Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Eastern Europe

Labor force in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 121,725,053 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.2%.

2025 122M people −0.77% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 149M people1991
Period minimum 122M people2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Eastern Europe, 1990–2025120M130M140M150M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 148,813,124 people1991: 148,848,107 people1992: 148,229,178 people1993: 146,259,776 people1994: 144,199,007 people1995: 143,757,358 people1996: 142,671,693 people1997: 141,260,574 people1998: 140,634,523 people1999: 144,884,937 people2000: 145,054,187 people2001: 144,113,300 people2002: 144,422,494 people2003: 144,100,049 people2004: 144,809,172 people2005: 145,225,478 people2006: 145,544,649 people2007: 146,638,517 people2008: 147,388,749 people2009: 146,837,378 people2010: 147,421,958 people2011: 147,517,474 people2012: 147,581,040 people2013: 147,294,073 people2014: 147,323,354 people2015: 147,004,952 people2016: 146,903,753 people2017: 146,445,196 people2018: 146,027,170 people2019: 144,944,022 people2020: 143,325,557 people2021: 143,494,429 people2022: 122,912,451 people2023: 123,147,728 people2024: 122,669,163 people2025: 121,725,053 people
Change over the period: −27.09M (−18.2%) Average annual rate: -0.57 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 122M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 122M −944,110 −0.77%
2024 123M −478,565 −0.39%
2023 123M +235,277 +0.19%
2022 123M −20.58M −14.34%
2021 143M +168,872 +0.12%
2020 143M −1.62M −1.12%
2019 145M −1.08M −0.74%
2018 146M −418,026 −0.29%
2017 146M −458,557 −0.31%
2016 147M −101,199 −0.07%
2015 147M −318,402 −0.22%
2014 147M +29,281 +0.02%
2013 147M −286,967 −0.19%
2012 148M +63,566 +0.04%
2011 148M +95,516 +0.06%
2010 147M +584,580 +0.4%
2009 147M −551,371 −0.37%
2008 147M +750,232 +0.51%
2007 147M +1.09M +0.75%
2006 146M +319,171 +0.22%
2005 145M +416,306 +0.29%
2004 145M +709,123 +0.49%
2003 144M −322,445 −0.22%
2002 144M +309,194 +0.21%
2001 144M −940,887 −0.65%
2000 145M +169,250 +0.12%
1999 145M +4.25M +3.02%
1998 141M −626,051 −0.44%
1997 141M −1.41M −0.99%
1996 143M −1.09M −0.76%
1995 144M −441,649 −0.31%
1994 144M −2.06M −1.41%
1993 146M −1.97M −1.33%
1992 148M −618,929 −0.42%
1991 149M +34,983 +0.02%
1990 149M

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.