Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 20.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Ukraine, 1991–2021
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Ukraine is 20.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Ukraine peaked at 22.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1992.
That places Ukraine 61st out of 187 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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.2% | — |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +181.0% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +47.3% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +10.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 20.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.3%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 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 | +181.0% | 3.3% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 3.2% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.5% | 20.4% | 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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Ukraine?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Ukraine was 20.4% in 2021, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Ukraine ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (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).
About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.