Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Russia
Russia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 7.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Russia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Russia recorded 7.0% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Russia peaked at 8.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1991.
Russia ranks 178th 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.6%, 42% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.0%, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Russia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Russia was 7.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1991.
- How does Russia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Russia ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male 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.