The number of people with Russian citizenship living in European countries as of January 1, 2023, was by far the highest in Germany. The country's population includes around 260,000 Russian citizens. That was more than double the number of Russian citizens living in Spain. To compare, over 35,400 Russian nationals resided in Czechia.
Number of people with Russian citizenship living in Europe as of January 1, 2023, by selected 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
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*Estimate.
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. (March 26, 2024). Number of people with Russian citizenship living in Europe as of January 1, 2023, by selected country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294283/russian-citizens-living-in-europe-2021-by-country/
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Number of people with Russian citizenship living in Europe as of January 1, 2023, by selected country [Graph], Eurostat, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294283/russian-citizens-living-in-europe-2021-by-country/