Female labor force participation rates in Ukraine

Ukraine: Female labor force participation rates was 47.74 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
47.74
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
125th
of 186 countries
All-time high
53.57
in 1990
All-time low
47.74
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Female labor force participation rates in Ukraine, 1990–2021

02040601990200520211990: 53.61991: 53.51992: 53.41993: 53.41994: 53.31995: 53.21996: 53.21997: 53.11998: 531999: 532000: 52.92001: 52.92002: 52.82003: 52.82004: 52.72005: 52.62006: 52.62007: 52.72008: 52.42009: 52.12010: 51.82011: 51.52012: 51.22013: 50.92014: 50.62015: 50.42016: 50.12017: 49.82018: 49.52019: 49.22020: 48.12021: 47.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 47.74 for female labor force participation rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates in Ukraine peaked at 53.57 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.74, in 2021.

Ukraine ranks 125th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.27 52.98 53.57 10
2000s 52.65 52.11 52.92 10
2010s 50.51 49.21 51.82 10
2020s 47.92 47.74 48.1 2

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 122 Eswatini 48.52 compare
  2. 123 Lesotho 48.09 compare
  3. 124 Trinidad and Tobago 47.77 compare
  4. 126 Comoros 47.65 compare
  5. 127 Mauritius 47.46 compare
  6. 128 Mexico 47.45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female labor force participation rates in Ukraine?
Female labor force participation rates in Ukraine was 47.74 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest female labor force participation rates recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 53.57 in 1990.
What is the lowest female labor force participation rates recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 47.74 in 2021.
How does Ukraine rank for female labor force participation rates?
Ukraine ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
Is female labor force participation rates rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Female labor force participation rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
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