Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Russia
Russia: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 1.98 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Russia, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Russia recorded 1.98 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Russia peaked at 2.62 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.66, in 2013.
That places Russia 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.5 | — |
| 1993 | 2.03 | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 1.94 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.51 | +28.9% |
| 1996 | 2.29 | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.62 | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 2.46 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.02 | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 1.94 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.91 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.91 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.96 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.96 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.94 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.97 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.88 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.94 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.94 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.97 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.98 | +0.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9217, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.892, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +28.9% | 1.94 | 2.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3 | 1.94 | 2.62 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.66 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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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 armed forces personnel of total labor force in Russia?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Russia was 1.98 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 in 2013.
- How does Russia rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Russia ranks 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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