Demographics
The population count by year:
| 1897 | 26,600 | 1962 | 465,000 | 1982 | 833,000 | 2000 | 875,500 |
| 1923 | 60,400 | 1967 | 576,000 | 1986 | 885,000 | 2001 | 875,900 |
| 1926 | 69,300 | 1970 | 648,100 | 1989 | 912,600 | 2003 | 909,300 |
| 1939 | 186,100 | 1973 | 707,000 | 1992 | 925,000 | 2005 | 917,200 |
| 1956 | 328,000 | 1976 | 758,000 | 1996 | 871,100 | 2008 | 936,400 |
| 1959 | 412,000 | 1979 | 796,300 | 1998 | 875,300 | 2009 | 948,500 |
Population count by districts (2010 Census):
- Kirovsky: 114,715
- Leninsky: 145,530
- Oktyabrsky: 153,112
- Sovetsky: 281,284
- Sverdlovsky: 130,596
- Tsentralny: 55,060
- Zheleznodorozhny: 93,529
The population of Krasnoyarsk includes a number of peoples, the most numerous are Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Germans, and Belarusians. Lately the number of Tajiks, Uzbeks and other Central Asian and Caucasian peoples has grown extensively because of the vast, often illegal immigration in search for work.
Another populous immigrant group is the Chinese who, unlike other foreign workers, are employed in much more lucrative areas and often form business partnerships with local companies. Many Chinese trade at the bazaars, and a special large Chinese bazaar named Sodruzhestvo (Russian for fellowship), and the Chinese Trading Town (known in Russian as Китайский торговый город) or colloquially Kitai-gorod on Strelka.
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