Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 54.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Ukraine, 1990–2021
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 54.6% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Ukraine peaked at 59.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2021.
That places Ukraine 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.5% | — |
| 1991 | 59.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 57.4% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 55.8% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 54.6% | 55.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Ukraine?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Ukraine was 54.6% in 2021, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2021.
- How does Ukraine rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Ukraine ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO 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.