Udi people

Udis
Udi women from Vartashen (now Oğuz), 1900
Total population
c. 10,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Russia2,551 (2021)[2]
 Azerbaijan4,100
 Ukraine592[3]
 Armenia202[4]
 Georgia174[5]
Languages
Udi, Azerbaijani, and Russian
Religion
Albanian-Udi Church, Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Other Northeast Caucasian-speaking peoples
Especially Aghuls, Lezgins, and Tabasarans

Udis (endonym Udi or Uti) are a native people of the Caucasus that currently live mainly in Russia and Azerbaijan, with smaller populations in Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and other countries. Their total number is about 10,000 people. They speak the Udi language, which belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family. Some also speak Azerbaijani, Russian, Georgian, or Armenian, depending on where they reside. Their religion is Christianity.

  1. ^ "Ethnic Groups in Georgia # 3 – Udis". The Georgian Times. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ State statistics committee of Ukraine - National composition of population, 2001 census (Ukrainian)
  4. ^ "Muslim Kurds and Christian Udis". Hetq Online. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2006.
  5. ^ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.