Part time employment, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Part time employment, female was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 5.0% for part time employment, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in North Macedonia peaked at 9.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 101st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.2% | — |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +37.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.6%, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 5.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.3%, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 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 part time employment, female in North Macedonia?
- Part time employment, female in North Macedonia was 5.0% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for part time employment, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.