Ukraine Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Ukraine youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.45%, a 0.39% decline from 2020.
  • Ukraine youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.85%, a 1.41% increase from 2019.
  • Ukraine youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.43%, a 2.5% decline from 2018.
  • Ukraine youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 17.93%, a 1% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 79.91%
Eswatini 50.90%
Republic of Congo 42.33%
West Bank and Gaza 39.62%
Tunisia 38.32%
Lesotho 37.44%
Sudan 35.62%
Cabo Verde 34.30%
Georgia 28.30%
India 28.26%
Morocco 27.20%
Sri Lanka 26.06%
Zambia 26.05%
Egypt 24.25%
Mauritania 23.01%
Sao Tome and Principe 22.94%
Mongolia 21.01%
Nigeria 19.61%
Kyrgyz Republic 19.28%
Bhutan 18.75%
Angola 18.52%
Bolivia 17.44%
Ukraine 16.45%
Indonesia 16.05%
Uzbekistan 15.95%
Honduras 15.50%
Bangladesh 14.71%
Kenya 13.84%
Timor-Leste 13.84%
El Salvador 13.74%
Nicaragua 11.60%
Ghana 9.59%
Pakistan 9.41%
Moldova 8.60%
Philippines 7.31%
Vietnam 7.24%
Cameroon 6.64%
Myanmar 6.40%
Vanuatu 5.40%
Papua New Guinea 5.25%
Lao PDR 3.32%
Solomon Islands 1.93%
Cambodia 1.82%
Ukraine Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 16.45% -0.39%
2020 16.85% 1.41%
2019 15.43% -2.50%
2018 17.93% -1.00%
2017 18.94% -4.19%
2016 23.13% 0.49%
2015 22.64% -1.01%
2014 23.65% 5.92%
2013 17.73% -0.16%
2012 17.89% 0.01%
2011 17.88% 0.05%
2010 17.83% -0.54%
2009 18.37% 5.31%
2008 13.06% -0.08%
2007 13.14% -1.14%
2006 14.29% -1.10%
2005 15.39% -0.73%
2004 16.12% -1.00%
2003 17.11% -2.20%
2002 19.32% -1.80%
2001 21.12% -1.42%
2000 22.54% -0.53%
1999 23.06% 0.90%
1998 22.16% 4.57%
1997 17.59% 2.36%
1996 15.24% 3.97%
1995 11.27% 7.20%
1994 4.06% 0.01%
1993 4.06% 0.20%
1992 3.86% -0.01%
1991 3.88% -0.01%