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Gender Profile of Ukraine
Fast Facts
| Indicator | Data | Source, date |
| Human Development Index | 0.779 87th of 193 countries (high standard of human development) | HDR, 2023 |
Gender Development Index SDG 5 | 1.038 87th of 193 countries | HDR, 2023 |
| Socioeconomic empowerment | ||
Women hold seats in parliament SDG 5.5 | 21.1% | Parliament, 2025 |
Women hold management positions SDG 5.5 | 29% | Ukrstat, 2021 |
Women business owners SDG 5.5 | 48.1% | Youcontrol, 2024 |
Labour force participation rate SDG 8.5 | Women: 42,9% Men: 56,9% | Gender Equality Index, 2025 |
Gender pay gap (monthly earnings) SDG 8.5 | Women earn on average 41,4 % less than men | |
Estimated gross national income per capita (purchasing power parity) SDG 8.5 | Women: 11 700 Euro Men: 12 212 Euro | Gender Equality Index, 2025 |
With bank accounts SDG 5.5 | 80,7% of women and 87,1% ages 15 and older | World Bank, 2021 |
Graduates from STEM programmes in tertiary education SDG 5.5 | Women: 25%
| HDR, 2023 |
Among all tertiary graduates SDG 5.5 | Women: 14% in STEM Men: 38% in STEM | HDR, 2020 |
Paid maternity leave (for pregnancy and childbirth) SDG 1.3 | 126 days (70 days prior to the expected childbirth date and 56 days after childbirth) | (Article 179) (Article 18) |
Parental leave (for childcare) SDG 1.3 | Up to 3 years (may be taken by either parent, grandparents, or other relatives who provide care for the child) | (Article 179) (Article 18) |
Time spent on unpaid domestic chores SDG 5.4 | Women: 22 hours per week Men: 9 hours per week | Yurfem, 2024 |
Time spent on unpaid childcare SDG 5.4 | Women: 49 hours per week Men: 22 hours per week | UNFPA, 2018 |
| Health and family planning | ||
Life expectancy at birth SDG 3 | Women: 74,4 years Men: 65,2 years | Gender Equality Index, 2025 |
Maternal mortality ratio SDG 3.1 | 14.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | WHO, 2023 |
Adolescent birth rate SDG 3.7 | 11,4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | HDR, 2023 |
Mortality rate attributed to noncommunicable disease SDG 3.4 | Women: 514.3 per 100,000 persons Men: 923.6 per 100,000 persons | HDR, country profile, 2020 |
Suicide rate SDG 3.4 | Women: 6.9 per 100,000 people Men: 37.7 per 100,000 people
Up to 7,000 per year 80% of suicides are by men |
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People living with HIV (aged 15-49) SDG 3.3 | Women: 100,000 (0.9 prevalence rate) Men: 140,000 (1.1 prevalence rate) PLHIV: 250,000 (1 prevalence rate) | UNAIDS, 2019 |
| Violence against girls and women | ||
Women married by age 18 (child marriage) SDG 5.3 | 9% of women ages 20-24 who are married or in union | HDR, 2020 |
Gender-based violence SDG 5.2 | 2 in 3 women have experienced psychological, physical, or sexual violence | OSCE, 2019 |
Physical or sexual violence against women ever experienced, by intimate partner SDG 5.2 | 38% of women ages 15 and older | Survey, 2024 |
Violence against women ever experienced, by nonintimate partner SDG 5.2
CRSV documented cases including rape, mutilation or violence to genitals, forced nudity, threats and attempted rape SDG 5.2 | 5% of women ages 15 and older
302 men, 119 women, 10 girls and 2 boys |
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Sexual harassment SDG 5.2 | 1 in 2 women have experienced at least one form of sexual harassment | OSCE, 2019 |