Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Russia

Vulnerable employment in Russia in 2025 — 4.93%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.41 pp.

2025 4.93% −0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank 13of 182
Period maximum 6.25%2016
Period minimum 3.52%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Russia, 1991–20253456719911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 3.52%1992: 3.95%1993: 4.29%1994: 4.8%1995: 5.25%1996: 5.47%1997: 6.19%1998: 6.2%1999: 6.21%2000: 6.07%2001: 5.91%2002: 5.87%2003: 5.82%2004: 5.74%2005: 5.71%2006: 5.64%2007: 5.59%2008: 5.52%2009: 5.75%2010: 5.57%2011: 5.86%2012: 5.76%2013: 6.04%2014: 5.92%2015: 5.97%2016: 6.25%2017: 5.32%2018: 5.44%2019: 5.31%2020: 5.45%2021: 5.43%2022: 5.26%2023: 5.2%2024: 5.01%2025: 4.93%
Change over the period: +1.41 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Russia 4.93%
World 42.38%
Eastern Europe computed 8.36%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.93 −0.08 pp
2024 5.01 −0.19 pp
2023 5.2 −0.06 pp
2022 5.26 −0.17 pp
2021 5.43 −0.02 pp
2020 5.45 +0.14 pp
2019 5.31 −0.13 pp
2018 5.44 +0.11 pp
2017 5.32 −0.92 pp
2016 6.25 +0.28 pp
2015 5.97 +0.05 pp
2014 5.92 −0.12 pp
2013 6.04 +0.27 pp
2012 5.76 −0.1 pp
2011 5.86 +0.29 pp
2010 5.57 −0.18 pp
2009 5.75 +0.23 pp
2008 5.52 −0.06 pp
2007 5.59 −0.05 pp
2006 5.64 −0.07 pp
2005 5.71 −0.03 pp
2004 5.74 −0.08 pp
2003 5.82 −0.04 pp
2002 5.87 −0.04 pp
2001 5.91 −0.17 pp
2000 6.07 −0.13 pp
1999 6.21 +0 pp
1998 6.2 +0.01 pp
1997 6.19 +0.73 pp
1996 5.47 +0.22 pp
1995 5.25 +0.45 pp
1994 4.8 +0.51 pp
1993 4.29 +0.35 pp
1992 3.95 +0.43 pp
1991 3.52

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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