Annual working hours per worker in Russia
Russia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,087 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2,087 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
51st
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,352 hours per worker
in 1997
All-time low
1,967 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
32
1992–2023
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.
Annual working hours per worker in Russia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,331 hours per worker | — |
| 1993 | 2,338 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,285 hours per worker | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2,280 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,256 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,352 hours per worker | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2,347 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,236 hours per worker | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 2,197 hours per worker | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,223 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,178 hours per worker | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,214 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,196 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,181 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,168 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,146 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,148 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,138 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,150 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,133 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,120 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,113 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,105 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,086 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,081 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,076 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,068 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,062 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,967 hours per worker | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2,065 hours per worker | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,080 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,087 hours per worker | +0.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2,087 hours per worker is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2,087 hours per worker is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,131 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,526 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.83 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 89,043 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,578 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.68 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.81 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8326 % change on previous year (2027)
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.