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

Ukraine: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 22.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
22.6%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
128th
of 187 countries
All-time high
24.6%
in 1999
All-time low
21.8%
in 1991
Years of data
31
1991–2021

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

05101520251991200620211991: 21.81992: 221993: 22.31994: 231995: 23.51996: 23.91997: 24.21998: 24.51999: 24.62000: 24.42001: 24.22002: 242003: 23.72004: 23.42005: 23.12006: 22.82007: 22.62008: 22.32009: 22.42010: 22.32011: 22.12012: 22.22013: 22.12014: 22.22015: 22.22016: 22.32017: 22.42018: 22.42019: 23.12020: 23.12021: 22.6

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Ukraine stood at 22.6%.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Ukraine peaked at 24.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1991.

Ukraine ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ukraine, 1991 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1991 21.8%
1992 22.0% +1.2%
1993 22.3% +1.3%
1994 23.0% +3.2%
1995 23.5% +1.9%
1996 23.9% +2.0%
1997 24.2% +1.3%
1998 24.5% +1.0%
1999 24.6% +0.3%
2000 24.4% -0.5%
2001 24.2% -0.9%
2002 24.0% -0.8%
2003 23.7% -1.3%
2004 23.4% -1.4%
2005 23.1% -1.2%
2006 22.8% -1.2%
2007 22.6% -1.2%
2008 22.3% -1.1%
2009 22.4% +0.1%
2010 22.3% -0.4%
2011 22.1% -0.6%
2012 22.2% +0.2%
2013 22.1% -0.1%
2014 22.2% +0.1%
2015 22.2% +0.3%
2016 22.3% +0.4%
2017 22.4% +0.3%
2018 22.4% -0.1%
2019 23.1% +3.2%
2020 23.1% -0.0%
2021 22.6% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.3% 21.8% 24.6% 9
2000s 23.3% 22.3% 24.4% 10
2010s 22.3% 22.1% 23.1% 10
2020s 22.9% 22.6% 23.1% 2

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 125 Suriname 23.7% compare
  2. 126 Poland 23.4% compare
  3. 127 Bahamas 23.2% compare
  4. 129 Mauritius 22.5% compare
  5. 130 Montenegro 22.3% compare
  6. 131 New Caledonia 21.7% compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More work & labour data for Ukraine

All data for Ukraine →

Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Ukraine?
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Ukraine was 22.6% in 2021, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1991.
How does Ukraine rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Ukraine ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Ukraine. Statizoid, drawing on ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/self-employed-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/ukraine/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/self-employed-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/ukraine/">Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Ukraine</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male 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
Last refreshed

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.