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Russia - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 71.94

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

71.94 (2025)

Global rank

##51 of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1990

1×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#6119901995200020052010201520202025#28#512020 overtook Israel2023 overtook Peru
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Russia climbed from #28 to #51 (overtook Israel). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Russia ↓

Key Events — Russia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Soviet collapse curated

Central planning ends; output falls sharply through the 1990s.

1998
Financial default curated

Ruble devalues and the government defaults on domestic debt.

1999
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2009
Oil crash recession curated

Falling oil prices and crisis push GDP down.

2015
Sanctions and oil shock curated

Western sanctions and falling oil prices trigger recession.

2020
Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Peru in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202562.465.6568.972.15

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