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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Abaza45,000Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamAbazaP
Abaza
M
Abaza of Russia
T
Abkhaz12,0000.08 %70.00 %3 ChristianityAbkhazP
Abkhaz
M
Abkhaz of Russia
T
Adyghe, West Circassian141,000Y0.07 %0.07 %1 IslamAdygheP
Adyghe, West Circassian
M
Adyghe, West Circassian of Russia
T
Aghul35,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAghulP
Aghul
M
Aghul of Russia
T
Akhvakh6,700Y0.03 %0.03 %1 IslamAkhvakhP
Akhvakh
M
Akhvakh of Russia
T
Akkin103,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamChechenP
Akkin
M
Akkin of Russia
T
Aleut, Eastern500Y0.60 %1.00 %1 Non-ReligiousAleutP
Aleut, Eastern
M
Aleut, Eastern of Russia
T
Altai-Kizhi75,000Y0.33 %2.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsAltai, SouthernP
Altai-Kizhi
M
Altai-Kizhi of Russia
T
Alutor2,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Alutor
 T
Americans, U.S.1,60022.00 %75.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
  
Andalal62,000Y0.01 %0.01 %1 IslamAvar M
Andalal of Russia
T
Andi, Qwannab31,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAndiP
Andi, Qwannab
M
Andi, Qwannab of Russia
T
Antsukh52,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAvarP
Antsukh
M
Antsukh of Russia
T
Arab, Uzbeki9,7000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Uzbeki SpokenP
Arab, Uzbeki
 T
Archi, Archintsy2,100Y0.19 %0.19 %1 IslamArchiP
Archi, Archintsy
M
Archi, Archintsy of Russia
T
Armenian1,196,00010.65 %94.00 %5 ChristianityArmenianP
Armenian
M
Armenian of Russia
T
Assyrian35,0001.00 %90.00 %3 ChristianityAssyrian Neo-AramaicP
Assyrian
 T
Avar, Dagestani773,000Y0.01 %0.01 %1 IslamAvarP
Avar, Dagestani
M
Avar, Dagestani of Russia
T
Azerbaijani610,0000.20 %3.00 %1 IslamAzerbaijani, NorthP
Azerbaijani
M
Azerbaijani of Russia
T
Bagvalal6,700Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBagvalalP
Bagvalal
M
Bagvalal of Russia
T
Balkar111,000Y0.04 %0.04 %1 IslamKarachay-BalkarP
Balkar
M
Balkar of Russia
T
Baraba Tatar, Siberian21,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSiberian TatarP
Baraba Tatar, Siberian
 T
Bashkir1,602,000Y1.10 %4.00 %1 IslamBashkortP
Bashkir
M
Bashkir of Russia
T
Batlukh-Gid31,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAvarP
Batlukh-Gid
M
Batlukh-Gid of Russia
T
Belarusian527,0001.30 %71.00 %3 ChristianityBelarusianP
Belarusian
  
Besermyan2,300Y0.00 %55.00 %3 ChristianityUdmurtP
Besermyan
 T
Bezhta9,300Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamBezhtaP
Bezhta
M
Bezhta of Russia
T
Botlikh7,300Y0.03 %0.03 %1 IslamBotlikhP
Botlikh
M
Botlikh of Russia
T
British1,0008.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Bulgarian24,0001.90 %80.00 %3 ChristianityBulgarianP
Bulgarian
 T
Buriat, Russian467,000Y0.04 %1.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsBuriat, RussiaP
Buriat, Russian
M
Buriat, Russian of Russia
T
Chamalal9,800Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamChamalalP
Chamalal
M
Chamalal of Russia
T
Chechen, Nohchi1,443,000Y0.01 %0.01 %1 IslamChechenP
Chechen, Nohchi
M
Chechen, Nohchi of Russia
T
Chelkan1,200Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsAltai, NorthernP
Chelkan
 T
Chinese, general29,0005.70 %6.00 %4 Non-ReligiousRussianP
Chinese, general
 T
Chirag / Amuq3,000Y0.33 %0.33 %1 IslamDargwaP
Chirag / Amuq
M
Chirag / Amuq of Russia
T
Chukchi16,000Y1.25 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsChukchiP
Chukchi
M
Chukchi of Russia
T
Chuvan1,600Y0.30 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Chuvan
M
Chuvan of Russia
T
Chuvash, Bolgar1,452,000Y1.47 %50.00 %2 ChristianityChuvashP
Chuvash, Bolgar
M
Chuvash, Bolgar of Russia
T
Cuban7004.00 %52.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Cuban
  
