Unemployed population — Unemployment in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 3,626 Persons in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3,626 Persons
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
9,436 Persons
in 1999
All-time low
3,461 Persons
in 2019
Years of data
30
1992–2021

Unemployed population — Unemployment in Russian Federation, 1992–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1992200620211992: 3.9k Persons1993: 4.3k Persons1994: 5.7k Persons1995: 6.7k Persons1996: 6.7k Persons1997: 8.1k Persons1998: 8.9k Persons1999: 9.4k Persons2000: 7.7k Persons2001: 6.4k Persons2002: 5.7k Persons2003: 6.0k Persons2004: 5.7k Persons2005: 5.3k Persons2006: 5.3k Persons2007: 4.6k Persons2008: 4.8k Persons2009: 6.4k Persons2010: 5.6k Persons2011: 4.9k Persons2012: 4.1k Persons2013: 4.1k Persons2014: 3.9k Persons2015: 4.3k Persons2016: 4.2k Persons2017: 4.0k Persons2018: 3.7k Persons2019: 3.5k Persons2020: 4.3k Persons2021: 3.6k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployed population — unemployment in Russian Federation is 3,626 Persons, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Russian Federation peaked at 9,436 Persons in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,461 Persons, in 2019.

That places Russian Federation 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,722 Persons 3,889 Persons 9,436 Persons 8
2000s 5,781 Persons 4,588 Persons 7,700 Persons 10
2010s 4,231 Persons 3,461 Persons 5,636 Persons 10
2020s 3,972 Persons 3,626 Persons 4,318 Persons 2

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 OECD 34,262 Persons compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 7,430 Persons compare
  3. 3 United States 6,761 Persons compare
  4. 5 Spain 2,608 Persons compare
  5. 6 France 2,433 Persons compare
  6. 7 Colombia 2,326 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed population — unemployment in Russian Federation?
Unemployed population — unemployment in Russian Federation was 3,626 Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 9,436 Persons in 1999.
What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 3,461 Persons in 2019.
How does Russian Federation rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
Russian Federation ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.