Russian Speaking Countries 2025

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5 Countries with the Greatest Share of Russian Speakers

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Country
Russian Speaking
Number Of Speakers
% Of Population
RussiaOfficial (sole)118,274,00082%
UkraineUnofficial12,502,00032.9%
BelarusOfficial (w Belarusian)6,478,00070.2%
UzbekistanUnofficial5,062,00014.2%
KazakhstanOfficial (w Kazakh)3,728,00019%
GermanyUnofficial3,017,0003.6%
IsraelUnofficial1,338,00014%
TurkmenistanUnofficial772,00012%
TajikistanOfficial interethnic (Tajik is official national)697,0007%
United StatesUnofficial667,0000.2%
LatviaUnofficial635,00033.8%
KyrgyzstanOfficial (w Kyrgyz)628,0009%
EstoniaUnofficial372,00027.6%
GeorgiaUnofficial327,0008.8%
AzerbaijanMinority language243,0002.4%
MoldovaMinority language239,0009.4%
LithuaniaUnofficial181,0006.4%
CanadaUnofficial156,0000.4%
ArmeniaUnofficial56,0002%
FinlandUnofficial50,0000.9%
CyprusUnofficial31,0002.5%