Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
27th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1999
All-time low
0.8%
in 2004
Years of data
18
1999–2020

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in North Macedonia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.811999200920201999: 0.941 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.928 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.921 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.784 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.912 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.917 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.856 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.855 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.837 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.845 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.852 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.868 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.855 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.852 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.864 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.861 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.867 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.884 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in North Macedonia stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in North Macedonia peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.

North Macedonia ranks 27th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in North Macedonia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1999 0.9%
2002 0.9% -1.3%
2003 0.9% -0.8%
2004 0.8% -14.9%
2005 0.9% +16.4%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% -6.7%
2008 0.9% -0.1%
2011 0.8% -2.0%
2012 0.8% +0.9%
2013 0.9% +0.8%
2014 0.9% +2.0%
2015 0.9% -1.6%
2016 0.9% -0.4%
2017 0.9% +1.5%
2018 0.9% -0.4%
2019 0.9% +0.7%
2020 0.9% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 24 Namibia 0.9% compare
  2. 25 Finland 0.9% compare
  3. 26 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  4. 28 Poland 0.9% compare
  5. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  6. 30 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in North Macedonia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in North Macedonia was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
How does North Macedonia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
North Macedonia ranks 27th out of 94 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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