The population according to the most recent census data, prior to the abolition of the rural settlement was 419, of whom 206 were male and 213 female. This represents a significant increase on a 2008 estimate of about 330,Novoye Chaplino – Beringia Park Website but is flat against a 2003 estimate of 422,Red Cross Chukotka – Providensky District Page (Archived) more than 90% of which were Chukchi or Siberian Yupik.
