Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Russian Federation, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 6.3% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Russian Federation peaked at 7.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1991.
Russian Federation ranks 179th 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, total (% of total employment) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.8% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 176 Brunei Darussalam 7.3% compare
- 177 Belarus 6.8% compare
- 178 Macau, China 6.8% compare
- 180 United States of America 6.1% compare
- 181 Saudi Arabia 5.5% compare
- 182 United Arab Emirates 5.1% 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Russian Federation?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Russian Federation was 6.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1991.
- How does Russian Federation rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Russian Federation ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.