Russia, as the largest country in the world, has great ethnic diversity, is a multinational state, and is home to over 190 ethnic groups nationwide. According to the population census at the end of 2021, more than 147.1 million people lived in Russia, which is 4.3 million more than in the 2010 census, or 3.03%. At the same time, only 130.587 million census participants indicated their nationality. The top ten largest nations besides Russians included in descending order: Tatars, Chechens, Bashkirs, Chuvash, Avars, Armenians, Ukrainians, Dargins and Kazakhs. Population censuses in Russia allow citizens to report their nationality according not only to their ancestry, but also to self-determination.[1] The 83 (or 85) federal subjects which together constitute the Russian Federation include:
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | %, | Number | % of total population | % of those who declared ethnicity | Number | % of total population | % of those who declared ethnicity | Number | % of total population | % of those who declared ethnicity | |||
Russians | Slavic | European Russia | 71,374,283 | 78.1% | 89,747,795 | 82.9% | 97,863,579 | 83.3% | 107,747,630 | 82.8% | 113,521,881 | 82.6% | 119,865,469 | 81.5% | 115,889,107 | 79.83% | 80.6% | 111,016,896 | 77.71% | 80.9% | 105,620,179 | 71.76% | 80.85% |
Tatars | Turkic | European Russia | 3,926,053 | 3.2% | 3,682,956 | 3.4% | 4,074,253 | 3.5% | 4,577,061 | 3.5% | 5,055,757 | 3.6% | 5,522,096 | 3.8% | 5,554,601 | 3.83% | 3.9% | 5,310,649 | 3.72% | 3.9% | 4,713,669 | 3.2% | 3.61% |
Chechens | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 318,361 | 0.34% | 400,325 | 0.37% | 261,311 | 0.22% | 572,220 | 0.44% | 712,161 | 0.52% | 898,999 | 0.61% | 1,360,253 | 0.95% | 0.95% | 1,431,360 | 1.00% | 1.04% | 1,674,854 | 1.14% | 1.28% |
Bashkir | Turkic | European Russia | 738,861 | 0.80% | 824,537 | 0.76% | 953,801 | 0.81% | 1,180,913 | 0.91% | 1,290,994 | 0.94% | 1,345,273 | 0.92% | 1,673,389 | 1.16% | 1.16% | 1,584,554 | 1.11% | 1.15% | 1,571,879 | 1.07% | 1.2% |
Chuvashs | Turkic | European Russia | 1,112,478 | 1.20% | 1,346,232 | 1.24% | 1,436,218 | 1.22% | 1,637,028 | 1.26% | 1,689,847 | 1.23% | 1,773,645 | 1.21% | 1,637,094 | 1.14% | 1.14% | 1,435,872 | 1.01% | 1.05% | 1,067,139 | 0.73% | 0.82% |
Avars | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 178,263 | 0.19% | 235,715 | 0.22% | 249,529 | 0.21% | 361,613 | 0.28% | 438,306 | 0.32% | 544,016 | 0.37% | 814,473 | 0.57% | 0.57% | 912,090 | 0.64% | 0.66% | 1,012,074 | 0.69% | 0.78% |
Armenians | Indo-European | Caucasus | 183,785 | 0.20% | 205,233 | 0.19% | 255,978 | 0.22% | 298,718 | 0.23% | 364,570 | 0.27% | 532,390 | 0.36% | 1,132,033 | 0.79% | 0.79% | 1,182,388 | 0.83% | 0.86% | 946,172 | 0.64% | 0.72% |
Ukrainians | Slavic | European Russia | 6,870,976 | 7.9% | 3,205,061 | 3.0% | 3,359,083 | 2.9% | 3,345,885 | 2.6% | 3,657,647 | 2.7% | 4,362,872 | 3.0% | 2,942,961 | 2.03% | 2.0% | 1,927,888 | 1.35% | 1.4% | 884,007 | 0.6% | 0.68% |
Dargins | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 125,759 | 0.14% | 152,007 | 0.14% | 152,563 | 0.13% | 224,172 | 0.17% | 280,444 | 0.20% | 353,348 | 0.24% | 510,156 | 0.35% | 0.35% | 589,386 | 0.41% | 0.43% | 626,601 | 0.43% | 0.48% |
Kazakhs | Turkic | Southern | 136,501 | 0.15% | 356,500 | 0.33% | 382,431 | 0.33% | 477,820 | 0.37% | 518,060 | 0.38% | 635,865 | 0.43% | 653,962 | 0.46% | 0.46% | 647,732 | 0.45% | 0.47% | 591,970 | 0.4% | 0.45% |
Kumyks | Turkic | Caucasus | 94,509 | 0.10% | 110,299 | 0.10% | 132,896 | 0.11% | 186,690 | 0.14% | 225,800 | 0.16% | 277,163 | 0.19% | 422,409 | 0.29% | 0.29% | 503,060 | 0.35% | 0.37% | 565,830 | 0.38% | 0.43% |
Kabardins | Northwest Caucasian | Caucasus | 139,864 | 0.15% | 161,216 | 0.15% | 200,634 | 0.17% | 277,435 | 0.21% | 318,822 | 0.23% | 386,055 | 0.26% | 519,958 | 0.36% | 0.36% | 516,826 | 0.36% | 0.38% | 523,404 | 0.36% | 0.4% |
Ingush | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 72,137 | 0.08% | 90,980 | 0.08% | 55,799 | 0.05% | 137,380 | 0.11% | 165,997 | 0.12% | 215,068 | 0.15% | 413,016 | 0.29% | 0.29% | 444,833 | 0.31% | 0.32% | 517,186 | 0.35% | 0.4% |
Lezgians | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 92,937 | 0.10% | 100,328 | 0.09% | 114,210 | 0.10% | 170,494 | 0.13% | 202,854 | 0.15% | 257,270 | 0.17% | 411,535 | 0.28% | 0.29% | 473,722 | 0.33% | 0.34% | 488,608 | 0.33% | 0.37% |
Ossetians | Iranian | Caucasus | 157,280 | 0.17% | 195,624 | 0.18% | 247,834 | 0.21% | 313,458 | 0.24% | 352,080 | 0.26% | 402,275 | 0.27% | 514,875 | 0.36% | 0.36% | 528,515 | 0.37% | 0.38% | 485,646 | 0.33% | 0.37% |
