Number of residents of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic who speak different languages according to the data
The total population of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic was 464749 according to the 2020 Census, and this table details the specific languages spoken by the most populous ethnic groups. The ninety-eight rows include data ranging from the Abaza language to 'other' languages, covering both those who reported language proficiency and those who did not specify their ethnicity. This dataset provides a detailed overview of the region's linguistic diversity, encompassing all population groups recorded during the large-scale national survey
Table of language proficiency among the most populous ethnic groups in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, 2020 Population Census data
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Rows: 98, indicators: 13. Table rows: Those who indicated language proficiency; Languages of proficiency indicated by the population; Abazin; English; Kabardian-Circassian and others
Five highest values: Languages of proficiency indicated by the population (737 480), Those who indicated language proficiency (464 749), Russian (456 614), Karachay-Balkar (160 988), Kabardian-Circassian (49 587). The gap between the highest and lowest is 11 706 times. The top five account for 96.3% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 98
| Series | Все население | Указавшие национальную принадлежность | из них — Карачаевцы | из них — Русские | из них — Черкесы | из них — Абазины | из них — Ногайцы | из них — Осетины | из них — Армяне | из них — Балкарцы | из них — Татары | из них — Другие национальности | Национальная принадлежность не указана |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Указавшие владение языком | 464 749,00 | 459 411,00 | 203 450,00 | 126 998,00 | 58 397,00 | 37 284,00 | 17 233,00 | 2 496,00 | 1 728,00 | 968,00 | 926,00 | 9 931,00 | 5 338,00 |
| Указанные населением языки владения | 737 480,00 | 730 815,00 | 366 676,00 | 132 937,00 | 105 400,00 | 65 541,00 | 33 041,00 | 4 734,00 | 2 823,00 | 1 498,00 | 1 583,00 | 16 582,00 | 6 665,00 |
| Абазинский | 28 176,00 | 28 043,00 | 145,00 | 273,00 | 794,00 | 26 363,00 | 131,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | 88,00 | 7,00 | 235,00 | 133,00 |
| Абхазский | 141,00 | 138,00 | — | — | 2,00 | 26,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 110,00 | 3,00 |
| Аварский | 144,00 | 141,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 135,00 | 3,00 |
| Агульский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Адыгейский | 72,00 | 70,00 | 2,00 | — | 13,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 48,00 | 2,00 |
| Адыгский | 32,00 | 32,00 | — | — | 26,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Азербайджанский | 470,00 | 467,00 | 14,00 | 16,00 | 8,00 | 10,00 | 6,00 | — | 8,00 | — | 1,00 | 404,00 | 3,00 |
| Албанский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Амхарский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Английский | 10 342,00 | 10 280,00 | 6 560,00 | 2 321,00 | 564,00 | 376,00 | 189,00 | 36,00 | 33,00 | 16,00 | 33,00 | 152,00 | 62,00 |
| Арабский | 132,00 | 131,00 | 83,00 | 10,00 | 12,00 | 6,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | 1,00 |
| Армянский | 1 192,00 | 1 182,00 | 7,00 | 40,00 | 67,00 | 15,00 | 2,00 | — | 1 043,00 | — | — | 8,00 | 10,00 |
| Ассирийский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Башкирский | 35,00 | 35,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | 29,00 | — |
| Белорусский | 78,00 | 77,00 | — | 16,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 59,00 | 1,00 |
| Болгарский | 12,00 | 12,00 | 8,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Бурятский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Венгерский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Вьетнамский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Гагаузский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Греческий | 580,00 | 580,00 | 7,00 | 28,00 | 9,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 532,00 | — |
| Грузинский | 185,00 | 183,00 | 6,00 | 21,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 6,00 | — | — | 141,00 | 2,00 |
| Дагестанский | 42,00 | 41,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41,00 | 1,00 |
| Даргинский | 196,00 | 193,00 | 1,00 | — | 2,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 183,00 | 3,00 |
| Дари | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Датский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Дунганский | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — |
| Еврейский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Иврит | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Ингушский | 42,00 | 42,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37,00 | — |
| Исландский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Испанский | 63,00 | 62,00 | 21,00 | 27,00 | 7,00 | 5,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Итальянский | 29,00 | 29,00 | 15,00 | 6,00 | 5,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 49 587,00 | 49 445,00 | 195,00 | 223,00 | 46 311,00 | 2 066,00 | 102,00 | 25,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | 31,00 | 486,00 | 142,00 |
| Казахский | 173,00 | 168,00 | 85,00 | 10,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | 66,00 | 5,00 |
| Калмыцкий | 20,00 | 20,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19,00 | — |
| Каракалпакский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 160 988,00 | 160 079,00 | 157 028,00 | 1 297,00 | 226,00 | 223,00 | 147,00 | 73,00 | 33,00 | 425,00 | 57,00 | 570,00 | 909,00 |
| Киргизский | 52,00 | 48,00 | 38,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | 4,00 |
| Китайский | 37,00 | 37,00 | 14,00 | 15,00 | 2,00 | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | 1,00 | — |
| Коми | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Коми-пермяцкий | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Корейский | 14,00 | 14,00 | 8,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Крымскотатарский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 0,00 | — |
| Кумыкский | 1 680,00 | 1 679,00 | 1 539,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | 15,00 | — | 120,00 | 1,00 |
| Курдский | 34,00 | 34,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33,00 | — |
