Ukrainians' employment barriers abroad by age 2022

The lack of language knowledge was cited as the main problem faced by displaced Ukrainians during job search among all age groups in 2022. Approximately one third of survey respondents aged 18 to 29 years did not know who to contact or where to go looking for a job. Nearly 40 percent of Ukrainians aged over 65 years experienced some other barriers not listed in the survey.

Share of Ukrainians experiencing barriers during job search in host countries in 2022, by age group

Characteristic	Lack of sufficient language knowledge	Do not know where to go or who to contact	Could only find irregular work	Too much bureaucracy	Qualifications not recognised	Felt discriminated against	Other problems
18-29	64%	33%	26%	19%	15%	15%	22%
30-49	65%	21%	23%	16%	18%	11%	21%
50-64	58%	14%	22%	11%	13%	5%	23%
65+	42%	10%	16%	3%	3%	3%	39%

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Ukraine

Survey time period

August 22 to September 29, 2022

Number of respondents

14,361 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Ukrainian refugees

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased as follows: "Have you experienced any of the following problems when looking for work in the country you are staying?"
Multiple answers were possible.
The findings of the analysis are based on weighted data, adjusted according to available statistics on estimates of the target population size in each country in the survey by gender and age group.

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