Share in informal employment in Russia
Russia: Share in informal employment was 19.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share in informal employment in Russia, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in informal employment in Russia stood at 19.33. 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, share in informal employment in Russia peaked at 19.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.77, in 2010.
That places Russia 50th out of 82 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.
Share in informal employment in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.77 | — |
| 2011 | 16.48 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 17.37 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 18.22 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 18.52 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.93 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.3 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.67 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.99 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.28 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 18.75 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.16 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 17.49 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 17.18 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 19.33 | +12.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 19.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4, 8.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Russia's 19.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.82, 6.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.05 | 14.77 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.38 | 17.18 | 19.33 | 5 |
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 share in informal employment in Russia?
- Share in informal employment in Russia was 19.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.33 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.77 in 2010.
- How does Russia rank for share in informal employment?
- Russia ranks 50th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in informal employment rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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