Employment and unemployment in Russia and countries of the world
The table shows how many people in Russia and 120 other countries were employed or looking for work from 2000 to 2024. Each row represents a specific country, allowing for direct comparison. Indicators are given in millions of people, which makes it possible to estimate the scale of national labor resources in absolute terms
- (миллионов человек) — Россия
- Europe — Germany
- Europe — United Kingdom
- Europe — Italy
- Europe — Spain
- Europe — Poland
- Europe — Romania
- Europe — Netherlands
Chart showing the number of employed and unemployed in Russia and other countries from 2000 to 2024
Who grew, who fell: 2000 → 2024
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2000–2024. Rows: 120, periods: 25. By category: (millions of people) — Russia; Europe — Austria; Europe — Belarus; Europe — Belgium; Europe — Bulgaria and others
Asia — China: indicator decreased from 24 823 to 9 520 over 2000–2024 — by a factor of 2.61. Highest value — 763.5 (2014), lowest — 720.9 (2000). This is an average annual decline of 3.91%. Up to 2012 the change was +5.78%, after — −3.69%. Of the 118 largest rows, 79 increased, 39 decreased
All table numbers are series: 120
| Series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Азия — Китай | 24 822,90 | 6 810,00 | 7 700,00 | 8 000,00 | 8 270,00 | 8 390,00 | 8 470,00 | 8 300,00 | 8 860,00 | 9 210,00 | 9 080,00 | 9 220,00 | 9 170,00 | 9 260,00 | 9 520,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Азия — Пакистан | 2 722,00 | 2 770,00 | 3 147,00 | 3 226,00 | 3 185,00 | 3 246,00 | 258,40 | 180,20 | 197,20 | 259,30 | 324,60 | 412,30 | 1 406,00 | 1 633,60 | 1 011,20 | 2 044,00 | 1 112,70 | — | 2 545,40 | 2 996,20 | — | 4 172,10 | — | — | — |
| Азия — Республика Корея | 905,30 | 837,90 | 703,90 | 775,10 | 809,90 | 830,20 | 786,00 | 737,10 | 729,30 | 830,50 | 832,70 | 762,00 | 726,30 | 719,40 | 829,80 | 968,60 | 1 005,80 | 1 018,60 | 1 070,50 | 1 059,70 | 1 105,80 | 1 034,80 | 830,20 | 784,70 | 821,80 |
| Азия — Сингапур | 94,00 | 61,90 | 94,30 | 101,10 | 101,30 | — | 84,20 | 74,90 | 76,30 | 116,30 | 84,40 | 81,00 | 78,80 | 82,60 | 81,80 | 84,50 | 92,20 | — | — | 72,90 | 96,40 | 111,20 | 87,60 | 83,90 | — |
| Азия — Таиланд | 807,40 | 896,30 | 616,30 | 543,70 | 549,10 | 495,90 | 449,90 | 442,30 | 451,20 | 572,30 | 237,90 | 262,40 | 230,80 | 96,20 | 220,40 | 228,20 | 261,10 | 313,50 | 292,10 | 271,40 | 418,70 | 464,20 | 372,20 | 294,70 | — |
| Азия — Турция | 1 499,00 | 1 969,00 | 2 467,00 | 2 492,00 | 2 386,00 | 2 388,00 | 2 327,00 | 2 377,00 | 2 610,00 | 3 471,00 | 3 046,00 | 2 616,00 | 2 518,00 | 2 746,00 | 2 850,00 | 3 058,00 | 3 328,00 | 3 455,00 | 3 536,00 | 4 469,00 | 4 059,00 | 3 916,00 | 3 590,90 | 3 274,40 | 3 113,10 |
| Азия — Узбекистан | 35,40 | 37,50 | 34,80 | 32,20 | 34,90 | 27,70 | 25,50 | 563,80 | 567,70 | 601,40 | 658,20 | 622,40 | 626,30 | 639,70 | 687,00 | 709,40 | 724,00 | 837,00 | 1 368,60 | 1 335,30 | 1 561,00 | 1 441,90 | 1 332,70 | 1 024,10 | 836,40 |
| Азия — Филиппины | 3 458,80 | 1 119,60 | — | 1 120,20 | 1 164,80 | 1 274,70 | 1 378,30 | 1 193,50 | 1 317,10 | 1 407,00 | 1 347,70 | 1 385,80 | 1 365,40 | 1 381,40 | 1 422,50 | 1 238,90 | 1 135,60 | 1 056,20 | 985,40 | 971,00 | 1 018,70 | 1 444,40 | 1 222,60 | — | — |
| Азия — Япония | 3 174,70 | 3 353,20 | 3 565,10 | 3 461,20 | 3 108,30 | 2 923,40 | 2 759,00 | 2 569,30 | 2 636,10 | 3 324,10 | 3 330,10 | 2 888,20 | 2 833,10 | 2 632,60 | 2 344,90 | 2 214,40 | 2 067,60 | 1 882,40 | 1 672,70 | 1 607,30 | 1 917,10 | 1 914,80 | 1 794,80 | 1 780,00 | 1 760,00 |
| Африка — Алжир | 2 427,70 | 2 339,40 | 2 247,30 | 2 078,30 | 1 671,50 | 1 474,50 | 1 240,90 | 1 374,70 | 1 169,00 | 1 071,70 | 1 077,00 | 1 062,00 | 1 253,00 | 1 175,00 | 1 214,10 | 1 337,00 | 1 235,00 | 1 474,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Африка — Египет | 1 698,00 | 1 783,00 | 2 020,60 | 2 240,70 | 2 153,90 | 2 450,10 | 2 434,60 | 2 135,10 | 2 095,40 | 2 296,40 | 2 286,80 | 3 138,20 | 3 396,30 | 3 631,30 | 3 669,50 | 3 719,70 | 3 602,30 | 3 468,20 | 2 844,80 | 2 225,60 | 2 273,60 | 2 189,90 | 2 217,60 | 2 164,40 | — |
