Language proficiency among the population of Murmansk Oblast
The 2020 Census covered a total population of 601,517 people in the Murmansk Region, and this table provides data on the languages spoken by residents of different ethnic backgrounds. The rows in the table vary by specific languages and population groups, ranging from the total number of those who indicated language proficiency to those whose ethnicity was not specified. The table contains 121 rows in total, providing a detailed breakdown of the region's linguistic composition at the time of the survey
Table of language proficiency of the Murmansk Region population according to 2020 Census data
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Series: 121, indicators: 13. Table rows: Those who indicated language proficiency; Languages of proficiency indicated by the population; English; German; Russian and others
Five highest values: Languages of proficiency indicated by the population (672 697), Those who indicated language proficiency (601 517), Russian (601 274), Persons whose census forms [indicated] language prof… (66 227), English (38 302). The gap between the highest and lowest is 8 305 times. The top five account for 98.7% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 121
| Series | Все население | Указавшие национальную принадлежность | из них — Русские | из них — Украинцы | из них — Белорусы | из них — Татары | из них — Азербайджанцы | из них — Саамы | из них — Армяне | из них — Коми | из них — Узбеки | из них — Другие национальности | Национальная принадлежность не указана |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Указавшие владение языком | 601 517,00 | 571 995,00 | 514 559,00 | 13 344,00 | 4 526,00 | 3 320,00 | 3 104,00 | 1 355,00 | 1 295,00 | 1 172,00 | 1 119,00 | 28 201,00 | 29 522,00 |
| Указанные населением языки владения | 672 697,00 | 641 971,00 | 562 826,00 | 19 380,00 | 5 843,00 | 4 754,00 | 5 371,00 | 1 675,00 | 2 209,00 | 1 483,00 | 1 982,00 | 36 448,00 | 30 726,00 |
| Абазинский | 6,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | 1,00 |
| Абхазский | 11,00 | 11,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 9,00 | — |
| Аварский | 170,00 | 168,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 163,00 | 2,00 |
| Агульский | 16,00 | 16,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 15,00 | — |
| Адыгейский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Азербайджанский | 2 279,00 | 2 221,00 | 129,00 | 1,00 | — | 6,00 | 1 927,00 | — | 9,00 | — | 3,00 | 146,00 | 58,00 |
| Албанский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Алтайский | 9,00 | 9,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | — |
| Амхарский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Английский | 38 302,00 | 37 711,00 | 34 023,00 | 806,00 | 254,00 | 256,00 | 135,00 | 73,00 | 105,00 | 43,00 | 30,00 | 1 986,00 | 591,00 |
| Андийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Арабский | 81,00 | 81,00 | 34,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | 34,00 | — |
| Армянский | 879,00 | 857,00 | 61,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | 774,00 | — | — | 20,00 | 22,00 |
| Ассирийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Башкирский | 470,00 | 465,00 | 24,00 | 1,00 | — | 43,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 396,00 | 5,00 |
| Белорусский | 1 450,00 | 1 424,00 | 466,00 | 26,00 | 887,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 44,00 | 26,00 |
| Болгарский | 82,00 | 78,00 | 37,00 | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 37,00 | 4,00 |
| Бурятский | 35,00 | 35,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30,00 | — |
| Венгерский | 17,00 | 16,00 | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 5,00 | 1,00 |
| Вепсский | 25,00 | 25,00 | 12,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13,00 | — |
| Вьетнамский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Гагаузский | 19,00 | 19,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,00 | — |
| Греческий | 23,00 | 23,00 | 13,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,00 | — |
| Грузинский | 155,00 | 149,00 | 35,00 | 3,00 | — | — | 13,00 | — | 8,00 | — | — | 90,00 | 6,00 |
| Дагестанский | 93,00 | 91,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 82,00 | 2,00 |
| Даргинский | 204,00 | 201,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 195,00 | 3,00 |
| Датский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Дунганский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Еврейский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Иврит | 30,00 | 30,00 | 17,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,00 | — |
| Идиш | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Ингушский | 58,00 | 57,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55,00 | 1,00 |
| Индонезийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Испанский | 373,00 | 370,00 | 317,00 | 11,00 | 4,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | — | 5,00 | — | — | 26,00 | 3,00 |
| Итальянский | 128,00 | 125,00 | 106,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | 3,00 |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 64,00 | 64,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 61,00 | — |
| Казахский | 295,00 | 289,00 | 104,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | 169,00 | 6,00 |
| Калмыцкий | 34,00 | 34,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 31,00 | — |
| Караимский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Каракалпакский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 14,00 | 14,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 13,00 | — |
| Карельский | 137,00 | 136,00 | 48,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88,00 | 1,00 |
| Киргизский | 346,00 | 331,00 | 24,00 | — | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | 111,00 | 193,00 | 15,00 |
| Китайский | 112,00 | 112,00 | 99,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 7,00 | — |
| Коми | 377,00 | 376,00 | 93,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | 15,00 | — | 247,00 | — | 19,00 | 1,00 |
| Коми-пермяцкий | 21,00 | 21,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | 14,00 | — |
| Корейский | 56,00 | 53,00 | 41,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 9,00 | 3,00 |
| Крымскотатарский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Кумыкский | 140,00 | 140,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 137,00 | — |
