Ethnic groups in Moscow

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Historical ethnic composition of Moscow
Ethnic group
1897a[1]
1939[2]
1959[3]
1970[4]
1979[5]
1989[6]
2002[7]
Russians 987,044 3,614,430 4,507,899 6,301,247 7,146,682 7,963,246 8,808,009
Ukrainians 4,478 90,479 115,489 184,885 206,875 252,670 253,644
Tatars 4,288 57,687 80,489 109,252 131,328 157,376 166,083
Armenians 1,604 13,682 18,379 25,584 31,414 43,989 124,425
Azerbaijanis 677 2,528 9,563 7,967 20,727 95,563
Jews 5,070 250,181 239,246 251,350 222,900 174,728 79,359
Belarusians 1,016 24,952 34,370 50,257 59,193 73,005 59,353
Georgians 4,251 6,365 4,195 12,180 19,608 54,387
TOTAL 1,038,591 4,137,018 7,061,008 7,931,602 8,875,579 10,382,754
^a By native language

ethnic Russians, but it also hosts a significant population of ethnic minorities. The last census of 2021 reported 69.7% of the population was Russian.[8]

Statistics

According to the 2010 Russian census, more than 20 ethnic groups resided in Moscow. As of 2021, Russians made up 69.7% of population (90.2% among those who declared their ethnicity during the survey).

Ethnicity Year
1897[9][a] 1939[10] 1959[11] 1970[12] 1979[13] 1989[14] 2002[15] 2010[citation needed] 2021[16]
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Population % % of ethnicity declared Population % % of ethnicity declared
Russians 987,044 95.0% 3,614,430 87.4% 4,507,899 88.6% 6,301,247 89.2% 7,146,682 90.1% 7,963,246 89.7% 8,808,009 84.8% 9,930,410 86.3% 91.6% 9,074,375 69.7% 90.2%
Tatars 4,288 0.1% 57,687 1.4% 80,489 1.6% 109,252 1.5% 131,328 1.7% 157,376 1.8% 166,083 1.6% 149,043 1.3% 1.4% 84,373 0.6% 0.8%
Armenians 1,604 0.1% 13,682 0.3% 18,379 0.4% 25,584 0.4% 31,414 0.4% 43,989 0.5% 124,425 1.2% 106,466 0.9% 1.0% 68,018 0.5% 0.7%
Ukrainians 4,478 0.4% 90,479 2.2% 115,489 2.3% 184,885 2.6% 206,875 2.6% 252,670 2.8% 253,644 2.4% 154,104 1.3% 1.4% 58,788 0.5% 0.6%
Azerbaijanis – – 677 – 2,528 – 4,889 – 7,967 0.1% 20,727 0.2% 95,563 0.9% 57,123 0.5% 0.5% 37,259 0.3% 0.4%
Uzbeks – – 659 – 2,478 – 5,973 – 4,222 – 9,183 0.1% 9,183 0.1% 35,595 0.3% 0.3% 29,526 0.2% 0.3%
Jews 5,070 0.4% 250,181 6.0% 239,246 4.7% 251,350 3.6% 222,900 2.8% 174,728 2.0% 79,359 0.8% 53,145 0.5% 0.5% 28,014 0.2% 0.3%
Georgians – – 4,251 0.1% 6,365 0.1% 9,563 0.1% 12,180 0.2% 19,608 0.2% 54,387 0.5% 38,934 0.3% 0.4% 26,222 0.2% 0.3%
Tajiks – – 184 – 1,005 – 1,652 – 1,221 – 2,893 – 35,385 0.4% 27,280 0.2% 0.2% 22,783 0.2% 0.2%
Belarusians 1,016 – 24,952 0.6% 34,370 0.7% 50,257 0.7% 59,193 0.7% 73,005 0.8% 59,353 0.6% 39,225 0.3% 0.4% 17,632 0.1% 0.2%
Kyrgyz – – 77 – – – – – 1,173 – 3,044 – 4,102 – 18,736 0.2% 0.2% 16,858 0.1% 0.2%
Others – – 76,173 225,031 2.0% 2.1% 595,543 4.6% 5.9%
No ethnicity declared – – 668,409 5.8% – 2,950,721 22.7% –
Total 1,038,591 100% 4,137,018 100% 5,085,581 100% 7,061,008 100% 7,931,602 100% 8,875,579 100% 10,382,754 100% 11,503,501 100% 100% (10,835,092) 13,010,112 100% 100% (10,059,391)
Notes
  1. ^ Taken from language of respondents
  • 668,409 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[17]

Largest minorities

Caucasians

The term Caucasus refers to a geographical area in the South of Russia and beyond. The Caucasus itself is diverse in terms of religion, language and culture.

