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Country: Russia

Number of People Groups

175

People Groups Unreached

87 (49.7%)

Total Population

142,191,000

Unreached Population

13,612,000 (9.6%)

% Professing Christian

57.9%

% Evangelical

1.22 %

Largest Religion

Christianity (57.9%)

Literacy Rate

100 %

10/40 Window

No
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Photo People Group ▲ Population
this Country		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Professing
Christian		 %
Evangelical
Abaza 45,000 71,000 ● Abaza ● Islam 1.00 % 0.02 %
Abkhaz 12,000 294,000 Abkhaz ● Christianity 70.00 % 0.09 %
Adyghe, West Circassian 140,000 644,000 ● Adyghe ● Islam 0.08 % 0.07 %
Aghul 35,000 35,000 ● Aghul ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Akhvakh, Axvax 6,700 6,700 ● Akhvakh ● Islam 0.03 % 0.03 %
Akkin 102,000 102,000 ● Chechen ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Aleut, Eastern 500 14,000 Aleut ● Christianity 60.00 % 0.60 %
Aleut, Mednyj 400 400 ● Aleut, Mednyj ● Christianity 70.00 % 0.60 %
Altai, Oirot 75,000 76,000 ● Altai, Southern ● Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 2.10 %
Alutor 2,000 2,000 ● Alutor ● Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 %
Americans, U.S. 1,600 188,897,000 English ● Christianity 75.00 % 22.00 %
Andalal 61,000 61,000 ● Avar ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Andi, Qwannab 31,000 31,000 ● Andi ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Antsukh 51,000 51,000 ● Avar ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Arab, Uzbeki 9,600 18,000 Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Archi, Archintsy 2,000 2,000 ● Archi ● Islam 1.00 % 0.00 %
Armenian 1,188,000 6,323,000 Armenian ● Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 %
Assyrian 11,000 656,000 Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ● Christianity 90.00 % 1.00 %
Avar, Dagestani 768,000 829,000 ● Avar ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 %
Azerbaijani, North 606,000 9,820,000 Azerbaijani, North ● Islam 3.00 % 0.20 %
Bagulal 6,700 6,700 ● Bagvalal ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Balkar 111,000 117,000 ● Karachay-Balkar ● Islam 0.05 % 0.04 %
Bashkir, Bashkort 1,592,000 1,689,000 ● Bashkort ● Islam 6.00 % 0.90 %
Batlukh 7,200 7,200 ● Botlikh ● Islam 0.03 % 0.00 %
Batlukh-Gid 31,000 31,000 ● Avar ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Belarusian 524,000 10,076,000 Belarusan ● Christianity 71.00 % 1.30 %
Beserman 2,300 2,300 Udmurt ● Christianity 55.00 % 0.00 %
Bezhta 9,200 9,800 ● Bezhta ● Islam 0.02 % 0.02 %
British 1,000 51,663,000 English ● Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 %
Bulgarian 24,000 7,170,000 Bulgarian ● Christianity 80.00 % 1.90 %
Buriat, Russian 464,000 466,000 ● Buriat, Russia ● Buddhism 14.00 % 1.00 %
Chamalal 9,700 9,700 ● Chamalal ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Chechen, Nohchi 1,433,000 1,704,000 ● Chechen ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 %
Chelkans 1,200 1,200 ● Altai, Northern ● Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 %
Chirag / Amuq 3,000 3,000 ● Dargwa ● Islam 0.07 % 0.07 %
Chukchi, Chukot 16,000 16,000 ● Chukchi ● Ethnic Religions 12.00 % 0.70 %
Chuvash, Bolgar 1,442,000 1,493,000 ● Chuvash ● Christianity 50.00 % 1.20 %
Cuban 700 9,196,000 Spanish ● Christianity 52.00 % 4.00 %
Czech 1,900 10,203,000 Czech ● Non-Religious 26.00 % 0.70 %
Dargin 440,000 452,000 ● Dargwa ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 %
Deaf Unknown Unknown ● Russian Sign Language ● Christianity 66.00 % 1.90 %
Didoi, Tsez 18,000 18,000 ● Dido ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 %
Digor 102,000 102,000 ● Ossetic ● Islam 0.03 % 0.03 %
Dolgan 7,900 7,900 ● Dolgan ● Christianity 60.00 % 0.90 %
