Russians in Kazakhstan

Russians in Kazakhstan
Russian Kazakhstanis
Total population
	2,983,317 in 2024
Regions with significant populations
	Akmola Region, North Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan, Karaganda Region, Kostanay Region, Pavlodar Region
Languages
	Russian (majority), Kazakh (minority)
Religion
	Russian Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
	Kazakh

There has been a substantial population of Russians in Kazakhstan since the 19th century. Although their numbers have been reduced since the breakup of the Soviet Union, they remain prominent in Kazakh society today. Russians formed a plurality of the Kazakh SSR's population for several decades.

[1] ttps://stat.gov.kz/getImg?id=ESTAT242525

[2] ttps://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2023/countries/kazakhstan/

[3] Assessment for Russians in Kazakhstan

[4] The Russians are Still Leaving Uzbekistan Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine

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Total population
2,983,317 in 2024^[1] ^[2]
Regions with significant populations
Akmola Region, North Kazakhstan,^[3] East Kazakhstan,^[4] Karaganda Region, Kostanay Region, Pavlodar Region
Languages
Russian (majority), Kazakh (minority)
Religion
Russian Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
Kazakh