Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Russian Federation, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 2.4% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Russian Federation peaked at 10.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
That places Russian Federation 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 154 Czechia 2.6% compare
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- 157 United Republic of Tanzania 2.4% compare
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Russian Federation?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Russian Federation was 2.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Russian Federation rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Russian Federation ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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