Czech1,9000.70 %26.00 %2 Non-ReligiousCzechP
Czech
  
Dargin443,000Y0.01 %0.01 %1 IslamDargwaP
Dargin
M
Dargin of Russia
T
Deaf289,000Y66.90 %3 ChristianityRussian Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Didoi, Tsez19,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDidoP
Didoi, Tsez
M
Didoi, Tsez of Russia
T
Digor103,000Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamOsseticP
Digor
M
Digor of Russia
T
Dolgan8,000Y0.90 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsDolganP
Dolgan
M
Dolgan of Russia
T
Dungan1,7000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDunganP
Dungan
 T
Enets, Yenisei Samoyed200Y0.00 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Enets, Yenisei Samoyed
M
Enets, Yenisei Samoyed of Russia
T
Eskimo, Siberian1,800Y0.80 %2.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsYupik, Saint Lawrence IslandP
Eskimo, Siberian
M
Eskimo, Siberian of Russia
T
Estonian18,0004.90 %45.00 %4 Non-ReligiousEstonian, StandardP
Estonian
  
Even, Lamut22,000Y0.32 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsEvenP
Even, Lamut
M
Even, Lamut of Russia
 
Evenki39,000Y0.18 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsEvenkiP
Evenki
M
Evenki of Russia
T
Finnish20,00012.10 %84.00 %5 ChristianityFinnishP
Finnish
 T
French1,5001.00 %61.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Gagauz14,0004.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianityGagauzP
Gagauz
  
Georgian, Ajari160,0001.50 %79.00 %3 ChristianityGeorgianP
Georgian, Ajari
M
Georgian, Ajari of Russia
T
German399,0002.10 %64.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
Ghunzib, Hunzib2,500Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamHunzibP
Ghunzib, Hunzib
M
Ghunzib, Hunzib of Russia
T
Gilyak, Nivkh4,700Y0.40 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsGilyakP
Gilyak, Nivkh
M
Gilyak, Nivkh of Russia
T
Ginukh, Hinux600Y0.32 %0.32 %1 IslamHinukhP
Ginukh, Hinux
M
Ginukh, Hinux of Russia
T
Godoberi3,100Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamGhodoberiP
Godoberi
M
Godoberi of Russia
T
Greek87,0000.40 %91.00 %3 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Hemshin2,1002.00 %10.00 %2 IslamTurkishP
Hemshin
 T
Hungarian2,8002.80 %88.00 %4 ChristianityHungarianP
Hungarian
  
Ingush, Galgai426,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamIngushP
Ingush, Galgai
M
Ingush, Galgai of Russia
T
Italian1,4001.10 %83.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
 T
Itelmen3,200Y0.94 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Itelmen
M
Itelmen of Russia
T
Izhor, Ingrian300Y0.80 %70.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Izhor, Ingrian
  
Japanese9000.50 %1.50 %1 BuddhismJapaneseP
Japanese
 T
Jew, Eastern Yiddish-speakin1,7000.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsYiddish, EasternP
Jew, Eastern Yiddish-speaking
 T
Jew, Russian146,000Y1.80 %2.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Jew, Russian
M
Jew, Russian of Russia
T
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew500Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsJudeo-TatP
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew
M
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew of Russia
T
Kabardian, East Circassian582,000Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamKabardianP
Kabardian, East Circassian
M
Kabardian, East Circassian of Russia
T
Kaitag30,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamKaitagP
Kaitag
M
Kaitag of Russia
T
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol185,000Y0.16 %0.16 %1 BuddhismKalmyk-OiratP
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol
M
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol of Russia
T
Kamchadal1,900Y0.90 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Kamchadal
 T
Karachay227,000Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamKarachay-BalkarP
Karachay
M
Karachay of Russia
T
Karaite2000.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Karaite
 T
Karakalpak1,5000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamKarakalpakP
Karakalpak
M
Karakalpak of Russia
T
Karata6,600Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamKarataP
Karata
M
Karata of Russia
T
Karelian, Norgorod62,000Y5.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityKarelianP
Karelian, Norgorod
  
