Number of foreign citizens holding a valid permit, 2011–2024
at year-end
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dynamicsannual
· rows: 54 · periods: 6 · section: Labour and employment(в России. 2025)
The number of individuals with official work authorization in the country changed between 2011 and 2024, and these statistics reflect annual totals. Rows are categorized by geography, indicating the total number, the number of citizens from CIS countries, and, for example, from Azerbaijan. Data are presented as of year-end; the primary unit of measurement is thousands of people, and the share of each group as a percentage of the total is also provided
From CIS countries — Tajikistan — Thousand persons
from CIS countries — Ukraine — Thousand persons
Total — as percentage of total
from CIS countries — Percentage of total
From CIS countries — Republic of Moldova — Thousand persons
from CIS countries — Uzbekistan — Percentage of total
From CIS countries — Azerbaijan — Thousand persons
Rosstat data for 2011–2024. Series: 54, periods: 6. Unit of measurement — at year-end. Breakdown by positions: Total — Thousand persons; Total — As a percentage of the total; from CIS countries — Thousand persons; from CIS countries — As a percentage of the total; from CIS countries — Azerbaijan — Thousand persons and others
Total — Thousand persons: the indicator fell from 1,028 to 139.5 over 2011–2024 — by a factor of 7.37. The highest value was 1,028 (2011), the lowest was 52.8 (2020). This is an average annual decline of 14.2%. Up to 2022 the change was −93.9%, after that +121.8%. Of the 23 largest series, 5 increased, 18 decreased
The breakdown between rows shows the structure of the foreign labor force by country and region. Comparing CIS figures with the total allows for an understanding of the proportion of all foreign workers from the CIS countries. The columns present data for the period from 2011 to 2024, enabling the tracking of changes in group sizes over time
What is visible in these numbers
Five highest values: Total — Thousand persons (1,028), from CIS countries — Thousand persons (858.9), from CIS countries — Uzbekistan — Thousand persons (399), from CIS countries — Tajikistan — Thousand persons (166.4), from CIS countries — Ukraine — Thousand persons (110.3). The gap between the highest and lowest is 5,140 times. The top five account for 87.6% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual; there are 6 periods in total. 150 of 150 possible values are filled (100%), meaning the table is almost entirely complete
These statistics are published by Rosstat and cover the period from 2011 to 2024 inclusive. The information is intended for HR departments, government agencies, and labor market researchers for the analysis of migration processes. Data are current as of the end of each reporting year
How it is calculated
Rosstat notes: Here and in Tables 4.12–4.14 the data are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Including stateless persons
1) Здесь и в табл. 4.12 – 4.14 по данным Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации. Включая лиц без гражданства.
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