Annual working hours per worker in Russia
Russia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,087 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Russia recorded 2,087 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Russia peaked at 2,352 hours per worker in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,967 hours per worker, in 2020.
Russia ranks 51st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,303 hours per worker | 2,236 hours per worker | 2,352 hours per worker | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,179 hours per worker | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,223 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,099 hours per worker | 2,062 hours per worker | 2,150 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,049 hours per worker | 1,967 hours per worker | 2,087 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 48 Cote d'Ivoire 2,103 hours per worker compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 2,099 hours per worker compare
- 50 Philippines 2,096 hours per worker compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 2,072 hours per worker compare
- 53 Niger 2,069 hours per worker compare
- 54 Nigeria 2,062 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Russia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Russia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Russia was 2,087 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,352 hours per worker in 1997.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,967 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Russia ranks 51st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.