Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 11.6% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia peaked at 31.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2023.
That places North Macedonia 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.7% | — |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 20.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 16.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 135 Netherlands 12.7% compare
- 136 Australia 12.3% compare
- 137 New Caledonia 11.7% compare
- 139 Montenegro 11.6% compare
- 140 Latvia 11.5% compare
- 141 Czechia 11.4% compare
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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in North Macedonia was 11.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.