Potential labour force: ICLS13) … previous in Russia
Russia: Potential labour force: ICLS13) … previous was 3,210 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Russia, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Russia stood at 3,210. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Russia peaked at 4,412 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,210, in 2025.
Russia ranks 4th 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.
Potential labour force: ICLS13) … previous in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,262 | — |
| 2011 | 3,764 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 3,666 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,870 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 3,800 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,903 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,509 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 3,488 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,437 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,184 | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 4,412 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 3,883 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 3,650 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 3,636 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,412 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 3,210 | -5.9% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 3,210 is above the median for high income countries, which is 181.54, 17.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Russia's 3,210 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 194.04, 16.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,788 | 3,437 | 4,262 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,700 | 3,210 | 4,412 | 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 potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Russia?
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Russia was 3,210 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,412 in 2020.
- What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,210 in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers?
- Russia ranks 4th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.