Ukrainians

Ukrainians ({{lang-ua|????????}}, Ukrayintsi) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine.

Population

Ukrainians are one of the largest European ethnic groups with a population of more than 42 million people worldwide. Most ethnic Ukrainians, about 36 million in total, live in Ukraine where they make up over three-quarters of the population. Largest Ukrainian community outside of Ukraine is in Russia, about 3 million Russian citizens consider themselves ethnic Ukrainians, while millions of others (primarily in southern Russia and Siberia) have some Ukrainian ancestry. There are also almost 2 million Ukrainians in North America (890,000 in USA and 1,000,000 in Canada). Large numbers of Ukrainians live in Kazakhstan (about 500,000), Moldova (450,000), Poland (300,000), Slovakia (200,000) and Argentina (200,000). There are also Ukrainian diasporas in Brazil, Belarus, Romania, Germany and former Yugoslavia.

Related Topics:
Ukraine - Southern Russia - Siberia - USA - Canada - Kazakhstan - Moldova - Poland - Slovakia - Argentina - Brazil - Belarus - Romania - Germany - Yugoslavia

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