Share of temporary employees in Russia
Russia: Share of temporary employees was 2.07 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of temporary employees in Russia, 1999–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, share of temporary employees in Russia stood at 2.07. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of temporary employees in Russia peaked at 13.89 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 2025.
That places Russia 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of temporary employees in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.92 | — |
| 2000 | 5.48 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.22 | +31.8% |
| 2002 | 7.09 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.99 | +69.1% |
| 2004 | 11.98 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.17 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.52 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.33 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.89 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 10.49 | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 9.11 | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 8.37 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.54 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.59 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.02 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.03 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.37 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.73 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 7.96 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.44 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 7.26 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.94 | -59.5% |
| 2023 | 2.56 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 2.24 | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 2.07 | -7.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.86, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2.07 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.94, 21% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of temporary employees in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +69.1% | 7.09 | 11.99 |
| 2022 | -59.5% | 7.26 | 2.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.92 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.52 | 5.48 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 | 7.73 | 9.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 | 2.07 | 7.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More gender data for Russia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,321 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 120,569 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 120,569 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2611 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 606,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 639,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 618,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 653,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 635,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of temporary employees in Russia?
- Share of temporary employees in Russia was 2.07 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of temporary employees recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.89 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of temporary employees recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for share of temporary employees?
- Russia ranks 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of temporary employees rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of temporary employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.