Number of employed population by economic activity
The number of employees in various economic sectors provides an assessment of the employment structure in Belarus and Russia from 2010 to 2023. The rows are categorized by country and unit of measurement, enabling a comparison of labor resources in thousands of people and their share as a percentage of the total. The data covers all major economic activities, including agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing, and aquaculture
- Manufacturing — Russia — Thousand persons
- Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and aquaculture — Russia — Thousand persons
- Total — Belarus — Thousand persons
- Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply — Russia — Thousand persons
- Mining — Russia — Thousand persons
Chart of employed population by economic activity in Belarus and Russia, 2010–2023
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2023
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2023. Series: 84, period: 4. Table rows: Total — Belarus — Thousand people; Total — Belarus — As a percentage of the total; Total — Russia — Thousand people; Total — Russia — As a percentage of the total; agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming… and others
Total — Russia — Thousand people: the indicator increased from 69,934 to 73,636 in 2010–2023 — by 5.29%. The highest value was 73,636 (2023), the lowest was 69,934 (2010). Of the 22 largest series, 4 increased and 18 decreased
All table numbers are series: 84
How to read this table
The row distinctions allow for the analysis of both absolute workforce numbers and the relative importance of each sector to the economies of the two countries. By comparing percentage shares, changes in labor market specialization in Belarus and Russia can be observed over the fourteen-year period. The use of two simultaneous units of measurement helps prevent errors when comparing the economic scales of different nations
What is visible in these numbers
Top five values: Total — Russia — Thousand people (73,636), manufacturing — Russia — Thousand p… (10,403), agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing… (5,418), Total — Belarus — Thousand people (4,703), supply of electric power, gas and… (2,016). The gap between the highest and lowest values was 245,453 times. The top five accounted for 95.4% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Annual observations; there were 4 periods in total. 100 of 100 possible values were filled (100%) — missing values were virtually absent
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Period and application
This data is useful for comparing labor resources by sectoral structure. The statistics cover the period from 2010 to 2023 and are presented as annual snapshots. This information is intended for economists, demographers, and labor market researchers analyzing employment dynamics across various economic sectors
How it is calculated
Table notes: Data for 2015–2022 were adjusted based on the 2020 Census results. Until 2017, the survey covered persons aged 15–72, from 2017 onward — 15 years and older. Economic activity types are classified according to OKVED2
1) Данные за 2015-2022 гг. приведены с учетом итогов ВПН-2020. . До 2017 г. обследование проводилось в отношении лиц 15–72 лет, с 2017 г. – 15 лет и старше. Виды экономической деятельности в соответствии с ОКВЭД2.
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