In modern Russia, "Caucasians" (кавказцы, kavkaztsy) is an umbrella term for people from

Northern Ossetia
, etc.

Armenians

The Armenian Cathedral of Moscow, completed in 2011
See also: Armenians in Russia

The Armenian community of Moscow is one of the

largest Armenian communities outside Armenia and one of the largest ethnic minorities of Moscow. In fact, some estimates even say that Moscow's Armenian population is equal to the population of Armenian capital Yerevan
.

Jews

Moscow Choral Synagogue

See also: History of Jews in Moscow

Jews were the largest non-Slavic ethnic group in Moscow before the collapse of the

Russian Jews, Moscow Jews also migrated to Israel
and the US.

Jews began to settle in Moscow around the 16th century. In the 19th as the Pale of Settlement was instructed Jews were forbidden to settle in the city except for those who served in the army and after their end of service allowed to stay in the city. In 1848 there were 313 Jews in Moscow. In 1861, during the reign of Tsar Alexander II, "useful Jews", such as scholars, merchants and artisans, were allowed to settle in Moscow and the number of Jews grew rapidly. In 1890 they numbered 40,000 men and the community built synagogues, schools and charities, many located in the Zarayadye quarter on the Moskva River and in Marina Rostcha neighborhood.[18]

Nevertheless, after the assassination of Alexander II in 1881, a more radical policy was adopted towards the Jews. Jewish enrolment was restricted in schools and universities and in 1891 all Jews were forced out of Moscow.

After the Russian Revolution in 1917 the pale of settlement was abolished and Jews were permitted to settle again in the city, many of whom were refugees. In the 1920s and 30s, the state promoted Yiddish-language arts and literature in an effort to influence its Jewish citizens. This resulted in a brief, rich cultural flourishing exemplified by the famed Moscow State Yiddish Theatre, whose inaugural production (1921) was a staging of Sholem Aleichem's stories with sets by Marc Chagall. In 1939 there were around 250,000 Jews in Moscow.[18]

During WWII many Jews fled to inner parts of the Soviet Union but most of them returned at the end of the war and by 1970 there were again around 250,000 Jews in Moscow.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, most of Jews emigrated from the city. In that period there was a revival of Jewish religious life, the leading bodies of Russia’s Jewish organizations were centered in Moscow and a number of synagogues re-opened. In 2010 there were 53,000 Russian Jews living in Moscow although it is estimated that there are around 150,000 people of Jewish origin in the city.[19]

In addition, Moscow has one of the largest Israeli expatriate communities in the world, with 80,000 Israeli citizens living in the city as of 2014, almost all of them native Russian-speakers from Israel.[20][21]

Yazidis

  • Yazidis in Russia

References

  1. ^ (in Russian) Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г.
  2. ^ (in Russian) Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 года
  3. ^ (in Russian) Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 года
  4. ^ (in Russian) Всесоюзная перепись населения 1970 года
  5. ^ (in Russian) Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года
  6. ^ (in Russian) Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года
  7. ^ NATIONAL COMPOSITION OF POPULATION FOR REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Archived February 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  10. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  11. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  12. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  13. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  14. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  15. ^ "NATIONAL COMPOSITION OF POPULATION FOR REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION". 2007-02-17. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  16. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Перепись-2010: русских становится больше". Perepis-2010.ru. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  18. ^ a b A Brief History of the Moscow Community. Kehilalinks.jewishgen.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
  19. ^ YIVO | Moscow
  20. ^ Israelis Find A Lively Jewish Niche in Moscow by Rena Greenberg - Moscow, Russia, MARCH 19, 2014
  21. ^ Russian-born Israelis chase capitalist dreams to Moscow By Ofer Matan, Feb. 21, 2014, Haaretz
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