Mordvins | Uralic | European Russia | 1,306,798 | 1.41% | 1,375,558 | 1.27% | 1,211,105 | 1.03% | 1,177,492 | 0.91% | 1,111,075 | 0.81% | 1,072,939 | 0.73% | 843,350 | 0.59% | 0.59% | 744,237 | 0.52% | 0.54% | 484,450 | 0.33% | 0.37% |
Yakuts (icl. Dolgans 1939–1959) | Turkic | Far East | 240,682 | 0.26% | 241,870 | 0.22% | 236,125 | 0.20% | 295,223 | 0.23% | 326,531 | 0.24% | 380,242 | 0.26% | 443,852 | 0.31% | 0.31% | 478,085 | 0.34% | 0.35% | 478,409 | 0.33% | 0.37% |
Azerbaijanis | Turkic | Caucasus | 24,335 | 0.03% | 43,014 | 0.04% | 70,947 | 0.06% | 95,689 | 0.07% | 152,421 | 0.11% | 335,889 | 0.23% | 621,840 | 0.43% | 0.43% | 603,070 | 0.42% | 0.44% | 474,576 | 0.32% | 0.36% |
Buryats (incl. Soyots 1939–1989) | Mongolic | Siberia | 237,490 | 0.26% | 220,618 | 0.20% | 251,504 | 0.21% | 312,847 | 0.24% | 349,760 | 0.25% | 417,425 | 0.28% | 445,175 | 0.31% | 0.31% | 461,389 | 0.32% | 0.34% | 460,053 | 0.31% | 0.35% |
Mari | Uralic | European Russia | 427,874 | 0.46% | 476,314 | 0.44% | 498,066 | 0.42% | 581,082 | 0.45% | 599,637 | 0.44% | 643,698 | 0.44% | 604,298 | 0.42% | 0.42% | 547,605 | 0.38% | 0.40% | 423,803 | 0.29% | 0.32% |
Udmurts (incl. Besermyan 1939–1989) | Uralic | European Russia | 503,970 | 0.54% | 599,893 | 0.55% | 615,640 | 0.52% | 678,393 | 0.52% | 685,718 | 0.50% | 714,883 | 0.49% | 636,906 | 0.44% | 0.45% | 552,299 | 0.39% | 0.40% | 386,465 | 0.26% | 0.3% |
Tajiks | Iranian | Saint Petersburg | 52 | 0.00% | 3,315 | 0.00% | 7,027 | 0.01% | 14,108 | 0.01% | 17,863 | 0.01% | 38,208 | 0.03% | 120,136 | 0.08% | 0.08% | 200,666 | 0.14% | 0.15% | 350,236 | 0.24% | 0.27% |
Uzbeks | Turkic | Moscow | 942 | 0.00% | 16,166 | 0.01% | 29,512 | 0.03% | 61,588 | 0.05% | 72,385 | 0.05% | 126,899 | 0.09% | 122,916 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 289,862 | 0.20% | 0.21% | 323,278 | 0.22% | 0.25% |
Tuvans | Turkic | Siberia | 200 | 0.00% | 794 | 0.00% | 99,864 | 0.08% | 139,013 | 0.11% | 165,426 | 0.12% | 206,160 | 0.14% | 243,442 | 0.17% | 0.17% | 263,934 | 0.19% | 0.19% | 295,384 | 0.2% | 0.23% |
Crimean Tatars | Turkic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 416 | 0.00% | 2,852 | 0.00% | 5,165 | 0.00% | 21,275 | 0.01% | 4,131 | 0.00% | 2,449 | 0.00% | 257,592 | 0.18% | 0.2% | ||
Karachays | Turkic | Caucasus | 55,116 | 0.06% | 74,488 | 0.07% | 70,537 | 0.06% | 106,831 | 0.08% | 125,792 | 0.09% | 150,332 | 0.10% | 192,182 | 0.13% | 0.13% | 218,403 | 0.15% | 0.16% | 226,271 | 0.15% | 0.17% |
Belarusians | Slavic | European Russia | 607,845 | 0.66% | 451,933 | 0.42% | 843,985 | 0.72% | 964,082 | 0.74% | 1,051,900 | 0.77% | 1,206,222 | 0.82% | 807,970 | 0.56% | 0.56% | 521,443 | 0.37% | 0.38% | 208,046 | 0.14% | 0.16% |
Germans | Germanic | European Russia | 707,277 | 0.76% | 811,205 | 0.75% | 820,016 | 0.70% | 761,888 | 0.59% | 790,762 | 0.58% | 842,295 | 0.57% | 597,212 | 0.41% | 0.42% | 394,138 | 0.28% | 0.29% | 195,256 | 0.13% | 0.15% |
Kalmyks | Mongolic | Caucasus | 128,809 | 0.14% | 129,786 | 0.12% | 100,603 | 0.09% | 131,318 | 0.10% | 140,103 | 0.10% | 165,103 | 0.11% | 174,000 | 0.12% | 0.12% | 183,372 | 0.13% | 0.13% | 179,547 | 0.12% | 0.14% |
Laks | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 40,243 | 0.04% | 54,348 | 0.05% | 58,397 | 0.05% | 78,625 | 0.06% | 91,412 | 0.07% | 106,245 | 0.07% | 156,545 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 178,630 | 0.13% | 0.13% | 173,416 | 0.12% | 0.13% |
Roma | Indo-Aryan | European Russia | 39,089 | 0.04% | 59,198 | 0.05% | 72,488 | 0.06% | 97,955 | 0.08% | 120,672 | 0.09% | 152,939 | 0.10% | 183,252 | 0.13% | 0.13% | 204,958 | 0.14% | 0.15% | 173,400 | 0.12% | 0.13% |
Tabasarans | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 31,983 | 0.03% | 33,471 | 0.03% | 34,288 | 0.03% | 54,047 | 0.04% | 73,433 | 0.05% | 93,587 | 0.06% | 131,785 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 146,360 | 0.10% | 0.11% | 151,466 | 0.1% | 0.12% |
Komi (incl. Komi-Permyak 1939) | Uralic | European Russia | 226,012 | 0.24% | 415,009 | 0.38% | 281,780 | 0.24% | 315,347 | 0.24% | 320,078 | 0.23% | 336,309 | 0.23% | 293,406 | 0.20% | 0.20% | 228,235 | 0.16% | 0.17% | 148,516 | 0.1% | 0.11% |
Kyrgyz | Turkic | Moscow | 285 | 0.00% | 6,311 | 0.01% | 4,701 | 0.00% | 9,107 | 0.01% | 15,011 | 0.01% | 41,734 | 0.03% | 31,808 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 103,422 | 0.07% | 0.08% | 137,780 | 0.09% | 0.11% |
