Population of the most numerous nationalities by native language in Buryatia

checked 24.10.2026 · snapshot · rows: 105 · periods: 11 · section: Results of the All-Russian Population Census (тав и владение языками)

Residents of Buryatia are categorized by their reported native language. Rows list ethnicities, while columns show language responses, including Buryat and Russian. A separate row and column account for those who did not specify an ethnicity; the table contains 105 rows in total. Data were collected during the 2020 All-Russian Population Census and are not broken down by year, representing a cross-section at the time of the census

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Rosstat data. Rows: 105, indicators: 11. Breakdown by positions: Those who indicated native language; Those who indicated native language — Buryat; Those who indicated native language — Russian; Those who indicated native language — Persons whose census sheets p…; Those who indicated native language — Tatar and others

Five highest values: Those who indicated native language (910 502), Those who indicated native language — Russian (635 598), Those who indicated native language — Buryat (261 775), Those who indicated native language — Persons, in census she… (68 086), Those who indicated native language — Uzbek (1 653). The gap between the highest and lowest is 60 700 times. The top five account for 99.5% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top

All table numbers are series: 105

Series	Все население	Указавшие национальную принадлежность	в том числе — Русские	в том числе — Буряты	в том числе — Сойоты	в том числе — Татары	в том числе — Эвенки	в том числе — Украинцы	в том числе — Узбеки	в том числе — Другие национальности	Национальная принадлежность не указана
Указавшие родной язык — Эстонский	6,00	6,00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,00	—
Указавшие родной язык — Якутский	236,00	235,00	3,00	10,00	—	—	14,00	—	—	208,00	1,00
Указавшие родной язык — Японский	5,00	4,00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,00	1,00
Указавшие родной язык — Указавшие другие языки (не перечисленные выше)	68,00	65,00	34,00	12,00	—	—	—	—	—	19,00	3,00
Указавшие родной язык — Лица, в переписных листах которых родной язык не указан	68 086,00	8 426,00	4 023,00	3 701,00	10,00	62,00	37,00	17,00	45,00	531,00	59 660,00

How to read this table

The rows allow for a comparison of the sizes of different ethnic groups, while the columns show language distribution within these groups. The number of people who identified Buryat or Russian as their native language can be compared to the total population. This provides insight into the linguistic composition of the region's largest ethnic groups

What is visible in these numbers

Table columns: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; including — Russians; including — Buryats; including — Soyots; including — Tatars; including — Evenks; including — Ukrainians; including — Uzbeks; including — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated

Of 275 possible values, 176 (64%) are filled. There are many gaps: a significant part of the positions were observed only in certain periods, and such series should be compared with each other cautiously

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Period and application

Indicators are based on the 2020 Census results. The information is presented as a single snapshot without time series data. This information is useful for sociologists, ethnographers, and government authorities to analyze the cultural diversity and linguistic situation in the republic

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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