Ukraine — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Ukraine, 1991–2021.
Unemployment for Ukraine was 9.83% in 2021, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1991 to 2021. The highest recorded value was 11.86% in 1999. The lowest was 1.90% in 1991 (about 5.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.63% per year.
Ukraine ranks 39 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 21%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Ukraine sits above it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 17% since. Over the last decade (2011–2021) the figure moved up 25%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 8 of 49 economies; Finland (9.46%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 181% in 1995. That is 13% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1995. Doubling roughly every 13 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 159th of 187 in 1991 → 50th of 187 in 2000 → 75th of 187 in 2010 → 58th of 187 in 2020 → 52nd of 187 in 2021.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2021
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.83% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 9.48% | +1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 8.19% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 9.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 9.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 9.27% | +2.1 pp |
| 2013 | 7.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 7.53% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 7.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 8.84% | +2.5 pp |
| 2008 | 6.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 6.35% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 6.81% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 7.18% | -1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 8.59% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 9.06% | -1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 10.14% | -0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 11.06% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 11.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 11.86% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 11.32% | +2.4 pp |
| 1997 | 8.93% | +1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 7.65% | +2.0 pp |
| 1995 | 5.62% | +3.6 pp |
| 1994 | 2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ukraine’s Unemployment in 1992?
1.9% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ukraine’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2021 the series was growing overall: +417.6% in total — about 5.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2021: 9.83%; 2020: 9.48%; 2019: 8.19%; 2018: 8.8%; 2017: 9.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.