Primorsky Krai - Demographics

Demographics

Population: According to the 2010 Census, the population of the krai is 1,956,497, down from 2,071,210 recorded in the 2002 Census, and further down from 2,258,391 recorded in the 1989 Census. Due to its geographical location, the krai boasts a mixture of not only ethnic Russians, but also Koreans, Volga Germans, Buriats, Nanais, and Orochs. The indigenous Udege and their sub-minority, the Taz, are the region's aboriginals.

Ethnic groups

In the 2010 Census, the following ethnic groups were listed:

• Russian 92.5%
• Ukrainian 2.8%
• Korean 1%
• Tatar 0.6%
• Uzbek 0.5%
• Belarusan 0.3%
• Armenian 0.3%
• Azeri 0.2%
• Mordvin 0.1%
• Chinese 0.2%
• others 1.5%
• 144,927 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.

• Birthrate (2012): 12.4
• Deathrate (2012): 13.7

Average life expectancy in 1994 — 62.5 years (male — 56.8, female — 69.4).