Moscow leads in the number of migrant workers with patents during the nine months of 2026, 437,655 such foreigners were registered in the capital - this is almost a third of all Russians. At the same time, the total figure in the country now stands at 1,504,421 persons, which is 404,065 less than in the corresponding period in 2025. If you look at neighboring regions, the picture also shows - the Moscow region is in second place with 268,112 immigrants, followed by St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, with a total of 162,413 people. Even more the gap becomes noticeable: Sverdlovsk region - 38590, Tatarstan - 36256. The dynamics in Moscow itself look particularly interesting - after a sharp drop in 2020 (then the figure dropped to 266,344), growth began, in 2025 there was a record - 504,738 people, and in 2026 the numbers dropped again.

Moscow leads in the number of migrant workers with patents during the nine months of 2026, 437,655 such foreigners were registered in the capital - this is almost a third of all Russians. At the same time, the total figure in the country now stands at 1,504,421 persons, which is 404,065 less than in the corresponding period in 2025. If you look at neighboring regions, the picture also shows - the Moscow region is in second place with 268,112 immigrants, followed by St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, with a total of 162,413 people. Even more the gap becomes noticeable: Sverdlovsk region - 38590, Tatarstan - 36256. The dynamics in Moscow itself look particularly interesting - after a sharp drop in 2020 (then the figure dropped to 266,344), growth began, in 2025 there was a record - 504,738 people, and in 2026 the numbers dropped again.