Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 18.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 18.8% for part time employment, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in North Macedonia peaked at 24.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2017.
That places North Macedonia 77th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.7% | — |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +75.9% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | -17.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 18.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 18.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.7% | 18.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.7% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 24.7% | 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, total in North Macedonia?
- Part time employment, total in North Macedonia was 18.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for part time employment, total?
- North Macedonia ranks 77th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total 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.