Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 31.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Russian Federation, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Russian Federation stood at 31.7%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Russian Federation peaked at 58.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2025.
That places Russian Federation 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.4% | — |
| 1991 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 56.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 43.4% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 42.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 36.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.7% | 35.6% | 6 |
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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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Russian Federation?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Russian Federation was 31.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Russian Federation ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.