Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) was 62.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Ukraine, 1970–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Ukraine is 62.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Ukraine peaked at 73.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2001.
That places Ukraine 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.4% | — |
| 1979 | 56.7% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 73.1% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 65.7% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +35.5% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | -0.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 62.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.3%, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 62.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.2%, 92% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 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 | +35.5% | 49.9% | 67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 54.4% | 56.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 65.7% | 73.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 49.9% | 69.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 64.8% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.9% | 63.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Ukraine?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Ukraine was 62.9% in 2021, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2001.
- How does Ukraine rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- Ukraine ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.