Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 2.8% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia peaked at 15.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 97th 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, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -23.8% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 94 Korea 3.0% compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 2.9% compare
- 96 Eswatini 2.9% compare
- 98 Ghana 2.8% compare
- 99 Republic of Moldova 2.7% compare
- 100 Switzerland 2.6% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.