Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Russia

Labor force in Russia in 2025 — 72,771,294 people. Ranked 9 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.3%.

2025 72.77M people −0.96% vs 2024
World rank 9of 182
Period maximum 76.88M people1990
Period minimum 69.06M people1998

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Russia, 1990–202568M70M72M74M76M78M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 76,883,314 people1991: 76,666,931 people1992: 75,915,507 people1993: 73,942,541 people1994: 72,007,595 people1995: 71,837,022 people1996: 70,917,977 people1997: 69,673,202 people1998: 69,064,934 people1999: 73,259,968 people2000: 73,640,731 people2001: 72,398,707 people2002: 73,090,719 people2003: 72,861,529 people2004: 73,667,709 people2005: 74,120,970 people2006: 74,495,825 people2007: 75,441,349 people2008: 75,997,629 people2009: 76,018,586 people2010: 75,913,844 people2011: 76,175,102 people2012: 76,093,148 people2013: 75,862,836 people2014: 75,706,539 people2015: 75,408,951 people2016: 75,488,447 people2017: 74,950,044 people2018: 74,826,387 people2019: 73,911,859 people2020: 73,410,465 people2021: 73,799,608 people2022: 73,531,906 people2023: 73,713,863 people2024: 73,475,298 people2025: 72,771,294 people
Change over the period: −4.11M (−5.35%) Average annual rate: -0.16 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 72.77M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Eastern Europe computed 122M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 72.77M −704,004 −0.96%
2024 73.48M −238,565 −0.32%
2023 73.71M +181,957 +0.25%
2022 73.53M −267,702 −0.36%
2021 73.8M +389,143 +0.53%
2020 73.41M −501,394 −0.68%
2019 73.91M −914,528 −1.22%
2018 74.83M −123,657 −0.16%
2017 74.95M −538,403 −0.71%
2016 75.49M +79,496 +0.11%
2015 75.41M −297,588 −0.39%
2014 75.71M −156,297 −0.21%
2013 75.86M −230,312 −0.3%
2012 76.09M −81,954 −0.11%
2011 76.18M +261,258 +0.34%
2010 75.91M −104,742 −0.14%
2009 76.02M +20,957 +0.03%
2008 76M +556,280 +0.74%
2007 75.44M +945,524 +1.27%
2006 74.5M +374,855 +0.51%
2005 74.12M +453,261 +0.62%
2004 73.67M +806,180 +1.11%
2003 72.86M −229,190 −0.31%
2002 73.09M +692,012 +0.96%
2001 72.4M −1.24M −1.69%
2000 73.64M +380,763 +0.52%
1999 73.26M +4.2M +6.07%
1998 69.06M −608,268 −0.87%
1997 69.67M −1.24M −1.76%
1996 70.92M −919,045 −1.28%
1995 71.84M −170,573 −0.24%
1994 72.01M −1.93M −2.62%
1993 73.94M −1.97M −2.6%
1992 75.92M −751,424 −0.98%
1991 76.67M −216,383 −0.28%
1990 76.88M

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.