Central Asia
- Kazakhstan – In 1989, there were six million ethnic Russians who formed 37.4 percent of the population. Now, there are 3.6 million ethnic Russians who form 21 percent of the total.
- Kyrgyzstan – In 1989, there were 916,600 ethnic Russians who formed 21.5 percent of the population. As of 2009, those figures had fallen to 419,000 and 6.4 percent.
- Tajikistan – In 1989, there were 388,500 ethnic Russians who formed 7.6 percent. As of 2010, there were 35,000 who formed 0.3 percent of the population.
- Turkmenistan – In 1989, there were 333,900 ethnic Russians who formed 9.5 percent of the population. In 2001, the Russian foreign ministry estimates there to be 180,000 Russians who formed 3.6 percent of the total.
- Uzbekistan – In 1989, there were 1.6 million ethnic Russians who formed 8.3 percent of the population. As of 2013, those figures had fallen to 809,000 and 2.8 percent.
South Caucasus
- Armenia – In 1989, there were 51,600 ethnic Russians who formed two percent of the population. In 2001, there were 14,600 who formed half of one percent.
- Azerbaijan – In 1989, there were 392,000 ethnic Russians who formed 5.6 percent of the population. In 2009, there were 119,000 who formed 1.2 percent.
- Georgia – In 1989, there were 341,200 ethnic Russians who formed 6.3 percent of the population; In 2015, there were 30,000 who formed 0.8 percent.
Former Soviet West
- Belarus – In 1989, there were 1.34 million ethnic Russians who formed 13.2 percent of the population. In 2009, there were 785,000 who formed 8.26 percent.
- Moldova – In 1989, there were 562,100 ethnic Russians who formed 13 percent of the total. In 2015, there were 300,000 who formed 8.5 percent of the total.
- Ukraine – In 1989, there were 11.3 million ethnic Russians in Ukraine who formed 22.07 percent of the population. In 2001, excluding Russia-occupied Crimea, there were 7.1 million who formed 14.7 percent of the total.
Baltic Countries
- Estonia – In 1989, there were 474,800 ethnic Russians who formed 30.3 percent of the population. In 2011, there were 321,000 who formed 24.8 percent of the total.
- Latvia -- In 1989, there were 905,500 ethnic Russians who formed 34 percent of the total. In 2014, there were 512,000 who formed 25.8 percent of the population.
- Lithuania – In 1989, there were 344,000 ethnic Russians who formed 9.4 percent of the population. In 2011, there were 200,000 of them who formed 6.5 percent.