Balkars | Turkic | Caucasus | 33,298 | 0.04% | 41,949 | 0.04% | 35,249 | 0.03% | 52,969 | 0.04% | 61,828 | 0.04% | 78,341 | 0.05% | 108,426 | 0.08% | 0.08% | 112,924 | 0.08% | 0.08% | 125,044 | 0.08% | 0.1% |
Turks (incl. Meskhetian Turks 1926–1989) | Turkic | Caucasus | 1,846 | 0.00% | 2,668 | 0.00% | 1,377 | 0.00% | 1,568 | 0.00% | 3,561 | 0.00% | 9,890 | 0.01% | 92,415 | 0.06% | 0.06% | 105,058 | 0.07% | 0.08% | 116,705 | 0.08% | 0.09% |
Cherkess / Circassians (in Adyghe 1926–1939) | Northwest Caucasian | Caucasus | 28,986 | 0.02% | 38,356 | 0.03% | 44,572 | 0.03% | 50,572 | 0.03% | 60,517 | 0.04% | 73,184 | 0.05% | 114,697 | 0.08% | 0.09% | ||||||
Georgians | South Caucasian | Caucasus | 20,551 | 0.02% | 43,585 | 0.04% | 57,594 | 0.05% | 68,971 | 0.05% | 89,407 | 0.07% | 130,688 | 0.09% | 197,934 | 0.14% | 0.14% | 157,803 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 112,765 | 0.08% | 0.09% |
Adyghe (incl. Shapsugs 1926–1989 and Cherkess 1926–1939) | Northwest Caucasian | Caucasus | 64,959 | 0.07% | 85,588 | 0.08% | 78,561 | 0.07% | 98,461 | 0.08% | 107,239 | 0.08% | 122,908 | 0.08% | 128,528 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 124,835 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 111,471 | 0.08% | 0.09% |
Nogais | Turkic | Caucasus | 36,089 | 0.04% | 36,088 | 0.03% | 37,656 | 0.03% | 51,159 | 0.04% | 58,639 | 0.04% | 73,703 | 0.05% | 90,666 | 0.06% | 0.06% | 103,660 | 0.07% | 0.08% | 109,042 | 0.07% | 0.08% |
Koreans | Koreanic | Far East | 86,799 | 0.09% | 11,345 | 0.01% | 91,445 | 0.08% | 101,369 | 0.08% | 97,649 | 0.07% | 107,051 | 0.07% | 148,556 | 0.10% | 0.10% | 153,156 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 87,819 | 0.06% | 0.07% |
Altay | Turkic | Siberia | 52,248 | 0.06% | 46,489 | 0.04% | 44,654 | 0.04% | 54,614 | 0.04% | 58,879 | 0.04% | 69,409 | 0.05% | 77,822 | 0.05% | 0.05% | 89,773 | 0.05% | 0.06% | 83,125 | 0.06% | 0.06% |
Jews | Semitic | European Russia | 539,086 | 0.58% | 891,147 | 0.82% | 875,058 | 0.74% | 807,526 | 0.62% | 699,286 | 0.51% | 550,709 | 0.37% | 233,439 | 0.16% | 0.16% | 156,801 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 82,644 | 0.06% | 0.06% |
Moldovans | Romance | European Russia | 16,870 | 0.02% | 21,974 | 0.02% | 62,298 | 0.05% | 87,538 | 0.07% | 102,137 | 0.07% | 172,671 | 0.12% | 172,330 | 0.12% | 0.12% | 156,400 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 77,509 | 0.05% | 0.06% |
Khakas | Turkic | Siberia | 45,607 | 0.05% | 52,033 | 0.05% | 56,032 | 0.05% | 65,368 | 0.05% | 69,247 | 0.05% | 78,500 | 0.05% | 76,278 | 0.05% | 72,959 | 0.05% | 61,365 | 0.04% | 0.05% | ||
Komi-Permyak (in Komi 1939) | Uralic | European Russia | 149,275 | 0.16% | 143,030 | 0.12% | 150,244 | 0.12% | 145,993 | 0.11% | 147,269 | 0.10% | 125,235 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 94,456 | 0.07% | 0.07% | 55,786 | 0.04% | 0.04% | ||
Pontic Greeks (including Caucasus Greeks) | Hellenic | Caucasus | 34,439 | 0.04% | 65,705 | 0.06% | 47,024 | 0.04% | 57,847 | 0.04% | 69,816 | 0.05% | 91,699 | 0.06% | 97,827 | 0.07% | 0.07% | 85,640 | 0.06% | 0.06% | 53,972 | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Nenets (incl. Enets 1926–1979 and Nganasans 1926–1939) | Uralic | Siberia | 17,560 | 0.02% | 24,716 | 0.02% | 22,845 | 0.02% | 28,487 | 0.02% | 29,487 | 0.02% | 34,190 | 0.02% | 41,302 | 0.03% | 44,640 | 0.03% | 49,646 | 0.03% | 0.04% | ||
Abazas | Northwest Caucasian | Caucasus | 13,825 | 0.01% | 14,739 | 0.01% | 19,059 | 0.02% | 24,892 | 0.02% | 28,800 | 0.02% | 32,983 | 0.02% | 37,942 | 0.03% | 43,341 | 0.03% | 41,793 | 0.03% | 0.03% | ||
Turkmens | Turkic | Caucasus | 7,849 | 0.01% | 12,869 | 0.01% | 11,631 | 0.01% | 20,040 | 0.02% | 22,979 | 0.02% | 39,739 | 0.03% | 33,053 | 0.02% | 36,885 | 0.03% | 41,328 | 0.03% | 0.03% | ||
Evenks | Tungusic | Far East | 38,804 | 0.03% | 29,599 | 0.02% | 24,583 | 0.02% | 25,051 | 0.02% | 27,278 | 0.02% | 29,901 | 0.02% | 35,527 | 0.02% | 37,843 | 0.03% | 39,226 | 0.03% | 0.03% | ||
Aghuls | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 7,653 | 0.01% | SDP | SDP | 6,460 | 0.01% | 8,751 | 0.01% | 11,752 | 0.01% | 17,728 | 0.01% | 28,297 | 0.02% | 34,160 | 0.02% | 34,576 | 0.02% | 0.03% | ||
Rutuls | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 10,333 | 0.01% | SDP | SDP | 6,703 | 0.01% | 11,904 | 0.01% | 14,835 | 0.01% | 19,503 | 0.01% | 29,929 | 0.02% | 35,240 | 0.03% | 34,259 | 0.02% | 0.03% | ||
Karelians | Uralic | European Russia | 248,017 | 0.27% | 249,778 | 0.23% | 164,050 | 0.14% | 141,148 | 0.11% | 133,182 | 0.10% | 124,921 | 0.08% | 93,344 | 0.06% | 60,815 | 0.04% | 32,422 | 0.02% | 0.02% | ||
