Number of foreign citizens holding a valid permit, 2011–2022
at year-end
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dynamicsannual
· rows: 54 · periods: 6 · section: Labour and employment(в России. 2023)
From 2011 to 2022, the number of legal foreign workers in the country changed from 1027.9 to 100 thousand people. The table provides year-end data for the entire territory of Russia. Rows distinguish the total number of citizens from groups by country, for example, highlighting nationals from CIS countries and Azerbaijan separately. This information allows for an assessment of the scale of the official foreign workforce
from CIS countries — Uzbekistan — Thousand persons
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 — Kyrgyzstan — Thousand persons
Chart of the number of foreign nationals with valid work permits, 2011 to 2022, thousands of people
Who grew, who fell: 2011 → 2022
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2011–2022. Series: 54, periods: 6. Measurement unit — at year-end. Breakdown by positions: Total — Thousand people; Total — Percentage of total; from CIS countries — Thousand people; from CIS countries — Percentage of total; from CIS countries — Azerbaijan — Thousand people and others
Total — Thousand people: the indicator fell from 1,028 to 62.9 over 2011–2022 — by a factor of 16.3. The highest value was 1,028 (2011), the lowest was 52.8 (2020). This is an average annual decrease of 22.4%. Up to 2020 the change was −94.9%, after — +19.1%. Out of 23 largest series, 1 increased, 22 decreased
The differences between rows reveal the migration structure: the total number of permit holders can be compared with the share of citizens from the CIS or specific countries. Data are presented in thousands of people, enabling the tracking of quantitative changes in the composition of labor migrants. Comparing these indicators helps determine what portion of the foreign workforce is employed based on documents issued by neighboring countries
What is visible in these numbers
Five largest values: Total — Thousand people (1,028), from CIS countries — Thousand people (858.9), from CIS countries — Uzbekistan — Thousand people (399), from CIS countries — Tajikistan — Thousand people (166.4), from CIS countries — Ukraine — Thousand people (110.3). The gap between the highest and lowest is 2,570 times. The top five account for 84.4% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual and cover 6 periods. Cells with numbers: 150 out of 150 (100%), meaning the table is almost completely filled
The statistics cover the period from 2011 to 2022 and reflect the situation at the end of each reporting year. The information is relevant for studying the labor market and migration processes in Russia. The data are published by Rosstat and are suitable for analyzing the composition of labor resources and workforce planning across various sectors of the economy
How it is calculated
Table notes: Here and in Tables 5.12–5.14 based on data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Including stateless persons
1) Здесь и в табл. 5.12 – 5.14 по данным Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации. Включая лиц без гражданства.
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