Language proficiency of population of the most numerous nationalities in Crimea
1844648 persons is the total population counted in Crimea during the 2020 All‑Russian Population Census, of whom 76838 did not indicate their nationality. This material presents information on language proficiency among members of the most numerous nationalities. The table has 123 rows that break down the figures by specific languages and population groups, allowing to see which languages are most widespread in the region
Table of language proficiency among the population of the most numerous nationalities in the Republic of Crimea according to the 2020 All‑Russian Population Census
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Rosstat data. Rows: 123, indicators: 10. Shown by items: Those who indicated language proficiency; Languages of proficiency indicated by the population; English; Arabic; Hebrew and others
Five highest values: Languages of proficiency indicated by the population (2.3 million), Those who indicated language proficiency (1.8 million), Russian (1.8 million), Ukrainian (176 229), Crimean Tatar (147 063). The gap between the highest and lowest is 12 923 times. The top five account for 96.4% of the total across all items — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 123
| Series | Все население | Указавшие национальную принадлежность | из них — Русские | из них — Крымские татары | из них — Украинцы | из них — Татары | из них — Белорусы | из них — Армяне | из них — Другие национальности | Национальная принадлежность не указана |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Указавшие владение языком | 1 844 648,00 | 1 767 810,00 | 1 290 268,00 | 248 680,00 | 145 570,00 | 28 113,00 | 8 655,00 | 7 607,00 | 38 917,00 | 76 838,00 |
| Указанные населением языки владения | 2 313 176,00 | 2 231 776,00 | 1 464 298,00 | 431 668,00 | 213 504,00 | 42 665,00 | 11 762,00 | 11 954,00 | 55 925,00 | 81 400,00 |
| Абазинский | 9,00 | 9,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,00 | — |
| Абхазский | 14,00 | 14,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | 6,00 | — |
| Аварский | 62,00 | 62,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 61,00 | — |
| Агульский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | — |
| Адыгейский | 16,00 | 16,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 12,00 | — |
| Адыгский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Азербайджанский | 1 539,00 | 1 505,00 | 106,00 | 82,00 | 6,00 | 11,00 | — | 64,00 | 1 236,00 | 34,00 |
| Албанский | 6,00 | 6,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Алтайский | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — |
| Амхарский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Английский | 68 456,00 | 67 435,00 | 53 257,00 | 4 678,00 | 6 066,00 | 701,00 | 339,00 | 339,00 | 2 055,00 | 1 021,00 |
| Арабский | 428,00 | 413,00 | 132,00 | 93,00 | 16,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 165,00 | 15,00 |
| Армянский | 3 857,00 | 3 811,00 | 180,00 | 22,00 | 13,00 | 6,00 | — | 3 529,00 | 61,00 | 46,00 |
| Арчинский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Ассирийский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Башкирский | 191,00 | 189,00 | 30,00 | 7,00 | — | 17,00 | — | — | 135,00 | 2,00 |
| Белорусский | 2 152,00 | 2 141,00 | 562,00 | 4,00 | 93,00 | 1,00 | 1 456,00 | — | 25,00 | 11,00 |
| Бенгали | 4,00 | 4,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | 1,00 | — | 1,00 | — |
| Болгарский | 371,00 | 368,00 | 103,00 | — | 22,00 | — | 2,00 | — | 241,00 | 3,00 |
| Бурятский | 18,00 | 18,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 14,00 | — |
| Венгерский | 86,00 | 86,00 | 33,00 | 3,00 | 20,00 | — | 1,00 | 1,00 | 28,00 | — |
| Вьетнамский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Гагаузский | 55,00 | 55,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 49,00 | — |
| Греческий | 568,00 | 563,00 | 192,00 | 4,00 | 23,00 | — | 1,00 | 5,00 | 338,00 | 5,00 |
| Грузинский | 643,00 | 638,00 | 135,00 | 6,00 | 13,00 | 1,00 | — | 74,00 | 409,00 | 5,00 |
