Russia – tribes

There are over 100 indigenous ethnic groups in Russia, with 41 legally recognized as “Indigenous small-numbered peoples”. These groups must meet certain criteria, such as having a traditional way of life, living in remote areas, and identifying as a distinct ethnic group. Some indigenous groups include:

Enets: A small group of people living in Krasnoyarsk Krai

Eskimo (Siberian Yupik): A group of people living in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Magadan Oblast

Evenks: A group of people living in Amur Oblast, Buryatian Republic, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Sakha, and Zabaykalsky Krai

Evens: A group of people living in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, and Sakha

Other ethnic groups

Some other major ethnic groups in Russia include:

Russians: The largest ethnic group in Russia, making up about 77% of the population

Tatars: A Turkic-speaking group that makes up about 3.7% of the population

Ukrainians: A Slavic-speaking group that makes up about 1.4% of the population

Bashkir: A Turkic-speaking group that makes up about 1.1% of the population

Chuvashs: A Turkic-speaking group that makes up about 1% of the population

Chechens: A Northeast Caucasian-speaking group that makes up about 1% of the population

Armenians: An Indo-European-speaking group that makes up about 0.3% of the population

Nenets: A Uralic-speaking group that makes up about 0.02% of the population