Unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data (citizenship) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data (citizenship) was 11.3% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in North Macedonia, 2006–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in North Macedonia stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in North Macedonia peaked at 36.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2026.
North Macedonia ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data (citizenship) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.0% | — |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2026 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 32.4% | 36.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 16.6% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 11.3% | 16.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 1 Montenegro 21.2% compare
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2% compare
- 3 Finland 11.4% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 11.3% compare
- 6 Spain 9.9% compare
- 7 Sweden 9.4% 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 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (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 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in North Macedonia was 11.3% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2026.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data?
- North Macedonia ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 rates by citizenship - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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