Language proficiency of the population of the largest nationalities in Karelia
Four hundred eighty-one thousand five hundred eighty-five people comprised the population of Karelia distributed by language proficiency during the 2020 All-Russian Census. The 112 rows presented reflect both general indicators of language proficiency and a list of specified languages, as well as specific data on foreign languages such as English. Rows are categorized by ethnicity, providing a linguistic overview of the most numerous ethnic groups residing in the republic
Table of language proficiency of the most numerous nationalities in Karelia based on the 2020 Census results
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Rows: 112, indicators: 13. Table rows: Those who indicated language proficiency; Languages of proficiency indicated by the population; English; Spanish; German and others
Five highest values: Languages of proficiency indicated by the population (550 105), Those who indicated language proficiency (481 585), Russian (481 328), Persons whose census forms [indicated] language prof... (51 536), English (33 664). The gap between the highest and lowest is 11 704 times. The top five account for 98.1% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 112
| Series | Все население | Указавшие национальную принадлежность | из них — Русские | из них — Карелы | из них — Белорусы | из них — Украинцы | из них — Финны | из них — Вепсы | из них — Армяне | из них — Татары | из них — Азербайджанцы | из них — Другие национальности | Национальная принадлежность не указана |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Указавшие владение языком | 481 585,00 | 470 652,00 | 406 657,00 | 25 882,00 | 9 369,00 | 5 577,00 | 3 395,00 | 2 470,00 | 1 187,00 | 1 091,00 | 979,00 | 14 045,00 | 10 933,00 |
| Указанные населением языки владения | 550 105,00 | 538 293,00 | 447 606,00 | 39 324,00 | 10 974,00 | 7 935,00 | 4 675,00 | 3 433,00 | 2 123,00 | 1 496,00 | 1 813,00 | 18 914,00 | 11 812,00 |
| Абхазский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Аварский | 20,00 | 19,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | 1,00 |
| Агульский | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Адыгейский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Азербайджанский | 809,00 | 784,00 | 50,00 | — | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 17,00 | — | 662,00 | 52,00 | 25,00 |
| Алеутский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Английский | 33 664,00 | 33 163,00 | 28 734,00 | 1 718,00 | 286,00 | 296,00 | 309,00 | 234,00 | 82,00 | 77,00 | 65,00 | 1 362,00 | 501,00 |
| Андийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Арабский | 116,00 | 113,00 | 19,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | 89,00 | 3,00 |
| Армянский | 865,00 | 857,00 | 37,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 804,00 | — | 6,00 | 9,00 | 8,00 |
| Ассирийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Башкирский | 70,00 | 68,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,00 | — | 50,00 | 2,00 |
| Белорусский | 1 264,00 | 1 258,00 | 245,00 | 6,00 | 962,00 | 15,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 29,00 | 6,00 |
| Болгарский | 41,00 | 40,00 | 16,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 23,00 | 1,00 |
| Бурятский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Венгерский | 11,00 | 11,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Вепсский | 754,00 | 742,00 | 139,00 | 8,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 5,00 | 581,00 | 3,00 | — | — | 3,00 | 12,00 |
| Водский | 7,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Вьетнамский | 18,00 | 18,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,00 | — |
| Гагаузский | 7,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | 1,00 |
| Греческий | 45,00 | 44,00 | 29,00 | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 11,00 | 1,00 |
| Грузинский | 207,00 | 205,00 | 21,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | 20,00 | — | 17,00 | 146,00 | 2,00 |
| Дагестанский | 17,00 | 17,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17,00 | — |
| Даргинский | 31,00 | 31,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29,00 | — |
| Датский | 10,00 | 10,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Еврейский | 7,00 | 7,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Иврит | 29,00 | 27,00 | 17,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,00 | 2,00 |
| Идиш | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Ингушский | 15,00 | 14,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14,00 | 1,00 |
| Испанский | 264,00 | 261,00 | 200,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | 35,00 | 3,00 |
| Итальянский | 174,00 | 172,00 | 139,00 | 9,00 | 4,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 9,00 | 2,00 |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 12,00 | 12,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,00 | — |
| Казахский | 75,00 | 74,00 | 26,00 | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | 44,00 | 1,00 |
| Калмыцкий | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Каракалпакский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 14,00 | 14,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13,00 | — |
| Карельский | 11 081,00 | 11 050,00 | 1 259,00 | 9 563,00 | 51,00 | 35,00 | 65,00 | 31,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | 43,00 | 31,00 |
| Киргизский | 74,00 | 74,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 67,00 | — |
| Китайский | 87,00 | 85,00 | 37,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 44,00 | 2,00 |
| Коми | 47,00 | 44,00 | 8,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35,00 | 3,00 |
| Коми-пермяцкий | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Корейский | 24,00 | 23,00 | 19,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | 1,00 |
| Корякский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Крымскотатарский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Кумыкский | 24,00 | 24,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 23,00 | — |
| Курдский | 11,00 | 11,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,00 | — |
| Лакский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Латинский | 159,00 | 157,00 | 135,00 | 7,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 11,00 | 2,00 |