Khanty | Uralic | Urals | 22,301 | 0.02% | 18,447 | 0.02% | 19,246 | 0.02% | 21,007 | 0.02% | 20,743 | 0.02% | 22,283 | 0.02% | 28,678 | 0.02% | 30,943 | 0.02% | 31,467 | 0.02% | 0.02% | ||
Yazidis | Iranian | Caucasus | 1 | 0.00% | 31,273 | 0.02% | 40,586 | 0.03% | 26,257 | 0.02% | 0.02% | ||||||||||||
Kurds (incl. Yazidis 1939–1989) | Iranian | Caucasus | 164 | 0.00% | 387 | 0.00% | 855 | 0.00% | 1,015 | 0.00% | 1,634 | 0.00% | 4,724 | 0.00% | 19,607 | 0.01% | 23,232 | 0.01% | 24,657 | 0.01% | 0.02% | ||
Poles | Slavic | European Russia | 189,269 | 0.20% | 142,461 | 0.13% | 118,422 | 0.10% | 107,084 | 0.08% | 99,733 | 0.07% | 94,594 | 0.06% | 73,001 | 0.05% | 47,125 | 0.03% | 22,024 | 0.01% | 0.02% | ||
Evens | Tungusic | Far East | 2,044 | 0.00% | 9,674 | 0.01% | 9,023 | 0.01% | 11,819 | 0.01% | 12,215 | 0.01% | 17,055 | 0.01% | 19,071 | 0.01% | 22,383 | 0.02% | 19,913 | 0.01% | 0.02% | ||
Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | Far East | 8,739 | 0.01% | 22,491 | 0.02% | 19,097 | 0.02% | 7,987 | 0.01% | 5,743 | 0.00% | 5,197 | 0.00% | 34,577 | 0.02% | 28,943 | 0.02% | 19,644 | 0.01% | 0.02% | ||
Arabs | Semitic | Caucasus | 466 | 0.00% | 94 | 0.00% | 649 | 0.00% | 2,555 | 0.00% | 2,339 | 0.00% | 2,704 | 0.00% | 10,811 | 0.01% | 9,583 | 0.01% | 16,329 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Chukchi (incl. Kereks 1926–1989 and Chuvans 1939–1979) | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Far East | 12,331 | 0.01% | 13,830 | 0.01% | 11,680 | 0.01% | 13,500 | 0.01% | 13,937 | 0.01% | 15,107 | 0.01% | 15,767 | 0.01% | 15,908 | 0.01% | 16,200 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Lithuanians | Baltic | European Russia | 26,128 | 0.03% | 20,795 | 0.02% | 108,579 | 0.09% | 76,718 | 0.06% | 66,783 | 0.05% | 70,427 | 0.05% | 45,569 | 0.03% | 31,377 | 0.02% | 13,230 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Tsakhurs | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 3,533 | 0.00% | SDP | SDP | 4,437 | 0.00% | 4,730 | 0.00% | 4,774 | 0.00% | 6,492 | 0.00% | 10,366 | 0.01% | 12,769 | 0.01% | 12,541 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Mansi | Uralic | Urals | 5,754 | 0.01% | 6,295 | 0.01% | 6,318 | 0.01% | 7,609 | 0.01% | 7,434 | 0.01% | 8,279 | 0.01% | 11,432 | 0.01% | 12,269 | 0.01% | 12,228 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Bulgarians | Slavic | European Russia | 4,087 | 0.00% | 8,338 | 0.01% | 24,899 | 0.02% | 27,321 | 0.02% | 24,943 | 0.02% | 32,785 | 0.02% | 31,965 | 0.02% | 24,038 | 0.02% | 11,851 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Nanais | Tungusic | Far East | 5,860 | 0.01% | 8,411 | 0.01% | 7,919 | 0.01% | 9,911 | 0.01% | 10,357 | 0.01% | 11,883 | 0.01% | 12,160 | 0.01% | 12,003 | 0.01% | 11,623 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Shors | Turkic | Siberia | 13,000 | 0.01% | 16,042 | 0.01% | 14,938 | 0.01% | 15,950 | 0.01% | 15,182 | 0.01% | 15,745 | 0.01% | 13,975 | 0.01% | 12,888 | 0.01% | 10,507 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Gagauz | Turkic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,012 | 0.00% | 3,704 | 0.00% | 4,176 | 0.00% | 10,051 | 0.01% | 12,210 | 0.01% | 13,690 | 0.01% | 9,272 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Latvians | Baltic | European Russia | 124,312 | 0.13% | 104,877 | 0.10% | 74,932 | 0.06% | 59,695 | 0.05% | 67,267 | 0.05% | 46,829 | 0.03% | 28,520 | 0.02% | 18,979 | 0.01% | 8,516 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Abkhaz | Northwest Caucasian | Caucasus | 97 | 0.00% | 647 | 0.00% | 1,400 | 0.00% | 2,427 | 0.00% | 4,058 | 0.00% | 7,239 | 0.00% | 11,366 | 0.01% | 11,249 | 0.01% | 8,177 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Dolgans (in Yakuts 1939–1959) | Turkic | Siberia | 656 | 0.00% | 4,718 | 0.00% | 4,911 | 0.00% | 6,584 | 0.00% | 7,261 | 0.01% | 7,885 | 0.01% | 8,157 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||||||