| Дагестанский | 57,00 | 56,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 52,00 | 1,00 |
| Даргинский | 46,00 | 45,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 42,00 | 1,00 |
| Дари | 3,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Датский | 8,00 | 8,00 | 7,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Еврейский | 22,00 | 22,00 | 7,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 14,00 | — |
| Иврит | 262,00 | 256,00 | 128,00 | 5,00 | 21,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | 96,00 | 6,00 |
| Идиш | 17,00 | 17,00 | 5,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 11,00 | — |
| Ингушский | 43,00 | 43,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43,00 | — |
| Индонезийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Ирландский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Испанский | 759,00 | 742,00 | 584,00 | 21,00 | 92,00 | 1,00 | 7,00 | 4,00 | 33,00 | 17,00 |
| Итальянский | 650,00 | 635,00 | 457,00 | 19,00 | 86,00 | 5,00 | 6,00 | 3,00 | 59,00 | 15,00 |
| Кабардино-черкесский | 51,00 | 51,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | 47,00 | — |
| Казахский | 553,00 | 550,00 | 185,00 | 159,00 | 12,00 | 20,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 169,00 | 3,00 |
| Калмыцкий | 38,00 | 38,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 33,00 | — |
| Караимский | 29,00 | 29,00 | 4,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 24,00 | — |
| Карачаево-балкарский | 36,00 | 35,00 | — | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | 32,00 | 1,00 |
| Карельский | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — |
| Киргизский | 116,00 | 116,00 | 28,00 | 45,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | — | — | 39,00 | — |
| Китайский | 256,00 | 246,00 | 200,00 | 8,00 | 16,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 20,00 | 10,00 |
| Коми | 29,00 | 28,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 21,00 | 1,00 |
| Коми-пермяцкий | 28,00 | 27,00 | 9,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 18,00 | 1,00 |
| Корейский | 417,00 | 413,00 | 82,00 | 20,00 | 8,00 | 2,00 | — | — | 301,00 | 4,00 |
| Корякский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Крымскотатарский | 147 063,00 | 146 223,00 | 1 232,00 | 143 205,00 | 161,00 | 582,00 | 9,00 | 19,00 | 1 015,00 | 840,00 |
| Кумыкский | 40,00 | 40,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40,00 | — |
| Курдский | 93,00 | 93,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 92,00 | — |
| Лакский | 25,00 | 25,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 23,00 | — |
| Латинский | 227,00 | 221,00 | 178,00 | 14,00 | 16,00 | 1,00 | — | 2,00 | 10,00 | 6,00 |
| Латышский | 116,00 | 115,00 | 71,00 | — | 4,00 | — | 3,00 | — | 37,00 | 1,00 |
| Лезгинский | 60,00 | 59,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 58,00 | 1,00 |
| Литовский | 124,00 | 123,00 | 70,00 | 1,00 | 6,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | 44,00 | 1,00 |
| Македонский | 5,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Мансийский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Марийский | 107,00 | 105,00 | 9,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 95,00 | 2,00 |
| Мегрельский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Мокша-мордовский | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Молдавский | 873,00 | 866,00 | 222,00 | 3,00 | 75,00 | — | 2,00 | — | 564,00 | 7,00 |
| Монгольский | 6,00 | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | 1,00 |
| Мордовский | 172,00 | 170,00 | 30,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | — | 138,00 | 2,00 |
| Нанайский | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Немецкий | 10 661,00 | 10 551,00 | 7 873,00 | 489,00 | 1 392,00 | 219,00 | 90,00 | 29,00 | 459,00 | 110,00 |
| Ненецкий | 2,00 | 2,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Нидерландский | 22,00 | 22,00 | 19,00 | — | 1,00 | — | — | — | 2,00 | — |
| Ногайский | 73,00 | 73,00 | — | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | 69,00 | — |
