Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Ukraine

Youth unemployment in Ukraine in 2021 — 19.15%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 187. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 15.57 pp.

2021 19.15% −0.21 pp vs 2020
World rank 121of 187
Period maximum 23.57%2014
Period minimum 3.57%1992

Trend over time

1991–2021 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Ukraine, 1991–20210102030199119941997200020032006200920122015201820211991: 3.58%1992: 3.57%1993: 3.75%1994: 3.74%1995: 10.5%1996: 14.31%1997: 16.73%1998: 21.19%1999: 22.2%2000: 21.9%2001: 20.69%2002: 18.93%2003: 16.88%2004: 16%2005: 15.21%2006: 14.25%2007: 13.21%2008: 13.14%2009: 18.23%2010: 17.71%2011: 17.81%2012: 17.8%2013: 17.64%2014: 23.57%2015: 22.61%2016: 23.14%2017: 18.96%2018: 17.97%2019: 15.48%2020: 19.36%2021: 19.15%
Change over the period: +15.57 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 19.15%
World 15.66%
Eastern Europe computed 15.68%
Youth unemployment — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 19.15 −0.21 pp
2020 19.36 +3.87 pp
2019 15.48 −2.48 pp
2018 17.97 −1 pp
2017 18.96 −4.18 pp
2016 23.14 +0.53 pp
2015 22.61 −0.96 pp
2014 23.57 +5.93 pp
2013 17.64 −0.15 pp
2012 17.8 −0.01 pp
2011 17.81 +0.1 pp
2010 17.71 −0.52 pp
2009 18.23 +5.09 pp
2008 13.14 −0.07 pp
2007 13.21 −1.05 pp
2006 14.25 −0.96 pp
2005 15.21 −0.78 pp
2004 16 −0.89 pp
2003 16.88 −2.04 pp
2002 18.93 −1.76 pp
2001 20.69 −1.22 pp
2000 21.9 −0.3 pp
1999 22.2 +1 pp
1998 21.19 +4.46 pp
1997 16.73 +2.42 pp
1996 14.31 +3.8 pp
1995 10.5 +6.77 pp
1994 3.74 −0.01 pp
1993 3.75 +0.18 pp
1992 3.57 −0.01 pp
1991 3.58

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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