Finns | Uralic | European Russia | 134,089 | 0.14% | 138,962 | 0.13% | 72,356 | 0.06% | 62,307 | 0.05% | 55,687 | 0.04% | 47,102 | 0.03% | 34,050 | 0.02% | 20,267 | 0.01% | 7,978 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Vietnamese | Austro-Asiatic | Moscow | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 781 | 0.00% | 6,287 | 0.00% | 661 | 0.00% | 2,142 | 0.00% | 26,206 | 0.02% | 13,954 | 0.01% | 7,859 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Estonians | Uralic | European Russia | 146,051 | 0.16% | 130,494 | 0.12% | 78,556 | 0.07% | 62,980 | 0.05% | 55,539 | 0.04% | 46,390 | 0.03% | 28,113 | 0.02% | 17,875 | 0.01% | 7,778 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Indians | Indo-Aryan | European Russia | 17 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 216 | 0.00% | 1,378 | 0.00% | 181 | 0.00% | 535 | 0.00% | 4,980 | 0.00% | 4,058 | 0.00% | 7,667 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Koryaks | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Far East | 7,437 | 0.01% | 7,337 | 0.01% | 6,168 | 0.01% | 7,367 | 0.01% | 7,637 | 0.01% | 8,942 | 0.01% | 8,743 | 0.01% | 7,953 | 0.01% | 7,485 | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Nağaybäk | Turkic | Urals | 11196 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,600 | 0.01% | 8,148 | 0.01% | 5,719 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Veps | Uralic | Northwest | 32,783 | 0.04% | 31,442 | 0.03% | 16,170 | 0.01% | 8,057 | 0.01% | 7,550 | 0.01% | 12,142 | 0.01% | 8,240 | 0.01% | 5,936 | 0.00% | 4,534 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Assyrians | Semitic | Caucasus | 2,791 | 0.00% | 7,446 | 0.01% | 7,612 | 0.01% | 8,098 | 0.01% | 8,708 | 0.01% | 9,622 | 0.01% | 13,649 | 0.01% | 11,084 | 0.01% | 4,421 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Soyots (in Buryats 1939–1989) | Mongolic | Siberia | 229 | 0.00% | 2,769 | 0.00% | 3,608 | 0.00% | 4,368 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||
Meskhetian Turks (in Turks 1926–1989) | Turkic | Caucasus | 3,527 | 0.00% | 4,825 | 0.00% | 4,095 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||
Nivkh | Nivkh | Far East | 4,076 | 0.00% | 3,857 | 0.00% | 3,690 | 0.00% | 4,356 | 0.00% | 4,366 | 0.00% | 4,631 | 0.00% | 5,162 | 0.00% | 4,652 | 0.00% | 3,842 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Talysh | Iranian | Caucasus | 0 | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% | 33 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% | 202 | 0.00% | 2,548 | 0.00% | 2,529 | 0.00% | 3,595 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Afghans | Iranian | Moscow | 38 | 0.00% | 190 | 0.00% | 175 | 0.00% | 561 | 0.00% | 184 | 0.00% | 858 | 0.00% | 9,800 | 0.01% | 5,350 | 0.00% | 3,536 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Selkups | Uralic | Siberia | 1,630 | 0.00% | 2,604 | 0.00% | 3,704 | 0.00% | 4,249 | 0.00% | 3,518 | 0.00% | 3,564 | 0.00% | 4,249 | 0.00% | 3,649 | 0.00% | 3,458 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Dungans | Sino-Tibetan | Siberia | 6,009 | 0.01% | 48 | 0.00% | 169 | 0.00% | 304 | 0.00% | 1,159 | 0.00% | 635 | 0.00% | 801 | 0.00% | 1,651 | 0.00% | 3,028 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Itelmeni | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Far East | 803 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 1,096 | 0.00% | 1,255 | 0.00% | 1,335 | 0.00% | 2,429 | 0.00% | 3,180 | 0.00% | 3,193 | 0.00% | 2,596 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Udis | Northeast Caucasian | Caucasus | 2 | 0.00% | SDP | SDP | 35 | 0.00% | 94 | 0.00% | 216 | 0.00% | 1,102 | 0.00% | 3,721 | 0.00% | 4,267 | 0.00% | 2,551 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Ulchs | Tungusic | Far East | 723 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 2,049 | 0.00% | 2,410 | 0.00% | 2,494 | 0.00% | 3,173 | 0.00% | 2,913 | 0.00% | 2,765 | 0.00% | 2,472 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Persians | Iranian | Caucasus | 8,626 | 0.01% | 6,041 | 0.01% | 2,490 | 0.00% | 2,548 | 0.00% | 1,747 | 0.00% | 2,572 | 0.00% | 3,821 | 0.00% | 3,696 | 0.00% | 2,434 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Kumandins | Turkic | Siberia | 6,335 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,114 | 0.00% | 2,892 | 0.00% | 2,408 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Teleuts | Turkic | Siberia | 1,898 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,650 | 0.00% | 2,643 | 0.00% | 2,217 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Uygurs | Turkic | Siberia | 26 | 0.00% | 642 | 0.00% | 720 | 0.00% | 1,513 | 0.00% | 1,707 | 0.00% | 2,577 | 0.00% | 2,867 | 0.00% | 3,696 | 0.00% | 2,217 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Serbs | Slavic | European Russia | 1,278 | 0.00% | 2,373 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,431 | 0.00% | 815 | 0.00% | 1,580 | 0.00% | 4,156 | 0.00% | 3,510 | 0.00% | 2,151 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Hemshins | Indo-European | Caucasus | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,542 | 0.00% | 2,047 | 0.00% | 2,082 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Besermyan (in Udmurts 1939–1989) | Uralic | European Russia | 10,035 | 0.01% | 3,122 | 0.00% | 2,201 | 0.00% | 2,036 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||
