Employment rates by degree of urbanisation in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Employment rates by degree of urbanisation was 50.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by degree of urbanisation in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by degree of urbanisation in North Macedonia is 50.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by degree of urbanisation in North Macedonia peaked at 50.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 2006.
North Macedonia ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Employment rates by degree of urbanisation 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
- 41 Italy 54.5 compare
- 42 Romania 53.5 compare
- 43 Türkiye 51.4 compare
- 44 North Macedonia 50.6 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.2 compare
- 47 Montenegro 46.6 compare
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 50.6 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,393 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 704 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by degree of urbanisation in North Macedonia?
- Employment rates by degree of urbanisation in North Macedonia was 50.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for employment rates by degree of urbanisation?
- North Macedonia ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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