Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Russia

Youth unemployment in Russia in 2025 — 7.61%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.34 pp.

2025 7.61% −0.64 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 182
Period maximum 27.14%1998
Period minimum 7.61%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Russia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.96%1992: 12.91%1993: 13.66%1994: 16.28%1995: 18.74%1996: 19.33%1997: 23.56%1998: 27.14%1999: 23.96%2000: 20.72%2001: 18%2002: 15.56%2003: 17.56%2004: 17.24%2005: 15.53%2006: 16.41%2007: 14.47%2008: 14.09%2009: 18.52%2010: 17.18%2011: 15.51%2012: 14.97%2013: 14.2%2014: 14.05%2015: 16.39%2016: 16.69%2017: 16.33%2018: 16.99%2019: 15.21%2020: 16.99%2021: 16.14%2022: 14.39%2023: 11.15%2024: 8.26%2025: 7.61%
Change over the period: −5.34 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Russia 7.61%
World 13.41%
Eastern Europe computed 9.89%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.61 −0.64 pp
2024 8.26 −2.89 pp
2023 11.15 −3.24 pp
2022 14.39 −1.76 pp
2021 16.14 −0.84 pp
2020 16.99 +1.78 pp
2019 15.21 −1.78 pp
2018 16.99 +0.66 pp
2017 16.33 −0.36 pp
2016 16.69 +0.3 pp
2015 16.39 +2.34 pp
2014 14.05 −0.15 pp
2013 14.2 −0.77 pp
2012 14.97 −0.54 pp
2011 15.51 −1.67 pp
2010 17.18 −1.34 pp
2009 18.52 +4.42 pp
2008 14.09 −0.38 pp
2007 14.47 −1.94 pp
2006 16.41 +0.88 pp
2005 15.53 −1.7 pp
2004 17.24 −0.32 pp
2003 17.56 +2 pp
2002 15.56 −2.44 pp
2001 18 −2.72 pp
2000 20.72 −3.24 pp
1999 23.96 −3.19 pp
1998 27.14 +3.58 pp
1997 23.56 +4.23 pp
1996 19.33 +0.59 pp
1995 18.74 +2.45 pp
1994 16.28 +2.62 pp
1993 13.66 +0.76 pp
1992 12.91 −0.05 pp
1991 12.96

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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