Other than in Russia, the Russian language was widely spoken in CIS countries by over 79 million people in 2019. Furthermore, more than 13 million residents of Eastern European and Balkan countries were Russian speakers. Russian was the eighth most widely spoken language worldwide as of 2019.
Geographical distribution of the Russian-speaking population in 2019
(in millions)
* Refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States ( Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan).
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BusinesStat. (July 29, 2020). Geographical distribution of the Russian-speaking population in 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139302/russian-speaking-population-by-geographic-area/
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