Peoples & communities Regional data Research & sources CSV 38 community profiles · 20 mapped contexts · 10 statistical profiles
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Tatars 4,713,669 · 2021 Historically established communities Tatarstan, Bashkortostan Bashkirs 1,571,879 · 2021 Historically established communities Bashkortostan Chuvash 1,067,139 · 2021 Historically established communities Chuvashia, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan Sakha (Yakuts) 478,409 · 2021 Historically established communities Sakha (Yakutia) Tuvans 295,384 · 2021 Historically established communities Tuva Altaians 78,125 · 2021 Historically established communities Altai Republic Khakas ≈ 61,400 · 2021 Historically established communities Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai Kumyks Kumyk Historically established communities Dagestan Karachays Karachay-Balkar Historically established communities Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai Balkars Karachay-Balkar Historically established communities Kabardino-Balkaria Nogais Nogai Historically established communities Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai, Astrakhan Oblast Siberian Tatars Siberian Tatar Historically established communities Southern Tyumen Oblast, Tomsk Oblast, Kemerovo Oblast Shors Shor Historically established communities Kemerovo Oblast Teleuts Teleut Historically established communities Kemerovo Oblast, Altai Republic, Altai Krai Kumandins Kumandin Historically established communities Altai Krai, Altai Republic, Kemerovo Oblast Telengits Telengit Historically established communities Altai Republic Tubalars Tubalar Historically established communities Altai Republic Chelkans Chelkan Historically established communities Altai Republic Dolgans Dolgan Historically established communities Krasnoyarsk Krai Tofalars Tofalar Historically established communities Irkutsk Oblast Chulyms Chulym Turkic Historically established communities Tomsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai Soyots Soyot Historically established communities Buryatia Kryashens Tatar varieties Historically established communities Tatarstan, Bashkortostan Mishars Tatar (Mishar varieties) Historically established communities Dispersed / cross-border context Nagaybaks Tatar varieties Historically established communities Chelyabinsk Oblast Todzha Tuvans Tuvan (Todzha varieties) Historically established communities Tuva Azerbaijanis Azerbaijani Cross-border & diaspora communities Dagestan Kazakhs Kazakh Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Uzbeks Uzbek Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Kyrgyz Kyrgyz Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Turkmen Turkmen Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Uyghurs Uyghur Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Turks Turkish Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Gagauz Gagauz Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Karakalpaks Karakalpak Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Crimean Tatars Crimean Tatar Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Karaites Karaim Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Krymchaks Krymchak Cross-border & diaspora communities Dispersed / cross-border context Regional context All mapped regions Tatarstan Bashkortostan Chuvashia Sakha (Yakutia) Tuva Khakassia Altai Republic Dagestan Kabardino-Balkaria Karachay-Cherkessia Stavropol Krai Astrakhan Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast Altai Krai Kemerovo Oblast Krasnoyarsk Krai Irkutsk Oblast Tomsk Oblast Southern Tyumen Oblast Buryatia The map locates selected administrative contexts, not ethnic borders or complete settlement areas.
Language Tatar Census ethnic identification · 1 Oct 2021 4,713,669[54] [53] [49] Rosstat national census coverage, including Crimea and Sevastopol, internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory. 2021 census count reproduced in original RAS-authored research. It is not an independent headcount, a language-user total or a current population estimate.
Overview Language & identity Religious life Regional context
Tatar communities extend across the Volga–Urals and beyond Tatarstan. Local identities and religious traditions are diverse.[18] [24]
Census sources may include this community within a broader category. Parent and subgroup counts must not be added together; each record retains the source’s classification.
Tatar is a Turkic language with Middle and Mishar varieties.[18]
Scholarly descriptions document Sunni Hanafi traditions and Orthodox Kryashen communities. These traditions do not determine the affiliation of every Tatar.[24] [23]
No comparable people-wide religious percentage is established here. Regional survey results are available separately, where covered.
The map locates selected administrative contexts, not ethnic borders or complete settlement areas.
The map locates selected administrative contexts, not ethnic borders or complete settlement areas.