Shapsugs (in Adyghe 1926–1989) | Northwest Caucasian | Caucasus | 3,231 | 0.00% | 3,882 | 0.00% | 1,914 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||
Romanians | Romance | European Russia | 2,881 | 0.00% | 2,682 | 0.00% | 3,316 | 0.00% | 4,093 | 0.00% | 3,837 | 0.00% | 5,996 | 0.00% | 5,308 | 0.00% | 3,201 | 0.00% | 1,850 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Yukaghir | Yukaghir | Far East | 443 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 440 | 0.00% | 593 | 0.00% | 801 | 0.00% | 1,112 | 0.00% | 1,509 | 0.00% | 1,603 | 0.00% | 1,802 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Eskimo | Eskimo–Aleut | Far East | 1,292 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 1,111 | 0.00% | 1,265 | 0.00% | 1,460 | 0.00% | 1,704 | 0.00% | 1,750 | 0.00% | 1,738 | 0.00% | 1,657 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Kamchadals | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Far East | 4216 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,293 | 0.00% | 1,927 | 0.00% | 1,547 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Sami | Uralic | European Russia | 1,715 | 0.00% | 1,828 | 0.00% | 1,760 | 0.00% | 1,836 | 0.00% | 1,775 | 0.00% | 1,835 | 0.00% | 1,991 | 0.00% | 1,771 | 0.00% | 1,530 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Hungarians | Uralic | European Russia | 3,882 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,175 | 0.00% | 6,681 | 0.01% | 4,313 | 0.00% | 5,742 | 0.00% | 3,768 | 0.00% | 2,781 | 0.00% | 1,460 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Italians | Romance | European Russia | 749 | 0.00% | 713 | 0.00% | 525 | 0.00% | 889 | 0.00% | 356 | 0.00% | 627 | 0.00% | 862 | 0.00% | 1,370 | 0.00% | 1,460 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
French | Romance | European Russia | 1,338 | 0.00% | 991 | 0.00% | 535 | 0.00% | 1,243 | 0.00% | 305 | 0.00% | 352 | 0.00% | 819 | 0.00% | 1,475 | 0.00% | 1,457 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Udege (incl. Taz 1926–1989) | Tungusic | Far East | 1,357 | 0.00% | 1,701 | 0.00% | 1,395 | 0.00% | 1,396 | 0.00% | 1,431 | 0.00% | 1,902 | 0.00% | 1,657 | 0.00% | 1,496 | 0.00% | 1,325 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Mongols | Mongolic | Siberia | 548 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,511 | 0.00% | 3,759 | 0.00% | 1,812 | 0.00% | 2,117 | 0.00% | 2,656 | 0.00% | 2,986 | 0.00% | 1,318 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Czechs | Slavic | European Russia | 7,996 | 0.01% | 7,526 | 0.01% | 7,174 | 0.01% | 6,073 | 0.00% | 4,491 | 0.00% | 4,375 | 0.00% | 2,904 | 0.00% | 1,898 | 0.00% | 1,214 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Spanish | Romance | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 2,290 | 0.00% | 1,615 | 0.00% | 2,631 | 0.00% | 1,961 | 0.00% | 2,054 | 0.00% | 1,547 | 0.00% | 1,162 | 0.00% | 1,175 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
British | Germanic | European Russia | 517 | 0.00% | 416 | 0.00% | 312 | 0.00% | 542 | 0.00% | 115 | 0.00% | 223 | 0.00% | 529 | 0.00% | 950 | 0.00% | 1,167 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Americans | Germanic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 457 | 0.00% | 273 | 0.00% | 785 | 0.00% | 81 | 0.00% | 185 | 0.00% | 1,275 | 0.00% | 1,572 | 0.00% | 1,129 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Ket | Yeniseian | Siberia | 1,428 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 1,017 | 0.00% | 1,161 | 0.00% | 1,072 | 0.00% | 1,084 | 0.00% | 1,494 | 0.00% | 1,219 | 0.00% | 1,088 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Krymchaks | Turkic | European Russia | 6,185 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 249 | 0.00% | 389 | 0.00% | 1,365 | 0.00% | 338 | 0.00% | 157 | 0.00% | 90 | 0.00% | 954 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Chuvans (in Chukchi 1939–1979) | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Far East | 704 | 0.00% | 1,384 | 0.00% | 1,087 | 0.00% | 1,002 | 0.00% | 900 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||
