Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 21.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Ukraine, 1991–2021
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Ukraine is 21.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Ukraine peaked at 23.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1991.
That places Ukraine 126th out of 186 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, total (% of total employment) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.6% | — |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.6% | 23.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.8% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.0% | 21.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Ukraine?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Ukraine was 21.0% in 2021, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1991.
- How does Ukraine rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Ukraine ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.