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01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Russia on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    Employment-to-Population Ratio

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    59.81

    Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)

    Higher is better

    Russia: 59.81. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.

    World median
    57.72
    Best in Eastern Europe
    71.2 Moldova
    Land neighbours
    Azerbaijan 59.83 · Belarus 60.63 · China 61.57 · Estonia 59.71 · Finland 54.03 · Georgia 56.53 · Kazakhstan 64.54 · Lithuania 58.68 · Latvia 56.55 · Mongolia 56.56 · Norway 62.56 · Poland 56.58 · North Korea 79.24
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Labour Income Share

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    48.31

    Labour income share of GDP (%)

    Higher is better

    Russia: 48.31. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 9.691 (Venezuela) to 75.13 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.23.

    World median
    46.23
    Best in Eastern Europe
    60.04 Moldova
    Land neighbours
    Azerbaijan 48.23 · Belarus 54.56 · China 51.23 · Estonia 58.76 · Finland 54.08 · Georgia 51.8 · Kazakhstan 41.33 · Lithuania 56.77 · Latvia 66.5 · Mongolia 32.88 · Norway 45.93 · Poland 49.59 · North Korea 38.55
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Unemployment Rate

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    2.133

    Unemployment (% of labour force)

    Lower is better

    Russia: 2.133. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.

    World median
    5.084
    Best in Eastern Europe
    1.505 Moldova
    Land neighbours
    Azerbaijan 5.457 · Belarus 3.38 · China 4.615 · Estonia 8.313 · Finland 9.461 · Georgia 12.1 · Kazakhstan 4.771 · Lithuania 6.731 · Latvia 6.568 · Mongolia 5.233 · Norway 4.637 · Poland 2.976 · North Korea 3.545
  4. Key 4 of 4

    Vulnerable Employment

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    4.931

    Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

    Lower is better

    Russia: 4.931. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.

    World median
    28.67
    Best in Eastern Europe
    4.931 Russia
    Land neighbours
    Azerbaijan 53.84 · Belarus 6.327 · China 33.4 · Estonia 7.093 · Finland 9.462 · Georgia 42.41 · Kazakhstan 24.79 · Lithuania 10.36 · Latvia 8.615 · Mongolia 38.37 · Norway 4.166 · Poland 14.98 · North Korea 56.77

03In context

Russia beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.

Eastern Europe
1st182ndNot placed · 42 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on work & labour

Russia and the countries it borders

Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingEmployment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%)Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%)Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force)Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Belarus=8th60.6354.563.386.327
Russia13th59.8148.312.1334.931
Norway=31st62.5645.934.6374.166
Estonia=37th59.7158.768.3137.093
Latvia42nd56.5566.56.5688.615
Polandcompare47th56.5849.592.97614.98
Lithuania48th58.6856.776.73110.36
Chinacompare60th61.5751.234.61533.4
Kazakhstan69th64.5441.334.77124.79
North Korea81st79.2438.553.54556.77
Finland82nd54.0354.089.4619.462
Azerbaijan=110th59.8348.235.45753.84
Georgia132nd56.5351.812.142.41
Mongolia148th56.5632.885.23338.37
Ukrainenot placed————

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on work & labour

The countries immediately above and below Russia in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Russia is ahead of the world, and behind

29 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median16

Statistics on which Russia does better than the middle country measured.

  • Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8850.01No real change since 2015

    Russia: 0.01 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 061.9No earlier reading

    Russia: 61.9 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 98140No real change since 2015

    Russia: 140 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Youth Not in Education, Employment or TrainingILO · 2024 · world median 14.318.424▲ Improved since 2014

    Russia: 8.424 · world median 14.31 · Youth not in education, employment or training (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.975 to 65.73; lower is better.

    Position 79th of 97 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.6827.45No earlier reading

    Russia: 27.45 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.

    Position 31st of 139 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Female Share of Senior and Middle ManagementILO · 2024 · world median 35.8640.85▼ Worsened since 2014

    Russia: 40.85 · world median 35.86 · Women in senior and middle management (% of managers). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 7.226 to 56.69; higher is better.