| Лакский | 37,00 | 37,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 35,00 | — |
| Латинский | 30,00 | 30,00 | 22,00 | 3,00 | — | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Латышский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Лезгинский | 175,00 | 173,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171,00 | 2,00 |
| Литовский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Марийский | 7,00 | 7,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Мегрельский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Молдавский | 24,00 | 24,00 | — | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19,00 | — |
| Мордовский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Нанайский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Немецкий | 2 019,00 | 2 010,00 | 1 429,00 | 385,00 | 71,00 | 48,00 | 8,00 | 13,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 7,00 | 46,00 | 9,00 |
| Ногайский | 16 106,00 | 16 057,00 | 100,00 | 319,00 | 164,00 | 78,00 | 15 270,00 | 3,00 | 4,00 | 3,00 | 24,00 | 92,00 | 49,00 |
| Осетинский | 2 213,00 | 2 198,00 | 48,00 | 24,00 | 25,00 | 7,00 | 1,00 | 2 080,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 11,00 | 15,00 |
| Персидский | 11,00 | 11,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,00 | — |
| Польский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Португальский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Пушту | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Румынский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Русский | 456 614,00 | 451 366,00 | 198 540,00 | 126 978,00 | 56 884,00 | 36 190,00 | 17 011,00 | 2 485,00 | 1 669,00 | 939,00 | 916,00 | 9 754,00 | 5 248,00 |
| Русский жестовый язык глухих | 556,00 | 540,00 | 219,00 | 164,00 | 80,00 | 39,00 | 11,00 | 4,00 | — | 1,00 | 5,00 | 17,00 | 16,00 |
| Рутульский | 13,00 | 13,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13,00 | — |
| Сербскохорватский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Словенский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Старославянский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Табасаранский | 89,00 | 89,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88,00 | — |
| Таджикский | 126,00 | 125,00 | 1,00 | 6,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 112,00 | 1,00 |
| Тайский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Талышский | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — |
| Татарский | 567,00 | 562,00 | 14,00 | 33,00 | 10,00 | 4,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 487,00 | 7,00 | 5,00 |
| Тувинский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Турецкий | 906,00 | 903,00 | 185,00 | 17,00 | 12,00 | 9,00 | 6,00 | — | 1,00 | 4,00 | — | 669,00 | 3,00 |
| Туркменский | 678,00 | 678,00 | 9,00 | 4,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 664,00 | — |
| Тюркский | 14,00 | 14,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | 6,00 | — |
| Удмуртский | 11,00 | 11,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,00 | — |
| Узбекский | 347,00 | 346,00 | 13,00 | 5,00 | 7,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | 314,00 | 1,00 |
| Украинский | 699,00 | 694,00 | 5,00 | 258,00 | 9,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 420,00 | 5,00 |
| Финский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Французский | 237,00 | 235,00 | 103,00 | 76,00 | 26,00 | 11,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | 4,00 | — | 2,00 | 7,00 | 2,00 |
| Хакасский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Хинди | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Цахурский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Цыганский | 319,00 | 319,00 | — | 12,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 306,00 | — |
| Чеченский | 315,00 | 298,00 | 13,00 | 4,00 | 16,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 261,00 | 17,00 |
| Чешский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Чувашский | 10,00 | 10,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,00 | — |
| Эрзя-мордовский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Эстонский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Японский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Указавшие другие языки (не перечисленные выше) | 695,00 | 689,00 | 170,00 | 297,00 | 31,00 | 23,00 | 125,00 | 0,00 | 7,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | 32,00 | 6,00 |
| Лица, в переписных листах которых владение языками не указано | 5 116,00 | 3 857,00 | 2 128,00 | 623,00 | 428,00 | 380,00 | 135,00 | 15,00 | 4,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | 137,00 | 1 259,00 |
How to read this table
Rows are categorized by specific languages and population groups, allowing for a detailed comparison of language proficiency across different ethnicities. Users can compare both the total number of speakers and the distribution within specific ethnic groups presented in the columns. The aggregate indicators help assess language proficiency coverage in the republic by distinguishing between respondents who provided data and those who left the ethnicity field blank, a distinction crucial for analyzing the linguistic landscape
What is visible in these numbers
What is measured: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; of them — Karachays; of them — Russians; of them — Circassians; of them — Abazins; of them — Nogais; of them — Ossetians; of them — Armenians; of them — Balkars; of them — Tatars; of them — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated
Cells with numbers 290 out of 325 (89.2%). Individual gaps occur: not all positions were observed in all periods
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Period and application
The data is based on the 2020 All-Russian Population Census and is relevant for analyzing the ethno-linguistic situation in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. This publication is intended for sociologists, linguists, demographers, and researchers studying the ethnic composition and cultural characteristics of Russia's regions using official Rosstat statistical indicators
How it is calculated
Census results on ethnic composition and languages are used in planning the school teaching of native languages, assessing the need for translation of public services, and in ethnographic research
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