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Employment-to-population ratio — Ukraine

Employment-to-population ratio in Ukraine in 2021 — 49.27%. Ranked 139 in the world out of 187. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.89 pp.

2021 49.27% −0.6 pp vs 2020
World rank 139of 187
Period maximum 58.16%1991
Period minimum 49.27%2021

Trend over time

1991–2021 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Ukraine, 1991–202147.55052.55557.560199119941997200020032006200920122015201820211991: 58.16%1992: 57.93%1993: 57.65%1994: 57.42%1995: 55.08%1996: 53.69%1997: 52.73%1998: 51.14%1999: 50.63%2000: 50.51%2001: 50.67%2002: 50.99%2003: 51.39%2004: 51.44%2005: 52.02%2006: 52.01%2007: 52.67%2008: 52.67%2009: 51.28%2010: 51.7%2011: 51.85%2012: 52.04%2013: 52.24%2014: 51.07%2015: 51.15%2016: 51.04%2017: 50.96%2018: 51.36%2019: 51.7%2020: 49.87%2021: 49.27%
Change over the period: −8.89 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ukraine

Ukraine 49.27%
World 56.73%
Europe & Central Asia 53.81%
Eastern Europe computed 56.49%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 53.41%
Employment-to-population ratio — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 49.27 −0.6 pp
2020 49.87 −1.84 pp
2019 51.7 +0.35 pp
2018 51.36 +0.4 pp
2017 50.96 −0.08 pp
2016 51.04 −0.11 pp
2015 51.15 +0.08 pp
2014 51.07 −1.18 pp
2013 52.24 +0.21 pp
2012 52.04 +0.19 pp
2011 51.85 +0.15 pp
2010 51.7 +0.42 pp
2009 51.28 −1.39 pp
2008 52.67 +0 pp
2007 52.67 +0.66 pp
2006 52.01 −0.01 pp
2005 52.02 +0.58 pp
2004 51.44 +0.05 pp
2003 51.39 +0.4 pp
2002 50.99 +0.32 pp
2001 50.67 +0.16 pp
2000 50.51 −0.12 pp
1999 50.63 −0.52 pp
1998 51.14 −1.59 pp
1997 52.73 −0.95 pp
1996 53.69 −1.4 pp
1995 55.08 −2.34 pp
1994 57.42 −0.23 pp
1993 57.65 −0.28 pp
1992 57.93 −0.23 pp
1991 58.16 —

Eastern Europe, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MD Moldova 71.94 BY Belarus 61.52 RU Russia 59.02 CZ Czechia 57.78 PL Poland 56.78 HU Hungary 56.74 SK Slovakia 56.05 BG Bulgaria 52.53 RO Romania 49.53 UA Ukraine 49.27
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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