Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in North Macedonia is 11.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in North Macedonia peaked at 36.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2025.
That places North Macedonia 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.1% | — |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 32.2% | 36.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 17.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 3 Guadeloupe 16.6% compare
- 4 Martinique 13.4% compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2% compare
- 7 Spain 10.5% compare
- 8 Finland 9.7% compare
- 9 Greece 8.9% 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 unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in North Macedonia was 11.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- North Macedonia ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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