Kazakh655,0000.01 %0.10 %1 IslamKazakhP
Kazakh
M
Kazakh of Russia
T
Kerek400Y0.90 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Kerek
 T
Kets, Yenisei Ostyak1,200Y2.40 %4.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKetP
Kets, Yenisei Ostyak
M
Kets, Yenisei Ostyak of Russia
T
Khanty, Ostyak31,000Y0.90 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKhantyP
Khanty, Ostyak
M
Khanty, Ostyak of Russia
T
Khvarshin4,100Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamKhvarshiP
Khvarshin
M
Khvarshin of Russia
T
Kist700Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamChechenP
Kist
 T
Komi-Permyat96,000Y1.20 %43.00 %2 ChristianityKomi-PermyakP
Komi-Permyat
M
Komi-Permyat of Russia
 
Komi-Yazva4,300Y1.00 %40.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsKomi-ZyrianP
Komi-Yazva
M
Komi-Yazva of Russia
 
Komi-Zyrian231,000Y1.10 %32.00 %2 Non-ReligiousKomi-ZyrianP
Komi-Zyrian
M
Komi-Zyrian of Russia
 
Korean155,00017.00 %31.00 %5 ChristianityKoreanP
Korean
 T
Koryak, Nymylan8,000Y0.88 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKoryakP
Koryak, Nymylan
M
Koryak, Nymylan of Russia
T
Kubachi6,900Y0.07 %0.07 %1 IslamKubachiP
Kubachi
M
Kubachi of Russia
T
Kumandin2,900Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsAltai, NorthernP
Kumandin
 T
Kumyk507,000Y0.01 %0.01 %1 IslamKumykP
Kumyk
M
Kumyk of Russia
T
Kurd, Kurmanji23,0001.00 %3.00 %1 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Kurd, Kurmanji
 T
Kyrgyz105,0000.70 %5.00 %1 IslamKyrgyzP
Kyrgyz
M
Kyrgyz of Russia
T
Lak162,000Y0.03 %0.03 %1 IslamLakP
Lak
M
Lak of Russia
T
Latvian, Lett19,0007.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityLatvian, StandardP
Latvian, Lett
  
Lezgin428,000Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamLezgiP
Lezgin
M
Lezgin of Russia
T
Lithuanian32,0001.10 %85.00 %3 ChristianityLithuanianP
Lithuanian
  
Ludian, Lyudikovian13,000Y1.10 %65.00 %3 ChristianityLudian   
Lyuli5005.90 %6.00 %4 IslamTajikP
Lyuli
 T
Mansi, Vogul12,000Y0.60 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMansiP
Mansi, Vogul
M
Mansi, Vogul of Russia
T
Mari, Eastern151,000Y0.50 %45.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsMari, MeadowP
Mari, Eastern
  
Mari, High24,000Y0.00 %90.00 %3 ChristianityMari, HillP
Mari, High
 T
Mari, Low403,000Y1.10 %60.00 %3 ChristianityMari, MeadowP
Mari, Low
 T
Mingrelian6001.00 %85.00 %3 ChristianityMingrelianP
Mingrelian
  
Moldovans158,0003.70 %73.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Moldovans
  
Mongol, Khalka3,0001.20 %2.00 %1 BuddhismMongolian, HalhP
Mongol, Khalka
 T
Mordvin-Erzya58,000Y1.60 %64.00 %3 ChristianityErzyaP
Mordvin-Erzya
  
Mordvin-Moksha753,000Y1.60 %65.00 %3 ChristianityMokshaP
Mordvin-Moksha
 T
Murego-Gubden40,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDargwaP
Murego-Gubden
M
Murego-Gubden of Russia
T
Mussulman Tat2,100Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTat, MuslimP
Mussulman Tat
M
Mussulman Tat of Russia
T
Nagaibak8,400Y0.50 %70.00 %3 ChristianityTatarP
Nagaibak
  
Nanai, Gold12,000Y0.41 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsNanaiP
Nanai, Gold
M
Nanai, Gold of Russia
T
Negidal, Nizovsk500Y0.30 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Negidal, Nizovsk
M
Negidal, Nizovsk of Russia
T
Nenets, Yurak Samoyed45,000Y0.67 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsNenetsP
Nenets, Yurak Samoyed
M
Nenets, Yurak Samoyed of Russia
T
Nganasan, Tavgi Samoyed900Y0.30 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Nganasan, Tavgi Samoyed
M
Nganasan, Tavgi Samoyed of Russia
T
Nogai94,000Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamNogaiP
Nogai
M
Nogai of Russia
T
Norwegian4,9008.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianityNorwegianP
Norwegian
  
