Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Ukraine

Ukraine: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 19.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
19.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
120th
of 187 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 1998
All-time low
19.1%
in 2015
Years of data
31
1991–2021

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Ukraine, 1991–2021

051015201991200620211991: 19.51992: 19.91993: 20.61994: 20.91995: 21.31996: 21.61997: 21.81998: 21.81999: 21.72000: 21.62001: 21.52002: 21.22003: 20.92004: 20.62005: 20.22006: 19.92007: 19.72008: 19.52009: 19.32010: 19.22011: 19.12012: 19.22013: 19.22014: 19.22015: 19.12016: 19.12017: 19.22018: 19.22019: 19.72020: 19.32021: 19.2

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 19.2% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Ukraine peaked at 21.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2015.

That places Ukraine 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ukraine, 1991 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1991 19.5%
1992 19.9% +2.3%
1993 20.6% +3.3%
1994 20.9% +1.9%
1995 21.3% +1.7%
1996 21.6% +1.3%
1997 21.8% +0.9%
1998 21.8% +0.3%
1999 21.7% -0.4%
2000 21.6% -0.5%
2001 21.5% -0.8%
2002 21.2% -1.3%
2003 20.9% -1.5%
2004 20.6% -1.4%
2005 20.2% -1.9%
2006 19.9% -1.5%
2007 19.7% -1.2%
2008 19.5% -0.9%
2009 19.3% -0.7%
2010 19.2% -0.6%
2011 19.1% -0.5%
2012 19.2% +0.2%
2013 19.2% +0.2%
2014 19.2% -0.2%
2015 19.1% -0.3%
2016 19.1% +0.1%
2017 19.2% +0.3%
2018 19.2% +0.0%
2019 19.7% +2.5%
2020 19.3% -2.0%
2021 19.2% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.0% 19.5% 21.8% 9
2000s 20.4% 19.3% 21.6% 10
2010s 19.2% 19.1% 19.7% 10
2020s 19.2% 19.2% 19.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Ukraine?
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Ukraine was 19.2% in 2021, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2015.
How does Ukraine rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Ukraine ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.