Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 4.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation peaked at 5.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1991.
That places Russian Federation 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.6%, 62% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 4.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +25.4% | 4.5% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Russian Federation was 4.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- How does Russian Federation rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Russian Federation ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.