Labour force participation in Ukraine
The ILO estimates that 54.6% of people aged 15 and over in Ukraine were in the labour force in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
The latest value for Ukraine is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Ukraine, 2021
54.6%
Change from 2020
−0.4percentage points
World, 2021
60.4%
Labour force participation in Ukraine over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 60.8% |
| 2024 | – | 61.0% |
| 2023 | – | 61.0% |
| 2022 | – | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 55.1% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 56.3%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 60.4%.
More for Ukraine
All statistics for Ukraine
Women's labour force participation
47.7%
2021 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
49.3%
2021 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.8%
2021 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.1%
2021 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
14.1%
2021 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.2%
2021 · World Bank