- By the Imperial census of 1897. In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.
| Language | Number | percentage (%) | males | females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish | 1 420 436 | 73.52 | 687 210 | 733 226 |
| Yiddish | 317 169 | 16.41 | 154 603 | 162 566 |
| Russian | 87 850 | 4.54 | 13 551 | 1 586 |
| German | 77 160 | 3.99 | 37 984 | 39 176 |
| Ukrainian | 15 930 | 0.82 | 15 623 | 307 |
| Romanian | 2 299 | >0.01 | 2 293 | 6 |
| Latvian | 1 759 | >0.01 | 1 738 | 21 |
| Estonian | 1 566 | >0.01 | 1 555 | 11 |
| Tatar | 1 473 | >0.01 | 1 437 | 36 |
| Belarusian | 1 343 | >0.01 | 1 234 | 109 |
| Other | 4 824 | 0.24 | 3 289 | 1 535 |
| Persons that didn't name their native language |
54 | >0.01 | 33 | 21 |
| Total | 1 931 867 | 100 | 977 948 | 953 919 |
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