ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Ukraine
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Ukraine at 9.8% in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2002.
The latest value for Ukraine is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Ukraine, 2021
9.8%
Change from 2020
+0.4percentage points
World, 2021
6.0%
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Ukraine over time
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% of the labour force 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 | – | 4.9% |
| 2024 | – | 4.9% |
| 2023 | – | 4.9% |
| 2022 | – | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 9.5% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 6.0%.
More for Ukraine
All statistics for Ukraine
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.1%
2021 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
54.6%
2021 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.7%
2021 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
49.3%
2021 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
14.1%
2021 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.2%
2021 · World Bank