Migration 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
Where people move to
Where people come from
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