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

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

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
93rd
of 111 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, total in North Macedonia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.61999200920201999: 0.338 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.413 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.439 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.456 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.432 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.475 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.416 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.433 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.443 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.456 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.478 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.465 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.521 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.508 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.529 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.539 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.694 % of total youth labor force2020: 0.642 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.

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

That places North Macedonia 93rd out of 111 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, total in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in North Macedonia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1999 0.3%
2002 0.4% +22.2%
2003 0.4% +6.3%
2004 0.5% +3.9%
2005 0.4% -5.1%
2006 0.5% +10.0%
2007 0.4% -12.4%
2008 0.4% +4.1%
2011 0.4% +2.2%
2012 0.5% +3.1%
2013 0.5% +4.7%
2014 0.5% -2.7%
2015 0.5% +11.9%
2016 0.5% -2.4%
2017 0.5% +4.1%
2018 0.5% +1.8%
2019 0.7% +28.9%
2020 0.6% -7.6%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 90 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  2. 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
  3. 92 Namibia 0.7% compare
  4. 94 Slovenia 0.6% compare
  5. 95 Cyprus 0.6% compare
  6. 96 Bulgaria 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in North Macedonia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in North Macedonia was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total 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, total?
North Macedonia ranks 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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