Ukrainians
Sign in to saveUkrainians (, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy. At around 46 million worldwide, Ukrainians are the second largest Slavic ethnic group after Russians.
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Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine who speak Ukrainian as their native language and predominantly follow Eastern Orthodox Christianity. With approximately 46 million people worldwide, they represent the second-largest Slavic ethnic group after Russians.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Ukrainians
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Українці
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- uk
- Ethnic group.population
- 46 million center|frameless|260x260px
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Ukraine 37,541,700 (2001)
- Ethnic group.region1
- Russia
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 1,864,000 (2023)
- Ethnic group.region2
- Poland
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 1,651,918 (2023)
- Ethnic group.region3
- Canada
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 1,359,655 (2016)
- Ethnic group.region4
- United States
Article
28 sectionsContents
- Ethnonym
- Geographic distribution
- Origin
- Genetics and genomics
- Related ethnic groups
- History
- Kievan Rus'
- Cossack Hetmanate
- Short-lived independence
- Soviet period
- Historical maps of Ukraine
- Ethnic/national identity
- Culture
- Language
- Religions
- Cuisine
- Music
- Dance
- Symbols
- Historiography
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Literature
- Further reading
- External links
Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy. At around 46 million worldwide, Ukrainians are the second largest Slavic ethnic group after Russians.
Ukrainians have been given various names by foreign rulers, which have included Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and then Austria-Hungary. The East Slavic population inhabiting the territories of modern-day Ukraine were known as Ruthenians, referring to the territory of Ruthenia; the Ukrainians living under the Russian Empire were known as Little Russians, named after the territory of Little Russia.