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What Language Do They Speak in Russia?
The official language of Russia is Russian. In total about 115 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Russian (99%), English (4%) and Tatar (2%).
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Living languages · #18
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Russia
Most spoken languages in Russia
Languages commonly listed for Russia
Languages of neighbouring countries
All languages of Russia (115)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian | 139,412,790 · 99% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 5,351,198 · 4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Tatar | 3,379,704 · 2% | Turkic | Regional official |
| Chuvash | 1,830,673 · 1% | Turkic | Threatened |
| Chechen | 1,549,031 · 1% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Regional official |
| Armenian | 1,182,896 · 0.84% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Bashkir | 1,126,568 · 0.8% | Turkic | Regional official |
| German | 1,112,485 · 0.79% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Avaric | 675,940 · 0.48% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Regional official |
| Ukrainian | 647,776 · 0.46% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Kabardian | 478,791 · 0.34% | Abkhaz-Adyge | Regional official |
| Eastern Mari | 470,000 · 0.33% | Uralic | Threatened |
| Erzya | 436,545 · 0.31% | Uralic | Regional official |
| Kumyk | 422,463 · 0.3% | Turkic | Regional official |
| Yakut | 394,298 · 0.28% | Turkic | Regional official |
| Dargwa | 380,216 · 0.27% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Threatened |
| China Buriat | 368,807 · 0.26% | Mongolic-Khitan | Threatened |
| Iron Ossetic | 366,134 · 0.26% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Ingush | 352,052 · 0.25% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Regional official |
| Buriat | 323,888 · 0.23% | Mongolic-Khitan | Regional official |
| Azerbaijani | 309,806 · 0.22% | Turkic | Regional official |
| Lezghian | 295,724 · 0.21% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Regional official |
| Moksha | 295,724 · 0.21% | Uralic | Regional official |
| Kazakh | 281,642 · 0.2% | Turkic | Safe |
| Karachay-Balkar | 281,642 · 0.2% | Turkic | Regional official |
| Udmurt | 267,559 · 0.19% | Uralic | Regional official |
| Mari (Russia) | 267,559 · 0.19% | — | — |
| Tuvinian | 267,559 · 0.19% | Turkic | Regional official |
| Russia Buriat | 265,000 · 0.19% | Mongolic-Khitan | Vulnerable |
| Uzbek | 239,395 · 0.17% | Turkic | — |
| Tajik | 225,313 · 0.16% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Komi-Zyrian | 160,000 · 0.11% | Uralic | Threatened |
| Tabassaran | 130,000 · 0.09% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Threatened |
| Adyghe | 114,065 · 0.08% | Abkhaz-Adyge | Regional official |
| Komi | 114,065 · 0.08% | Uralic | Regional official |
| Kalmyk | 112,656 · 0.08% | Mongolic-Khitan | Threatened |
| Siberian Tatar | 100,000 · 0.07% | Turkic | Safe |
| Judeo-Tat | 96,000 · 0.07% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Lak | 91,533 · 0.07% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Regional official |
| Nogai | 87,000 · 0.06% | Turkic | Vulnerable |
| Georgian | 84,492 · 0.06% | Kartvelian | Safe |
| Southern Altai | 66,185 · 0.05% | Turkic | Vulnerable |
| Belarusian | 63,369 · 0.05% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Northern Altai | 57,000 · 0.04% | Turkic | Vulnerable |
| Pontic | 56,328 · 0.04% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Rutul | 47,000 · 0.03% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Threatened |
| Komi-Permyak | 43,654 · 0.03% | Uralic | Regional official |
| Khakas | 43,000 · 0.03% | Turkic | Vulnerable |
| Livvi | 31,000 · 0.02% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Abaza | 29,572 · 0.02% | Abkhaz-Adyge | Threatened |
| Aghul | 29,000 · 0.02% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Tsakhur | 24,000 · 0.02% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Threatened |
| Nenets | 22,000 · 0.02% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Kaitag | 21,123 · 0.02% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Safe |
