2020 Census data on language proficiency of the population, Altai Territory
1,992,269 people – the total population of Altai Krai recorded in the 2020 All‑Russian Census – and the languages they speak. The rows list many languages, including English and the languages of Russia’s peoples, as well as population groups from all residents of the region to those who did not indicate nationality. This snapshot shows the linguistic picture of the region at the time of the census, providing data for each nationality without year‑to‑year dynamics
Distribution of Altai Krai population by language proficiency according to the 2020 Census
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Rows: 127, indicators: 10. Shown by positions: Those who indicated language proficiency; Languages of proficiency indicated by the population; English; Kazakh; Chinese and others
Five largest values: Languages of proficiency indicated by the population (2.1 million), Those who indicated language proficiency (2 million), Russian (2 million), Persons whose census forms indicated language prof... (171 424), English (49 339). The gap between the largest and smallest is 40 325 times. The top five account for 99.2% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 127
| Series | Все население | Указавшие национальную принадлежность | из них — Русские | из них — Немцы | из них — Украинцы | из них — Казахи | из них — Таджики | из них — Армяне | из них — Другие национальности | Национальная принадлежность не указана |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Указавшие владение языком | 1 992 269,00 | 1 944 243,00 | 1 856 732,00 | 25 308,00 | 10 605,00 | 5 564,00 | 5 072,00 | 5 067,00 | 35 895,00 | 48 026,00 |
| Указанные населением языки владения | 2 096 910,00 | 2 047 631,00 | 1 931 892,00 | 30 556,00 | 12 279,00 | 7 574,00 | 8 666,00 | 8 538,00 | 48 126,00 | 49 279,00 |
| Абазинский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Абхазский | 8,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | — |
| Аварский | 71,00 | 70,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70,00 | 1,00 |
| Агульский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Адыгейский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Азербайджанский | 2 059,00 | 2 045,00 | 98,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | 25,00 | 1 918,00 | 14,00 |
| Албанский | 2,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | 1,00 |
| Алеутский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Алтайский | 485,00 | 478,00 | 78,00 | — | — | 21,00 | — | — | 379,00 | 7,00 |
| Английский | 49 339,00 | 48 730,00 | 46 154,00 | 374,00 | 171,00 | 105,00 | 149,00 | 190,00 | 1 587,00 | 609,00 |
| Арабский | 119,00 | 117,00 | 34,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | 16,00 | — | 64,00 | 2,00 |
| Армянский | 3 510,00 | 3 445,00 | 196,00 | 1,00 | 4,00 | — | 2,00 | 3 189,00 | 53,00 | 65,00 |
| Ассирийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Башкирский | 100,00 | 99,00 | 14,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 83,00 | 1,00 |
| Белорусский | 291,00 | 290,00 | 107,00 | 1,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | 175,00 | 1,00 |
| Бенгали | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Болгарский | 44,00 | 44,00 | 19,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 25,00 | — |
| Бурятский | 52,00 | 51,00 | 8,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 42,00 | 1,00 |
| Венгерский | 19,00 | 19,00 | 8,00 | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | 8,00 | — |
| Вьетнамский | 23,00 | 22,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | 1,00 |
| Гагаузский | 9,00 | 9,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 8,00 | — |
| Годоберинский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Греческий | 35,00 | 35,00 | 24,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 9,00 | — |
| Грузинский | 370,00 | 364,00 | 51,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | 73,00 | 238,00 | 6,00 |
| Дагестанский | 15,00 | 15,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,00 | — |
| Даргинский | 35,00 | 35,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 31,00 | — |
| Дари | 12,00 | 8,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | 4,00 |
| Датский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Долганский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Дунганский | 181,00 | 181,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181,00 | — |
| Еврейский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Иврит | 56,00 | 52,00 | 33,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | 17,00 | 4,00 |
| Идиш | 5,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | 1,00 |
| Ингушский | 30,00 | 28,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 27,00 | 2,00 |
| Индонезийский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Испанский | 251,00 | 245,00 | 213,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | — | 2,00 | 1,00 | 21,00 | 6,00 |
| Итальянский | 163,00 | 160,00 | 150,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 9,00 | 3,00 |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 45,00 | 45,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 44,00 | — |
| Казахский | 3 204,00 | 3 177,00 | 1 036,00 | 49,00 | 15,00 | 1 811,00 | 13,00 | 2,00 | 251,00 | 27,00 |
| Калмыцкий | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Каракалпакский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 9,00 | 9,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Карельский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Киргизский | 591,00 | 591,00 | 107,00 | 2,00 | 4,00 | 5,00 | 14,00 | 2,00 | 457,00 | — |
| Китайский | 632,00 | 625,00 | 549,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | 64,00 | 7,00 |
| Коми | 9,00 | 9,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Коми-пермяцкий | 15,00 | 14,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 12,00 | 1,00 |
