Personnel structure and turnover

GRI 2-7

Russian Railways’ personnel compositionAs at 31 December 2024.

Age structure, %
Education, %
Gender structure, %
Personnel categories, %
677,300
people – headcount of Russian Railways as at the end of 2024
The staff composition remains stable and well‑balanced in terms of age and gender, which supports the Company’s growth and transformation.
Personnel structure and turnover
Russian Railways’ personnel structure by gender, age, education and category GRI 405–1
Category Gender Age group
Under 30 31–50 years of age Over 50
Number of people Share, % Number of people Share, % Number of people Share, %
Managers Men 3,182 0.5 27,362 4.0 9,344 1.4
Women 720 0.1 9,262 1.4 3,992 0.6
Office workers Men 14,727 2.2 40,892 6.0 17,891 2.6
Women 17,320 2.6 62,278 9.2 20,044 3.0
White‑collar employees Men 364 0.1 275 0.04 264 0.04
Women 2,826 0.4 8,442 1.2 4,672 0.7
Blue‑collar employees Men 80,512 11.9 210,292 31.0 73,342 10.8
Women 13,665 2.0 36,569 5.4 19,126 2.8
Employees with disabilities
Indicator 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Headcount, people 723,520 696,328 701,189 685,186 677,363
Employees with disabilities, people 3,964 4,159 4,432 5,112 5,463
Share of employees with disabilities in total headcount, % 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8
New hires in 2024 by category, gender and age GRI 401–1
New hires 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Women 14,739 23,956 28,507 29,246 34,947
Men 42,012 56,335 73,546 74,118 83,897
Under 30 30,386 44,095 56,297 57,461 63,694
31–50 years of age 21,370 28,911 37,098 35,571 40,371
Over 50 4,998 7,285 8,658 10,332 14,779

For more details on total hires and quitters for various reasons, employee turnover by region, gender and age, and Management Board composition in 2024 by diversity category, see the Social and HR Policy section.

Recruitment and retention

In 2024, the Company implemented activities as part of roadmaps to recruit and retain talent, enhance its employment brand, and improve job satisfaction of its employees across five key areas:

  • salaries and workplaces;
  • accommodation provision;
  • healthcare;
  • cooperation with educational institutions;
  • recruitment and retention.
Quitting and dismissed employees GRI 401–1
Quitting and dismissed employees in the reporting year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Women 22,029 38,228 27,995 37,013 35,295
Men 54,013 70,065 71,499 82,360 91,367
Under 30 22,958 36,693 37,962 46,311 51,967
31–50 years of age 30,693 47,288 39,034 50,127 49,705
Over 50 22,391 24,312 22,498 22,935 24,990
Employees that exercised their right to parental leave, people GRI 401–3
Indicator 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total number of employees that took parental leave 9,326 8,666 6,896 7,883 8,954
Women 8,786 8,045 6,395 7,207 6,730
Men 540 621 501 676 2,224
Employees that returned to work after parental leave 4,969 5,359 4,449 6,437 8,907
Women 4,665 5,063 4,144 6,037 6,922
Men 304 296 305 400 1,985