| Evenki | 17,000 · 0.01% | Tungusic | Vulnerable |
| Western Mari | 15,490 · 0.01% | Uralic | Threatened |
| Finnish | 14,082 · 0.01% | Uralic | Safe |
| Karelian | 14,082 · 0.01% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Dido | 12,500 · 0.01% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Khanty | 9,600 · 0.01% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Khvarshi | 8,500 · 0.01% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Bezhta | 8,138 · 0.01% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Botlikh | 8,000 · 0.01% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Kubachi | 7,000 · 0.01% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Safe |
| Bagvalal | 6,500 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Serbian | 5,914 · 0% | — | — |
| Andi | 5,800 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Threatened |
| Even | 5,700 · 0% | Tungusic | Moribund |
| Chukot | 5,100 · 0% | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Vulnerable |
| Akhvakh | 5,000 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Chamalal | 4,900 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Mongolian | 4,647 · 0% | Mongolic-Khitan | — |
| Hunzib | 3,466 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Talysh | 3,000 · 0% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Ludian | 3,000 · 0% | Uralic | Nearly extinct |
| Ghodoberi | 3,000 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Shor | 2,800 · 0% | Turkic | Moribund |
| Veps | 2,253 · 0% | Uralic | Moribund |
| Tindi | 2,200 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Koryak | 1,700 · 0% | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Vulnerable |
| Central Siberian Yupik | 1,400 · 0% | Eskimo-Aleut | Vulnerable |
| Nanai | 1,400 · 0% | Tungusic | Moribund |
| Dolgan | 1,000 · 0% | Turkic | Vulnerable |
| Selkup | 1,000 · 0% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Archi | 970 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Mansi | 940 · 0% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Kara-Kalpak | 422 · 0% | Turkic | Safe |
| Northern Yukaghir | 370 · 0% | Yukaghir | Nearly extinct |
| Southern Yukaghir | 370 · 0% | Yukaghir | Nearly extinct |
| Kildin Sami | 350 · 0% | Uralic | Moribund |
| Hinukh | 350 · 0% | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Ket | 210 · 0% | Yeniseian | Vulnerable |
| Gilyak | 200 · 0% | Nivkh | Moribund |
| Ulch | 150 · 0% | Tungusic | Nearly extinct |
| Nganasan | 130 · 0% | Uralic | Moribund |
| Orok | 116 · 0% | Tungusic | Nearly extinct |
| Udihe | 100 · 0% | Tungusic | Nearly extinct |
| Karagas | 93 · 0% | Turkic | Nearly extinct |
| Itelmen | 80 · 0% | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Moribund |
| Negidal | 75 · 0% | Tungusic | Moribund |
| Naukan Yupik | 70 | Eskimo-Aleut | Vulnerable |
| Tundra Enets | 69 | Uralic | Nearly extinct |
| Chulym | 44 | Turkic | Moribund |
| Forest Enets | 40 | Uralic | Moribund |
| Alutor | 25 | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | Moribund |
| Ter Sami | 2 | Uralic | Moribund |
| Aleut | 1 | Eskimo-Aleut | Vulnerable |
| Karata | — | Nakh-Daghestanian | Vulnerable |
| Oroqen | — | Tungusic | Moribund |
| Ingrian | — | Uralic | Moribund |
| Votic | — | Uralic | Nearly extinct |
| Bohtan Neo-Aramaic | — | Afro-Asiatic | Moribund |
| Oroch | — | Tungusic | Moribund |
| Lomavren | — | Speech Register | Moribund |
| Yurats | — | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Russia?
The official language of Russia is Russian. In total about 115 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Russian (99%), English (4%) and Tatar (2%).
What is the official language of Russia?
Russian. Regional official languages: Tatar, Chechen, Bashkir, Avaric, Kabardian, Erzya, Kumyk, Yakut, Ingush, Buriat, Azerbaijani, Lezghian, Moksha, Karachay-Balkar, Udmurt and 5 more.
Is English spoken in Russia?
About 4% of people in Russia speak English (5.4 million).
How many languages are spoken in Russia?
About 115 living languages — #18 in the world for linguistic diversity. 55 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).