2020 population census data on language proficiency by respondents
This table from the 2020 census shows how many people of each nationality reported proficiency in a given language, from English to rare languages. Columns represent nationalities, including those who did not specify their ethnicity. The total number of people reporting language proficiency nationwide is 4,975,046, with a separate column for the 396,233 respondents who did not indicate their nationality
Table of language proficiency among the population based on the 2020 All-Russia Population Census data
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Rows: 154, indicators: 13. Table rows: Those who indicated language proficiency; Languages of proficiency indicated by the population; English; Arabic; Spanish and others
Five highest values: Languages of proficiency indicated by the population (5.5 million), Those who indicated language proficiency (5 million), Russian (5 million), Persons whose census forms [indicated] language prof... (626 865), English (347 598). The gap between the highest and lowest is 16 604 times. The top five account for 99% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 154
| Series | Все население | Указавшие национальную принадлежность | из них — Русские | из них — Украинцы | из них — Татары | из них — Азербайджанцы | из них — Белорусы | из них — Армяне | из них — Узбеки | из них — Таджики | из них — Евреи | из них — Другие национальности | Национальная принадлежность не указана |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Указавшие владение языком | 4 975 046,00 | 4 578 813,00 | 4 227 996,00 | 29 181,00 | 20 141,00 | 16 044,00 | 15 501,00 | 14 475,00 | 11 770,00 | 9 179,00 | 9 150,00 | 225 376,00 | 396 233,00 |
| Указанные населением языки владения | 5 529 055,00 | 5 118 029,00 | 4 653 703,00 | 42 792,00 | 29 129,00 | 24 272,00 | 21 338,00 | 22 477,00 | 18 016,00 | 14 077,00 | 12 656,00 | 279 569,00 | 411 026,00 |
| Абазинский | 30,00 | 30,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28,00 | — |
| Абхазский | 412,00 | 401,00 | 62,00 | 3,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 332,00 | 11,00 |
| Аварский | 849,00 | 830,00 | 45,00 | — | 1,00 | 19,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 765,00 | 19,00 |
| Агульский | 65,00 | 65,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63,00 | — |
| Адыгейский | 54,00 | 51,00 | 13,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38,00 | 3,00 |
| Азербайджанский | 8 992,00 | 8 714,00 | 701,00 | 6,00 | 15,00 | 7 318,00 | — | 68,00 | 20,00 | 18,00 | 5,00 | 563,00 | 278,00 |
| Албанский | 38,00 | 34,00 | 20,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 3,00 | 10,00 | 4,00 |
| Алеутский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Алтайский | 28,00 | 28,00 | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24,00 | — |
| Амхарский | 32,00 | 32,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26,00 | — |
| Английский | 347 598,00 | 340 239,00 | 309 139,00 | 2 843,00 | 2 476,00 | 705,00 | 1 576,00 | 1 277,00 | 378,00 | 305,00 | 1 876,00 | 19 664,00 | 7 359,00 |
| Андийский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Арабский | 1 365,00 | 1 314,00 | 479,00 | 8,00 | 13,00 | 12,00 | 2,00 | 5,00 | 16,00 | 26,00 | 11,00 | 742,00 | 51,00 |
| Армянский | 7 557,00 | 7 342,00 | 548,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | 21,00 | — | 6 584,00 | — | — | — | 183,00 | 215,00 |
| Ассирийский | 33,00 | 33,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 28,00 | — |
| Ахвахский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Башкирский | 1 230,00 | 1 205,00 | 193,00 | 1,00 | 111,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | 897,00 | 25,00 |
| Бежтинский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Белорусский | 5 684,00 | 5 504,00 | 1 838,00 | 58,00 | 3,00 | — | 3 433,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | 20,00 | 148,00 | 180,00 |
| Бенгали | 27,00 | 26,00 | 10,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 15,00 | 1,00 |
| Бирманский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Болгарский | 475,00 | 458,00 | 240,00 | 8,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 2,00 | 206,00 | 17,00 |
| Булгарский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Бурятский | 590,00 | 581,00 | 68,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | 510,00 | 9,00 |
| Венгерский | 139,00 | 136,00 | 90,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 38,00 | 3,00 |
| Вепсский | 98,00 | 94,00 | 37,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57,00 | 4,00 |
