Employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation is 1.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation peaked at 2.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
That places Russian Federation 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +62.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +103.1% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 40% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 1.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +103.1% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 1993 | +62.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More work & labour data for Russian Federation
- 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Russian Federation was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Russian Federation rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Russian Federation ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).