Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS was 19.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Russian Federation, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 19.3% for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Russian Federation peaked at 19.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2010.
That places Russian Federation 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.8% | — |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +12.5% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 19.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.3%, 8.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 19.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 6.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.2% | 19.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 54 Mauritius 23.4% compare
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 21.4% compare
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 21.4% compare
- 57 Russian Federation 19.3% compare
- 59 Serbia 17.8% compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.6% compare
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 proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Russian Federation?
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Russian Federation was 19.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2010.
- How does Russian Federation rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Russian Federation ranks 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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