Language details — Ukraine

This table lists languages spoken in Ukraine, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

16 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Ukrainian
Official Working
65% · ≈ 25.7 m
Russian
Official Minority
46% · ≈ 18.2 m
Polish
Minority
2.4% · ≈ 949 k
Yiddish
Minority
1.3% · ≈ 514 k
Rusyn
No special status 1.2% · ≈ 474 k
Armenian
Minority
—
Azerbaijani
Minority
—
Belarusian
Minority
—
Bulgarian
Minority
—
Crimean Tatar
National Regional Minority
—
Gagauz
Minority
—
German
Minority
—
Hungarian
Minority
—
Modern Greek (1453-)
Minority
—
Romanian
Minority
—
Romany
Minority
—
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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