Female share of the labor force — all countries

Female share of the labor force — Ukraine

Female share of the labor force in Ukraine in 2021 — 47.42%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 187. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.06 pp.

2021 47.42% +0.02 pp vs 2020
World rank 49of 187
Period maximum 51.18%2006
Period minimum 47.4%2020

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of labor force

Female share of the labor force — Ukraine, 1990–20214748495051521990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 49.48%1991: 49.55%1992: 49.6%1993: 49.67%1994: 49.76%1995: 49.86%1996: 49.97%1997: 50.07%1998: 50.14%1999: 50.23%2000: 50.35%2001: 50.47%2002: 50.59%2003: 50.71%2004: 50.84%2005: 51.01%2006: 51.18%2007: 50.88%2008: 50.61%2009: 50.33%2010: 50.03%2011: 49.74%2012: 49.44%2013: 49.14%2014: 48.86%2015: 48.58%2016: 48.29%2017: 48%2018: 47.72%2019: 47.44%2020: 47.4%2021: 47.42%
Change over the period: −2.06 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 47.42%
World 39.74%
Eastern Europe computed 47.38%
Female share of the labor force — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 47.42 +0.02 pp
2020 47.4 −0.03 pp
2019 47.44 −0.28 pp
2018 47.72 −0.29 pp
2017 48 −0.29 pp
2016 48.29 −0.29 pp
2015 48.58 −0.28 pp
2014 48.86 −0.28 pp
2013 49.14 −0.3 pp
2012 49.44 −0.3 pp
2011 49.74 −0.29 pp
2010 50.03 −0.29 pp
2009 50.33 −0.28 pp
2008 50.61 −0.27 pp
2007 50.88 −0.29 pp
2006 51.18 +0.17 pp
2005 51.01 +0.17 pp
2004 50.84 +0.13 pp
2003 50.71 +0.11 pp
2002 50.59 +0.12 pp
2001 50.47 +0.13 pp
2000 50.35 +0.12 pp
1999 50.23 +0.09 pp
1998 50.14 +0.08 pp
1997 50.07 +0.1 pp
1996 49.97 +0.11 pp
1995 49.86 +0.1 pp
1994 49.76 +0.09 pp
1993 49.67 +0.07 pp
1992 49.6 +0.05 pp
1991 49.55 +0.06 pp
1990 49.48

About the indicator

The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.

Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.

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