban and rural population as well as the country's urbanization on the basis of the 2001 census data. The country experienced a sharp decline in population in the period 1989-2001, despite the continued natural increase because of net emigration.

The article presents the summary of the most important national regional, and sub-regional population trends in the post-Soviet census of Georgia. The author analyzes some important national and regional-level growth in population, urban and rural distribution, and ethnic association in the country. Fertility, mortality, natural increase, migration, and nationality patterns was also described, especially their impact on population trends.

The article examines national and regional population trends in Tajikistan. Tajikistan, like a number of other countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU), recently (January 20-27, 2000) conducted a census--its first as an independent country. This article describes and analyzes national total, urban, and rural population trends in Tajikistan between 1989, the year of the last census of the FSU and 2000, as well as examines general trends in the redistribution of Tajikistan's population. Fertility, mortality, natural increase (fertility minus mortality), migration and nationality patterns are also discussed, particularly with respect to their impact on the more general population trends.

The article reports on national and regional population trends in Ukraine. In late 22001, Ukraine, which is by far and away the second populous country of the former Soviet Union (FSU), conducted its first population census in the post-Soviet period. Data by oblast from the census of Ukraine, conducted December 5, 2001, are published for the total, urban, and rural populations as well as the for major nationalities of the oblasts. Whereas general national and regional total, urban, and rural population data are based on and presented for both the de facto and de jure concepts.

This paper describes and analyzes the chief national and regional population trends to emerge in Azerbaijan between 1989, the year of the last Soviet Union census, and 1999, Focus is on the national total, urban, and rural population and urbanization trends, and especially to trends in such characteristics among the more than 60 rayons. In addition, fertility, mortality, natural increase (fertility minus mortality), migration, and nationality patterns, as well as the impact of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, are also addressed when appropriate, particularly with regard to their impact on those more general trends.

In this article, the author has attempted to investigate briefly the major nationality population trends and patterns in Belarus during the intercensal period of 1989-1999. At the nationwide level, results revealed that of the major nationalities, only the ethnic Belarusians experienced a total population increase, although it was only a slight one. In contrast, the ethnic Russian and Ukrainian populations declined especially sharply. As a result, the Belarusian share of the total population increased to over 80 percent in 1999 and the second-ranking Russian share dropped to barely more than 10 percent. The Belarusian share of the urban population increased appreciably, although their corresponding share of the rural population declined slightly. This study provides some initial observations on the general nationality population trends and patterns that have emerged from first census of post-Soviet Belarus.

Presents a study that analyzed the urban and rural population change within 1989-2002 in Belarus. Urbanization trends between 1989 and 1999; Impact of the Chernobyl' nuclear power plant disaster on the population of the country; Factors affecting the increase of urban population in the country.

Examines nationwide and regional total, urban and rural population change in Kyrgyzstan for 1989 to 1999 with selected updates to 2001. Total population trends by nationality; National urbanization trends by nationality; Relationship between regional population change and nationality composition