Jobs gap in Russia
Russia: Jobs gap was 4,813 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Jobs gap in Russia, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, jobs gap in Russia stood at 4,813. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap in Russia peaked at 9,724 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,813, in 2025.
Russia ranks 5th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Jobs gap in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,724 | — |
| 2011 | 8,631 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 7,720 | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 7,937 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7,639 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 8,093 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 7,685 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 7,384 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 7,056 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 7,497 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 8,509 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 7,366 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 6,545 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 5,974 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 5,236 | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 4,813 | -8.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 4,813 is above the median for high income countries, which is 363.37, 13.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Russia's 4,813 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 379.35, 12.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,937 | 7,056 | 9,724 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,407 | 4,813 | 8,509 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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 jobs gap in Russia?
- Jobs gap in Russia was 4,813 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,724 in 2010.
- What is the lowest jobs gap recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,813 in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for jobs gap?
- Russia ranks 5th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is jobs gap rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.