List of ethnic groups in Russia


The Russian Federation is a dual-national state with over 185 ethnic groups designated as nationalities, population of these groups varying enormously, from millions in case of e.g. Russians and Tatars to under ten thousand in the case of Samis and Kets. Among 85 subjects which constitute the Russian Federation, there are 21 national republics, 5 autonomous okrugs and an autonomous oblast.
The table below gives the population of various ethnic groups of Russia according to the 2002 Russian Census.

A

B

V

G

D

E

Y

Z

I

Y

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

F

Kh

Ts

C

Sh

E

Y

Miscellaneous

Merged table

Since the number of ethnic groups recorded was too high the table was modified merging similar ethnic groups. The below table was prepared after merging similar groups.