Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Russian Federation, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Russian Federation stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Russian Federation peaked at 5.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
Russian Federation ranks 65th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.2% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 5 |
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Russian Federation?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th 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 - 19th icls recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th 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 - 19th icls?
- Russian Federation ranks 65th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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