Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 50.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
50.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
44th
of 48 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2025
All-time low
36.2%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 50.6% for employment rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in North Macedonia peaked at 50.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2006.
North Macedonia ranks 44th of 48 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 NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 50.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.7%, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 36.2% | 39.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 39.9% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.7% | 50.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 41 Romania 53.5% compare
- 42 Martinique 51.6% compare
- 43 Türkiye 51.4% compare
- 45 Guadeloupe 47.4% compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.2% compare
- 47 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 nuts 2 region in North Macedonia?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in North Macedonia was 50.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- North Macedonia ranks 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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