Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 83.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia stood at 83.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia peaked at 84.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 49th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80.1% | — |
| 1992 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 79.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 74.9% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 69.9% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 71.9% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.4% | 84.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in North Macedonia was 83.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.