| Латышский | 87,00 | 87,00 | 56,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | 19,00 | — |
| Лезгинский | 46,00 | 44,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 2,00 | 40,00 | 2,00 |
| Литовский | 166,00 | 166,00 | 64,00 | 5,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 89,00 | — |
| Марийский | 53,00 | 52,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47,00 | 1,00 |
| Мегрельский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Мокша-мордовский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Молдавский | 192,00 | 191,00 | 48,00 | 1,00 | — | 13,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 129,00 | 1,00 |
| Монгольский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Мордовский | 60,00 | 60,00 | 12,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48,00 | — |
| Нанайский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Немецкий | 4 055,00 | 3 997,00 | 3 356,00 | 148,00 | 104,00 | 89,00 | 34,00 | 30,00 | 1,00 | 16,00 | 3,00 | 216,00 | 58,00 |
| Ненецкий | 4,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Нидерландский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ногайский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Норвежский | 47,00 | 47,00 | 38,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — |
| Осетинский | 21,00 | 21,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16,00 | — |
| Персидский | 20,00 | 20,00 | 7,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,00 | — |
| Польский | 232,00 | 231,00 | 91,00 | 9,00 | 42,00 | 25,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 63,00 | 1,00 |
| Португальский | 18,00 | 18,00 | 14,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 3,00 | — |
| Пушту | 7,00 | 7,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Румынский | 37,00 | 37,00 | 11,00 | — | — | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 21,00 | — |
| Русинский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Русский | 481 328,00 | 470 402,00 | 406 653,00 | 25 842,00 | 9 356,00 | 5 572,00 | 3 387,00 | 2 454,00 | 1 172,00 | 1 088,00 | 948,00 | 13 930,00 | 10 926,00 |
| Русский жестовый язык глухих | 422,00 | 384,00 | 301,00 | 18,00 | 12,00 | 4,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — | 43,00 | 38,00 |
| Рутульский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Саамский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Сербскохорватский | 26,00 | 23,00 | 17,00 | — | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 3,00 | 3,00 |
| Словацкий | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Словенский | 3,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 |
| Старославянский | 8,00 | 8,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Суахили | 3,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Табасаранский | 8,00 | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 7,00 | — |
| Таджикский | 462,00 | 460,00 | 18,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — | 439,00 | 2,00 |
| Талышский | 33,00 | 33,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13,00 | 20,00 | — |
| Татарский | 317,00 | 309,00 | 29,00 | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 249,00 | 1,00 | 27,00 | 8,00 |
| Тувинский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Турецкий | 191,00 | 186,00 | 42,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | 83,00 | 55,00 | 5,00 |
| Туркменский | 78,00 | 78,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73,00 | — |
| Тюркский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Удинский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Удмуртский | 20,00 | 20,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18,00 | — |
| Узбекский | 448,00 | 445,00 | 33,00 | — | 1,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | 15,00 | 2,00 | 391,00 | 3,00 |
| Уйльта | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 |
| Украинский | 3 369,00 | 3 312,00 | 1 338,00 | 21,00 | 42,00 | 1 787,00 | — | 1,00 | 3,00 | 2,00 | — | 118,00 | 57,00 |
| Урду | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Финский | 6 163,00 | 6 085,00 | 3 084,00 | 1 859,00 | 60,00 | 29,00 | 830,00 | 82,00 | 3,00 | 9,00 | 3,00 | 126,00 | 78,00 |
| Французский | 971,00 | 964,00 | 802,00 | 51,00 | 21,00 | 18,00 | 3,00 | 7,00 | 10,00 | 8,00 | 3,00 | 41,00 | 7,00 |
| Хантыйский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Хинди | 10,00 | 10,00 | 7,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Цыганский | 295,00 | 294,00 | 41,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 251,00 | 1,00 |
How to read this table
Population groups are compared by columns, ranging from the total population category to those who did not specify their nationality. Each row identifies a separate nationality or specific language of proficiency, including English. This allows for comparing the proportion of language speakers among different ethnic groups based on the census totals recorded in the 112 table rows. The figures show the actual extent of language competence in the region without accounting for historical trends
What is visible in these numbers
What is measured: Total population; Those who indicated ethnicity; of whom — Russians; of whom — Karelians; of whom — Belarusians; of whom — Ukrainians; of whom — Finns; of whom — Veps; of whom — Armenians; of whom — Tatars; of whom — Azerbaijanis; of whom — Other ethnicities; Ethnicity not indicated
Of 325 possible values, 276 (84.9%) are filled. There are gaps, but they are isolated: for some positions, observations were not always conducted
More in the section Results of the All-Russian Population Census»
Period and application
Data were obtained during the 2020 All-Russian Population Census and are presented in the fifth volume of the results. The information is useful for linguists, ethnographers, and researchers of demographic processes studying the linguistic situation in Karelia. Rosstat provides this data as a final snapshot, current at the time of the census completion. No additional periods or updates are provided for this dataset, as it is the result of a specific statistical observation
How it is calculated
The linguistic composition of the region directly affects the language used for signage, interfaces, and support
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