Dungan 1,700 117,000 Dungan ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Enets, Yenisei Samoyed 200 200 ● Enets, Forest ● Ethnic Religions 4.00 % 0.00 %
Eskimo, Siberian 1,700 4,900 ● Yupik, Central Siberian ● Ethnic Religions 18.00 % 0.80 %
Estonian 18,000 1,048,000 Estonian, Standard ● Non-Religious 45.00 % 4.90 %
Even, Lamut 22,000 22,000 ● Even ● Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 0.80 %
Ewenki, Tungus 39,000 42,000 ● Evenki ● Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 1.20 %
Finnish, Finn 20,000 5,163,000 Finnish ● Christianity 84.00 % 12.10 %
French 1,500 49,469,000 French ● Christianity 61.00 % 1.00 %
Gagauzi Turk 14,000 201,000 Gagauz ● Christianity 80.00 % 4.00 %
Georgian, Ajari 159,000 3,265,000 Georgian ● Christianity 79.00 % 1.50 %
German, Volga German 396,000 64,480,000 German, Standard ● Christianity 64.00 % 2.10 %
Ghunzib, Hunzib 2,500 2,900 ● Hunzib ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Gilyak, Nivkh 4,700 5,200 ● Gilyak ● Ethnic Religions 5.00 % 0.40 %
Ginukh, Hinux 600 600 ● Hinukh ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Godoberi 3,100 3,100 ● Ghodoberi ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Greek, Romeos 86,000 10,776,000 Greek ● Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 %
Gypsy, Ruska Roma 206,000 206,000 ● Russian ● Christianity 60.00 % 2.00 %
Han Chinese, Mandarin 29,000 854,476,000 Russian ● Non-Religious 6.00 % 5.70 %
Hungarian 2,800 11,570,000 Hungarian ● Christianity 88.00 % 2.80 %
Ingush, Galgai 423,000 445,000 ● Ingush ● Islam 0.01 % 0.00 %
Italian 1,400 38,042,000 Italian ● Christianity 83.00 % 1.10 %
Itelmen 3,200 3,200 ● Itelmen ● Christianity 75.00 % 0.60 %
Izhor, Ingrian 300 1,100 ● Ingrian ● Christianity 70.00 % 0.80 %
Jakata, Jati 47,000 75,000 ● Inku ● Islam 2.00 % 0.50 %
Japanese 900 124,985,000 Japanese ● Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 %
Jew, Russian 158,000 714,000 ● Russian ● Ethnic Religions 4.70 % 3.00 %
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jews 12,000 83,000 ● Judeo-Tat ● Ethnic Religions 0.50 % 0.00 %
Kabardian, East Circassian 578,000 1,856,000 ● Kabardian ● Islam 6.00 % 0.02 %
Kaitag 21,000 21,000 ● Dargwa ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongul 184,000 629,000 ● Kalmyk-Oirat ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Karachai 225,000 229,000 ● Karachay-Balkar ● Islam 0.02 % 0.02 %
Karaite, Karaim 200 24,000 ● Karaim ● Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 %
Karakalpak 1,500 861,000 Karakalpak ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Karata 6,600 6,600 ● Karata ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Karelian, Norgorod 61,000 75,000 ● Karelian ● Christianity 60.00 % 5.00 %
Kazakh 651,000 14,299,000 Kazakh ● Islam 0.10 % 0.01 %
Kereks 400 400 ● Russian ● Ethnic Religions 22.00 % 0.90 %
Kets, Yenisei Ostyak 1,200 1,200 ● Ket ● Ethnic Religions 4.00 % 0.30 %
Khanti, Ostyak 31,000 31,000 ● Khanty ● Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 0.90 %
Khvarshin, Khvarshi 4,100 4,100 ● Khvarshi ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Komi-Permyat 95,000 98,000 ● Komi-Permyak ● Christianity 43.00 % 1.20 %
Komi-Yazva 4,200 4,300 ● Komi-Zyrian ● Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 1.00 %
Komi-Zyrian 229,000 232,000 ● Komi-Zyrian ● Ethnic Religions 37.00 % 1.10 %
Korean 154,000 80,205,000 Korean ● Christianity 31.00 % 17.00 %
Koryak, Nymylan 8,000 8,000 ● Koryak ● Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 0.30 %
Kubachi 7,200 7,200 ● Dargwa ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kumandins 2,900 2,900 ● Altai, Northern ● Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kumyk 433,000 437,000 ● Kumyk ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 %
