æz ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈɛθnɪkli mˈoʊstli tˈɑːɾɚ fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt, ɹˈʌʃən fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt, ˈʌdmɜːt tˈuː.fˈoːɹ pɚsˈɛnt, ænd mˈæɹi tˈuː.wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt.
As of 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Tatar (48.5%), Russian (43.6%), Udmurt (2.4%), and Mari (2.1%).