Number of foreign citizens who received permits, 2000–2022
thousand persons / thou. persons
From 2000 to 2022, the number of legal foreign workers in Russia fluctuated according to migration processes. The table presents data on the number of people who received official work permits, broken down by country. Rows include the total and data for individual countries, such as Azerbaijan and CIS members, allowing for an assessment of migration structure. The indicator is measured in thousands of people
Chart of the number of foreign citizens issued work permits in Russia, 2000–2022, thousands of people
See also
- Divorces in Russia by year long time series by year
- Marriages in Russia by year long time series by year
Set in numbers
This is a cross-section: 26 series in thousand persons / thou. persons across 5 breakdowns. 100 values in total.
“Total” leads the table with 2,165 thousand persons / thou. persons, “from EU countries — Poland” closes it with 0 thousand persons / thou. persons.
All table numbers are series: 26
| Series | 2000 | 2010 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Всего | 213,30 | 1 640,80 | 2 128,40 | 2 164,60 | — |
| из стран СНГ | 106,40 | 1 246,90 | 2 086,20 | 2 104,70 | — |
| Азербайджан | 3,30 | 40,30 | 62,40 | 52,20 | — |
| Армения | 5,50 | 59,80 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| Казахстан | 2,90 | 8,30 | 0,00 | 0,10 | — |
| Киргизия | 0,90 | 117,70 | 0,10 | 0,10 | — |
| Республика Молдова | 11,90 | 72,20 | 15,60 | 5,50 | — |
| Таджикистан | 6,20 | 268,60 | 730,20 | 786,10 | — |
| Туркмения | 0,20 | 1,20 | 0,30 | 0,40 | — |
| Узбекистан | 6,10 | 511,50 | 1 244,10 | 1 255,70 | — |
| Украина | 64,10 | 167,30 | 33,60 | 4,70 | — |
| из стран ЕС | 8,40 | 30,00 | 0,50 | 0,30 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 1,60 | 4,50 | 0,10 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Германия | 1,40 | 5,20 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Италия | 0,60 | 2,10 | 0,10 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Латвия | — | 1,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Литва | — | 1,70 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Польша | — | 1,90 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Финляндия | 2,00 | 1,60 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Франция | 1,10 | 3,80 | 0,10 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — из других стран | 98,50 | 362,00 | 41,50 | 59,40 | — |
| из других стран — Вьетнам | 13,30 | 46,00 | 8,80 | 16,70 | — |
| из других стран — Китай | 26,20 | 186,50 | 19,30 | 25,20 | — |
| из других стран — Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика | 8,70 | 36,50 | 0,00 | — | — |
| из других стран — США | 1,80 | 4,30 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из других стран — Турция | 17,80 | 45,70 | 3,90 | 5,20 | — |
How to read this table
The breakdown by rows shows the share of specific countries in the total migrant flow. It is possible to compare the number of permits issued to CIS citizens relative to the total number of foreigners working in Russia. This information helps identify the main labor-supplying countries during the specified period. Data are presented in columns by year, facilitating comparisons of labor migration volumes across different decades
What is visible in these numbers
Only 78% of the cells carry a value — empty cells are missing in the source publication and are not filled in here.
The same indicator in other breakdowns (1)
More in the section Russian Statistical Yearbook»
Period and application
Statistics are compiled based on the Russian Statistical Yearbook. The information is relevant for studying labor migration and planning government agency workloads. Data cover the period from 2000 to 2022 and are published by Rosstat
1) По данным МВД России. Информация за 2023 год будет опубликована в последующих изданиях.
2) Включая лиц без гражданства.
3) Данные приведены в соответствии с периодом нахождения в Европейском союзе.
1) Source: the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Information for 2023 will be published in subsequent editions.
2) Including stateless persons.
3) Data are presented according to the period of stay in the European Union.
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