 Meadow Mari | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 600,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia Mari El | 423,803 (2021) 246,560 (2021)[1] |
 Kazakhstan | 4,416 (2009)[2] |
 Ukraine | 4,130 (2001)[3] |
 Belarus | 416 (2009)[4] |
 Latvia | 234 (2019)[5] |
 Estonia | 241 (2011)[6] |
| Languages | |
| Mari, Russian | |
| Religion | |
Majority:  Russian Orthodox ChristianityMinority:  Mari Native Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Finno-Ugric peoples | |
| People | Mari |
|---|---|
| Language | Marij |
| Country | Mari El |
The Mari (/ˈmɑːri/ MAR-ee)[a] are a Finno-Ugric people in Eastern Europe, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. Almost half of Maris today live in the Mari El republic, with significant populations in the Bashkortostan and Tatarstan republics. In the past, the Mari have also been known as the Cheremisa or the Cheremis people in Russian and the Çirmeş in Tatar.
- ^ Ethnic groups of Russia in the 2021 census. (in Russian)
- ^ Kazakh Census of 2009. Ethnic composition of the population Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. (in Russian)
- ^ State statistics committee of Ukraine – Ethnic composition of population, 2001 census (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Ethnic composition of Belarus. Census of 2009. (in Russian)
- ^ Population distribution of Latvia by ethnic composition and citizenship as of 01.01.2019.. (in Latvian)
- ^ RL0428: Rahvastik rahvuse, soo ja elukoha järgi, 31. detsember 2011 (in Estonian)
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