North Ossetia–Alania
Ethnic groups

North Ossetia–Alania

Section Title: Ethnic groups
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Ethnic group	1926 Census1	1939 Census	1959 Census	1970 Census	1979 Census	1989 Census	2002 Census	2010 Census2

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

Ossetians	141,723	49.6%	165,616	50.3%	215,463	47.8%	269,326	48.7%	299,022	50.5%	334,876	53.0%	445,310	62.7%	459,688	65.1%

Russians	68,192	23.8%	122,614	37.2%	178,654	39.6%	202,367	36.6%	200,692	33.9%	189,159	29.9%	164,734	23.2%	147,090	20.8%

Ingush	23,851	8.3%	6,106	1.9%	6,071	1.3%	18,387	3.3%	23,663	4.0%	32,783	5.2%	21,442	3.0%	28,336	4.0%

Armenians	9,185	3.2%	8,932	2.7%	12,012	2.7%	13,355	2.4%	12,912	2.2%	13,619	2.2%	17,147	2.4%	16,235	2.3%

Kumyks	3,153	1.1%	85	0.0%	3,921	0.9%	6,363	1.2%	7,610	1.3%	9,478	1.5%	12,659	1.8%	16,092	2.3%

Georgians	6,057	2.1%	6,312	1.9%	8,160	1.8%	10,323	1.9%	11,347	1.9%	12,284	1.9%	10,803	1.5%	9,095	1.3%

Ukrainians	19,101	6.7%	7,063	2.1%	9,362	2.1%	9,250	1.7%	10,574	1.8%	10,088	1.6%	5,198	0.7%	3,251	0.4%

Others	14,690	5.1%	12,477	3.8%	16,938	3.8%	23,210	4.2%	26,182	4.4%	30,141	4.8%	32,982	4.6%	26,636	3.8%

1 The results of the 1926 census refer to the present territory, which is a combination of the North Ossetian AO, the city of Vladikavkaz and adjacent areas.

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North Ossetia–Alania groups include Russians (20.8%), Ingush (4.0%), Armenians (2.3%), Kumyks (2.3%), Georgians (1.3%), and Ukrainians (0.4%).

final_sentence: North Ossetia–Alania groups include Russians (20.8%), Ingush (4.0%), Armenians (2.3%), Kumyks (2.3%), Georgians (1.3%), and Ukrainians (0.4%).