Labour Force (Total) fell 1.31% to 72.4 mil in Russia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Russia reached an all time high of 75.9 mil in 2008 and an all time low of 68.6 mil in 1998. When compared to Russia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in China amounted to 791 mil, 44.0 mil in Germany, 68.6 mil in Japan and 165 mil in USA in 2021.
Russia has been ranked 7th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 470 | 473 | 476 | 479 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 28.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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