Kurd, Kurmanji 23,000 14,788,000 Kurdish, Northern ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Kyrgyz 104,000 5,038,000 Kyrgyz ● Islam 5.00 % 0.70 %
Lak 161,000 174,000 ● Lak ● Islam 0.03 % 0.03 %
Latvian, Lett 19,000 1,488,000 Latvian, Standard ● Christianity 60.00 % 7.00 %
Lezgin 425,000 655,000 ● Lezgi ● Islam 0.02 % 0.02 %
Lithuanian 32,000 2,894,000 Lithuanian ● Christianity 85.00 % 1.10 %
Ludian, Lyudikovian 13,000 13,000 ● Ludian ● Christianity 65.00 % 1.10 %
Mansi, Vogul 12,000 12,000 ● Mansi ● Ethnic Religions 4.00 % 0.60 %
Mari, High 24,000 25,000 ● Mari, Hill ● Christianity 90.00 % 0.00 %
Mari, Low 550,000 567,000 ● Mari, Meadow ● Christianity 85.00 % 1.10 %
Mennonites Unknown 455,000 Plautdietsch ● Christianity 90.00 % 25.00 %
Mingrelian 600 307,000 ● Russian ● Christianity 85.00 % 1.00 %
Moldavian 157,000 3,428,000 Romanian ● Christianity 73.00 % 3.70 %
Mongol, Khalka, Mongolian 3,000 2,132,000 Mongolian, Halh ● Buddhism 2.00 % 1.20 %
Mordvin-Erzya 57,000 116,000 ● Erzya ● Christianity 64.00 % 1.60 %
Mordvin-Moksha 748,000 748,000 ● Moksha ● Christianity 65.00 % 1.60 %
Murego / Gubden 40,000 40,000 ● Dargwa ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Mussulman Tat 2,100 38,000 Tat, Muslim ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Nagaibak 8,300 8,300 Tatar ● Christianity 70.00 % 0.50 %
Nanai, Gold 12,000 17,000 ● Nanai ● Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 1.00 %
Negidal, Nizovsk 500 500 ● Negidal ● Ethnic Religions 5.00 % 0.30 %
Nenets, Yurak Samoyed 45,000 45,000 ● Nenets ● Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 0.50 %
Nganasan, Tavgi Samoyed 900 900 ● Nganasan ● Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 0.30 %
Nogai 93,000 102,000 ● Nogai ● Islam 0.02 % 0.02 %
Olonetsian, Livvikovian 13,000 19,000 ● Livvi-Karelian ● Christianity 60.00 % 4.00 %
Orochi 600 1,500 ● Oroch ● Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 0.50 %
Orok 300 1,300 ● Orok ● Ethnic Religions 3.00 % 0.40 %
Ossetic 438,000 587,000 ● Ossetic ● Christianity 65.00 % 1.17 %
Pashtun, Northern 5,400 44,091,000 Pashto, Northern ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Persian 3,700 40,090,000 Persian, Iranian ● Islam 0.50 % 0.20 %
Polish 47,000 41,935,000 Polish ● Christianity 90.00 % 0.30 %
Romani, Vlax, Central 10,000 1,142,000 Romani, Vlax ● Christianity 65.00 % 5.00 %
Romanian 3,200 20,136,000 Romanian ● Christianity 97.00 % 5.40 %
Russian 115,566,000 134,007,000 ● Russian ● Christianity 65.00 % 1.20 %
Rutul 31,000 48,000 ● Rutul ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 %
Saami, Kildin 400 500 ● Saami, Kildin ● Christianity 70.00 % 2.00 %
Saami, Skolt 400 900 Saami, Skolt ● Christianity 85.00 % 1.20 %
Saami, Ter 400 400 ● Saami, Ter ● Christianity 60.00 % 1.00 %
Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed 3,700 3,700 ● Selkup ● Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 0.70 %
Serb 3,500 7,848,000 Serbian ● Christianity 80.00 % 0.60 %
Shapsug, Circassian 4,000 4,000 Adyghe ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
South Asian, general 35,000 10,799,000 Hindi ● Hinduism 3.00 % 0.30 %
Soyot 3,600 3,600 ● Tuva ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Spaniard 1,200 28,630,000 Spanish ● Christianity 77.00 % 1.00 %
Tabasaran 149,000 151,000 ● Tabassaran ● Islam 0.08 % 0.08 %
Tajik 201,000 8,609,000 Tajiki ● Islam 1.00 % 0.10 %
Talysh, Talyshon 2,500 271,000 Talysh ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tatar 5,335,000 6,333,000 ● Tatar ● Islam 3.00 % 0.40 %
Tatar, Chulym 400 400 ● Chulym ● Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tatar, Crimean 2,500 591,000 ● Crimean Tatar ● Islam 0.50 % 0.05 %
Tatar, Khakass, Yenisei 73,000 75,000 ● Khakas ● Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 1.10 %
