Unemployment rate,Percent in Russia
Russia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.2%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
68th
of 71 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 1999
All-time low
2.2%
in 2025
Years of data
33
1993–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Russia, 1993–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Russia recorded 2.2% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Russia peaked at 13.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2025.
That places Russia 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.3% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Russia?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Russia was 2.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Russia ranks 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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