Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 5.6% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation peaked at 6.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1991.
Russian Federation ranks 177th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +38.7% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 5.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 58% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 5.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.2%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self-employed, female (% of female 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 | +38.7% | 4.8% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 174 Sweden 6.3% compare
- 175 Germany 5.9% compare
- 176 Denmark 5.7% compare
- 178 United Arab Emirates 5.2% compare
- 179 Hong Kong, China 4.7% compare
- 180 Channel Islands 4.5% 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation was 5.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1991.
- How does Russian Federation rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Russian Federation ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.