Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in North Macedonia is 19.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in North Macedonia peaked at 47.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2025.
That places North Macedonia 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.6% | — |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 42.8% | 47.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 24.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 19.4% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 1 Montenegro 27.9% compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.4% compare
- 4 Serbia 15.1% compare
- 5 Greece 14.3% 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 of young persons not in education and training by in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in North Macedonia was 19.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by?
- North Macedonia ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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