2020 census data on language proficiency of the population of Penza Oblast
1184401 people formed the entire population of Penza Oblast that took part in the 2020 All‑Russian Census, and here you can see which languages are spoken by members of different nationalities. 116 rows detail the region’s linguistic picture: from the overall number of persons reporting language proficiency to specific dialects, including English, as well as data for population groups that did not indicate their nationality
Statistics on language proficiency among Penza Oblast residents according to the 2020 Census results
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Rows: 116, 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 (1.3 million), Those who indicated language proficiency (1.2 million), Russian (1.2 million), Persons whose census forms [indicated] language prof... (81 947), Tatar (57 922). The gap between the highest and lowest is 10 019 times. The top five account for 97.9% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 116
| Series | Все население | Указавшие национальную принадлежность | из них — Русские | из них — Татары | из них — Мордва | из них — Цыгане | из них — Чуваши | из них — Армяне | из них — Таджики | из них — Украинцы | из них — Узбеки | из них — Другие национальности | Национальная принадлежность не указана |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Указавшие владение языком | 1 184 401,00 | 1 145 633,00 | 1 004 424,00 | 73 642,00 | 28 344,00 | 4 217,00 | 4 025,00 | 3 745,00 | 3 269,00 | 3 388,00 | 3 042,00 | 17 537,00 | 38 768,00 |
| Указанные населением языки владения | 1 332 563,00 | 1 291 874,00 | 1 054 191,00 | 131 099,00 | 46 831,00 | 6 882,00 | 7 386,00 | 6 222,00 | 5 712,00 | 4 862,00 | 4 930,00 | 23 759,00 | 40 689,00 |
| Абхазский | 14,00 | 14,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14,00 | — |
| Аварский | 98,00 | 98,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94,00 | — |
| Агульский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Адыгейский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Азербайджанский | 1 085,00 | 1 072,00 | 100,00 | 39,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 44,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | 883,00 | 13,00 |
| Албанский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Амхарский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Английский | 32 451,00 | 31 786,00 | 28 986,00 | 1 233,00 | 234,00 | 6,00 | 38,00 | 86,00 | 90,00 | 124,00 | 44,00 | 945,00 | 665,00 |
| Андийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Арабский | 248,00 | 244,00 | 13,00 | 105,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 8,00 | — | 2,00 | 113,00 | 4,00 |
| Армянский | 2 579,00 | 2 548,00 | 109,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | 2 304,00 | — | 2,00 | — | 127,00 | 31,00 |
| Ассирийский | 9,00 | 9,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,00 | — |
| Ахвахский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Башкирский | 133,00 | 123,00 | 12,00 | 21,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 88,00 | 10,00 |
| Белорусский | 257,00 | 256,00 | 84,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — | 167,00 | 1,00 |
| Бенгали | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Болгарский | 36,00 | 34,00 | 15,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18,00 | 2,00 |
| Бурятский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 4,00 | — |
| Венгерский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — |
| Вепсский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Вьетнамский | 77,00 | 76,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75,00 | 1,00 |
| Гагаузский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Греческий | 33,00 | 32,00 | 16,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,00 | 1,00 |
| Грузинский | 271,00 | 262,00 | 60,00 | — | — | — | — | 37,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 164,00 | 9,00 |
| Дагестанский | 60,00 | 60,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56,00 | — |
| Даргинский | 77,00 | 74,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73,00 | 3,00 |
| Дари | 16,00 | 16,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — | — | 10,00 | — |
| Датский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Дунганский | 317,00 | 317,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316,00 | — |
| Еврейский | 12,00 | 12,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,00 | — |
| Иврит | 40,00 | 38,00 | 24,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,00 | 2,00 |
| Идиш | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Ингушский | 61,00 | 61,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61,00 | — |
| Исландский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Испанский | 261,00 | 258,00 | 224,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | 1,00 | 28,00 | 3,00 |
| Итальянский | 120,00 | 119,00 | 106,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | 1,00 |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 11,00 | 11,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,00 | — |
| Казахский | 276,00 | 273,00 | 108,00 | 19,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 2,00 | 6,00 | 136,00 | 3,00 |
| Калмыцкий | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Каракалпакский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 7,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Карельский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Киргизский | 468,00 | 465,00 | 43,00 | 13,00 | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | 2,00 | 20,00 | 383,00 | 3,00 |
| Китайский | 122,00 | 119,00 | 60,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56,00 | 3,00 |
| Коми | 19,00 | 19,00 | 10,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,00 | — |
| Коми-пермяцкий | 5,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Корейский | 50,00 | 49,00 | 28,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 19,00 | 1,00 |