Olonetsian, Livvikovian13,000Y4.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityLivvi-KarelianP
Olonetsian, Livvikovian
  
Orochi600Y0.50 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Orochi
M
Orochi of Russia
T
Orok300Y0.40 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Orok
M
Orok of Russia
T
Ossette441,000Y1.13 %65.00 %3 ChristianityOsseticP
Ossette
M
Ossette of Russia
T
Pashtun, Northern5,4000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamPashto, NorthernP
Pashtun, Northern
M
Pashtun, Northern of Russia
T
Persian3,7000.20 %0.50 %1 IslamPersian, IranianP
Persian
 T
Polish48,0000.30 %90.00 %3 ChristianityPolishP
Polish
 T
Portuguese11,0000.50 %90.00 %3 ChristianityPortugueseP
Portuguese
 T
Romani, Ruska Roma207,000Y2.00 %60.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Romani, Ruska Roma
 T
Romani, Vlax11,0005.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianityRomani, VlaxP
Romani, Vlax
M
Romani, Vlax of Russia
T
Romanian3,2005.40 %97.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Romanian
  
Russian117,379,000Y1.47 %65.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
 T
Rutul31,000Y0.05 %0.05 %1 IslamRutulP
Rutul
M
Rutul of Russia
T
Saami, Kildin400Y2.00 %70.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Saami, Kildin
M
Saami, Kildin of Russia
 
Saami, Skolt4001.20 %85.00 %3 ChristianitySaami, SkoltP
Saami, Skolt
M
Saami, Skolt of Russia
 
Saami, Ter400Y1.00 %60.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Saami, Ter
M
Saami, Ter of Russia
 
Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed3,700Y0.70 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSelkupP
Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed
M
Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed of Russia
T
Serb3,6000.60 %80.00 %3 ChristianitySerbianP
Serb
 T
Shapsug, Circassian4,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAdygheP
Shapsug, Circassian
 T
Slovak1,4001.60 %86.00 %3 ChristianitySlovakP
Slovak
  
Slovene2,0002.00 %55.00 %3 ChristianitySloveneP
Slovene
 T
South Asian, general35,0000.30 %3.00 %1 HinduismHindiP
South Asian, general
 T
Soyot3,600Y0.00 %0.00 %1 BuddhismTuvanP
Soyot
M
Soyot of Russia
T
Spaniard1,2001.00 %77.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
 T
Swedish7,3000.60 %54.00 %3 ChristianitySwedishP
Swedish
  
Tabasaran150,000Y0.10 %0.10 %1 IslamTabasaranP
Tabasaran
M
Tabasaran of Russia
T
Tajik203,0000.10 %1.00 %1 IslamTajikP
Tajik
M
Tajik of Russia
T
Talysh2,6000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTalyshP
Talysh
M
Talysh of Russia
T
Tatar5,371,000Y0.49 %3.00 %1 IslamTatarP
Tatar
M
Tatar of Russia
T
Tatar, Chulym400Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Tatar, Chulym
M
Tatar, Chulym of Russia
T
Tatar, Crimean2,500Y0.05 %0.50 %1 IslamCrimean TatarP
Tatar, Crimean
M
Tatar, Crimean of Russia
T
Tatar, Khakass74,000Y1.10 %2.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKhakasP
Tatar, Khakass
M
Tatar, Khakass of Russia
T
Tatar, Kriashen35,000Y0.30 %95.00 %3 ChristianityTatarP
Tatar, Kriashen
  
Tatar, Mishari800Y0.20 %1.00 %1 IslamTatarP
Tatar, Mishari
 T
Tatar, Shorian13,000Y0.50 %30.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsShorP
Tatar, Shorian
M
Tatar, Shorian of Russia
T
Taz300Y0.70 %5.00 %1 Non-ReligiousRussian  T
Telengit3,700Y5.70 %8.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsAltai, SouthernP
Telengit
M
Telengit of Russia
 
