Number of registered unemployed, Russia and countries of the world, 2025
thousand persons
Official unemployment registration is conducted by public employment services, covering the period from 2010 to 2024. The rows are categorized by country, allowing for a comparison of indicators for Russia, Austria, and Belarus. All values are expressed in thousands of persons, facilitating the tracking of annual dynamics and providing a clear view of the scale of the issue
- Spain
- France
- Germany
- Russia
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Poland
- Romania
- Hungary
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
Chart of the number of persons registered as unemployed with employment services by country, 2010–2024, thousands of persons
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2024
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2024. Rows: 36, periods: 8. Measurement unit — thousand people. Shown by positions: Russia; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Hungary and others
Spain: the indicator fell from 4 061 to 2 628 in 2010–2024 — by 35.3%. The highest value was 4 232 (2015), the lowest was 2 628 (2024). This is an average annual decline of 3.06%. Up to 2021 the change was −12.2%, after that −26.3%. Of the 25 largest rows, 7 increased, 18 decreased
All table numbers are series: 36
| Series | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 1 875,00 | 968,00 | 733,00 | 2 371,00 | 1 326,00 | 646,00 | 491,00 | 351,00 |
| Австрия | 251,00 | 354,00 | 301,00 | 410,00 | 332,00 | 263,00 | 271,00 | 298,00 |
| Беларусь | 33,00 | 43,00 | 9,00 | 7,00 | 5,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 |
| Бельгия | 567,00 | 579,00 | 476,00 | 494,00 | 464,00 | 453,00 | 489,00 | 523,00 |
| Венгрия | 583,00 | 378,00 | 251,00 | 316,00 | 269,00 | 238,00 | 232,00 | 228,00 |
| Германия | 3 239,00 | 2 795,00 | 2 267,00 | 2 695,00 | 2 613,00 | 2 418,00 | 2 609,00 | 2 787,00 |
| Дания | 114,00 | 102,00 | 92,00 | 92,00 | 92,00 | 92,00 | 92,00 | 92,00 |
| Ирландия | 442,00 | 343,00 | 192,00 | 208,00 | 175,00 | 180,00 | 179,00 | 171,00 |
| Испания | 4 061,00 | 4 232,00 | 3 149,00 | 3 710,00 | 3 565,00 | 2 963,00 | 2 767,00 | 2 628,00 |
| Литва | — | 158,00 | 145,00 | 216,00 | 225,00 | 157,00 | 153,00 | 159,00 |
| Люксембург | 14,00 | 18,00 | 15,00 | 19,00 | 17,00 | 15,00 | 16,00 | 18,00 |
| Нидерланды | 231,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Норвегия | 75,00 | 81,00 | 63,00 | 142,00 | 89,00 | 52,00 | 53,00 | 60,00 |
| Польша | 1 918,00 | 1 675,00 | 907,00 | 994,00 | 993,00 | 844,00 | 804,00 | 789,00 |
| Республика Молдова | 41,00 | 27,00 | 17,00 | 26,00 | 20,00 | 21,00 | 9,00 | 6,00 |
| Румыния | 693,00 | 456,00 | 266,00 | 271,00 | 263,00 | 229,00 | 233,00 | 251,00 |
| Северная Македония | 331,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Словакия | 381,00 | 354,00 | 168,00 | 210,00 | 220,00 | 188,00 | 173,00 | 167,00 |
| Словения | 101,00 | 113,00 | 103,00 | 103,00 | 103,00 | 103,00 | 103,00 | 103,00 |
| Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 1 503,00 | 800,00 | 1 132,00 | 2 243,00 | 2 280,00 | 1 591,00 | 1 537,00 | 1 677,00 |
| Украина | 545,00 | 491,00 | 338,00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Финляндия | 265,00 | 352,00 | 240,00 | 342,00 | 299,00 | 250,00 | 260,00 | 289,00 |
| Франция | 2 683,00 | 3 545,00 | 3 361,00 | 3 683,00 | 3 369,00 | 2 922,00 | 2 812,00 | 2 844,00 |
| Чехия | 530,00 | 475,00 | 212,00 | 262,00 | 279,00 | 252,00 | 266,00 | 288,00 |
| Швейцария | 152,00 | 143,00 | 107,00 | 146,00 | 138,00 | 100,00 | 94,00 | 113,00 |
| Швеция | 231,00 | 194,00 | 187,00 | 252,00 | 198,00 | 160,00 | 160,00 | 186,00 |
| Эстония | 80,00 | 28,00 | 32,00 | 47,00 | 50,00 | 47,00 | 52,00 | 50,00 |
| Азербайджан | 39,00 | 29,00 | 81,00 | — | — | — | 218,00 | 217,00 |
| Армения | 79,00 | 77,00 | 62,00 | 61,00 | 58,00 | 49,00 | 46,00 | 38,00 |
| Казахстан | 35,00 | 35,00 | 97,00 | 142,00 | 98,00 | 132,00 | 169,00 | 192,00 |
| Киргизия | 63,00 | 56,00 | 76,00 | 77,00 | 76,00 | 75,00 | 68,00 | 51,00 |
| Сингапур | 8,00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Таджикистан | 48,00 | 51,00 | 49,00 | 50,00 | 55,00 | 54,00 | 48,00 | 51,00 |
| Турция | 1 636,00 | 2 708,00 | 4 033,00 | 3 345,00 | 3 018,00 | 3 352,00 | 2 634,00 | 2 321,00 |
| Узбекистан2); | 16,00 | 3,00 | 58,00 | 37,00 | 99,00 | 49,00 | 37,00 | 14,00 |
| Новая Зеландия | 129,00 | 280,00 | 280,00 | 280,00 | 280,00 | 280,00 | 280,00 | 280,00 |
How to read this table
The list contains 36 rows, with each row representing a separate country. By comparing these series, one can observe how the official unemployment rate in Russia has changed relative to other countries. The data enables a comparison of employment scales across different parts of the world based on registration with state services
What is visible in these numbers
The five highest values: Spain (4 232), France (3 683), Germany (3 239), Russia (2 371), United Kingdom (Great Britain) (2 280). The gap between the highest and lowest is 222.7 times. The top five account for 69% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual, with 8 observation periods in the dataset. There are 200 values in the table out of 200 possible, which is 100% — almost no empty cells remain
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Period and application
Statistics are updated annually and cover the multi-year period from 2010 to 2024. This information is useful for economists, sociologists, labor market researchers, and anyone studying employment trends in Russia and abroad from a long-term perspective
How it is calculated
Source caveats: In accordance with the legislation of the countries. At year-end
1) В соответствии с законодательствами стран.
2) На конец года.
3) Число граждан, состоящих на учете, как ищущие работу.
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