Russians in Kyrgyzstan

Russians in Kyrgyzstan form a minority ethnic group numbering 274,900 individuals according to official 2024 estimate, representing 3.8% of the total population.[1] Most ethnic Russians migrated to the country during the 20th century. The Russian population has been declining since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union due to low fertility-rates and to emigration.

The ethnic Russian population lives primarily in the north, especially in the capital city of Bishkek, although some settlements in the north of the country have an ethnic Russian majority.

Most ethnic Russians in Kyrgyzstan are either non-religious or Russian Orthodox, with a small proportion of Old Believers (an anti-reformist group that split from the Russian Orthodox church during the 17th century).[2]

## Notable people

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### Politics

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* Nikolai Tanayev, 8th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
* Igor Chudinov
* Artem Novikov

### Sports

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* Valentina Shevchenko
* Antonina Shevchenko
* Yevgeny Petrashov
* Igor Paklin

## See also

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* Kyrgyzstan–Russia relations
* Russian diaspora
* Demographics of Kyrgyzstan

## References

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1. ^ "Краткий статистический справочник «Кыргызстан» - Архив публикаций - Статистика Кыргызстана". www.stat.gov.kg. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
2. ^ Edward Allworth, Central Asia, 130 years of Russian dominance: a historical overview (1994). Duke University Press. p.102. ISBN 0-8223-1521-1

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Russian diaspora

Former Russian Empire
or the USSR|

| Central and Eastern Europe|

* Belarus
* Poland
* Ukraine

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Baltic states|

* Estonia
* Latvia
* Lithuania

Central Asia|

* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

Caucasus|

* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Georgia

Other states|

* Finland
* Moldova

Americas|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

| East Asia|

* China
* Albazinians
* Harbin
* Hong Kong
* Shanghai
* Taiwan
* Japan
* Korea

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Southeast Asia|

* Philippines

South Asia|

* Afghanistan
* India
* Nepal
* Pakistan

West Asia|

* Turkey
* Iran
* Israel (Russian Jews)
* Lebanon
* United Arab Emirates

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Norway (Svalbard)
* Romania
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia

1 Related topics: Ethnic Russians in post-Soviet states and White émigré.

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Demographics of Kyrgyzstan

Ethnic groups|

| Major groups|

* Kyrgyz (71.0%)
* Uzbeks (14.3%)
* Russians (7.8%)
* Dungans (1.1%)
* Uyghurs (0.9%)
* Tajiks (0.9%)
* Turks (0.7%)
* Tatars (0.6%)
* Kazakhs (0.6%)
* Ukrainians (0.4%)
* Koreans (0.3%)
* Azerbaijanis (0.3%)
* Germans (0.2%)

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Smaller groups|

* Armenians
* Chinese
* Greeks
* Pakistanis
* Poles
* Romanians
* Lyuli

Religion|

* Islam
* Christianity (Roman Catholicism)

Ethnic group statistics according to the 2009 census [1]
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