Ukrainian Greeks
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Ukrainian Greeks are a Greek minority that reside in or used to reside in the territory of modern Ukraine. The majority of Ukrainian Greeks live in Donetsk Oblast and are particularly concentrated around the city of Mariupol.
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Total population | |
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91,548 (2001) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Donetsk Oblast | 77,516 (2001) |
Crimea | 2,795 (2001) |
Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 2,179 (2001) |
Odesa Oblast | 2,083 (2001) |
The rest | 6,975 (2001) |
Languages | |
Russian (88.5%), Greek, Ukrainian, Urum, Rumeíka | |
Religion | |
Orthodox Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Pontic Greeks and Caucasus Greeks |
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, there were 91,548 ethnic Greeks in Ukraine, or 0.2% of the population. However, the actual percentage of those with Greek ancestry is likely to be much higher due to widespread intermarriage between ethnic Greeks and those Ukrainian citizens who are Ukrainian Orthodox, particularly in eastern Ukraine, as well as the absence of strong links to Greece or use of the Greek language by many with Greek ancestry in these areas and who therefore are not classified as Greeks in official censuses.
Most Greeks in Ukraine belong to the larger Greek diaspora known as Pontic Greeks. But there are also a small recent group of Greek expats and immigrants to Ukraine.