Jobs gap rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Jobs gap rate was 17.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Jobs gap rate in North Macedonia, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 17.7 for jobs gap rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in North Macedonia peaked at 43.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 2025.
North Macedonia ranks 12th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Jobs gap rate in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.5 | — |
| 2007 | 40.7 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 38.7 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 38.2 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.2 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 33.7 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 30.2 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 29.2 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 28.9 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 25.3 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 24.3 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.5 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 19.7 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 19 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 17.7 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.28 | 38.2 | 43.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.99 | 25.5 | 37.4 | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.25 | 17.7 | 25.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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 jobs gap rate in North Macedonia?
- Jobs gap rate in North Macedonia was 17.7 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7 in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for jobs gap rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 12th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.