Languages of the country
Russia
Official language: Russian. Regional: Tatar, Chuvash, Chechen, Bashkir, Avaric, Kabardian, Erzya, Kumyk, Yakut, Ossetic, Ingush, Buriat, Azerbaijani, Lezghian, Moksha, Karachay-Balkar, Tuvinian, Udmurt, Komi, Adyghe, Lak, Komi-Permyak. Population (CLDR): 141 million.
Russian is the state language of the whole federation; the republics may establish their own state languages.
Map of regions
Colours mark the regions where a language is official or predominant; stripes – several languages in one region. Hover over a language in the list to see its regions.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russian русский | Official | 99% |
|
Tatar
татар A state language of Tatarstan. |
Regional | 2.4% |
|
Chuvash
чӑваш A state language of Chuvashia. |
Regional | 1.3% |
|
Chechen
нохчийн A state language of Chechnya. |
Regional | 1.1% |
|
Bashkir
башҡорт теле A state language of Bashkortostan. |
Regional | 0.8% |
|
Avaric
авар мацӀ One of the languages of Dagestan, and the most widely spoken. |
Regional | 0.5% |
|
Kabardian
адыгэбзэ A state language of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. |
Regional | 0.3% |
|
Erzya
эрзянь кель A state language of Mordovia (with Moksha). |
Regional | 0.3% |
|
Kumyk
One of the languages of Dagestan. |
Regional | 0.3% |
|
Yakut
саха тыла A state language of Yakutia. |
Regional | 0.3% |
|
Ossetic
ирон A state language of North Ossetia. |
Regional | 0.3% |
|
Ingush
гӀалгӀай мотт A state language of Ingushetia. |
Regional | 0.3% |
|
Buriat
буряад хэлэн A state language of Buryatia. |
Regional | 0.2% |
|
Azerbaijani
azərbaycan One of the languages of Dagestan. |
Regional | 0.2% |
|
Lezghian
лезги чӀал One of the languages of Dagestan. |
Regional | 0.2% |
|
Moksha
мокшень кяль A state language of Mordovia (with Erzya). |
Regional | 0.2% |
|
Karachay-Balkar
A state language of Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria. |
Regional | 0.2% |
|
Tuvinian
тыва дыл A state language of Tuva. |
Regional | 0.2% |
|
Udmurt
удмурт кыл A state language of Udmurtia. |
Regional | 0.2% |
|
Komi
коми кыв A state language of the Komi Republic. |
Regional | <0.1% |
|
Adyghe
адыгабзэ A state language of Adygea. |
Regional | <0.1% |
|
Lak
One of the languages of Dagestan. |
Regional | <0.1% |
| Komi-Permyak | Regional | <0.1% |
| English | Minority | 3.8% |
| Armenian հայերեն | Minority | 0.8% |
| German Deutsch | Minority | 0.8% |
| Ukrainian українська | Minority | 0.5% |
| Kazakh қазақ тілі | Minority | 0.2% |
| Uzbek o‘zbek | Minority | 0.2% |
| Tajik тоҷикӣ | Minority | 0.2% |
| Georgian ქართული | Minority | <0.1% |
| Belarusian беларуская | Minority | <0.1% |
| Finnish suomi | Minority | <0.1% |
| Serbian српски | Minority | <0.1% |
| Mongolian монгол | Minority | <0.1% |
| Kara-Kalpak | Minority | <0.1% |
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