ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Russia
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Russia at 2.1% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Russia, 2025
2.1%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
4.2%
Position in 2025
164th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Russia over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 2.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.6%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Russia has the 164th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Russia
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
7.6%
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Labour force participation
61.1%
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Women's labour force participation
54.5%
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Employment-to-population ratio
59.8%
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Employment in agriculture
5.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.8%
2025 · World Bank