Fertility and female labor force participation in Ukraine
Ukraine: Fertility and female labor force participation was 47.77 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Ukraine, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, fertility and female labor force participation in Ukraine stood at 47.77.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Ukraine peaked at 64.9 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 39.8, in 2001.
That places Ukraine 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.3 | — |
| 1979 | 48.8 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 53.52 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 64.9 | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 64.37 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 54.02 | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 39.8 | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 58.07 | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 57.88 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.65 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 57.03 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.77 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.12 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.55 | +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 | 56.75 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 49.24 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 48.13 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 47.77 | -0.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 47.77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.18, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 47.77 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 Fertility and female labor force participation 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 | 58.07 |
| 2001 | -26.3% | 54.02 | 39.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.05 | 47.3 | 48.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.52 | 53.52 | 53.52 | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.1 | 54.02 | 64.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.55 | 39.8 | 58.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.43 | 49.24 | 58.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.95 | 47.77 | 48.13 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More work & labour data for Ukraine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 28,634 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 7,781 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 7,873 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,324 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,197 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Ukraine?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Ukraine was 47.77 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9 in 1995.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 in 2001.
- How does Ukraine rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Ukraine ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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