Share of employment outside the formal sector in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of employment outside the formal sector was 19.23 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employment outside the formal sector in Russian Federation, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment outside the formal sector in Russian Federation stood at 19.23.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment outside the formal sector in Russian Federation peaked at 19.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.77, in 2010.
That places Russian Federation 48th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of employment outside the formal sector in Russian Federation, 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 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 18.67 | -3.2% |
| 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 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 19.33 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 19.23 | -0.5% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 19.23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.33, 3.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 19.23 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.51, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.05 | 14.77 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.52 | 17.18 | 19.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
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 share of employment outside the formal sector in Russian Federation?
- Share of employment outside the formal sector in Russian Federation was 19.23 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of employment outside the formal sector recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 19.33 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of employment outside the formal sector recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.77 in 2010.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of employment outside the formal sector?
- Russian Federation ranks 48th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.