Tatar speaking countries
Tatar is no official language in any country, but is spoken as mother tongue in 3 countries by a minor part of the population.With a share of around 3%, it is most widespread in Russia. A total of about 5.1 m people worldwide speak Tatar as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Eastern Europe | no | 3.0 % | 4,323,000 |
| Uzbekistan | Central Asia | no | 1.1 % | 377,000 |
| Kazakhstan | Central Asia | no | 2.0 % | 375,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Tatar as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1%, are maybe not listed here.