Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 92 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in North Macedonia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in North Macedonia stood at 92 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in North Macedonia peaked at 300 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 92 Thousand persons, in 2025.
North Macedonia ranks 30th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 299 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 300 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 295 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 292 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 277 Thousand persons | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 269 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 249 Thousand persons | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 225 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 214 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 199 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 166 Thousand persons | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 156 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 127 Thousand persons | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 116 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 104 Thousand persons | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 98 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 92 Thousand persons | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 299 Thousand persons | 299 Thousand persons | 299 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 248.6 Thousand persons | 166 Thousand persons | 300 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.5 Thousand persons | 92 Thousand persons | 156 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 unemployment by sex and age - annual data in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in North Macedonia was 92 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 300 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- North Macedonia ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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