Teleut, Altai2,700Y1.00 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsAltai, SouthernP
Teleut, Altai
M
Teleut, Altai of Russia
T
Tindi10,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTindiP
Tindi
M
Tindi of Russia
T
Tobol-Irtysh Tatar, Siberian74,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSiberian TatarP
Tobol-Irtysh Tatar, Siberian
 T
Tofalar800Y0.50 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Tofalar
M
Tofalar of Russia
T
Tomsk Tatar, Siberian6,700Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSiberian TatarP
Tomsk Tatar, Siberian
 T
Tsakhur13,0000.08 %0.08 %1 IslamTsakhurP
Tsakhur
M
Tsakhur of Russia
T
Tsudakar20,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDargwaP
Tsudakar
M
Tsudakar of Russia
T
Tubalar2,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsAltai, NorthernP
Tubalar
 T
Turk55,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
 T
Turk, Meskhetian79,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamRussianP
Turk, Meskhetian
 T
Turkmen37,0000.00 %2.00 %1 IslamTurkmenP
Turkmen
 T
Tuvan, Uriankhai267,000Y0.19 %1.50 %1 Non-ReligiousTuvanP
Tuvan, Uriankhai
M
Tuvan, Uriankhai of Russia
T
Tuvans-Todzhan1,900Y0.00 %0.00 %1 BuddhismTuvanP
Tuvans-Todzhan
M
Tuvans-Todzhan of Russia
T
Udege1,500Y1.00 %15.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Udege
M
Udege of Russia
T
Udin4,3001.00 %90.00 %3 ChristianityUdiP
Udin
 T
Udmurt, Votyak559,000Y0.01 %58.00 %3 ChristianityUdmurtP
Udmurt, Votyak
 T
Ukrainian1,950,0004.65 %79.00 %4 ChristianityUkrainianP
Ukrainian
 T
Ulchi2,800Y0.70 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsUlchP
Ulchi
M
Ulchi of Russia
T
Uyghur3,7000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUyghurP
Uyghur
 T
Uzbek, Northern293,0000.30 %0.75 %1 IslamUzbek, NorthernP
Uzbek, Northern
 T
Vepsian8,300Y0.80 %65.00 %3 ChristianityVepsP
Vepsian
M
Vepsian of Russia
 
Vietnamese, Kinh14,0001.80 %9.00 %2 BuddhismVietnameseP
Vietnamese, Kinh
 T
Vod, VotishY1.00 %70.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Vod, Votish
  
Yakut483,000Y0.10 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsYakutP
Yakut
M
Yakut of Russia
T
Yazidi41,0000.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKurdish, NorthernP
Yazidi
 T
Yukagir1,600Y0.60 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Yukagir
M
Yukagir of Russia
T
Yupik, Naukan500Y0.80 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsRussianP
Yupik, Naukan
M
Yupik, Naukan of Russia
T
Total People Groups:   185 144,540,000 122     116      182 105 150
Unclassified / Other Individuals 173,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 144,713,000  
Other reported groups:  12  
Data Notes
Data Sources
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Russia – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 116 62.7 % 17,369,000 12.0 %
  2 - Minimally reached 10 5.4 % 1,967,000 1.4 %
  3 - Superficially reached 37 20.0 % 121,141,000 83.8 %
  4 - Partially reached 18 9.7 % 2,691,000 1.9 %
  5 - Significantly reached 4 2.2 % 1,373,000 0.9 %
Totals 185   144,540,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % of Population in People Group:  The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
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Abaza
45,000