| Курдский | 8,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | — |
| Лакский | 42,00 | 42,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42,00 | — |
| Латинский | 130,00 | 126,00 | 108,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | 4,00 |
| Латышский | 107,00 | 104,00 | 64,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36,00 | 3,00 |
| Лезгинский | 403,00 | 402,00 | 13,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 387,00 | 1,00 |
| Литовский | 106,00 | 104,00 | 58,00 | 1,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41,00 | 2,00 |
| Малайский | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 |
| Марийский | 222,00 | 219,00 | 23,00 | — | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 193,00 | 3,00 |
| Мокша-мордовский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Молдавский | 518,00 | 507,00 | 149,00 | 34,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 323,00 | 11,00 |
| Монгольский | 4,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 |
| Мордовский | 273,00 | 270,00 | 71,00 | 1,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 196,00 | 3,00 |
| Немецкий | 5 031,00 | 4 969,00 | 4 410,00 | 152,00 | 69,00 | 37,00 | 3,00 | 12,00 | 10,00 | 14,00 | 3,00 | 259,00 | 62,00 |
| Ненецкий | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Нидерландский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Ногайский | 121,00 | 120,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115,00 | 1,00 |
| Норвежский | 420,00 | 409,00 | 361,00 | 15,00 | 1,00 | — | 3,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | 20,00 | 11,00 |
| Осетинский | 123,00 | 120,00 | 14,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 104,00 | 3,00 |
| Персидский | 31,00 | 29,00 | 6,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | 2,00 |
| Польский | 210,00 | 206,00 | 118,00 | 40,00 | 17,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31,00 | 4,00 |
| Португальский | 19,00 | 19,00 | 16,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Пушту | 8,00 | 8,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Румынский | 68,00 | 66,00 | 20,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43,00 | 2,00 |
| Русинский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Русский | 601 274,00 | 571 772,00 | 514 548,00 | 13 327,00 | 4 523,00 | 3 307,00 | 3 042,00 | 1 354,00 | 1 281,00 | 1 169,00 | 1 101,00 | 28 120,00 | 29 502,00 |
| Русский жестовый язык глухих | 736,00 | 672,00 | 573,00 | 10,00 | 1,00 | 5,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | 73,00 | 64,00 |
| Рутульский | 30,00 | 30,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30,00 | — |
| Саамский | 216,00 | 216,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | 204,00 | — | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | — |
| Сербскохорватский | 25,00 | 25,00 | 20,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Словацкий | 3,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Словенский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Старославянский | 4,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 |
| Суахили | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Табасаранский | 433,00 | 430,00 | 9,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 418,00 | 3,00 |
| Таджикский | 382,00 | 374,00 | 25,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | 36,00 | 307,00 | 8,00 |
| Тайский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Талышский | 56,00 | 54,00 | — | — | — | — | 30,00 | — | — | — | — | 24,00 | 2,00 |
| Татарский | 1 258,00 | 1 244,00 | 132,00 | 1,00 | — | 1 013,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | 95,00 | 14,00 |
| Татский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Тубаларский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Тувинский | 55,00 | 55,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55,00 | — |
| Турецкий | 360,00 | 357,00 | 72,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | 160,00 | — | 3,00 | — | 18,00 | 99,00 | 3,00 |
| Туркменский | 44,00 | 42,00 | 7,00 | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | 31,00 | 2,00 |
| Тюркский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Удмуртский | 103,00 | 101,00 | 13,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 87,00 | 2,00 |
| Узбекский | 836,00 | 824,00 | 57,00 | 1,00 | — | 18,00 | 4,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 664,00 | 79,00 | 12,00 |
| Уйгурский | 12,00 | 12,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,00 | — |
| Украинский | 9 947,00 | 9 738,00 | 4 545,00 | 4 846,00 | 48,00 | 10,00 | 3,00 | — | 3,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 281,00 | 209,00 |
| Урду | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
How to read this table
The differences between the rows help compare the prevalence of individual languages, such as English, among different population groups. The comparison is based on the number of speakers, using regional totals and specific ethnic categories. The table reflects those who explicitly indicated proficiency in a specific language and those who did not specify their ethnicity, which allows for an assessment of the completeness of the data collected for the Murmansk Region
What is visible in these numbers
What is measured: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; of whom — Russians; of whom — Ukrainians; of whom — Belarusians; of whom — Tatars; of whom — Azerbaijanis; of whom — Saami; of whom — Armenians; of whom — Komi; of whom — Uzbeks; of whom — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated
There are 264 values in the table out of 325 possible, which is 81.2%. Small gaps remain where the position was not observed in all periods
More in the section Results of the All-Russian Population Census»
Period and application
The results of the 2020 Census are presented here as a snapshot without historical trends. The data are suitable for ethnographers, linguists, and researchers of demographic processes in the Murmansk Region to analyze the linguistic situation. Rosstat prepared this dataset as part of the fifth volume of the 2020 Census materials; the information is available for use in academic papers and statistical reviews without further updates
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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