Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Ukraine
Ukraine: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 9.83 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Ukraine, 1991–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 9.83 for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in 2021.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Ukraine peaked at 11.86 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 1991.
That places Ukraine 18th out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9 | — |
| 1992 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.62 | +181.0% |
| 1996 | 7.65 | +36.1% |
| 1997 | 8.93 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 11.32 | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 11.86 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 11.71 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.06 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 10.14 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 9.06 | -10.6% |
| 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 | 7.85 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 7.53 | -4.1% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.91 | 1.9 | 11.86 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.61 | 6.35 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 | 7.17 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 | 9.47 | 9.83 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Ukraine?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Ukraine was 9.83 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.86 in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 1991.
- How does Ukraine rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Ukraine ranks 18th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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