| Корейский | 180,00 | 178,00 | 106,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 69,00 | 2,00 |
| Корякский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Крымскотатарский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Кумандинский | 230,00 | 226,00 | 10,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 216,00 | 4,00 |
| Кумыкский | 15,00 | 15,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,00 | — |
| Курдский | 18,00 | 18,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | — |
| Лакский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Латинский | 269,00 | 264,00 | 238,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 19,00 | 5,00 |
| Латышский | 37,00 | 36,00 | 28,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 7,00 | 1,00 |
| Лезгинский | 47,00 | 46,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 43,00 | 1,00 |
| Литовский | 52,00 | 52,00 | 24,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | 24,00 | — |
| Лугово-восточный марийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Македонский | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Малайский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Марийский | 55,00 | 55,00 | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 51,00 | — |
| Мегрельский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Мокша-мордовский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Молдавский | 157,00 | 156,00 | 41,00 | — | 11,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 103,00 | 1,00 |
| Монгольский | 26,00 | 26,00 | 17,00 | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Мордовский | 307,00 | 307,00 | 115,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 192,00 | — |
| Нанайский | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Немецкий | 25 458,00 | 25 226,00 | 19 685,00 | 4 768,00 | 164,00 | 49,00 | 19,00 | 34,00 | 507,00 | 232,00 |
| Ненецкий | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Нидерландский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Ногайский | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — |
| Норвежский | 9,00 | 9,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Осетинский | 65,00 | 64,00 | 11,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 53,00 | 1,00 |
| Персидский | 64,00 | 62,00 | 12,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 30,00 | 8,00 | 11,00 | 2,00 |
| Польский | 166,00 | 164,00 | 109,00 | 11,00 | 18,00 | — | — | — | 26,00 | 2,00 |
| Португальский | 22,00 | 22,00 | 20,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Пушту | 39,00 | 38,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | 10,00 | 1,00 | 19,00 | 1,00 |
| Румынский | 23,00 | 23,00 | 13,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 10,00 | — |
| Русинский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Русский | 1 991 473,00 | 1 943 467,00 | 1 856 707,00 | 25 262,00 | 10 582,00 | 5 537,00 | 4 796,00 | 4 976,00 | 35 607,00 | 48 006,00 |
| Русский жестовый язык глухих | 2 191,00 | 2 074,00 | 1 919,00 | 19,00 | 14,00 | 15,00 | 4,00 | — | 103,00 | 117,00 |
| Рутульский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Сербскохорватский | 20,00 | 20,00 | 15,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Словацкий | 7,00 | 7,00 | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Словенский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Старославянский | 38,00 | 38,00 | 38,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Суахили | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Табасаранский | 24,00 | 24,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24,00 | — |
| Таджикский | 3 727,00 | 3 678,00 | 132,00 | 2,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | 3 381,00 | — | 155,00 | 49,00 |
| Тайский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Талышский | 59,00 | 59,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 57,00 | — |
| Татарский | 1 074,00 | 1 070,00 | 136,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 8,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 916,00 | 4,00 |
| Тубаларский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Тувинский | 202,00 | 202,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 194,00 | — |
| Турецкий | 262,00 | 258,00 | 87,00 | — | 1,00 | 3,00 | 6,00 | 5,00 | 156,00 | 4,00 |
| Туркменский | 58,00 | 58,00 | 17,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | 2,00 | 37,00 | — |
| Тюркский | 8,00 | 8,00 | 4,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 2,00 | — |
How to read this table
Table rows are grouped by language and proficiency category, allowing comparison of the share of speakers of specific languages among different nationalities. One can compare indicators within a single nationality or overall figures for the whole region. Separate rows are shown for respondents who reported language skills and for those whose nationality was undefined, illustrating the completeness of the census coverage on this issue
What is visible in these numbers
Set indicators: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; of them — Russians; of them — Germans; of them — Ukrainians; of them — Kazakhs; of them — Tajiks; of them — Armenians; of them — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated
231 out of 250 possible values are filled (92.4%). Small gaps remain where the position was not observed in all periods
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Period and application
The information is based on the results of the 2020 Census and represents a final snapshot of the language situation in Altai Krai. The data are of interest to linguists, sociologists and researchers studying the ethnic composition and cultural characteristics of the region’s population. Rosstat compiled the data in the fifth volume of the census results, which records national composition and language proficiency at the time of the survey
How it is calculated
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