Reliable Data, Resilient Ukraine: UN Efforts to Boost Ukraineʼs Statistics

Ukraine’s dedication to the 2030 Agenda, along with the urgent needs created by war, has made high-quality data more important than ever. The country needs strong information on population, health, social support, and job opportunities to make smart decisions.

To help with this, UN agencies have worked with Ukraine’s State Statistics Service and other government departments. Together, we are closing important data gaps, building technical skills, and creating focused reports that guide everything from city services to budgets that support women and girls.

Over the past year, Ukraine has launched many new ideas and partnerships to collect real-time, useful data—even in extremely tough conditions:

• Remote damage checks have been used to keep an eye on cultural heritage sites. This helps authorities act quickly and based on facts.
• National surveys, such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), have given fresh information about child well-being, access to healthcare, and how families are doing financially.
• At the same time, special projects have focused on gender data—tracking differences in pay, jobs, and access to services to make sure new policies meet the needs of women and girls.
• New digital platforms, interactive dashboards, and mobile tech tools have made it easier to collect, manage, and share data between government, UN teams, and local communities.

These tools are helping identify where resources are needed most—especially for people forced to leave their homes—and support planning for healthcare, social services, and rebuilding towns and cities.

The UN has also helped strengthen Ukraine’s ability to work with data through expert training sessions and workshops, giving statisticians, policymakers, and local workers the skills they need to respond effectively and plan for the future.

Key achievements by the Agency: 

UN Women strengthened national capacities in gender-sensitive data collection and helped integrate gender-responsive indicators into the municipal statistics framework.

UNICEF partnered with government bodies to launch large-scale household surveys (MICS) and Situation Analysis of Children in Ukraine, enhancing evidence-based policymaking for childrenʼs well-being.

UNDP developed and supported a comprehensive SDG monitoring dashboard and government resolution, enabling the State Statistics Service to track progress on nationally adapted targets.

WHO has improved national cardiovascular disease screening and management, facilitated the development and quality improvement of stroke care network and enhanced the Health Resources Availability Mapping System and health survey, strengthening Ukraineʼs capacity for early disease detection and response. 

UNFPA delivered the 2024 Common Operational Dataset on Population Statistics and pioneered mobile data methodologies, bolstering wartime demographic planning; it also launched a demographic knowledge platform for wider policy outreach.

UNESCO established a damage assessment framework for cultural sites via satellite  imagery and 3D scanning as part of national “Action Plan for Culture.”

ILO advanced an actuarial model with the Ukraine Ministry of Social Policy to strengthen evidence-based decisions on pensions and social reforms.

UNHCR introduced the Shelter Information Damage Assessment & Response Database (SIDAR) for improved tracking of housing damage and country recovery needs.

UNECE consistently engaged the State Statistics Service in specialized workshops and international expert forums, sharing the best international practices on data integration.

UN-Habitat collaborated with municipalities to enhance geospatial data management, informing local recovery and reconstruction planning.

UNIDO conducted the Ukraine Industrial Country Diagnostics, providing data-driven strategies for industrial recovery and green growth.

RCO coordinated UN agenciesʼ support for revising and validating Ukraineʼs national SDG indicators, ensuring alignment with evolving wartime realities.