Demographics of Russia
Peoples of European Russia
The relative proportion of the peoples of European Russia gradually decreased during the past century, but still compose 91% of the total population of Russia in 2010.

Demographics of Russia

Section Title: Peoples of European Russia
Table Section Text: The relative proportion of the peoples of European Russia gradually decreased during the past century, but still compose 91% of the total population of Russia in 2010.

Ethnic group	Language family	1926 Census	1939 Census	1959 Census	1970 Census	1979 Census	1989 Census	2002 Census	2010 Census

Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%

Russians	Indo-European	72,374,283	78.1%	89,747,795	82.9%	97,863,579	83.3%	107,747,630	82.8%	113,521,881	82.6%	119,865,469	81.5%	115,889,107	80.6%	111,016,896	80.9%

Tatars	Turkic	2,926,053	3.2%	3,682,956	3.4%	4,074,253	3.5%	4,577,061	3.5%	5,055,757	3.6%	5,522,096	3.8%	5,554,601	3.9%	5,310,649	3.9%

Ukrainians	Indo-European	6,870,976	7.4%	3,205,061	3.0%	3,359,083	2.9%	3,345,885	2.6%	3,657,647	2.7%	4,362,872	3.0%	2,942,961	2.0%	1,927,888	1.4%

Bashkirs	Turkic	738,861	0.80%	824,537	0.76%	953,801	0.81%	1,180,913	0.91%	1,290,994	0.94%	1,345,273	0.92%	1,673,389	1.16%	1,584,554	1.15%

Chuvashs	Turkic	1,112,478	1.20%	1,346,232	1.24%	1,436,218	1.22%	1,637,028	1.26%	1,689,847	1.23%	1,773,645	1.21%	1,637,094	1.14%	1,435,872	1.05%

Mordvins	Uralic	1,306,798	1.41%	1,375,558	1.27%	1,211,105	1.03%	1,177,492	0.91%	1,111,075	0.81%	1,072,939	0.73%	843,350	0.59%	744,237	0.54%

Udmurts (incl. Besermyan 1939–1989)	Uralic	503,970	0.54%	599,893	0.55%	615,640	0.52%	678,393	0.52%	685,718	0.50%	714,883	0.49%	636,906	0.45%	552,299	0.40%

Besermyan	Uralic	10,035	0.01%	3,122	0.00%	2,201	0.00%

Mari	Uralic	427,874	0.46%	476,314	0.44%	498,066	0.42%	581,082	0.45%	599,637	0.44%	643,698	0.44%	604,298	0.42%	547,605	0.40%

Belarusians	Indo-European	607,845	0.66%	451,933	0.42%	843,985	0.72%	964,082	0.74%	1,051,900	0.77%	1,206,222	0.82%	807,970	0.56%	521,443	0.38%

Germans	Indo-European	707,277	0.76%	811,205	0.75%	820,016	0.70%	761,888	0.59%	790,762	0.58%	842,295	0.57%	597,212	0.42%	394,138	0.29%

Komi (incl. Komi-Permyak 1939)	Uralic	226,012	0.24%	415,009	0.38%	281,780	0.24%	315,347	0.24%	320,078	0.23%	336,309	0.23%	293,406	0.20%	228,235	0.17%

Komi-Permyak	Uralic	149,275	0.16%	143,030	0.12%	150,244	0.12%	145,993	0.11%	147,269	0.10%	125,235	0.09%	94,456	0.07%

Roma	Indo-European	39,089	0.04%	59,198	0.05%	72,488	0.06%	97,955	0.08%	120,672	0.09%	152,939	0.10%	183,252	0.13%	204,958	0.15%

Jews	Semitic	539,086	0.58%	891,147	0.82%	875,058	0.74%	807,526	0.62%	699,286	0.51%	550,709	0.37%	233,439	0.16%	156,801	0.11%

Moldovans	Indo-European	16,870	0.02%	21,974	0.02%	62,298	0.05%	87,538	0.07%	102,137	0.07%	172,671	0.12%	172,330	0.12%	156,400	0.11%

Karelians	Uralic	248,017	0.27%	249,778	0.23%	164,050	0.14%	141,148	0.11%	133,182	0.10%	124,921	0.08%	93,344	0.06%	60,815	0.04%

Poles	Indo-European	189,269	0.20%	142,461	0.13%	118,422	0.10%	107,084	0.08%	99,733	0.07%	94,594	0.06%	73,001	0.05%	47,125	0.03%

Lithuanians	Indo-European	26,128	0.03%	20,795	0.02%	108,579	0.09%	76,718	0.06%	66,783	0.05%	70,427	0.05%	45,569	0.03%	31,377	0.02%

Bulgarians	Indo-European	4,087	0.00%	8,338	0.01%	24,899	0.02%	27,321	0.02%	24,943	0.02%	32,785	0.02%	31,965	0.02%	24,038	0.02%

Finns	Uralic	134,089	0.14%	138,962	0.13%	72,356	0.06%	62,307	0.05%	55,687	0.04%	47,102	0.03%	34,050	0.02%	20,267	0.01%

Latvians	Indo-European	124,312	0.13%	104,877	0.10%	74,932	0.06%	59,695	0.05%	67,267	0.05%	46,829	0.03%	28,520	0.02%	18,979	0.01%

Estonians	Uralic	146,051	0.16%	130,494	0.12%	78,556	0.07%	62,980	0.05%	55,539	0.04%	46,390	0.03%	28,113	0.02%	17,875	0.01%

Gagauz	Turkic	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	3,012	0.00%	3,704	0.00%	4,176	0.00%	10,051	0.01%	12,210	0.01%	13,690	0.01%

Veps	Uralic	32,783	0.04%	31,442	0.03%	16,170	0.01%	8,057	0.01%	7,550	0.01%	12,142	0.01%	8,240	0.01%	5,936	0.00%

Sami	Uralic	1,715	0.00%	1,828	0.00%	1,760	0.00%	1,836	0.00%	1,775	0.00%	1,835	0.00%	1,991	0.00%	1,771	0.00%

Izhorians	Uralic	16,136	0.02%	7,720	0.01%	564	0.00%	561	0.00%	449	0.00%	449	0.00%	327	0.00%	266	0.00%

Karaites	Turkic	1,608	0.00%	1,608	0.00%	1,236	0.00%	939	0.00%	680	0.00%	366	0.00%	205	0.00%

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