| Водский | 7,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Вьетнамский | 260,00 | 250,00 | 38,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 211,00 | 10,00 |
| Гагаузский | 111,00 | 109,00 | 13,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95,00 | 2,00 |
| Горномарийский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Греческий | 445,00 | 437,00 | 281,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | 4,00 | — | — | — | 145,00 | 8,00 |
| Грузинский | 4 008,00 | 3 861,00 | 660,00 | 5,00 | 6,00 | 47,00 | 2,00 | 148,00 | — | — | 26,00 | 2 967,00 | 147,00 |
| Гунзибский | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Дагестанский | 862,00 | 834,00 | 60,00 | — | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 769,00 | 28,00 |
| Даргинский | 355,00 | 349,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 342,00 | 6,00 |
| Дари | 29,00 | 28,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 4,00 | — | 18,00 | 1,00 |
| Датский | 101,00 | 98,00 | 83,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | 11,00 | 3,00 |
| Долганский | 14,00 | 14,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,00 | — |
| Дунганский | 10,00 | 10,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,00 | — |
| Еврейский | 61,00 | 59,00 | 12,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 |
| Иврит | 1 155,00 | 1 108,00 | 519,00 | 7,00 | 1,00 | — | 4,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 521,00 | 54,00 | 47,00 |
| Идиш | 118,00 | 114,00 | 28,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81,00 | 5,00 | 4,00 |
| Ижорский | 19,00 | 19,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | — |
| Ингушский | 270,00 | 268,00 | 17,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251,00 | 2,00 |
| Индонезийский | 13,00 | 12,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | 1,00 |
| Ирландский | 9,00 | 9,00 | 6,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Исландский | 10,00 | 10,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | — |
| Испанский | 8 306,00 | 8 138,00 | 7 085,00 | 64,00 | 72,00 | 5,00 | 47,00 | 37,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | 58,00 | 762,00 | 168,00 |
| Итальянский | 4 296,00 | 4 205,00 | 3 662,00 | 36,00 | 26,00 | 7,00 | 21,00 | 11,00 | 2,00 | — | 46,00 | 394,00 | 91,00 |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 593,00 | 580,00 | 36,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 542,00 | 13,00 |
| Казахский | 3 365,00 | 3 260,00 | 1 213,00 | 27,00 | 29,00 | 9,00 | 8,00 | 2,00 | 40,00 | 8,00 | — | 1 924,00 | 105,00 |
| Калмыцкий | 325,00 | 321,00 | 21,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 299,00 | 4,00 |
| Каракалпакский | 12,00 | 12,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Каратинский | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 201,00 | 200,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | 189,00 | 1,00 |
| Карельский | 179,00 | 177,00 | 71,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 105,00 | 2,00 |
| Кетский | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Киргизский | 2 513,00 | 2 440,00 | 237,00 | 2,00 | 13,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 163,00 | 22,00 | — | 2 002,00 | 73,00 |
| Китайский | 3 797,00 | 3 683,00 | 2 395,00 | 18,00 | 16,00 | 4,00 | 10,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 11,00 | 10,00 | 1 214,00 | 114,00 |
| Коми | 380,00 | 371,00 | 135,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 232,00 | 9,00 |
| Коми-пермяцкий | 29,00 | 29,00 | 12,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | — |
| Корейский | 1 010,00 | 978,00 | 608,00 | 6,00 | 11,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 8,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 | 333,00 | 32,00 |
| Корякский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Крымскотатарский | 23,00 | 23,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20,00 | — |
| Кумыкский | 636,00 | 624,00 | 19,00 | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 603,00 | 12,00 |
| Курдский | 59,00 | 59,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 57,00 | — |
| Лакский | 81,00 | 79,00 | 10,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 68,00 | 2,00 |
| Латинский | 828,00 | 815,00 | 730,00 | 7,00 | 7,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | 12,00 | 51,00 | 13,00 |
| Латышский | 1 033,00 | 1 014,00 | 675,00 | 8,00 | 2,00 | — | 8,00 | — | — | — | 4,00 | 317,00 | 19,00 |
| Лезгинский | 1 098,00 | 1 084,00 | 33,00 | — | 1,00 | 8,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 1 041,00 | 14,00 |
