Unemployment rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Unemployment rate was 9.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Ukraine, 1991–2021
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, unemployment rate in Ukraine stood at 9.8%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Ukraine peaked at 11.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1991.
That places Ukraine 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 1.9% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 2 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.6% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.8% (2021)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.0% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.7% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.8% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.1% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Ukraine?
- Unemployment rate in Ukraine was 9.8% in 2021, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- How does Ukraine rank for unemployment rate?
- Ukraine ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.