Annual working hours per worker in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,949 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in North Macedonia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in North Macedonia stood at 1,949 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in North Macedonia peaked at 2,171 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,818 hours per worker, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 71st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,146 hours per worker | 2,095 hours per worker | 2,171 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,092 hours per worker | 2,041 hours per worker | 2,156 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,927 hours per worker | 1,818 hours per worker | 1,974 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in North Macedonia?
- Annual working hours per worker in North Macedonia was 1,949 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,171 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,818 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- North Macedonia ranks 71st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.