Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Ukraine

Youth unemployment in Ukraine in 2021 — 19.15%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 187. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 15.57 pp.

2021 19.15% −0.21 pp vs 2020
World rank 121of 187
Period maximum 23.57%2014
Period minimum 3.57%1992

Trend over time

1991–2021 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Ukraine, 1991–20210102030199119941997200020032006200920122015201820211991: 3.58%1992: 3.57%1993: 3.75%1994: 3.74%1995: 10.5%1996: 14.31%1997: 16.73%1998: 21.19%1999: 22.2%2000: 21.9%2001: 20.69%2002: 18.93%2003: 16.88%2004: 16%2005: 15.21%2006: 14.25%2007: 13.21%2008: 13.14%2009: 18.23%2010: 17.71%2011: 17.81%2012: 17.8%2013: 17.64%2014: 23.57%2015: 22.61%2016: 23.14%2017: 18.96%2018: 17.97%2019: 15.48%2020: 19.36%2021: 19.15%
Change over the period: +15.57 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ukraine

Ukraine 19.15%
World 15.66%
Eastern Europe computed 15.68%
Youth unemployment — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 19.15 −0.21 pp
2020 19.36 +3.87 pp
2019 15.48 −2.48 pp
2018 17.97 −1 pp
2017 18.96 −4.18 pp
2016 23.14 +0.53 pp
2015 22.61 −0.96 pp
2014 23.57 +5.93 pp
2013 17.64 −0.15 pp
2012 17.8 −0.01 pp
2011 17.81 +0.1 pp
2010 17.71 −0.52 pp
2009 18.23 +5.09 pp
2008 13.14 −0.07 pp
2007 13.21 −1.05 pp
2006 14.25 −0.96 pp
2005 15.21 −0.78 pp
2004 16 −0.89 pp
2003 16.88 −2.04 pp
2002 18.93 −1.76 pp
2001 20.69 −1.22 pp
2000 21.9 −0.3 pp
1999 22.2 +1 pp
1998 21.19 +4.46 pp
1997 16.73 +2.42 pp
1996 14.31 +3.8 pp
1995 10.5 +6.77 pp
1994 3.74 −0.01 pp
1993 3.75 +0.18 pp
1992 3.57 −0.01 pp
1991 3.58 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.