ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ukraine

Ukraine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 52.29 % in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
52.29 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
65th
of 79 countries
All-time high
61.8 %
in 2014
All-time low
52.29 %
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014–2021

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ukraine, 2014–2021

02040602014201720212014: 61.8 %2015: 60.8 %2016: 61.1 %2017: 60.4 %2018: 60.6 %2019: 53.6 %2020: 52.6 %2021: 52.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ukraine stood at 52.29 %. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

That places Ukraine 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Ukraine, 2014 to 2021.
Year % Change
2014 61.8 %
2015 60.84 % -1.6%
2016 61.13 % +0.5%
2017 60.39 % -1.2%
2018 60.59 % +0.3%
2019 53.56 % -11.6%
2020 52.58 % -1.8%
2021 52.29 % -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 59.72 % 53.56 % 61.8 % 6
2020s 52.44 % 52.29 % 52.58 % 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ukraine?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ukraine was 52.29 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 61.8 % in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 52.29 % in 2021.
How does Ukraine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Ukraine ranks 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.