Abkhaz
12,000


Adyghe, West Circassian
141,000


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Aghul
35,000


Akhvakh
6,700


Akkin
103,000


Aleut, Eastern
500


Altai-Kizhi
75,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Alutor
2,000


Americans, U.S.
1,600


© Copyrighted Photo
Andi, Qwannab
31,000


Antsukh
52,000


Arab, Uzbeki
9,700


Archi, Archintsy
2,100


Armenian
1,196,000


Assyrian
35,000


Avar, Dagestani
773,000


Azerbaijani
610,000


Bagvalal
6,700


Balkar
111,000


Baraba Tatar, Siberian
21,000


Bashkir
1,602,000


Batlukh-Gid
31,000


Belarusian
527,000


Besermyan
2,300


Bezhta
9,300


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Botlikh
7,300


British
1,000


Bulgarian
24,000


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Buriat, Russian
467,000


Chamalal
9,800


Chechen, Nohchi
1,443,000


Chelkan
1,200


Chinese, general
29,000


Chirag / Amuq
3,000


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Chukchi
16,000


Chuvan
1,600


Chuvash, Bolgar
1,452,000


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Cuban
700


Czech
1,900


Dargin
443,000


Deaf
289,000


Didoi, Tsez
19,000


Digor
103,000


Dolgan
8,000


Dungan
1,700


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Enets, Yenisei Samoyed
200


Eskimo, Siberian
1,800


Estonian
18,000


Even, Lamut
22,000


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Evenki
39,000


Finnish
20,000


French
1,500


Gagauz
14,000


Georgian, Ajari
160,000


German
399,000


Ghunzib, Hunzib
2,500


Gilyak, Nivkh
4,700


Ginukh, Hinux
600


Godoberi
3,100


Greek
87,000


Hemshin
2,100


Hungarian
2,800


Ingush, Galgai
426,000


Italian
1,400


Itelmen
3,200


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Izhor, Ingrian
300


Japanese
900


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Jew, Eastern Yiddish-speaking
1,700


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Jew, Russian
146,000


Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew
500


Kabardian, East Circassian
582,000


Kaitag
30,000


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Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol
185,000


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Kamchadal
1,900


Karachay
227,000


Karaite
200


Karakalpak
1,500


Karata
6,600


Karelian, Norgorod
62,000


Kazakh
655,000


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Kerek
400


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Kets, Yenisei Ostyak
1,200


Khanty, Ostyak
31,000


Khvarshin
4,100


Kist
700


Komi-Permyat
96,000


Komi-Yazva
4,300


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Komi-Zyrian
231,000


Korean
155,000


Koryak, Nymylan
8,000


Kubachi
6,900


Kumandin
2,900


Kumyk
507,000


Kurd, Kurmanji
23,000


Kyrgyz
105,000


Lak
162,000


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Latvian, Lett
19,000


Lezgin
428,000


Lithuanian
32,000


Lyuli
500


Mansi, Vogul
12,000


Mari, Eastern
151,000


Mari, High
24,000


Mari, Low
403,000


Mingrelian
600


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Moldovans
158,000


Mongol, Khalka
3,000


Mordvin-Erzya
58,000


Mordvin-Moksha
753,000


Murego-Gubden
40,000


Mussulman Tat
2,100


Nagaibak
8,400


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Nanai, Gold
12,000


Negidal, Nizovsk
500


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Nenets, Yurak Samoyed
45,000


Nganasan, Tavgi Samoyed
900


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Nogai
94,000


Norwegian
4,900


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Olonetsian, Livvikovian
13,000


