Migration in the Russian Federation: A Country Profile 2008 - EU ...
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Table 24. <strong>Russian</strong> citizens who migrated for employment abroad,<br />
by category of occupation<br />
38 <strong>Migration</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Russian</strong> <strong>Federation</strong>: A <strong>Country</strong> <strong>Profile</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
2005 2006 2007 (as of June)<br />
Total 60,926 65,747 39,074<br />
Includ<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
Those work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> foreign-flag vessels<br />
45,283 47,940 25,657<br />
Seasonal workers 198 157 37<br />
Students dur<strong>in</strong>g vacations 8,250 14,214 11,644<br />
Probationers 445 471 133<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rs 6,750 2,965 1,603<br />
Source: Federal <strong>Migration</strong> Service<br />
2.3. Ma<strong>in</strong> countries of dest<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> Development Prospects Group 26 of <strong>the</strong> World Bank, <strong>the</strong><br />
top 10 dest<strong>in</strong>ation countries of migrants from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Russian</strong> <strong>Federation</strong> are Ukra<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
Kazakhstan, Belarus, Israel, Uzbekistan, United States, Latvia, Germany, Moldova,<br />
and Estonia.<br />
Table 25: Selected countries of residence of <strong>Russian</strong> emigrants<br />
<strong>Country</strong> no. Year source<br />
United States 340,175 2003 US Census 1<br />
Germany 662,000 2006 Eurostat<br />
Ukra<strong>in</strong>e 3,613,240 2001 UKR Census 2<br />
Latvia 2,801 2006 Eurostat<br />
1 US Census Bureau (2003) Foreign-Born Population of <strong>the</strong> United States from <strong>the</strong> American Community Survey<br />
2003, http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/datatbls.html<br />
2 State Statistics Committee of Ukra<strong>in</strong>e (2001), http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua<br />
26 World Bank, Development Prospects Group (2007) <strong>Migration</strong> and Remittances Factbook.