Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 22.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in North Macedonia, 2002–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 22.1% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in North Macedonia peaked at 22.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2003.
That places North Macedonia 133rd out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.8% | — |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +14.2% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.1% | 15.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.9% | 22.1% | 6 |
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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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in North Macedonia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in North Macedonia was 22.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2003.
- How does North Macedonia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- North Macedonia ranks 133rd out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.