Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in North Macedonia, 1982–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in North Macedonia stood at 11.5%. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in North Macedonia peaked at 37.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2025.
That places North Macedonia 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 20.9% | 22.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 23.6% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 30.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 17.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.5% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 18 Morocco 11.8% compare
- 19 Algeria 11.7% compare
- 20 Montenegro 11.5% compare
- 22 Lebanon 11.3% compare
- 23 Cape Verde 11.3% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 11.2% compare
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9026 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.06 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.56 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.88 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 159.36 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in North Macedonia was 11.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- North Macedonia ranks 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.