Number of unemployed in Russia and countries of the world, 2010–2024
thousand persons
The number of people without permanent employment in various countries serves as an indicator of labor market conditions and economic development. The list includes Russia, Austria, Belgium, and other countries, with data collected from 2010 to 2024. The indicator is measured in thousands of people, allowing for a comparison of unemployment scales across different regions. The fifteen-year trend reflects changes in employment within each individual country
- Russia
- Spain
- France
- Italy
- Germany
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Poland
- Greece
Chart of the number of unemployed in Russia and the world, 2010–2024, thousands of people
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2024
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2024. Rows: 58, periods: 8. Unit of measurement — thousand people. Breakdown by positions: Russia; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Hungary and others
Russia: indicator decreased from 5 544 to 1 915 over 2010–2024 — by 2.9 times. Highest value — 5 544 (2010), lowest — 1 915 (2024). This is an average annual decline of 7.31%. Up to 2021 the change was −33.8%, after — −47.8%. Of the 25 largest rows, 3 increased, 22 decreased
All table numbers are series: 58
| Series | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 5 544,00 | 4 267,00 | 3 488,00 | 4 351,00 | 3 671,00 | 2 988,00 | 2 401,00 | 1 915,00 |
| Австрия | 206,00 | 256,00 | 208,00 | 237,00 | 297,00 | 233,00 | 249,00 | 244,00 |
| Беларусь | — | 273,00 | 213,00 | 206,00 | 197,00 | 180,00 | 172,00 | 150,00 |
| Бельгия | 406,00 | 422,00 | 274,00 | 282,00 | 324,00 | 294,00 | 295,00 | 306,00 |
| Болгария | 352,00 | 305,00 | 132,00 | 156,00 | 157,00 | 127,00 | 132,00 | 127,00 |
| Венгрия | 469,00 | 308,00 | 159,00 | 197,00 | 193,00 | 174,00 | 201,00 | 220,00 |
| Германия | 2 861,00 | 1 946,00 | 1 385,00 | 1 678,00 | 1 548,00 | 1 369,00 | 1 364,00 | 1 516,00 |
| Греция | 634,00 | 1 192,00 | 728,00 | 676,00 | 675,00 | 588,00 | 520,00 | 476,00 |
| Дания | 224,00 | 182,00 | 152,00 | 171,00 | 155,00 | 139,00 | 162,00 | 202,00 |
| Ирландия | 327,00 | 226,00 | 121,00 | 137,00 | 165,00 | 121,00 | 121,00 | 123,00 |
| Испания | 4 640,00 | 5 056,00 | 3 248,00 | 3 531,00 | 3 476,00 | 3 079,00 | 2 938,00 | 2 771,00 |
| Италия | 2 056,00 | 3 033,00 | 2 538,00 | 2 290,00 | 2 367,00 | 2 028,00 | 1 947,00 | 1 664,00 |
| Латвия | 206,00 | 98,00 | 61,00 | 79,00 | 71,00 | 65,00 | 62,00 | 65,00 |
| Литва | 270,00 | 134,00 | 92,00 | 126,00 | 105,00 | 90,00 | 106,00 | 112,00 |
| Нидерланды | 435,00 | 614,00 | 314,00 | 357,00 | 408,00 | 350,00 | 359,00 | 373,00 |
| Норвегия | 91,00 | 119,00 | 104,00 | 125,00 | 128,00 | 96,00 | 107,00 | 121,00 |
| Польша | 1 651,00 | 1 305,00 | 559,00 | 530,00 | 567,00 | 488,00 | 502,00 | 512,00 |
| Португалия | 591,00 | 645,00 | 339,00 | 355,00 | 344,00 | 323,00 | 351,00 | 351,00 |
| Республика Молдова | 92,00 | 49,00 | 47,00 | 33,00 | 28,00 | 28,00 | 43,00 | 35,00 |
| Румыния | 652,00 | 624,00 | 353,00 | 452,00 | 459,00 | 464,00 | 456,00 | 451,00 |
| Сербия | 570,00 | 552,00 | 336,00 | 287,00 | 319,00 | 275,00 | 273,00 | 242,00 |
| Словакия | 390,00 | 315,00 | 158,00 | 182,00 | 189,00 | 170,00 | 162,00 | 148,00 |
| Словения | 75,00 | 90,00 | 46,00 | 51,00 | 48,00 | 41,00 | 38,00 | 38,00 |
| Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 2 525,00 | 1 832,00 | 1 244,00 | 1 543,00 | 1 645,00 | 1 281,00 | 1 385,00 | 1 523,00 |
| Украина | 1 786,00 | 1 655,00 | 1 488,00 | 1 674,00 | 1 712,00 | — | — | — |
| Финляндия | 224,00 | 252,00 | 184,00 | 213,00 | 212,00 | 190,00 | 204,00 | 238,00 |
| Франция | 2 628,00 | 3 052,00 | 2 493,00 | 2 351,00 | 2 386,00 | 2 237,00 | 2 263,00 | 2 311,00 |
| Чехия | 384,00 | 268,00 | 109,00 | 137,00 | 151,00 | 118,00 | 134,00 | 139,00 |
| Швейцария | 213,00 | 229,00 | 216,00 | 238,00 | 248,00 | 204,00 | 204,00 | 221,00 |