    Position 21st of 86 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.837.613▲ Improved since 2015

    Russia: 7.613 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.

    Position 137th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38486,818▲ Improved since 2015

    Russia: 86,818 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.

    Position 43rd of 168 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.1624.25No earlier reading

    Russia: 24.25 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.

    Position 47th of 179 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.1643.16No real change since 2015

    Russia: 43.16 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.

    Position 52nd of 182 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8128.24No earlier reading

    Russia: 28.24 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.

    Position 129th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,74216,787▲ Improved since 2015

    Russia: 16,787 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.

    Position 47th of 151 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23056,962▼ Worsened since 2010

    Russia: 56,962 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.

    Position 53rd of 151 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Informal Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 36.7619.23No earlier reading

    Russia: 19.23 · world median 36.76 · Informal employment (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.857 to 94.44; lower is better.

    Position 60th of 97 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.965.2No earlier reading

    Russia: 65.2 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3654.55▼ Worsened since 2015

    Russia: 54.55 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.

    Position 85th of 182 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Behind the world median5

Statistics on which Russia does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6661.11▼ Worsened since 2015

    Russia: 61.11 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.

    Position 96th of 182 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.613.71▼ Worsened since 2015

    Russia: 3.71 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 30▼ Worsened since 2015

    Russia: 0 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.0711.79No earlier reading

    Russia: 11.79 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Fatal Occupational InjuriesILO · 2023 · world median 2.0055.3▼ Worsened since 2013

    Russia: 5.3 · world median 2.005 · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.12 to 8.409; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

No better end8

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Public Sector EmploymentWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 15.0144.93No earlier reading

    Russia: 44.93 · world median 15.01 · Public sector employment (% of total employment). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.672 to 47.1.

    Position 2nd of 135 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8825.83Moved since 2015

    Russia: 25.83 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.

    Position 39th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5169.06No real change since 2015

    Russia: 69.06 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.

    Position 63rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95662.38Moved since 2014

    Russia: 662.38 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8938.19No real change since 2015

    Russia: 38.19 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.

    Position 101st of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.385.109No real change since 2015

    Russia: 5.109 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.

    Position 127th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Share of Temporary EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 13.452.243Moved since 2014

    Russia: 2.243 · world median 13.45 · Employees on temporary contracts (% of employees). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.337 to 72.78.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.846.323No real change since 2015

    Russia: 6.323 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.

    Position 174th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No current reading for Russia

Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2021), Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons and Low Pay Rate. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on work & labour

The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Russia can most readily be measured against.

All 182 countries
  1. 1

    Iceland

    Northern Europe

    1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Japan

    Eastern Asia

    2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    South Korea

    Eastern Asia

    3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Europe

    Iceland1st4/4 keys
  2. Highest in Eastern Europe

    Belarus=8th4/4 keys
  3. This page

    Russia13th4/4 keys

Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

08Questions

Russia on work & labour: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Russia rank on work & labour?

Russia is placed 13th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Russia?

59.81 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.

What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Russia?

48.31 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.

How does Russia compare with China on work & labour?

China is placed 60th of 182, and Russia 13th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: China 61.57, Russia 59.81; Labour Income Share: China 51.23, Russia 48.31; Unemployment Rate: China 4.615, Russia 2.133; Vulnerable Employment: China 33.4, Russia 4.931.

How have Russia’s work & labour figures changed?

Employment-to-Population Ratio rose from 54.79 in 2000 to 59.81 in 2025; Labour Income Share fell from 49.75 in 2004 to 48.31 in 2025; Unemployment Rate fell from 10.58 in 2000 to 2.133 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 6.074 in 2000 to 4.931 in 2025.

Which work & labour statistics are missing for Russia?

No current reading is published for Russia on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons and Low Pay Rate. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.

About work & labour, in full

How the Work & Labour standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 29 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Russia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Russia: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/russia/work

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