Samara Oblast - Demographics

Demographics

Population: 3,215,532 (2010 Census); 3,239,737 (2002 Census); 3,265,586 (1989 Census).

Ethnic groups: According to the 2010 Census, the ethnic makeup of the region was:

• 2,645,124 Russians (85.6%)
• 126,124 Tatars (4.1%)
• 84,105 Chuvash (2.7%)
• 65,447 Mordvins (2.1%)
• 42,169 Ukrainians (1.4%)
• 22,981 Armenians (0.7%)
• 123,691 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.

• Births (2008): 36,439 (11.5 per 1000)
• Deaths (2008): 48,593 (15.3 per 1000)