Number of foreign citizens who received permits
thousand persons
Work permits are issued annually to foreign nationals in Russia, with these figures reflected in statistics for the period from 2010 to 2022. The table contains 26 rows, including the total for all foreign nationals, the CIS group, and individual countries such as Azerbaijan. Values are expressed in thousands of people, providing insight into the volume of labor migration in the country over twelve years
- Tajikistan
- from EU countries — from other countries
- Ukraine
- from other countries — China
- Kyrgyzstan
- Republic of Moldova
Chart of the number of foreign nationals issued work permits in Russia, 2010–2022, thousands of people
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2022
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2022. Rows: 26, periods: 6. Unit of measurement — thousands of people. Shown by categories: Total; from CIS countries; Azerbaijan; Armenia; Kazakhstan and others
Total: the indicator increased from 1,641 to 2,165 over 2010–2022 — by 31.9%. Highest value — 2,165 (2022), lowest — 1,150 (2020). This is an average annual growth of 2.34%. Up to 2020 the change was −29.9%, after — +88.3%. Of the 25 largest rows, 5 increased, 20 decreased
All table numbers are series: 26
| Series | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Всего | 1 640,80 | 1 868,70 | 1 793,70 | 1 149,50 | 2 128,40 | 2 164,60 |
| из стран СНГ | 1 246,90 | 1 713,40 | 1 709,80 | 1 112,10 | 2 086,20 | 2 104,70 |
| Азербайджан | 40,30 | 50,50 | 55,40 | 26,50 | 62,40 | 52,20 |
| Армения | 59,80 | 0,20 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| Казахстан | 8,30 | 0,30 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,10 |
| Киргизия | 117,70 | 33,20 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,10 | 0,10 |
| Республика Молдова | 72,20 | 98,30 | 31,30 | 17,60 | 15,60 | 5,50 |
| Таджикистан | 268,60 | 428,30 | 498,10 | 335,20 | 730,20 | 786,10 |
| Туркмения | 1,20 | 0,30 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,30 | 0,40 |
| Узбекистан | 511,50 | 893,20 | 1 040,90 | 689,60 | 1 244,10 | 1 255,70 |
| Украина | 167,30 | 209,10 | 83,40 | 42,50 | 33,60 | 4,70 |
| из стран ЕС | 30,00 | 7,50 | 1,50 | 0,60 | 0,50 | 0,30 |
| из стран ЕС — Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 4,50 | 0,60 | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,10 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — Германия | 5,20 | 0,90 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — Италия | 2,10 | 0,70 | 0,20 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — Латвия | 1,10 | 0,30 | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — Литва | 1,70 | 0,40 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — Польша | 1,90 | 0,60 | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — Финляндия | 1,60 | 0,30 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — Франция | 3,80 | 1,00 | 0,20 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,00 |
| из стран ЕС — из других стран | 362,00 | 146,90 | 82,20 | 36,60 | 41,50 | 59,40 |
| из других стран — Вьетнам | 46,00 | 12,90 | 14,00 | 9,90 | 8,80 | 16,70 |
| из других стран — Китай | 186,50 | 53,60 | 43,60 | 13,10 | 19,30 | 25,20 |
| из других стран — Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика | 36,50 | 33,10 | 1,50 | 0,00 | 0,00 | — |
| из других стран — США | 4,30 | 0,70 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| из других стран — Турция | 45,70 | 23,70 | 7,60 | 4,10 | 3,90 | 5,20 |
How to read this table
The rows allow for comparison between the total number of labor migrants and specific groups or individual countries. It is possible to see the share of the total flow represented by CIS nationals or citizens of Azerbaijan. The data for each row covers annual changes, making it easy to track shifts in the composition of the foreign workforce in Russia
What is visible in these numbers
Five highest values: Total (2,165), from CIS countries (2,105), Uzbekistan (1,256), Tajikistan (786.1), from EU countries — from other countries (362). The gap between the highest and lowest is 1,968 times. The top five account for 88.2% of the total across all categories — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual and cover 6 periods. Cells with numbers: 150 out of 150 (100%), i.e., the table is almost entirely filled
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Period and application
The statistics provide annual data for the period from 2010 to 2022. Data is updated annually as final reports are compiled. This information is useful for migration policy specialists, human resources departments, and economists studying the labor market
How it is calculated
Table notes: According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Including stateless persons
1) По данным Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации.
2) Включая лиц без гражданства.
3) Здесь и в табл. 5.11, 5.14 данные приведены в соответствии с периодом нахождения в Европейском союзе.
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