Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth was 46.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in North Macedonia stood at 46.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in North Macedonia peaked at 46.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2006.
That places North Macedonia 43rd out of 45 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 educational attainment level and country of birth in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.6% | — |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.6% | 37.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 37.9% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.3% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 40 Romania 48.3% compare
- 41 Greece 48.2% compare
- 42 Italy 46.8% compare
- 44 Montenegro 43.8% compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.2% 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 educational attainment level and country of birth in North Macedonia?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in North Macedonia was 46.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth?
- North Macedonia ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 educational attainment level and country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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