Editing Sumy (section)

=== Language ===
Distribution of the population by [[First language #Defining "native language"|native language]] according to the [[2001 Ukrainian census|2001 census]]:<ref>{{cite web | lang=uk | url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ | title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України}}</ref>
{| class="standard"
|-
! Language
! Number
! Percentage
|-
| [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
| align="right"| 225 784 ||align="right"| 77.29%
|-
| [[Russian language in Ukraine|Russian]]
| align="right"| 59 461 || align="right"| 20.35%
|-
| Other or undecided
| align="right"| 6 894 || align="right"| 2.36%
|-
| Total
| align="right"| 292 139 || align="right"| 100.00%
|}

According to a survey conducted by the [[International Republican Institute]] in April-May 2023, 64&nbsp;% of the city's population spoke Ukrainian at home, and 27&nbsp;% spoke Russian.<ref>[https://ratinggroup.ua/files/ratinggroup/reg_files/municipal_survey_may_2023_ua_-_final.pdf The eighth all-Ukrainian municipal survey], ''ratinggroup.ua,'' Retrieved 2024-01-24</ref>