Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Ukraine

Unemployment rate in Ukraine in 2021 — 9.83%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 187. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.93 pp.

2021 9.83% +0.36 pp vs 2020
World rank 136of 187
Period maximum 11.86%1999
Period minimum 1.9%1991

Trend over time

1991–2021 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Ukraine, 1991–2021051015199119941997200020032006200920122015201820211991: 1.9%1992: 1.9%1993: 2%1994: 2%1995: 5.62%1996: 7.65%1997: 8.93%1998: 11.32%1999: 11.86%2000: 11.71%2001: 11.06%2002: 10.14%2003: 9.06%2004: 8.59%2005: 7.18%2006: 6.81%2007: 6.35%2008: 6.36%2009: 8.84%2010: 8.1%2011: 7.85%2012: 7.53%2013: 7.17%2014: 9.27%2015: 9.14%2016: 9.35%2017: 9.5%2018: 8.8%2019: 8.19%2020: 9.48%2021: 9.83%
Change over the period: +7.93 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 9.83%
World 6.05%
Eastern Europe computed 5.22%
Unemployment rate — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 9.83 +0.36 pp
2020 9.48 +1.28 pp
2019 8.19 −0.6 pp
2018 8.8 −0.7 pp
2017 9.5 +0.15 pp
2016 9.35 +0.21 pp
2015 9.14 −0.13 pp
2014 9.27 +2.1 pp
2013 7.17 −0.36 pp
2012 7.53 −0.32 pp
2011 7.85 −0.25 pp
2010 8.1 −0.74 pp
2009 8.84 +2.48 pp
2008 6.36 +0.01 pp
2007 6.35 −0.46 pp
2006 6.81 −0.37 pp
2005 7.18 −1.41 pp
2004 8.59 −0.47 pp
2003 9.06 −1.08 pp
2002 10.14 −0.93 pp
2001 11.06 −0.65 pp
2000 11.71 −0.16 pp
1999 11.86 +0.54 pp
1998 11.32 +2.39 pp
1997 8.93 +1.28 pp
1996 7.65 +2.03 pp
1995 5.62 +3.62 pp
1994 2 +0 pp
1993 2 +0.1 pp
1992 1.9 +0 pp
1991 1.9

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

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