Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 76.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ukraine, 1970–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ukraine is 76.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ukraine peaked at 90.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2020.
That places Ukraine 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.0% | — |
| 1979 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 88.8% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 82.2% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 76.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 76.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 89% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.5% | 86.0% | 87.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 82.2% | 90.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 79.8% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 76.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ukraine?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ukraine was 76.0% in 2021, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Ukraine ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.