Data on the native language of the population of the most numerous nationalities, Chuvash Republic

checked 22.10.2026 · snapshot · rows: 102 · periods: 10 · section: Results of the All-Russian Population Census (тав и владение языками)

The number of people in Chuvashia who consider Russian or Chuvash their native language is available from the 2020 All-Russian Population Census results. Rows list the largest ethnic groups, while columns show the distribution by language: among all respondents who specified a native language, and separately for Russian and Chuvash. The data covers 102 rows, including the total population of the republic (1 074 545 people) and the group of persons who did not specify their ethnicity

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Set in numbers

Rosstat data. Rows: 102, indicators: 10. Breakdown by positions: Those who indicated native language; Those who indicated native language — Russian; Those who indicated native language — Chuvash; Those who indicated native language — Persons whose census sheets...; Those who indicated native language — Tatar and others

Five highest values: Those who indicated native language (1.1 million), Those who indicated native language — Chuvash (524 431), Those who indicated native language — Russian (510 396), Those who indicated native language — Persons whose census sheets... (112 364), Those who indicated native language — Tatar (26 098). The gap between the highest and lowest is 179 091 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: 102

Series	Все население	Указавшие национальную принадлежность	в том числе — Чуваши	в том числе — Русские	в том числе — Татары	в том числе — Мордва	в том числе — Марийцы	в том числе — Украинцы	в том числе — Другие национальности	Национальная принадлежность не указана
Указавшие родной язык — Указавшие другие языки (не перечисленные выше)	205,00	192,00	142,00	34,00	1,00	1,00	—	—	14,00	13,00
Указавшие родной язык — Лица, в переписных листах которых родной язык не указан	112 364,00	19 494,00	9 931,00	5 507,00	155,00	81,00	54,00	15,00	3 751,00	92 870,00

How to read this table

Rows are categorized by ethnicity, allowing for a comparison of language preferences across different population groups in the region. Indicators should be compared by columns to view the share of specific language speakers within each ethnic group. This provides insight into the language proficiency structure among the republic's largest ethnic communities

What is visible in these numbers

Set indicators: Total population; Those who indicated nationality; including — Chuvash; including — Russians; including — Tatars; including — Mordvins; including — Mari; including — Ukrainians; including — Other nationalities; Nationality not indicated

There are 179 values in the table out of 250 possible, which is 71.6%. A smaller part of the table is filled, therefore a direct comparison of positions between periods may be misleading

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Period and application

Data is based on the 2020 All-Russian Population Census and is presented as a cross-sectional snapshot without time-series dynamics. The information is intended for demographers, sociologists, and researchers of ethnic composition studying the linguistic situation in Chuvashia

How it is calculated

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