Russian (rus)

Russian (rus) is part of the Indo-European family and Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East class.

Russian speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

Total People Groups:61
Total Population:139,242,700
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:13
Population:201,300
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:38
Population:130,562,900
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:10
Population:8,478,500

Discover More about Russian:
- Ethnologue - Russian
- Glottolog - Russian

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People Groups who primarily speak Russian

Strategic Progress Index
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61 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexReligion
RussiansRussiansRussian Federation108,280,000Engaged yet UnreachedUnaffiliated
BelarusiansBelarusiansBelarus7,870,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansUkraine7,025,000No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansKazakhstan4,545,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
Central Asian MuslimsCentral Asian MuslimsRussian Federation3,325,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Russian JewsRussian JewsIsrael1,150,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudaism
RussiansRussiansUnited States961,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansBelarus776,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansUzbekistan550,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansLatvia507,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansEstonia330,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansGermany260,000No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
TatarsTatarsKazakhstan259,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
KoreansKoreansUzbekistan257,000No Longer UnreachedAtheism
RussiansRussiansKyrgyzstan247,000No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
GermansGermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedUnaffiliated
UkrainiansUkrainiansMoldova212,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
Central Asian MuslimsCentral Asian MuslimsUkraine211,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
JewsJewsRussian Federation210,000No Longer UnreachedAgnosticism
RussiansRussiansCanada200,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
KoreansKoreansRussian Federation182,000Engaged yet UnreachedAtheism
RussiansRussiansLithuania155,000No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansCzech Republic142,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansMoldova132,000No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
Russian JewsRussian JewsUnited States119,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudaism
RussiansRussiansTurkmenistan111,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansAzerbaijan108,000Engaged yet UnreachedUnaffiliated
Russian JewsRussian JewsGermany100,000No Longer UnreachedJudaism
RussiansRussiansCyprus96,000Unengaged and UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansFinland80,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansBelgium64,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansUnited Kingdom64,000No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansTajikistan42,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansCzech Republic42,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansItaly39,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansArgentina37,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansMadagascar35,000Engaged yet UnreachedUnaffiliated
RussiansRussiansAustria32,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansAustralia28,500No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansGeorgia27,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansSweden25,500Unengaged and UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansCuba22,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansBelarusiansEstonia19,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansChina19,000Unengaged and UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
EvenEvenRussian Federation19,000Unengaged and UnreachedShamanism
ChukchiChukchiRussian Federation16,000Engaged yet UnreachedShamanism
RussiansRussiansPoland14,000Unengaged and UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansBulgaria14,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
NanaiNanaiRussian Federation12,000Engaged yet UnreachedShamanism
KoriakKoriakRussian Federation7,400Engaged yet UnreachedShamanism
DolgansDolgansRussian Federation7,100Unengaged and UnreachedShamanism
VepsVepsRussian Federation6,000Unengaged and UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansNorth Korea5,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansNetherlands5,300Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansVenezuela4,500Unengaged and UnreachedUnaffiliated
JewsJewsUzbekistan4,200Unengaged and UnreachedJudaism
RussiansRussiansMozambique3,700Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansChile2,000Unengaged and UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
Ashkenazi JewsAshkenazi JewsKazakhstan1,400Unengaged and UnreachedJudaism
RussiansRussiansPeru1,400Unengaged and UnreachedUnaffiliated
RussiansRussiansSvalbard1,200Unengaged and UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity

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