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Labor force — Ukraine

Labor force in Ukraine in 2021 — 20,538,715 people. Ranked 33 in the world out of 187. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 15.4%.

2021 20.54M people −1.5% vs 2020
World rank 33of 187
Period maximum 24.29M people1992
Period minimum 20.54M people2021

Trend over time

1990–2021 · people

Labor force — Ukraine, 1990–202120M21M22M23M24M25M1990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 24,278,759 people1991: 24,271,733 people1992: 24,286,634 people1993: 24,255,649 people1994: 24,115,146 people1995: 23,935,494 people1996: 23,759,088 people1997: 23,601,040 people1998: 23,487,149 people1999: 23,392,137 people2000: 23,286,247 people2001: 23,187,781 people2002: 23,106,162 people2003: 23,020,786 people2004: 22,913,408 people2005: 22,748,573 people2006: 22,601,904 people2007: 22,737,531 people2008: 22,645,052 people2009: 22,544,725 people2010: 22,447,916 people2011: 22,352,316 people2012: 22,263,021 people2013: 22,165,599 people2014: 22,030,438 people2015: 21,887,026 people2016: 21,762,800 people2017: 21,646,057 people2018: 21,532,531 people2019: 21,427,188 people2020: 20,851,194 people2021: 20,538,715 people
Change over the period: −3.74M (−15.4%) Average annual rate: -0.54 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 20.54M people
World 3.56B people
Europe & Central Asia 438M people
Eastern Europe computed 143M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.23B people
Labor force — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 20.54M −312,479 −1.5%
2020 20.85M −575,994 −2.69%
2019 21.43M −105,343 −0.49%
2018 21.53M −113,526 −0.52%
2017 21.65M −116,743 −0.54%
2016 21.76M −124,226 −0.57%
2015 21.89M −143,412 −0.65%
2014 22.03M −135,161 −0.61%
2013 22.17M −97,422 −0.44%
2012 22.26M −89,295 −0.4%
2011 22.35M −95,600 −0.43%
2010 22.45M −96,809 −0.43%
2009 22.54M −100,327 −0.44%
2008 22.65M −92,479 −0.41%
2007 22.74M +135,627 +0.6%
2006 22.6M −146,669 −0.64%
2005 22.75M −164,835 −0.72%
2004 22.91M −107,378 −0.47%
2003 23.02M −85,376 −0.37%
2002 23.11M −81,619 −0.35%
2001 23.19M −98,466 −0.42%
2000 23.29M −105,890 −0.45%
1999 23.39M −95,012 −0.4%
1998 23.49M −113,891 −0.48%
1997 23.6M −158,048 −0.67%
1996 23.76M −176,406 −0.74%
1995 23.94M −179,652 −0.74%
1994 24.12M −140,503 −0.58%
1993 24.26M −30,985 −0.13%
1992 24.29M +14,901 +0.06%
1991 24.27M −7,026 −0.03%
1990 24.28M — —

Eastern Europe, 2021

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

RU Russia 73.8M UA Ukraine 20.54M PL Poland 18.35M RO Romania 8.42M CZ Czechia 5.24M BY Belarus 4.94M HU Hungary 4.86M BG Bulgaria 3.08M SK Slovakia 2.76M MD Moldova 1.5M
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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