What the Data Shows
An estimated 7.6 million international migrants lived in Russia at mid-2024. The UN measure is a population stock at one reference date rather than the number of people who moved during the year. Russia ranks tenth in the comparison of leading destinations and accounts for 2.5% of the 304.0 million global migrant stock. The value is an international estimate and can differ from national immigration-flow or foreign-citizen statistics.
Data table
Unit: million people · Period: mid-2024
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | International migrant stock | 7.6M | mid-2024 |
Sources
Source 1: International Migrant Stock 2024
Publisher: UN DESA Population Division
Dataset/table: International migrant stock by destination
Units: million people
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports Russia’s mid-2024 migrant stock, world total and comparison position.
Data notes & caveats
International migrant stock measures people living outside their country of origin or citizenship under the source methodology. It should not be interpreted as annual immigration, net migration or the number of border entries.
Methodology
The Russia stock value is divided by the same-source world total of 304.0 million to calculate the global share. The destination rank comes from the same UN comparison.
Source consistency notes
The focal value uses one UN DESA Population Division source, one period and one measurement basis.
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