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Russia - Labor Force Participation Rate 61.11

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

Latest value

61.11 (2025)

Global rank

##96 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1990

0.91×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#12719901995200020052010201520202025#48#962016 overtook Trinidad and Tobago2020 overtook United States
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Russia climbed from #48 to #96 (overtook Trinidad and Tobago). 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.

1993
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1997
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1998
Financial default curated

Ruble devalues and the government defaults on domestic debt.

1999
Climbed 37 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.

2016
Overtook Trinidad and Tobago in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202558.1261.2264.3167.41
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