| Крымскотатарский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Кумыкский | 21,00 | 21,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21,00 | — |
| Курдский | 186,00 | 186,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | 184,00 | — |
| Лакский | 8,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | — |
| Латинский | 215,00 | 208,00 | 192,00 | 5,00 | 6,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 3,00 | 7,00 |
| Латышский | 39,00 | 34,00 | 26,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | 5,00 |
| Лезгинский | 77,00 | 76,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76,00 | 1,00 |
| Литовский | 39,00 | 39,00 | 25,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 13,00 | — |
| Македонский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Марийский | 29,00 | 28,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26,00 | 1,00 |
| Мегрельский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Мокша-мордовский | 295,00 | 294,00 | 8,00 | — | 286,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | 1,00 |
| Молдавский | 278,00 | 275,00 | 69,00 | — | 13,00 | — | — | — | — | 15,00 | — | 178,00 | 3,00 |
| Монгольский | 16,00 | 16,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14,00 | — |
| Мордовский | 18 347,00 | 18 256,00 | 1 881,00 | 35,00 | 16 288,00 | 1,00 | 4,00 | — | — | 5,00 | 1,00 | 41,00 | 91,00 |
| Нанайский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Немецкий | 13 599,00 | 13 352,00 | 11 881,00 | 592,00 | 484,00 | 1,00 | 32,00 | 19,00 | 7,00 | 47,00 | 4,00 | 285,00 | 247,00 |
| Нидерландский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Ногайский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Норвежский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Осетинский | 57,00 | 53,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46,00 | 4,00 |
| Персидский | 34,00 | 33,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 24,00 | — | — | 3,00 | 1,00 |
| Польский | 76,00 | 74,00 | 48,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 10,00 | — | 15,00 | 2,00 |
| Португальский | 28,00 | 27,00 | 18,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | 1,00 |
| Пушту | 42,00 | 42,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 11,00 | — | — | 24,00 | — |
| Румынский | 27,00 | 27,00 | 14,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — | 10,00 | — |
| Русский | 1 182 578,00 | 1 143 851,00 | 1 004 413,00 | 72 531,00 | 28 267,00 | 4 118,00 | 4 012,00 | 3 694,00 | 3 148,00 | 3 375,00 | 2 926,00 | 17 367,00 | 38 727,00 |
| Русский жестовый язык глухих | 1 524,00 | 1 450,00 | 1 242,00 | 116,00 | 23,00 | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 59,00 | 74,00 |
| Рутульский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Саамский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Сербскохорватский | 13,00 | 13,00 | 7,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Словацкий | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Словенский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Старославянский | 12,00 | 12,00 | 12,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Суахили | 26,00 | 26,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26,00 | — |
| Табасаранский | 28,00 | 28,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28,00 | — |
| Таджикский | 2 580,00 | 2 521,00 | 121,00 | 25,00 | 2,00 | — | 3,00 | — | 2 234,00 | 1,00 | 119,00 | 16,00 | 59,00 |
| Тайский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Талышский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Татарский | 57 922,00 | 57 383,00 | 827,00 | 56 071,00 | 29,00 | — | 32,00 | 2,00 | 21,00 | 1,00 | 75,00 | 325,00 | 539,00 |
| Татский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Тувинский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Турецкий | 216,00 | 213,00 | 36,00 | 31,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | 8,00 | — | 6,00 | 130,00 | 3,00 |
| Туркменский | 204,00 | 203,00 | 34,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | 10,00 | 148,00 | 1,00 |
| Тюркский | 8,00 | 8,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | 3,00 | — |
| Удмуртский | 23,00 | 23,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 19,00 | — |
| Узбекский | 2 410,00 | 2 379,00 | 290,00 | 165,00 | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | 6,00 | 141,00 | 5,00 | 1 706,00 | 62,00 | 31,00 |
| Украинский | 2 470,00 | 2 429,00 | 1 099,00 | 22,00 | 8,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | 5,00 | — | 1 240,00 | — | 49,00 | 41,00 |
| Урду | 12,00 | 12,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Финский | 7,00 | 7,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Французский | 1 581,00 | 1 557,00 | 1 368,00 | 39,00 | 21,00 | — | 2,00 | 14,00 | 1,00 | 7,00 | — | 105,00 | 24,00 |
How to read this table
The differences between rows lie in the type of data presented: some rows are grouped by nationality, others highlight specific languages spoken. One can compare the number of speakers of individual languages within different ethnic groups or contrast regional totals with data for those who did not state their nationality in the survey
What is visible in these numbers
The dataset includes the following indicators: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; of which — Russians; of which — Tatars; of which — Mordvins; of which — Roma; of which — Chuvash; of which — Armenians; of which — Tajiks; of which — Ukrainians; of which — Uzbeks; of which — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated
Of 325 possible values, 279 (85.8%) are filled. 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 2020 All‑Russian Census is the source of this information, presented as a statistical snapshot not tied to specific time periods. The data will be useful for linguists, sociologists and researchers studying the ethnic composition and linguistic environment of Penza Oblast at the time of the latest nationwide population survey
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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