Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
87th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2020

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in North Macedonia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.81999200920201999: 0.272 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.378 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.369 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.414 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.367 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.388 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.408 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.422 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.446 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.48 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.488 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.446 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.559 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.5 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.508 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.553 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.705 % of female youth labor force2020: 0.616 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 0.6% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in North Macedonia peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

That places North Macedonia 87th out of 108 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in North Macedonia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1999 0.3%
2002 0.4% +39.1%
2003 0.4% -2.3%
2004 0.4% +11.9%
2005 0.4% -11.2%
2006 0.4% +5.7%
2007 0.4% +4.9%
2008 0.4% +3.4%
2011 0.4% +5.7%
2012 0.5% +7.7%
2013 0.5% +1.6%
2014 0.4% -8.5%
2015 0.6% +25.2%
2016 0.5% -10.5%
2017 0.5% +1.4%
2018 0.6% +9.0%
2019 0.7% +27.5%
2020 0.6% -12.7%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 84 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  2. 85 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  3. 86 Cyprus 0.6% compare
  4. 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6% compare
  5. 89 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  6. 90 Namibia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in North Macedonia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in North Macedonia was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does North Macedonia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
North Macedonia ranks 87th out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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