Employment in services in North Macedonia
60.9% of employed people in North Macedonia worked in services in 2025.
North Macedonia, 2025
60.9%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
88th of 182
Employment in services in North Macedonia over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.9% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 60.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51.7%, the figure has changed by +9.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
11.5%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
29.4%
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Long-term unemployment rate
7.8%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
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