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In the first half of 2022, more people were leaving Russia than arriving, which is very unusual and clearly related to the war. Since July, Russia is registering net migration inflow again. In total, Russia registered a net migration outflow for 1-10/2022. Russia's population was shrinking, but mostly due to a massive increase of deaths from Covid-19 and a negative impact of demography. Fallen soldiers would be a visible, but minor component in the deaths bar. Immigration to Russia was relatively normal in January-October 2022 (around 550,000). But emigration from Russia increased by 350,000 compared to the same period in 2021. This is probably not guest workers, but Russians leaving because of the war.
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