Country rankings
Russian Speaking Countries
Russia has the highest Number Of Speakers (118,274,000), followed by Ukraine (12,502,000) and Belarus (6,478,000). Cyprus has the lowest (31,000).
21 of 235 countries
Number Of Speakers
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Median
635,000
Middle half 239K – 3M
Average
7,402,524
21 countries
Highest
118,274,000
Russia
Lowest
31,000
Cyprus
Data
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21 countries · # = rank by Number Of Speakers
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | Official (sole) | 118,274,000 | 82.0% |
| 2 |  Ukraine | Unofficial | 12,502,000 | 32.9% |
| 3 |  Belarus | Official (w Belarusian) | 6,478,000 | 70.2% |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | Unofficial | 5,062,000 | 14.2% |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | Official (w Kazakh) | 3,728,000 | 19.0% |
| 6 |  Germany | Unofficial | 3,017,000 | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Israel | Unofficial | 1,338,000 | 14.0% |
| 8 |  Turkmenistan | Unofficial | 772,000 | 12.0% |
| 9 |  Tajikistan | Official interethnic (Tajik is official national) | 697,000 | 7% |
| 10 |  United States | Unofficial | 667,000 | 0.2% |
| 11 |  Latvia | Unofficial | 635,000 | 33.8% |
| 12 |  Kyrgyzstan | Official (w Kyrgyz) | 628,000 | 9% |
| 13 |  Estonia | Unofficial | 372,000 | 27.6% |
| 14 |  Georgia | Unofficial | 327,000 | 8.8% |
| 15 |  Azerbaijan | Minority language | 243,000 | 2.4% |
| 16 |  Moldova | Minority language | 239,000 | 9.4% |
| 17 |  Lithuania | Unofficial | 181,000 | 6.4% |
| 18 |  Canada | Unofficial | 156,000 | 0.4% |
| 19 |  Armenia | Unofficial | 56,000 | 2% |
| 20 |  Finland | Unofficial | 50,000 | 0.9% |
| 21 |  Cyprus | Unofficial | 31,000 | 2.5% |
What correlates with Number Of Speakers?
Pearson r against 1,692 other country metrics sharing at least 13 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Number Of Speakers?
- Russia has the highest Number Of Speakers, at 118,274,000, followed by Ukraine (12,502,000) and Belarus (6,478,000).
- Which country has the lowest Number Of Speakers?
- Cyprus has the lowest Number Of Speakers, at 31,000.
- What is the median Number Of Speakers across countries?
- The median is 635,000 across the 21 countries with data.
- Where does this russian speaking countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: How Many People Speak Russian, And Where Is It Spoken? - Babbel; Russian speaking countries - World Data Info; Russian Language - Wiki.
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