Krasnodar Krai - Demographics

Demographics

Population: 5,226,647 (2010 Census); 5,125,221 (2002 Census); 5,113,148 (1989 Census).

The population of Krasnodar Krai is concentrated in the Kuban River drainage basin, which used to be traditional Cossack land (see History of Cossacks). The Kuban Cossacks are now generally considered to be ethnic Russians, even though they are still an important minority in their own right in this area. Other notable ethnic groups are the Adyghe who have lived in the Kuban area before the Cossacks and for thousands of years; other residents include the Armenians (mostly Christian Hamsheni) who have lived in the region since at least the 18th century.

Ethnic groups: the 2010 Census identified ethnic groups, as shown in the following table:

Population	Ethnicity	Percentage of total population
4,522,962	Russians	88.3%
281,680	Armenians	5.5%
83,746	Ukrainians	1.6%
24,840	Tatars	0.5%
22,595	Greeks	0.4%
17,826	Georgians	0.3%
16,890	Belarusians	0.3%
13,834	Adyghe	0.3%
12,920	Roma	0.3%
12,171	Germans	0.2%
10,165	Azeris	0.2%
8,527	Turks	0.2%
5,170	Moldovans	0.1%
3,764	Assyrians	0.1%
79,768	Others	1.5%

101,657 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.

Vital Statistics for 2007: Source