Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Russia

Russia: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment was 72,532 Persons in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
72,532 Persons
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
72,532 Persons
in 2018
All-time low
66,339 Persons
in 2003
Years of data
16
2003–2018

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Russia, 2003–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2003201020182003: 66.3k Persons2004: 67.3k Persons2005: 68.3k Persons2006: 69.2k Persons2007: 70.8k Persons2008: 71.0k Persons2009: 69.4k Persons2010: 69.9k Persons2011: 70.9k Persons2012: 71.5k Persons2013: 71.4k Persons2014: 71.5k Persons2015: 72.3k Persons2016: 72.4k Persons2017: 72.3k Persons2018: 72.5k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Russia recorded 72,532 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Russia peaked at 72,532 Persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66,339 Persons, in 2003.

That places Russia 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Russia, 2003 to 2018.
Year Persons Change
2003 66,339 Persons —
2004 67,319 Persons +1.5%
2005 68,339 Persons +1.5%
2006 69,169 Persons +1.2%
2007 70,770 Persons +2.3%
2008 71,003 Persons +0.3%
2009 69,410 Persons -2.2%
2010 69,934 Persons +0.8%
2011 70,857 Persons +1.3%
2012 71,545 Persons +1.0%
2013 71,391 Persons -0.2%
2014 71,539 Persons +0.2%
2015 72,324 Persons +1.1%
2016 72,393 Persons +0.1%
2017 72,316 Persons -0.1%
2018 72,532 Persons +0.3%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 72,532 Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,193 Persons, 14.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 72,532 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,886 Persons, 14.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68,907 Persons 66,339 Persons 71,003 Persons 7
2010s 71,648 Persons 69,934 Persons 72,532 Persons 9

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 1 United States 163,421 Persons compare
  2. 2 Poland 17,332 Persons compare
  3. 2 Indonesia 121,022 Persons compare
  4. 3 Netherlands 10,157 Persons compare
  5. 3 Croatia 1,829 Persons compare
  6. 4 Germany 45,827 Persons compare
  7. 4 Lithuania 1,485 Persons compare
  8. 5 Slovenia 1,106 Persons compare
  9. 5 United Kingdom 34,160 Persons compare
  10. 6 France 30,638 Persons compare
  11. 6 Latvia 928.83 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Russia?
Annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Russia was 72,532 Persons in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 72,532 Persons in 2018.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 66,339 Persons in 2003.
How does Russia rank for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Russia ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
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