Persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Persons in part-time employment by main reason was 46.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia is 46.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia peaked at 54.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2021.
North Macedonia ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 45.0% | — |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -44.1% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +215.8% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 46.9% | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +215.8% | 17.1% | 54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 36.6% | 46.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 33.7% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 16.2% | 54.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 57.1% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 50.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.8% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia?
- Persons in part-time employment by main reason in North Macedonia was 46.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by main reason recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by main reason recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for persons in part-time employment by main reason?
- North Macedonia ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by main reason rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in part-time employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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