Karakalpaks | Turkic | Volga | 14 | 0.00% | 306 | 0.00% | 988 | 0.00% | 2,267 | 0.00% | 1,743 | 0.00% | 6,155 | 0.00% | 1,609 | 0.00% | 1,466 | 0.00% | 838 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Izhorians | Uralic | European Russia | 16,136 | 0.02% | 7,720 | 0.01% | 564 | 0.00% | 561 | 0.00% | 449 | 0.00% | 449 | 0.00% | 327 | 0.00% | 266 | 0.00% | 781 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Tofalar | Turkic | Siberia | 2,828 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 476 | 0.00% | 570 | 0.00% | 576 | 0.00% | 722 | 0.00% | 837 | 0.00% | 762 | 0.00% | 719 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Cubans | Romance | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,175 | 0.00% | 1,566 | 0.00% | 707 | 0.00% | 676 | 0.00% | 701 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Nganasans (in Nenets 1926–1939) | Uralic | Siberia | 721 | 0.00% | 823 | 0.00% | 842 | 0.00% | 1,262 | 0.00% | 834 | 0.00% | 862 | 0.00% | 687 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
Japanese | Japonic | Far East | 79 | 0.00% | 922 | 0.00% | 888 | 0.00% | 1,141 | 0.00% | 655 | 0.00% | 591 | 0.00% | 835 | 0.00% | 888 | 0.00% | 663 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Ruthenians | Slavic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 97 | 0.00% | 225 | 0.00% | 596 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Tats | Iranian | Caucasus | 223 | 0.00% | 5,136 | 0.00% | 8,753 | 0.01% | 12,748 | 0.01% | 19,420 | 0.01% | 2,303 | 0.00% | 1,585 | 0.00% | 575 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Orochs (incl. Oroks 1970–1979) | Tungusic | Far East | 646 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 779 | 0.00% | 1,037 | 0.00% | 1,040 | 0.00% | 883 | 0.00% | 686 | 0.00% | 596 | 0.00% | 527 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Karaites | Turkic | European Russia | 1,608 | 0.00% | 1,608 | 0.00% | 1,236 | 0.00% | 939 | 0.00% | 680 | 0.00% | 366 | 0.00% | 205 | 0.00% | 500 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Negidals | Tungusic | Far East | 683 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 495 | 0.00% | 477 | 0.00% | 587 | 0.00% | 567 | 0.00% | 513 | 0.00% | 481 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Pamiris | Iranian | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 363 | 0.00% | 467 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Pakistani | Indo-Aryan | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 507 | 0.00% | 410 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Aleut | Eskimo–Aleut | Far East | 353 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 399 | 0.00% | 410 | 0.00% | 489 | 0.00% | 644 | 0.00% | 540 | 0.00% | 482 | 0.00% | 397 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Chulyms | Turkic | Siberia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 656 | 0.00% | 355 | 0.00% | 382 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Oroks (in Orochs 1970–1979) | Tungusic | Far East | 162 | 0.00% | SSP | SSP | 2 | 0.00% | 179 | 0.00% | 346 | 0.00% | 295 | 0.00% | 268 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
Mountain Jews | Semitic | Caucasus | 15,612 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 19,352 | 0.02% | 15,434 | 0.01% | 6,509 | 0.00% | 11,282 | 0.01% | 3,394 | 0.00% | 762 | 0.00% | 266 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Taz (in Udege 1926–1989) | Sino-Tibetan | Far East | 276 | 0.00% | 274 | 0.00% | 235 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||
Enets (in Nenets 1926–1979) | Uralic | Siberia | 198 | 0.00% | 237 | 0.00% | 227 | 0.00% | 201 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||
Slovaks | Slavic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 513 | 0.00% | 497 | 0.00% | 758 | 0.00% | 439 | 0.00% | 711 | 0.00% | 568 | 0.00% | 324 | 0.00% | 193 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Croats | Slavic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 174 | 0.00% | 115 | 0.00% | 479 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 304 | 0.00% | 177 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Macedonians | Slavic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 | 0.00% | 155 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Slovenes | Slavic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,008 | 0.00% | 108 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Votes | Uralic | European Russia | 705 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 73 | 0.00% | 64 | 0.00% | 99 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Bosnians | Slavic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 256 | 0.00% | 98 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Montenegrins | Slavic | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 181 | 0.00% | 85 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Kereks (in Chukchi 1926–1989) | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Far East | 8 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% | 23 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||
