38 thousand Tajik citizens moved to Russia for permanent residence in 2021

The results of a demographic study in Russia show that in 2021, about 38 thousand Tajiks moved to Russia for permanent residence.

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The Russian government has nearly doubled its forecast for the migration growth rate in 2021 — from 14.3 to 27.3.

The study was published by the newspaper “Izvestia” based on the document “Unified Plan for Achieving National Development Goals of the Russian Federation for the Period until 2024 and for the Planning Period until 2030“, published on October 1 by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

According to calculations, in 2022, the migration growth should reach 212 thousand, and in 2023-2024 — 235 thousand each year. Moreover, despite the positive migration balance, the population of Russia is expected to decrease by more than 1.6 million people by 2025, according to the Russian government.

“I think the migration growth will remain within 300 thousand, unless there is a sharp increase in arrivals before December,” predicts Nikita Mkrtchyan, a leading researcher at the Institute of Demography of the Higher School of Economics.

The study identifies three countries as leaders in terms of migration for permanent residence in 2021: Tajikistan (38 thousand), Ukraine (26 thousand), and Armenia (20 thousand).

At the same time, Russian officials state that despite the large number of migrants, the population of Russia will decrease by nearly 1.6 million people by 2025.