ArmInfo.In 2022, the number of RA citizens on migration registration in Russia has decreased. This year the trend will be more pronounced. This was reported by the Armenian Center for Socio- Economic Studies-ACSES.
Thus, referring to the data of the Main Directorate of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, ACSES reports that in 2016-2022, an average of 264.000 RA citizens leave for Russia (received a work permit) in order to work. In particular, in 2016, 210,000 labor migrants from the RA were registered the migration register, -232.000 people in 2017, 208.000 - in 2018 and 210.000 - in 2019.
During the reported period, the smallest number of labor migrants was recorded in 2020 - 69 thousand people, which is probably due to COVID-19.
In 2022, compared to 2021, the number of Armenian citizens registered in Russia with migration decreased by 15%, amounting to 332.000 people compared to 390.000 in 2021.
, head of the ACSES Haykaz Fanyan noted on his Facebook page.
