At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,393 in 308 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,405 people in 380 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,346 people in 409 households.[2]
^abسرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved19 June 2025.
^Karkaraq can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3771067" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای واقع در شهرستان اردبیل تابعه استان آذربایجان شرقی [Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ardabil County under East Azerbaijan province].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].شناسه [ID] FEB9CB78-0F1F-47EF-8168-BEAC75F0CE8B.شماره دوره [Course number] 66,شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived fromthe original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved18 June 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Ardabil Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved19 June 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province].Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian).مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved19 June 2025.
