Nearly 6.3 million migrants landed in Russia in 2024, half of whom were jobseekers, said chief of the Main Department for Migration Affairs of the Russian Interior Ministry Valentina Kazakova.
“We have returned to pre-pandemic figures. she said in a panel discussion at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Nationals of Uzbekistan accounted for 23.3 percent of foreigners, which is almost 1.5 million.
Also, 16.7 percent were the citizens of Tajikistan, 10.4 percent were citizens of Kyrgyzstan, and 9.5 percent were citizens of Belarus.