| Африка — Южно-Африканская Республика | 4 413,00 | 4 105,50 | 4 466,10 | 4 394,70 | 3 944,90 | 3 997,00 | 3 921,70 | 3 871,00 | 4 258,70 | 4 409,30 | 4 569,30 | 4 641,80 | 4 779,90 | 4 892,40 | 5 075,70 | 5 351,90 | 5 767,80 | 6 063,20 | 6 114,10 | 6 594,90 | 6 296,40 | 7 669,60 | 7 844,80 | 7 912,00 | 8 163,80 |
| Америка — Аргентина | 1 457,90 | 1 706,10 | 1 952,90 | 1 625,80 | 1 447,10 | 1 238,50 | 1 112,40 | 936,00 | 874,20 | 984,40 | 880,30 | 832,70 | 843,40 | 836,30 | 865,80 | — | — | 1 053,60 | 1 192,90 | 1 314,60 | 1 415,70 | 1 171,90 | 940,50 | 869,50 | — |
| Америка — Бразилия | — | 8 711,10 | 9 024,90 | 9 675,50 | 9 103,90 | 9 828,80 | 9 152,30 | 8 871,60 | 8 040,20 | 9 336,20 | — | 7 455,30 | 6 982,50 | 6 906,60 | 6 663,50 | 8 584,50 | 11 814,50 | 13 275,00 | 12 949,10 | 12 757,60 | 13 787,20 | 13 817,10 | 9 958,30 | 8 570,60 | 7 451,60 |
| Америка — Канада | 1 081,80 | 1 161,80 | 1 269,30 | 1 283,30 | 1 232,10 | 1 168,60 | 1 138,00 | 1 099,30 | 1 139,70 | 1 548,50 | 1 512,10 | 1 425,90 | 1 395,00 | 1 362,50 | 1 343,20 | 1 336,40 | 1 363,40 | 1 263,30 | 1 160,50 | 1 153,70 | 1 928,80 | 1 541,90 | 1 097,60 | 1 154,80 | 1 392,40 |
| Америка — Мексика | 978,70 | 971,60 | 1 210,10 | 1 424,70 | 1 669,30 | 1 552,40 | 1 604,10 | 1 665,00 | 1 811,30 | 2 571,40 | 2 583,00 | 2 530,10 | 2 463,20 | 2 505,80 | 2 461,50 | 2 244,70 | 2 038,30 | 1 829,50 | 1 799,70 | 1 967,50 | 2 362,80 | 2 232,40 | 1 927,90 | 1 673,60 | 1 632,60 |
| Америка — США | 5 691,90 | 6 800,50 | 8 377,70 | 8 774,10 | 8 149,20 | 7 590,70 | 7 000,50 | 7 077,60 | 8 924,30 | 14 264,50 | 14 824,80 | 13 747,50 | 12 505,60 | 11 459,80 | 9 616,50 | 8 296,40 | 7 751,10 | 6 982,30 | 6 313,90 | 6 000,50 | 12 947,50 | 8 623,20 | 5 996,00 | 6 079,90 | 6 760,70 |
| Америка — Чили | 640,60 | 635,00 | 626,30 | 617,20 | 657,00 | 617,30 | 628,70 | 611,50 | 699,10 | 862,60 | 686,00 | 624,40 | 574,20 | 546,50 | 591,70 | 587,10 | 625,10 | 673,30 | 725,40 | 727,40 | 967,80 | 850,70 | 798,10 | 900,40 | 890,00 |
| Австралия и Океания — Австралия | 597,30 | 652,20 | 625,70 | 592,60 | 545,50 | 523,90 | 508,80 | 478,10 | 475,30 | 636,70 | 606,30 | 600,50 | 625,80 | 687,80 | 746,80 | 758,40 | 725,10 | 725,70 | 711,10 | 698,80 | 864,80 | 692,80 | 528,90 | 537,80 | 591,90 |
| Австралия и Океания — Новая Зеландия | 117,50 | 106,00 | 106,20 | 97,30 | 84,40 | 82,40 | 85,50 | 82,40 | 94,60 | 140,00 | 151,30 | 151,90 | 162,60 | 137,90 | 132,50 | 135,60 | 134,70 | 128,60 | 120,20 | 115,50 | 131,50 | 109,70 | 96,80 | 113,70 | 145,10 |
How to read this table
The table rows are broken down by country, so their variation reflects differences in the size of the working-age population. For example, in Russia, the number of employed grew from 65 070 406 people in 2000 to 74 189 791 people in 2024. Comparing the rows shows which countries have larger or smaller labor resources, without factoring in the unemployment rate or other relative indicators
What is visible in these numbers
Top five values: Asia — China (24 823), America — USA (14 825), America — Brazil (13 817), Asia — Indonesia (8 761), Africa — South Africa (8 164). Gap between highest and lowest — by a factor of 82 743. The top five account for 46.3% of the total sum across all positions
Observations are annual and cover 25 periods. Cells with numbers: 2 891 out of 3 000 (96.4%). Small gaps remain where the position was not observed in all periods
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Period and application
The period covers data from 2000 to 2024 inclusive. Rosstat publishes updates annually, usually at the end of January of the following year. The table is useful for economists, labor market analysts, and international organization specialists comparing labor resources across different countries
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