Russia Total Labor Force (2025)
Russia's Total Labor Force: 72,771,294 persons in 2025, -1.0% YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.
Russia (2025)
72,771,294
persons
-1.0% YoY
YoY Change
-1.0%
persons
Trend
down
Series length
36
years of data
Data
| Year | persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72,771,294 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 73,475,298 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 73,713,863 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 73,531,906 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 73,799,608 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 73,410,465 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 73,911,859 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 74,826,387 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 74,950,044 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 75,488,447 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75,408,951 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 75,706,539 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75,862,836 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 76,093,148 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76,175,102 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75,913,844 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76,018,586 | unchanged |
| 2008 | 75,997,629 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 75,441,349 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 74,495,825 | +0.5% |
About this Dataset
Russia recorded 72,771,294 persons in 2025. The latest change was -704,004. Across 1990–2025 the series ranges from 69,064,934 in 1998 to 76,883,314 in 1990.
This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Russia from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Russia from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations).
The series peaked at 76,883,314 persons in 1990 and reached its lowest recorded value of 69,064,934 in 1998. The latest reading of 72,771,294 in 2025 represents a change of -704,004.