| Швеция | 426,00 | 388,00 | 376,00 | 458,00 | 493,00 | 421,00 | 440,00 | 480,00 |
| Эстония | 114,00 | 43,00 | 31,00 | 48,00 | 43,00 | 40,00 | 48,00 | 57,00 |
| Азербайджан | 258,00 | 244,00 | 252,00 | 369,00 | 311,00 | 293,00 | 286,00 | 282,00 |
| Армения | 278,00 | 244,00 | 241,00 | 234,00 | 199,00 | 177,00 | 167,00 | 181,00 |
| Вьетнам | 557,00 | 995,00 | 933,00 | 1 145,00 | 1 305,00 | 877,00 | 919,00 | — |
| Израиль | 294,00 | 198,00 | 153,00 | 170,00 | 200,00 | 160,00 | 150,00 | — |
| Индонезия | 6 412,00 | 5 570,00 | 4 912,00 | 5 830,00 | 5 193,00 | 4 848,00 | 4 763,00 | — |
| Казахстан | 497,00 | 454,00 | 441,00 | 449,00 | 450,00 | 458,00 | 452,00 | 450,00 |
| Киргизия | 212,00 | 192,00 | 141,00 | 150,00 | 143,00 | 132,00 | 112,00 | 105,00 |
| Китай2); | 9 080,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Пакистан | 325,00 | 2 044,00 | 2 996,00 | — | 4 172,00 | — | — | — |
| Республика Корея | 833,00 | 969,00 | 1 060,00 | 1 106,00 | 1 035,00 | 830,00 | 785,00 | 822,00 |
| Сингапур | 84,00 | 85,00 | 73,00 | 96,00 | 111,00 | 88,00 | 84,00 | — |
| Таиланд | 238,00 | 228,00 | 271,00 | 419,00 | 464,00 | 372,00 | 295,00 | — |
| Турция | 3 046,00 | 3 058,00 | 4 469,00 | 4 059,00 | 3 916,00 | 3 591,00 | 3 274,00 | 3 113,00 |
| Узбекистан | 658,00 | 709,00 | 1 335,00 | 1 561,00 | 1 442,00 | 1 333,00 | 1 024,00 | 836,00 |
| Филиппины | 1 348,00 | 1 239,00 | 971,00 | 1 019,00 | 1 444,00 | 1 223,00 | — | — |
| Япония | 3 330,00 | 2 214,00 | 1 607,00 | 1 917,00 | 1 915,00 | 1 795,00 | 1 780,00 | 1 760,00 |
| Алжир | 1 077,00 | 1 337,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Египет | 2 287,00 | 3 720,00 | 2 226,00 | 2 274,00 | 2 190,00 | 2 218,00 | 2 164,00 | — |
| Южно-Африканская Республика | 4 569,00 | 5 352,00 | 6 595,00 | 6 296,00 | 7 670,00 | 7 845,00 | 7 912,00 | 8 164,00 |
| Аргентина | 880,00 | — | 1 315,00 | 1 416,00 | 1 172,00 | 941,00 | 870,00 | — |
| Бразилия | — | 8 585,00 | 12 758,00 | 13 787,00 | 13 817,00 | 9 958,00 | 8 571,00 | 7 452,00 |
| Канада | 1 512,00 | 1 336,00 | 1 154,00 | 1 929,00 | 1 542,00 | 1 098,00 | 1 155,00 | 1 392,00 |
| Мексика | 2 583,00 | 2 245,00 | 1 968,00 | 2 363,00 | 2 232,00 | 1 928,00 | 1 674,00 | 1 633,00 |
| США | 14 825,00 | 8 296,00 | 6 001,00 | 12 948,00 | 8 623,00 | 5 996,00 | 6 080,00 | 6 761,00 |
| Чили | 686,00 | 587,00 | 727,00 | 968,00 | 851,00 | 798,00 | 900,00 | 890,00 |
| Австралия | 606,00 | 758,00 | 699,00 | 865,00 | 693,00 | 529,00 | 538,00 | 592,00 |
| Новая Зеландия | 151,00 | 136,00 | 116,00 | 132,00 | 110,00 | 97,00 | 114,00 | 145,00 |
How to read this table
Table rows are categorized by country, highlighting differences in unemployment scales between Russia and European nations. Comparing indicators across different periods shows trends in the global labor market. For Russia, a decline from 5544 thousand people in 2010 to 1915 thousand in 2024 was recorded during this period
What is visible in these numbers
Five largest values: Russia (5 544), Spain (5 056), France (3 052), Italy (3 033), Germany (2 861). Gap between highest and lowest — by 61.6 times. The top five account for 63.2% of the total across all positions — distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual and cover 8 periods. Cells with numbers: 200 out of 200 (100%) — almost no empty cells remain
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Period and application
Statistics are published annually and cover the period from 2010 to 2024. This information is relevant for economists, sociologists, and anyone analyzing the labor market and employment levels. Data is presented in thousands of people and complies with international accounting standards
How it is calculated
Table notes: According to ILO methodology. Urban areas
1) По методологии МОТ.
2) Городская местность.
3) Численность зарегистрированных безработных.
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