Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia is 1.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia peaked at 10.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 99th 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, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +39.9% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 83% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 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, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.