MOSCOW. Sept 18 (Interfax) - Over 6.1 million foreign citizens staying in Russia are currently registered in the migration registration system, the Russian Interior Ministry's Main Migration Department said.
"The Russian Interior Ministry's Main Migration Department officially informs that the number of foreign citizens staying in Russia and registered in the state migration registration system was 6,174,777 as of September 1, 2024," the department said.
This figure was obtained using software and technical systems, the ministry said. "Accordingly, all statistic data on the migration situation published by the Interior Ministry are objective," the department said. It commented on "posts on some Telegram channels which questioned the truthfulness of the Interior Ministry's statistical data on the migration situation, including the number of foreigners in Russia."