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According to the 2009 census, the population is 9,503,807.[147] Ethnic Belarusians constitute 83.7% of Belarus' total population.[147] The next largest ethnic groups are: Russians (8.3%), Poles (3.1%), and Ukrainians (1.7%).[147] Belarus' two official languages are Russian and Belarusian;[148] Russian is the main language, used by 72% of the population, while Belarusian, the second official language, is only used by 11.9%.[149] Minorities also speak Polish, Ukrainian and Eastern Yiddish.[150]