Russians (932,613) are the largest ethnic group in the Kurgan Oblast, making up 91.4% of the population. Other prominent ethnic groups in the region include Tatars (20,899) at 2%, Bashkirs (15,343) at 1.5%, Kazakhs (14,804) 1.5%, and Ukrainians (11,243) at 1.1%. The remainder of the population identified with over 140 different ethnic groups each accounting for less than 0.5% of the population. A small number of people (391) declined to state their ethnicity on the survey.
Total Population: 1,019,532
Urban: 574,381 (56.3%)
Rural: 445,151 (43.7%)
Male: 470,578 (46.2%)
Female: 548,954 (53.8%)
Females per 1000 males: 1,167
Average age: 38.2
Urban: 37.5
Rural: 39.0
Male: 35.2
Female: 40.5
Number of households: 388,304 (with 1,005,735 people)