Employers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 2.3% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia peaked at 4.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1994.
That places North Macedonia 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.6% | — |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +98.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +39.6% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -32.3% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 2.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +98.8% | 1.9% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 70 Saint Lucia 2.4% compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 2.4% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 2.4% compare
- 74 Tajikistan 2.3% compare
- 75 Serbia 2.3% compare
- 76 Argentina 2.3% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1994.
- How does North Macedonia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).