Belarusian language in Ukraine

According to the Ukrainian census of 2001, the Belarusian language is native to 56,249 people in the country,[1] including 19.8% of ethnic Belarusians. The largest number of Belarusian-speakers live in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (6,239), Crimea (5,204) and Donetsk Oblast (4,842). The regions with the largest percentages of Belarusian speakers out of their total population are Crimea (0.26%), Chernihiv Oblast (0.19%) and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (0.18%).

The prevalence of the Belarusian language in the late 19th century.

Overall

In Ukraine overall, Belarusian speakers over time:

1989[2] 2001[1]
Total number 161,404 56,249
% 0.31% 0.12%

Among ethnic Belarusians
Main article: Belarusians in Ukraine
Map of the prevalence of the Belarusian language among Belarusians in Ukraine according to the 2001 census.

According to censuses, the native languages of ethnic Belarusians in Ukraine were:[3][4]

Language 1979 1989 2001
Russian 56.0% 55.2% 62.5%
Belarusian 35.1% 35.5% 19.8%
Ukrainian 8.9% 9.3% 17.5%
Other 0.02% 0.1% 0.2%

Among Belarusians of Ukraine, their fluency in the Belarusian language dropped from 48.5% to 31.7% from 1989 to 2001.[5][6]

Significant Belarusian-speaking settlements

This chart lists settlements in which at least 10% of the population spoke Belarusian as their mother tongue during the 2001 census.[7] Italics indicate settlements with a population of less than 25 people.

Settlement % Belarusian speakers
Vesela Dolyna 60.0
Vyschepanivka 40.0
Krasniy Bir 27.3
Omelusha 25.0
Hannivka 19.6
Trudove 19.1
Sosnivka 15.4
Kalashnyky 14.3
Sadky 14.3
Noviy Myr 12.6
Harkavec 12.5
Vasylivka 12.5
Olenivka 12.0
Kisivka 12.0
Soborne 11.8
Dmitrivka 11.1
Hodyn 10.0
Skelky 10.0
Konovalik 10.0

    References
    1. "Table: 19A050501_02. Distribution of the population of Ukraine`s regions by native language (0,1)". database.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
    2. "Table: 19A050501_021. Distribution of the population by nationality and native language (0,1)". database.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
    3. "Перепис населення 2001 року. Розподіл населення за національністю та рідною мовою".
    4. "Перепис населення 1989 року. Розподіл населення за національністю та рідною мовою". Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
    5. "Перепис 2001 року. Розподіл населення окремих національностей за іншими мовами, крім рідної, якими володіють".
    6. "Перепис населення 1989 року. Розподіл населення за національністю та другою мовою народів СРСР".
    7. "Розподіл населення регіонів України за рідною мовою у розрізі адміністративно-територіальних одиниць". Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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