Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.01 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.01 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
108th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.07 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.9007 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Macedonia, 2005–2023

00.250.50.7512005201420232005: 0.901 units per square kilometre2006: 0.919 units per square kilometre2007: 0.957 units per square kilometre2008: 0.978 units per square kilometre2009: 0.979 units per square kilometre2010: 0.967 units per square kilometre2011: 0.973 units per square kilometre2012: 0.973 units per square kilometre2013: 1 units per square kilometre2014: 1 units per square kilometre2015: 1 units per square kilometre2016: 1 units per square kilometre2017: 1.1 units per square kilometre2018: 1 units per square kilometre2019: 1.1 units per square kilometre2020: 0.934 units per square kilometre2021: 1 units per square kilometre2022: 1 units per square kilometre2023: 1 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 1.01 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Macedonia peaked at 1.07 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9007 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places North Macedonia 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.9007 units per square kilometre
2006 0.9185 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 0.9568 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2008 0.978 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2009 0.9786 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.9673 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2011 0.9726 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2012 0.9735 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2013 1.02 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2014 1.02 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 1.03 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2016 1.04 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 1.07 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2018 1.04 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2019 1.07 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2020 0.9342 units per square kilometre -12.7%
2021 1 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2022 1.04 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2023 1.01 units per square kilometre -2.0%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 1.01 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 1.01 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9465 units per square kilometre 0.9007 units per square kilometre 0.9786 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.9673 units per square kilometre 1.07 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.9965 units per square kilometre 0.9342 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 105 French Polynesia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 106 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 107 Tunisia 1.02 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 109 Croatia 0.9995 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 110 Panama 0.9888 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9727 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Macedonia?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in North Macedonia was 1.01 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9007 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does North Macedonia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
North Macedonia ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.