| Литовский | 821,00 | 783,00 | 469,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | — | 10,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | 295,00 | 38,00 |
| Лугово-восточный марийский | 21,00 | 19,00 | 18,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 2,00 |
| Македонский | 17,00 | 17,00 | 9,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | 6,00 | — |
| Малайский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Мансийский | 7,00 | 7,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Марийский | 285,00 | 280,00 | 68,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211,00 | 5,00 |
| Мегрельский | 46,00 | 45,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42,00 | 1,00 |
| Мокша-мордовский | 27,00 | 25,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21,00 | 2,00 |
| Молдавский | 1 954,00 | 1 890,00 | 638,00 | 56,00 | 1,00 | — | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 2,00 | 1 189,00 | 64,00 |
| Монгольский | 153,00 | 151,00 | 33,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 115,00 | 2,00 |
| Мордовский | 372,00 | 364,00 | 114,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247,00 | 8,00 |
| Нанайский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Нганасанский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Немецкий | 48 605,00 | 47 491,00 | 43 089,00 | 500,00 | 287,00 | 60,00 | 401,00 | 92,00 | 26,00 | 12,00 | 346,00 | 2 678,00 | 1 114,00 |
| Ненецкий | 30,00 | 29,00 | 18,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,00 | 1,00 |
| Нивхский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Нидерландский | 210,00 | 206,00 | 157,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 41,00 | 4,00 |
| Ногайский | 99,00 | 98,00 | 6,00 | — | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86,00 | 1,00 |
| Ногайско-карагашский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Норвежский | 269,00 | 266,00 | 224,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | 4,00 | 27,00 | 3,00 |
| Осетинский | 1 008,00 | 988,00 | 83,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 6,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 897,00 | 20,00 |
| Персидский | 333,00 | 320,00 | 88,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 17,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 11,00 | 81,00 | — | 113,00 | 13,00 |
| Польский | 1 781,00 | 1 729,00 | 1 125,00 | 119,00 | 3,00 | — | 76,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 15,00 | 386,00 | 52,00 |
| Португальский | 464,00 | 450,00 | 318,00 | 3,00 | 7,00 | — | 1,00 | 3,00 | — | — | 3,00 | 115,00 | 14,00 |
| Пушту | 145,00 | 142,00 | 14,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 14,00 | — | 113,00 | 3,00 |
| Румынский | 571,00 | 527,00 | 266,00 | 31,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 3,00 | 224,00 | 44,00 |
| Русинский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Русский | 4 969 647,00 | 4 573 636,00 | 4 227 753,00 | 28 886,00 | 19 881,00 | 15 408,00 | 15 410,00 | 14 054,00 | 11 093,00 | 8 696,00 | 9 132,00 | 223 323,00 | 396 011,00 |
How to read this table
Rows list languages reported as known, while columns show the number of people of each nationality who reported proficiency in each language, including national totals and a separate column for those who did not specify their ethnicity. The table allows comparison of language proficiency distribution within a single nationality and across different nationalities for the same language
What is visible in these numbers
The set includes the following indicators: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; of whom — Russians; of whom — Ukrainians; of whom — Tatars; of whom — Azerbaijanis; of whom — Belarusians; of whom — Armenians; of whom — Uzbeks; of whom — Tajiks; of whom — Jews; of whom — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated
There are 320 values in the table out of 325 possible, which is 98.5%. Some cells are empty — certain positions were not observed in every period
More in the section Results of the All-Russian Population Census»
Period and application
Snapshot at the time of the 2020 All-Russia Population Census. Data were updated once and are not subject to further changes, as the census is conducted once every ten years. These data are useful for researchers studying language dynamics, political scientists, and experts in interethnic relations
How it is calculated
Census results on ethnic composition and languages are used for planning the school teaching of native languages, assessing the need for translation of public services, and in ethnographic research
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