{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ru-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Russia Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Russia's Youth Unemployment Rate: 7.6 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, -0.7pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Russia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Russia","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Russia Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS?locations=RU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Russia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Russia (2025)","value":"7.6","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Russia Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":12.957},{"period":"1992","value":12.905},{"period":"1993","value":13.661},{"period":"1994","value":16.282},{"period":"1995","value":18.735},{"period":"1996","value":19.329},{"period":"1997","value":23.562},{"period":"1998","value":27.14},{"period":"1999","value":23.955},{"period":"2000","value":20.717},{"period":"2001","value":17.997},{"period":"2002","value":15.558},{"period":"2003","value":17.555},{"period":"2004","value":17.235},{"period":"2005","value":15.531},{"period":"2006","value":16.409},{"period":"2007","value":14.474},{"period":"2008","value":14.093},{"period":"2009","value":18.516},{"period":"2010","value":17.177},{"period":"2011","value":15.512},{"period":"2012","value":14.97},{"period":"2013","value":14.201},{"period":"2014","value":14.053},{"period":"2015","value":16.389},{"period":"2016","value":16.688},{"period":"2017","value":16.329},{"period":"2018","value":16.99},{"period":"2019","value":15.209},{"period":"2020","value":16.986},{"period":"2021","value":16.144},{"period":"2022","value":14.388},{"period":"2023","value":11.147},{"period":"2024","value":8.256},{"period":"2025","value":7.613}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"11.1","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"14.4","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"16.1","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"17.0","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"15.2","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"17.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"16.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"16.4","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"14.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"14.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"15.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"15.5","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"17.2","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"18.5","yoyChange":"+4.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"14.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"14.5","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"16.4","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Russia from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 27.1 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 1998 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.6 in 2025. The latest reading of 7.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.7pp."}]}