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Ukraine — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Ukraine, 1991–2021.
Latest value · 2021
9.83%
Unemployment Rate · % of total labor force · +417.6% since 1991
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2021)
9.83%
First (1991)
1.90%
Change
+417.6%
Highest
11.86%
in 1999
Lowest
1.90%
in 1991
Average
7.85%
Annual growth (CAGR)
5.63%
Years of data
31
Recent years
| Year | % of total labor force |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.83% |
| 2020 | 9.48% |
| 2019 | 8.19% |
| 2018 | 8.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% |
| 2016 | 9.35% |
| 2015 | 9.14% |
| 2014 | 9.27% |
| 2013 | 7.17% |
| 2012 | 7.53% |
| 2011 | 7.85% |
| 2010 | 8.1% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment. National definitions differ, so cross-country comparison needs care. Figures are in % of total labor force. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.