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Labor force participation rate — Ukraine

Labor force participation rate in Ukraine in 2021 — 54.64%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 187. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.87 pp.

2021 54.64% −0.45 pp vs 2020
World rank 134of 187
Period maximum 59.51%1990
Period minimum 54.64%2021

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Ukraine, 1990–2021545658601990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 59.51%1991: 59.28%1992: 59.05%1993: 58.82%1994: 58.59%1995: 58.36%1996: 58.13%1997: 57.9%1998: 57.67%1999: 57.44%2000: 57.21%2001: 56.98%2002: 56.74%2003: 56.51%2004: 56.28%2005: 56.04%2006: 55.81%2007: 56.24%2008: 56.25%2009: 56.25%2010: 56.26%2011: 56.27%2012: 56.27%2013: 56.28%2014: 56.29%2015: 56.29%2016: 56.3%2017: 56.31%2018: 56.31%2019: 56.32%2020: 55.09%2021: 54.64%
Change over the period: −4.87 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 54.64%
World 60.38%
Europe & Central Asia 57.79%
Eastern Europe computed 59.59%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.85%
Labor force participation rate — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 54.64 −0.45 pp
2020 55.09 −1.23 pp
2019 56.32 +0.01 pp
2018 56.31 +0.01 pp
2017 56.31 +0.01 pp
2016 56.3 +0.01 pp
2015 56.29 +0.01 pp
2014 56.29 +0.01 pp
2013 56.28 +0.01 pp
2012 56.27 +0.01 pp
2011 56.27 +0.01 pp
2010 56.26 +0.01 pp
2009 56.25 +0.01 pp
2008 56.25 +0.01 pp
2007 56.24 +0.43 pp
2006 55.81 −0.23 pp
2005 56.04 −0.23 pp
2004 56.28 −0.23 pp
2003 56.51 −0.23 pp
2002 56.74 −0.23 pp
2001 56.98 −0.23 pp
2000 57.21 −0.23 pp
1999 57.44 −0.23 pp
1998 57.67 −0.23 pp
1997 57.9 −0.23 pp
1996 58.13 −0.23 pp
1995 58.36 −0.23 pp
1994 58.59 −0.23 pp
1993 58.82 −0.23 pp
1992 59.05 −0.23 pp
1991 59.28 −0.23 pp
1990 59.51 —

Eastern Europe, 2021

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

MD Moldova 72.51 BY Belarus 64.02 RU Russia 61.97 SK Slovakia 60.2 CZ Czechia 59.45 HU Hungary 59.12 PL Poland 58.7 BG Bulgaria 55.39 UA Ukraine 54.64 RO Romania 52.47
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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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