Number of Russian citizens who left for work abroad, 2010–2023
From 2010 to 2023, the number of Russian citizens working in other countries fluctuated, with rows representing various groups. The list highlights seasonal workers and those working on foreign-flagged vessels, as well as the total number of migrants. The indicator covers fourteen years, providing an overview of labor migration across key employment categories
- Total — Persons
- работающие на судах под иностранными флагами — Человек
- студенты в период каникул — Человек
Chart of the number of Russian citizens working abroad, 2010–2023
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2023
See also
- Сколько студентов в России: статистика по годам indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
Coverage: 12 series, 2010 through 2023, 5 reporting periods. 60 values in total.
“Total — Persons” declined by 27% between 2010 and 2023, from 70,236 to 51,258. The lowest value in the series is 45,463 in 2020.
All table numbers are series: 12
| Series | 2010 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Всего — Человек | 70 236,00 | 45 463,00 | 53 149,00 | 55 597,00 | 51 258,00 |
| Всего — В процентах к итогу | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 |
| работающие на судах под иностранными флагами — Человек | 55 063,00 | 44 177,00 | 51 882,00 | 54 121,00 | 50 096,00 |
| работающие на судах под иностранными флагами — В процентах к итогу | 78,40 | 97,20 | 97,60 | 97,30 | 97,70 |
| сезонные работники — Человек | 210,00 | 331,00 | 200,00 | 384,00 | 274,00 |
| сезонные работники — В процентах к итогу | 0,30 | 0,70 | 0,40 | 0,70 | 0,50 |
| студенты в период каникул — Человек | 12 960,00 | 287,00 | 75,00 | 113,00 | 60,00 |
| студенты в период каникул — В процентах к итогу | 18,50 | 0,60 | 0,10 | 0,20 | 0,10 |
| стажеры — Человек | 433,00 | 516,00 | 693,00 | 786,00 | 698,00 |
| стажеры — В процентах к итогу | 0,60 | 1,10 | 1,30 | 1,40 | 1,40 |
| иные — Человек | 1 570,00 | 152,00 | 299,00 | 193,00 | 130,00 |
| иные — В процентах к итогу | 2,20 | 0,30 | 0,60 | 0,30 | 0,30 |
How to read this table
Rows are categorized by type of employment, specifically highlighting seasonal workers and seafarers on foreign-flagged vessels as distinct categories. Comparing these rows to the total allows for assessing the share of specific occupations within the total number of citizens working abroad. This data tracks changes in the composition of labor migrants over time
What is visible in these numbers
“Total — Persons” leads the table with 51,258, “студенты в период каникул — В процентах к итогу” closes it with 0.1. The gap between them is 512,580-fold.
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Period and application
Annual data for 2010–2023 provides an assessment of the volume and structure of overseas employment among Russian citizens. Rosstat data is suitable for monitoring migration processes, studying the professional composition of migrants, and analyzing labor mobility over different periods
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