Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 4.1% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia peaked at 22.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.4% | — |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +37.3% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +17.4% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 4.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 12.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 8.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,405 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 525.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 422.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 440.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia was 4.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.