The number of people with a Russian citizenship in European countries as of the first of January, 2021 was by far the highest in Germany. The countries population includes a total of over 235 thousand Russian citizens. More than double the number of the around 84 thousand Russian citizen living in Estonia* or the almost 82 thousand living in Spain. Estimates of the French government report that the country was home to over 55 thousand Russian citizens as of 2021.
Number of people living in Europe with Russian citizenship in 2021, by country
Citizenship denotes the particular legal bond between an individual and his/her State, acquired by birth or naturalization, whether by declaration, choice, marriage or other means according to national legislation
Supplementary notes
* Data refers to 2020.
Data regarding France is provisional.
Member States send to Eurostat data on population on of 31 December of the reference year under Regulation 1260/2013 on European demographic statistics. The data are conventionally published by Eurostat as population on 1 January of the following year.
The recommended definition is the 'usually resident population' and represents the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January. Usual residence means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage. Those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time with the intention of staying there for at least one year.
Citizenship denotes the particular legal bond between an individual and his/her State, acquired by birth or naturalization, whether by declaration, choice, marriage or other means according to national legislation.
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Eurostat. (February 28, 2022). Number of people living in Europe with Russian citizenship in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294283/russian-citizens-living-in-europe-2021-by-country/
Eurostat. "Number of people living in Europe with Russian citizenship in 2021, by country." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294283/russian-citizens-living-in-europe-2021-by-country/
Eurostat. (2022). Number of people living in Europe with Russian citizenship in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294283/russian-citizens-living-in-europe-2021-by-country/
Eurostat. "Number of People Living in Europe with Russian Citizenship in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294283/russian-citizens-living-in-europe-2021-by-country/
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