Population by native language in Altai Krai
Altai Krai residents reported their native language during the 2020 population census. The list contains 119 rows, each corresponding to a specific language, ranging from the most common to rare. Data is available by urban and rural population to show the distribution of language speakers by settlement type. The information was collected as part of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census and provides a snapshot of the situation at that time
Chart showing the distribution of the Altai Krai population by native language, broken down by urban and rural populations
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Rows: 119, indicators: 3. Table rows: Indicated native language; Indicated native language — Abkhaz; Indicated native language — Avar; Indicated native language — Agul; Indicated native language — Adyghe and others
Five largest values: Indicated native language (2 million), Indicated native language — Armenian (3 734), Indicated native language — Kazakh (2 392), Indicated native language — Azerbaijani (2 270), Indicated native language — Altai (516). The gap between the largest and smallest is 654 224 times. The top five account for 99.9% of the total for all items — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
All table numbers are series: 119
How to read this table
The rows are categorized by language, allowing for a comparison of the number of speakers of different languages. Indicators can be compared using the breakdown of total, urban, and rural populations. This shows whether a specific language is more commonly used in urban or rural environments
What is visible in these numbers
Table columns: Urban and rural population; Urban population; Rural population
There are 75 values in the table out of 75 possible, which is 100%; there are practically no gaps in the data
More in the section Results of the All-Russian Population Census»
Period and application
Data is based on the results of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census. The information is presented as a single snapshot without time-series data; therefore, year-on-year comparisons cannot be made. This data is useful for demographers, ethnographers, sociologists, and anyone studying the linguistic situation in Altai Krai
How it is calculated
Census results on national composition and languages are used in planning school instruction of native languages, assessing the need for translation of public services, and in ethnographic research
Did you notice an error in this table? The parser is wrong, and most often one correction fixes many pages
Report an error Typo is easier this way: highlight it and press Ctrl + Enter