ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in North Macedonia
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in North Macedonia at 12.3% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
North Macedonia, 2025
12.3%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
22nd of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in North Macedonia over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.3% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 12.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.4%, the figure has changed by −14.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for North Macedonia
All statistics for North Macedonia
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
11.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
28.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
51.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
29.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
7.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
63.7%
2025 · Eurostat