As may be seen from the chart above, in the Ottoman census of 1831, Christians constituted the sole inhabitants of this settlement, while at the turn of the century there were one or two Muslim inhabitants living in the village. The population steadily increased during the British period, growing from 225 in 1901 to 316 in 1946, before declining to 286 in 1960. The population continued to decline during the period of independence, such that there were only 239 inhabitants in 1973.
Displacement:
All of the village’s inhabitants were displaced in 1974, as between July and August 1974 they fled from the advancing Turkish army to the southern part of the island. Currently, like the rest of the displaced Greek Cypriots, the villagers of Agridaki are scattered throughout the island’s south, with some pockets in Nicosia. The displaced population of Agridaki may be estimated at around 240, since its population was 239 in 1973.
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Current Inhabitants:
In 1975, the village was used for the settlement of displaced Turkish Cypriots from the southern part of the divide. They were mainly from the Paphos villages of Zacharia/Tatlıca(343) and Lapithiou/Bozalan(316). The majority of the youth have left the village to work in Nicosia, and the village’s remaining inhabitants are mostly elderly. As a result, more than half of the village is currently uninhabited. In the 2006 census, the village’s population was only 87, or only about one-third of its 1960 population.
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