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Orochi
600


Orok
300


Ossette
441,000


Pashtun, Northern
5,400


Persian
3,700


Polish
48,000


Portuguese
11,000


Romani, Ruska Roma
207,000


Romani, Vlax
11,000


Romanian
3,200


Russian
117,379,000


Rutul
31,000


Saami, Kildin
400


Saami, Skolt
400


Saami, Ter
400


Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed
3,700


Serb
3,600


Shapsug, Circassian
4,000


Slovak
1,400


Slovene
2,000


South Asian, general
35,000


Soyot
3,600


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Spaniard
1,200


Swedish
7,300


Tabasaran
150,000


Tajik
203,000


Talysh
2,600


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Tatar
5,371,000


Tatar, Chulym
400


Tatar, Crimean
2,500


Tatar, Khakass
74,000


Tatar, Kriashen
35,000


Tatar, Mishari
800


Tatar, Shorian
13,000


Telengit
3,700


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Teleut, Altai
2,700


Tindi
10,000


Tobol-Irtysh Tatar, Siberian
74,000


Tofalar
800


Tomsk Tatar, Siberian
6,700


Tsakhur
13,000


Tsudakar
20,000


Tubalar
2,000


Turk
55,000


Turk, Meskhetian
79,000


Turkmen
37,000


Tuvan, Uriankhai
267,000


Tuvans-Todzhan
1,900


Udege
1,500


Udin
4,300


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Udmurt, Votyak
559,000


Ukrainian
1,950,000


Ulchi
2,800


Uyghur
3,700


Uzbek, Northern
293,000


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Vepsian
8,300


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Vietnamese, Kinh
14,000


Vod, Votish
70


Yakut
483,000


Yazidi
41,000


Yukagir
1,600


Yupik, Naukan
500

Russia People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Russia – Languages
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Progress Scale:  
People Selector:
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Abazaabq11Portions
Abkhazabk10NT
Adygheady22NT
Aghulagx11Portions
Akhvakhakv11Trans Started
Aleutale11Portions
Altai, Northernatv33Unspecified
Altai, Southernalt32NT
Andiani11Portions
Arabic, Uzbeki Spokenauz11Unspecified
Archiaqc11Trans Started
Armenianhye10Complete
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicaii10Complete
Avarava44NT
Azerbaijani, Northazj11Complete
Bagvalalkva11Trans Started
Bashkortbak11NT
Belarusianbel10Complete
Bezhtakap11Unspecified
Botlikhbph11Trans Started
Bulgarianbul10Complete
Buriat, Russiabxr11Complete
Chamalalcji11Trans Started
Chechenche33Complete
Chukchickt11Unspecified
Chuvashchv10Complete
Crimean Tatarcrh11Complete
Czechces10Complete
Dargwadar44Portions
Didoddo11Portions
Dolgandlg11Portions
Dungandng11Portions
Englisheng20Complete
Erzyamyv10NT
Estonian, Standardekk10Complete
Eveneve11Portions
Evenkievn11Portions
Finnishfin10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Gagauzgag10NT
Georgiankat10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Ghodoberigdo11Trans Started
Gilyakniv11Portions
Greekell10Complete
Hindihin11Complete
Hinukhgin11Trans Started
Hungarianhun10Complete
Hunzibhuz11Trans Needed
Ingushinh11Portions
Italianita10Complete
Japanesejpn11Complete
Judeo-Tatjdt11Portions
Kabardiankbd11NT
Kaitagxdq11Trans Started
Kalmyk-Oiratxal11NT
Karachay-Balkarkrc22NT
Karakalpakkaa11Complete
Karatakpt11Trans Started
Kareliankrl10NT
Kazakhkaz11Complete
Ketket10Portions
Khakaskjh11Unspecified
Khantykca11Portions
Khvarshikhv11Trans Started
Komi-Permyakkoi10NT
Komi-Zyriankpv20Complete
Koreankor10Complete
Koryakkpy11Unspecified
Kubachiugh11Trans Started
Kumykkum11NT
Kurdish, Northernkmr22Complete
Kyrgyzkir11Complete
Laklbe11Portions
Latvian, Standardlvs10Complete
Lezgilez11NT
Lithuanianlit10Complete
Livvi-Karelianolo10NT
Ludianlud10Unspecified
Mansimns11Portions
Mari, Hillmrj10NT
Mari, Meadowmhr20NT
Mingrelianxmf10Portions
Mokshamdf10NT
Mongolian, Halhkhk11Complete
Nanaigld11Portions
Nenetsyrk11Unspecified
Nogainog11NT
Norwegiannor10Complete
Osseticoss21Complete
Pashto, Northernpbu11Complete
Persian, Iranianpes11Complete
Polishpol10Complete
Portuguesepor10Complete
Romani, Vlaxrmy10Complete
Romanianron20Complete
Russianrus2618Complete
Russian Sign Languagersl10Portions
Rutulrut11Unspecified
Saami, Skoltsms10Portions
Selkupsel11Unspecified
Serbiansrp10Complete
Shorcjs10Portions
Siberian Tatarsty33Unspecified
Slovakslk10Complete
Sloveneslv10Complete
Spanishspa20Complete
Swedishswe10Complete
Tabasarantab11NT
Tajiktgk21Complete
Talyshtly11NT
Tat, Muslimttt11Portions
Tatartat42Complete
Tinditin11Trans Started
Tsakhurtkr11Portions
Turkishtur21Complete
Turkmentuk11Complete
Tuvantyv33Complete
Udiudi10Unspecified
Udmurtudm20Complete
Ukrainianukr10Complete
Ulchulc11Unspecified
Uyghuruig11Complete
Uzbek, Northernuzn11Complete
Vepsvep10NT
Vietnamesevie10Complete
Yakutsah11NT
Yiddish, Easternydd11Complete
Yupik, Saint Lawrence Islandess11NT
Totals: 129 185 116   103 86 84 69 45
Data Notes
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Russia – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 1.5 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
  2. Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Russia – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Russia. Ministries in the Russia section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Europe, Eastern and Eurasia section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
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Russia – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 144,540,000
Percent Urbanization 74 %
Total People Groups 185
Unreached People Groups 116
Region Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Russian
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 57.6%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 1.5%  [2]
Country Progress Level 3
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.804 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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