Unemployment rate,Percent in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in North Macedonia, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in North Macedonia is 11.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in North Macedonia peaked at 37.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2025.
North Macedonia ranks 6th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 37.2% | — |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | -7.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 11.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 11.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 32.2% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 17.1% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment rate,percent in North Macedonia was 11.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- North Macedonia ranks 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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