Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 12.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in North Macedonia stood at 12.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in North Macedonia peaked at 37.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 30.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 17.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 16.6% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in North Macedonia was 12.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- North Macedonia ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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