Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Ukraine
Ukraine: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 47.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Ukraine, 1970–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 47.8% for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in 2021.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Ukraine peaked at 64.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2001.
Ukraine ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.3% | — |
| 1979 | 48.8% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | -0.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 47.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 47.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +45.9% | 39.8% | 58.1% |
| 2001 | -26.3% | 54.0% | 39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 47.3% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 54.0% | 64.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 39.8% | 58.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 49.2% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.8% | 48.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Ukraine?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Ukraine was 47.8% in 2021, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2001.
- How does Ukraine rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Ukraine ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.