Part-time employment in North Macedonia
3.1% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in North Macedonia worked part-time in 2025.
North Macedonia, 2025
3.1%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
17.7%
Position in 2025
30th of 34
Part-time employment in North Macedonia over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4%b (break in time series) | 17.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | 18.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | 18.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | 18.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | 18.7% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | 18.6% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | 18.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | 17.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | 17.4% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | 16.3% |
| 2005 | – | 16.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | – | 15.3% |
| 2003 | – | 14.6% |
| 2002 | – | 14.2% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 2.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.2%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.
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All statistics for North Macedonia
Usual weekly working hours
40.7 hours per week
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
63.7%
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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%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
54.4%
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