MigrantoMigration trends in Russia
Europe
9.1M people from Russia have built lives abroad. That's 6.4% of the country population, spread across 97 different countries
143.5M
Population
7.3M
Immigrants
9.1M
Emigrants
−1.9M
Outflow
1 in every 17 people born in Russia now lives abroad
The #5 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Russia
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
11.5M immigrants · 12.4M emigrants
1995
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- The foreign-born population peaked at 11.9M and then began to decline
2015
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2020
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Europe
Today
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
- Since 1990: 4.2M fewer foreign-born residents and 3.3M fewer citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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