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Russia - Unemployment Rate 2.13

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

Latest value

2.13 (2025)

Global rank

##18 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1991

0.42×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#15119911996200120062011201620212025#85#182024 overtook Guatemala2025 overtook Kuwait
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Russia climbed from #85 to #18 (overtook Guatemala). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Russia ↓

Key Events โ€” Russia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Soviet collapse curated

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

1994
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
1997
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1998
Financial default curated

Ruble devalues and the government defaults on domestic debt.

2000
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2009
Oil crash recession curated

Falling oil prices and crisis push GDP down.

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120252.135.849.5513.26

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