Central Asian Jews | Semitic, Turkic, Iranian | European Russia | 93 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 99 | 0.00% | 91 | 0.00% | 336 | 0.00% | 1,407 | 0.00% | 54 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% | 18 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Georgian Jews | South Caucasian | Caucasus | 82 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 109 | 0.00% | 109 | 0.00% | 130 | 0.00% | 1,172 | 0.00% | 53 | 0.00% | 78 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Central Asian Rroma | Indo-Aryan | European Russia | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 486 | 0.00% | 49 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Small Dagestan Peoples (SDP) | Caucasus | 20,962 | 0.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Small Siberian Peoples (SSP) | Siberia | 11,824 | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other Ethnicity | Russia | 1,393,685 | 0.95% | 1.07% | |||||||||||||||||||
Ethnicity not stated or stated No ethnicity | Russia | 17,136,960 | 11.64% |
Ethnic groups in Russia (2021)
The ethnic demographic mix of the Russian Federation is projected to change far into the future. The majority population, ethnic Russians, who have been in slight decline since the 1950's will decline further due to a below replacement fertility rate and population ageing.[4] In 2010, rough population projections from Ivan Beloborodov projecting to 2030 estimated that the percentage of Russians within the population would decrease to around 70 to 60% of the total population.[5]
Although the constitution of Russia recognizes Russian as the official language, the individual republics may declare one or more official languages. Many of these subjects have at least two—Russian and the language of the "eponymous" nationality.[6] There is a minority language scene in most subjects of the country, with more than 1,350 newspapers and magazines, 300 TV channels and 250 radio stations in over 50 of these minority languages. Moreover, new legislation allows usage of minority languages in federal radio and TV broadcasting.[citation needed]
In 2007, there were 6,260 schools which provided teaching in 38 minority languages. Over 75 minority languages were taught as a discipline in 10,404 schools.[citation needed] The Ministers of Council of Europe has noted significant efforts to improve the supply of minority language textbooks and teachers, as well as a greater availability of minority language teaching. However, as Ministers has noted, there remain shortcomings in the access to education of a person(s) belonging to certain minorities.[citation needed]
There are more than 2,000 national minorities' public associations and 560 national cultural autonomies, however the Committee of Ministers has noted that in many regions, amount of state support for the preservation and development of minority cultures is still inadequate.[citation needed] There's a significant difference between "eponymous" ethnic groups and nationalities without their own national territory, as resources of the last are relatively limited.
Russia is also home to a particular category of minority peoples, i.e. small indigenous peoples of the North and Far East, who maintain very traditional lifestyles, often in a hazardous climatic environment, while adapting to the modern world. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia passed legislation to protect rights of these small northern indigenous peoples.[citation needed]
Gil-Robles has noted agreements between indigenous representatives and oil companies, which are to compensate potential damages on peoples habitats due to oil exploration. As Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe noted in 2007,[7] despite some initiatives for development, the social and economic situation of numerically small indigenous peoples was affected by recent legislative amendments at the federal level, removing some positive measures as regards their access to land and other natural resources.[8]