Unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine
Ukraine: Unemployment rate for young people was 19.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine, 1991–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine is 19.14, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine peaked at 23.57 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.57, in 1992.
That places Ukraine 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.58 | — |
| 1992 | 3.57 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.75 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 3.74 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.5 | +180.9% |
| 1996 | 14.31 | +36.2% |
| 1997 | 16.73 | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 21.19 | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 22.2 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 21.9 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 20.68 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 18.93 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 16.88 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 15.99 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 15.21 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 14.25 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 13.21 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 13.14 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.23 | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 17.71 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.81 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.8 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.64 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.57 | +33.6% |
| 2015 | 22.61 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 23.14 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.96 | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 17.96 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 15.48 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 19.36 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 19.14 | -1.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 19.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.79, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 19.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +180.9% | 3.74 | 10.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.06 | 3.57 | 22.2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.84 | 13.14 | 21.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.27 | 15.48 | 23.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.25 | 19.14 | 19.36 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More work & labour data for Ukraine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 28,634 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 7,781 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 7,873 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,324 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,197 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Ukraine was 19.14 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 23.57 in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Ukraine ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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