Employment rates by citizenship in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Employment rates by citizenship was 50.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by citizenship in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by citizenship in North Macedonia is 50.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by citizenship in North Macedonia peaked at 50.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 2006.
That places North Macedonia 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Employment rates by citizenship in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.2 | — |
| 2007 | 37.2 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 38.3 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 39.6 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 39.9 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.2 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.9 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 42.6 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.4 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 44.4 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 45.5 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 46.5 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 48.9 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 48.7 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 49 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 49.1 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.9 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.6 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 50.6 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.83 | 36.2 | 39.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.35 | 39.9 | 48.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.32 | 48.7 | 50.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 30 Greece 55.9 compare
- 31 Italy 54.5 compare
- 32 Romania 53.5 compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.2 compare
- 35 Montenegro 46.6 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 employment rates by citizenship in North Macedonia?
- Employment rates by citizenship in North Macedonia was 50.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by citizenship recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by citizenship recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for employment rates by citizenship?
- North Macedonia ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by citizenship rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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