| Норвежский | 14,00 | 14,00 | 12,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Орочский | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Осетинский | 157,00 | 156,00 | 12,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | — | — | 1,00 | 139,00 | 1,00 |
| Персидский | 68,00 | 68,00 | 34,00 | 9,00 | 7,00 | 2,00 | — | 1,00 | 15,00 | — |
| Польский | 1 025,00 | 1 015,00 | 517,00 | 10,00 | 293,00 | 3,00 | 24,00 | 7,00 | 161,00 | 10,00 |
| Португальский | 94,00 | 93,00 | 69,00 | 1,00 | 14,00 | 1,00 | — | — | 8,00 | 1,00 |
| Пушту | 13,00 | 13,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 10,00 | — |
| Румынский | 134,00 | 131,00 | 42,00 | 1,00 | 10,00 | — | — | — | 78,00 | 3,00 |
| Русинский | 4,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Русский | 1 836 009,00 | 1 759 295,00 | 1 290 190,00 | 242 073,00 | 144 823,00 | 27 500,00 | 8 635,00 | 7 449,00 | 38 625,00 | 76 714,00 |
| Русский жестовый язык глухих | 2 340,00 | 2 187,00 | 1 643,00 | 229,00 | 168,00 | 28,00 | 14,00 | 6,00 | 99,00 | 153,00 |
| Рутульский | 4,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,00 | — |
| Сербскохорватский | 72,00 | 71,00 | 45,00 | — | 12,00 | — | — | — | 14,00 | 1,00 |
| Словацкий | 7,00 | 6,00 | 5,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | 1,00 |
| Словенский | 3,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Старославянский | 12,00 | 12,00 | 11,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Суахили | 10,00 | 9,00 | 4,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,00 | 1,00 |
| Табасаранский | 41,00 | 40,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40,00 | 1,00 |
| Таджикский | 701,00 | 695,00 | 28,00 | 343,00 | 2,00 | 43,00 | — | — | 279,00 | 6,00 |
| Тайский | 7,00 | 7,00 | 3,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | 3,00 | — |
| Талышский | 6,00 | 6,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,00 | — |
| Татарский | 38 402,00 | 38 044,00 | 979,00 | 24 095,00 | 53,00 | 12 243,00 | 2,00 | 20,00 | 652,00 | 358,00 |
| Татский | 5,00 | 5,00 | — | 2,00 | — | 2,00 | — | — | 1,00 | — |
| Тибетский | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | — | — | — | — | — | 0,00 | — |
| Тувинский | 7,00 | 7,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,00 | — |
| Турецкий | 2 952,00 | 2 931,00 | 313,00 | 1 609,00 | 31,00 | 103,00 | 4,00 | 10,00 | 861,00 | 21,00 |
| Туркменский | 69,00 | 69,00 | 15,00 | 20,00 | 1,00 | 4,00 | — | 2,00 | 27,00 | — |
| Тюркский | 61,00 | 61,00 | 2,00 | 46,00 | — | 6,00 | — | 1,00 | 6,00 | — |
How to read this table
Table rows are grouped by languages, including English, and by proficiency status, e.g., for respondents who explicitly reported their skills. The figures can be compared both between different nationalities and within the overall population to assess the region’s linguistic diversity. Each row shows the number of people who answered the language‑proficiency questions, providing insight into the linguistic composition of Crimea’s residents at the time of the census
What is visible in these numbers
Set indicators: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; of whom — Russians; of whom — Crimean Tatars; of whom — Ukrainians; of whom — Tatars; of whom — Belarusians; of whom — Armenians; of whom — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated
There are 245 values in the table out of 250 possible, which is 98%. Small gaps remain where an item was not observed in all periods
More in the section Results of the All-Russian Population Census»
Period and application
The information is current for the period of the 2020 All‑Russian Population Census and represents a static snapshot without historical trends. It is useful for researchers, ethnographers and demographers studying the peninsula’s linguistic environment. Rosstat published these materials in volume 5 of the census results, dedicated to national composition and language proficiency, for broad scientific and statistical use
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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