People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in North Macedonia, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 2.0% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in North Macedonia peaked at 2.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
North Macedonia ranks 47th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.8% | — |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +41.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 45 Romania 2.4% compare
- 46 Greece 2.1% compare
- 47 North Macedonia 2.0% compare
- 49 Montenegro 1.8% compare
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.8% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 50.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,393 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in North Macedonia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in North Macedonia was 2.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does North Macedonia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- North Macedonia ranks 47th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. 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 People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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