Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in North Macedonia is 0.1, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in North Macedonia peaked at 0.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
That places North Macedonia 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1 | — |
| 2007 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | — |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1333 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 6 Bulgaria 0.2 compare
- 6 Italy 0.2 compare
- 6 Portugal 0.2 compare
- 9 Belgium 0.1
- 9 Cyprus 0.1 compare
- 9 Germany 0.1 compare
- 9 Finland 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 Hungary 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
- 9 Sweden 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
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 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 (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 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in North Macedonia?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in North Macedonia was 0.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does North Macedonia rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- North Macedonia ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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