That compares with 16,461 Azerbaijani nationals who moved out in the first half of the year, the service said. 

The outflow of Azerbaijani immigrants was prompted by the economic crisis that hit the country. 

Ruble lost by more than 60 percent as oil prices plummeted and the US and EU imposed sanctions on Russia because of its support for separatists in Ukraine. 

By comparison, the number of Armenian immigrants in Russia grew by 44,300 people last year.