Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Ukraine

Ukraine: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 9.83 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
9.83
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
16th
of 69 countries
All-time high
11.63
in 2000
All-time low
5.62
in 1995
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Ukraine, 1995–2021

02.557.51012.51995200820211995: 5.61996: 7.71997: 8.91998: 11.31999: 11.62000: 11.62001: 10.92002: 9.62003: 9.12004: 8.62005: 7.22006: 6.82007: 6.42008: 6.42009: 8.82010: 8.12011: 7.92012: 7.52013: 7.22014: 9.32015: 9.12016: 9.32017: 9.52018: 8.82019: 8.22020: 9.52021: 9.8

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 9.83 for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Ukraine peaked at 11.63 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 1995.

Ukraine ranks 16th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Ukraine, 1995 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1995 5.62
1996 7.65 +36.1%
1997 8.93 +16.7%
1998 11.32 +26.8%
1999 11.59 +2.4%
2000 11.63 +0.4%
2001 10.95 -5.9%
2002 9.63 -12.0%
2003 9.06 -5.9%
2004 8.59 -5.2%
2005 7.18 -16.4%
2006 6.81 -5.2%
2007 6.35 -6.7%
2008 6.36 +0.2%
2009 8.84 +38.9%
2010 8.1 -8.4%
2011 7.86 -3.0%
2012 7.53 -4.2%
2013 7.17 -4.8%
2014 9.27 +29.3%
2015 9.14 -1.4%
2016 9.35 +2.3%
2017 9.5 +1.6%
2018 8.8 -7.4%
2019 8.19 -6.9%
2020 9.47 +15.6%
2021 9.83 +3.8%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 9.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.43, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 9.83 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +38.9% 6.36 8.84

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.02 5.62 11.59 5
2000s 8.54 6.35 11.63 10
2010s 8.49 7.17 9.5 10
2020s 9.65 9.47 9.83 2

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.71 compare
  2. 14 Spain 10.5 compare
  3. 15 Greece 10.02 compare
  4. 17 Türkiye 8.71 compare
  5. 18 Albania 8.43 compare
  6. 19 Finland 8.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Ukraine?
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Ukraine was 9.83 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 11.63 in 2000.
What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 1995.
How does Ukraine rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
Ukraine ranks 16th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
69 places, 2,350 data points, 1969–2025
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