Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 44.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Russian Federation, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Russian Federation is 44.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Russian Federation peaked at 55.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2023.
Russian Federation ranks 50th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.3% | — |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.4% | 45.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.2% | 47.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 47 Argentina 53.3% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 51.5% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 49.3% compare
- 51 Uruguay 43.8% compare
- 52 Chile 43.5% compare
- 53 South Africa 35.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Russian Federation
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 23.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 545.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2475 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Russian Federation?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Russian Federation was 44.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Russian Federation ranks 50th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).