Number of foreign citizens who received work permits in Russia during the year
thousand persons / thou. persons
From 2000 to 2024, the number of work permits issued was recorded annually in thousands of people. The table rows break down all labor migrants into the total, migrants from CIS countries, and citizens of Azerbaijan. This illustrates the structure of foreign worker flows entering the Russian labor market. The data covers the entire country and is presented on an annual basis
Chart of the number of foreign citizens who received work permits in Russia, 2000 to 2024, 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
- Перевозки пассажиров в России по годам: статистика indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
This is a cross-section: 27 series in thousand persons / thou. persons across 6 breakdowns. 127 values in total.
The largest value belongs to “Total” — 2,177 thousand persons / thou. persons; the smallest is “from EU countries — Poland” at 0 thousand persons / thou. persons.
All table numbers are series: 27
| Series | 2000 | 2010 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Всего | 213,30 | 1 640,80 | 2 164,60 | 2 144,10 | 2 176,50 | — |
| из стран СНГ | 106,40 | 1 246,90 | 2 104,70 | 2 046,30 | 2 048,00 | — |
| Азербайджан | 3,30 | 40,30 | 52,20 | 53,50 | 54,00 | — |
| Армения | 5,50 | 59,80 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| Казахстан | 2,90 | 8,30 | 0,10 | 0,00 | — | — |
| Киргизия | 0,90 | 117,70 | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| Республика Молдова | 11,90 | 72,20 | 5,50 | 3,50 | 2,90 | — |
| Таджикистан | 6,20 | 268,60 | 786,10 | 701,00 | 663,50 | — |
| Туркмения | 0,20 | 1,20 | 0,40 | 1,70 | 7,10 | — |
| Узбекистан | 6,10 | 511,50 | 1 255,70 | 1 286,50 | 1 320,50 | — |
| Украина | 64,10 | 167,30 | 4,70 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС | 8,40 | 30,00 | 0,30 | 1,40 | 1,50 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 1,60 | 4,50 | 0,00 | — | — | — |
| из стран ЕС — Германия | 1,40 | 5,20 | 0,00 | 0,20 | 0,20 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Италия | 0,60 | 2,10 | 0,00 | 0,20 | 0,30 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Латвия | — | 1,10 | 0,00 | 0,10 | 0,10 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Литва | — | 1,70 | 0,00 | 0,10 | 0,10 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Польша | — | 1,90 | 0,00 | 0,10 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Финляндия | 2,00 | 1,60 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из стран ЕС — Франция | 1,10 | 3,80 | 0,00 | 0,20 | 0,20 | — |
| из стран ЕС — из других стран | 98,50 | 362,00 | 59,40 | 96,40 | 126,80 | — |
| из других стран — Вьетнам | 13,30 | 46,00 | 16,70 | 22,10 | 23,00 | — |
| из других стран — Индия | 1,40 | 4,10 | 5,30 | 10,60 | 26,20 | — |
| из других стран — Китай | 26,20 | 186,50 | 25,20 | 42,80 | 51,90 | — |
| из других стран — Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | — | — | 0,00 | 0,20 | 0,30 | — |
| из других стран — США | 1,80 | 4,30 | 0,00 | 0,20 | 0,20 | — |
| из других стран — Турция | 17,80 | 45,70 | 5,20 | 8,70 | 9,60 | — |
How to read this table
Comparing rows helps determine the share of CIS migrants or specific countries, such as Azerbaijan, in the total number of migrants. One can track how the share of specific migration flows has changed relative to the total for all foreign citizens. Differences between series show the concentration of labor resources from different regions
What is visible in these numbers
The table is 81% filled: Rosstat does not publish every cell, and the gaps are left as they are rather than interpolated.
The same indicator in other breakdowns (1)
More in the section Russian Statistical Yearbook»
Period and application
The statistics are based on the 2025 yearbook and include data from 2000 to 2024. Indicators in thousands of people will be useful for demographers, economists, and migration policy specialists. The information is regularly updated and reflects long-term labor market trends
1) По данным МВД России.
2) Включая лиц без гражданства.
3) Данные приведены в соответствии с периодом нахождения в Европейском союзе.
4) Данные приведены за 1 квартал 2022 года в связи с выходом из Европейского союза.
5) Данные приведены за 2-4 квартал 2022 года в связи с выходом из Европейского союза.
1) Source: the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
2) Including stateless persons.
3) Data are presented according to the period of stay in the European Union.
4) The data are for Q1 2022 due to the withdrawal from the European Union.
5) The data are for Q2-4 2022 due to the withdrawal from the European Union.
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