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Diaspora and mobility: China and Russia

First country

Second country

In 2024, 14 thousand people born in China lived in Russia, and 21 thousand people born in Russia lived in China.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Russia who live in China rose from 5 thousand in 1990 to 21 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothThe number of people born in China who live in Russia fell from 67 thousand in 1990 to 14 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in China living in Russia

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 67,405Low 13,724 / High 67,4052024: 13,724

199067,405
199564,969
200060,177
200558,247
201055,319
201536,698
202024,009
202413,724

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in Russia living in China

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 4,790Low 4,790 / High 21,0402024: 21,040

19904,790
19955,667
20006,744
20058,028
20109,490
20158,653
20207,592
202421,040

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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