Tatar, Kriashen 35,000 35,000 ● Tatar ● Christianity 95.00 % 0.30 %
Tatar, Mishari 800 800 ● Tatar ● Islam 1.00 % 0.20 %
Tatar, Shorian, Kuznets 13,000 14,000 ● Shor ● Christianity 70.00 % 1.00 %
Tatar, Siberian 6,800 6,800 ● Tatar ● Islam 1.00 % 0.10 %
Tatar, Siberian 101,000 101,000 ● Tatar, Siberian ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Telengit 3,700 3,700 Altai, Southern ● Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 1.00 %
Teleut, Altai 2,700 2,800 ● Altai, Southern ● Ethnic Religions 35.00 % 1.00 %
Tindi 10,000 10,000 ● Tindi ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tofalar 800 800 ● Karagas ● Christianity 60.00 % 0.50 %
Tsakhur 10,000 28,000 Tsakhur ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tsudakar 20,000 20,000 ● Dargwa ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 %
Tubalars 2,000 2,000 ● Altai, Northern ● Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 %
Turk 55,000 59,170,000 Turkish ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Turk, Meskhetian 61,000 175,000 Russian ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Turkmen, Turkoman 37,000 7,707,000 Turkmen ● Islam 2.00 % 0.00 %
Tuvans-Todzhans 1,900 1,900 ● Tuva ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 %
Tuvinian, Uriankhai 265,000 275,000 ● Tuva ● Non-Religious 1.50 % 0.20 %
Udekhe 1,500 1,500 ● Udihe ● Ethnic Religions 3.00 % 0.20 %
Udin, Udi 4,300 9,400 Udi ● Christianity 90.00 % 1.00 %
Udmurt, Votyak 555,000 577,000 ● Udmurt ● Christianity 58.00 % 0.01 %
Ukranian 1,937,000 38,181,000 Ukrainian ● Christianity 79.00 % 3.80 %
Ulchi 2,800 2,800 ● Ulch ● Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 0.70 %
Uyghur 3,700 11,845,000 Uyghur ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 %
Uzbek, Northern 291,000 27,092,000 Uzbek, Northern ● Islam 0.75 % 0.30 %
Vepsian 8,300 8,700 ● Veps ● Christianity 65.00 % 0.80 %
Vietnamese, Kinh 14,000 83,842,000 Vietnamese ● Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 %
Vod, Votish 14,000 14,000 ● Vod ● Christianity 70.00 % 1.00 %
Yakut 480,000 483,000 ● Yakut ● Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 1.00 %
Yazidi 41,000 689,000 Kurdish, Northern ● Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 %
Yukaghir, Southern 1,600 1,800 ● Yukaghir, Southern ● Ethnic Religions 5.00 % 0.30 %
Yukagir, Odul 200 200 ● Yukaghir, Northern ● Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 0.60 %
Yupik, Naukan 500 500 ● Yupik, Naukan ● Ethnic Religions 12.00 % 0.80 %
  Totals:  175 142,191,000       87 ●   57.89 % 1.22 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 1,249,000              
  UN Country Population (2016) 143,440,000              
Other minor groups: 11
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RELIGIONS ▲ Percent
Buddhism
0.4 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 1.2 %)
57.9 %
Ethnic Religions
1.3 %
Hinduism
0.0 %
Islam
10.0 %
Non-Religious
30.4 %
Other / Small Religions
0.0 %
Unknown
0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ Percent
Anglican
0.0 %
Independent
1.1 %
Orthodox
94.5 %
Other Christian
0.1 %
Protestant
2.7 %
Roman Catholic
1.7 %
Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

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Russia Statistics
People Groups 175
Unreached People Groups 87  (49.7%)
Population 142,191,000
Population in Unreached 13,612,000  (9.6%)
Urbanization 74%
Continent Asia
Region Eastern Europe and Eurasia
10/40 Window No
Country Code RS
Official National Language Russian
Literacy Rate 100%
Estimated Illiterate Population 0
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 57.9%
Percent Evangelical 1.2%
Country Progress Level 2 ●
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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