North Macedonia Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • North Macedonia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 32.44%, a 3.7% decline from 2021.
  • North Macedonia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 36.15%, a 0.61% increase from 2020.
  • North Macedonia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 35.54%, a 0.05% increase from 2019.
  • North Macedonia youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 35.48%, a 10.95% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 50.45%
South Africa 49.83%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.82%
Botswana 43.52%
Jordan 41.91%
Namibia 38.97%
Gabon 36.90%
North Macedonia 32.44%
Algeria 32.01%
Bosnia 31.89%
Iraq 31.76%
St. Lucia 30.78%
Costa Rica 30.74%
Albania 28.20%
Montenegro 28.06%
Suriname 26.60%
Guyana 25.48%
Serbia 24.25%
Lebanon 23.94%
Iran 22.83%
Romania 22.59%
Mauritius 21.76%
Colombia 21.04%
Brazil 20.68%
Samoa 20.35%
Turkey 19.25%
Armenia 19.02%
Jamaica 18.06%
Belize 17.93%
Equatorial Guinea 16.53%
Fiji 16.01%
Maldives 15.14%
China 14.85%
Paraguay 14.51%
Russia 14.37%
Azerbaijan 13.58%
Dominican Republic 12.89%
Venezuela 10.98%
Bulgaria 10.77%
Malaysia 10.39%
Belarus 10.27%
Turkmenistan 8.99%
Ecuador 8.40%
Peru 8.04%
Tonga 7.03%
Mexico 6.52%
Guatemala 6.28%
Thailand 5.39%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 3.09%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
North Macedonia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 32.44% -3.70%
2021 36.15% 0.61%
2020 35.54% 0.05%
2019 35.48% -10.95%
2018 46.44% -0.83%
2017 47.27% -1.68%
2016 48.95% 1.24%
2015 47.72% -6.04%
2014 53.76% 1.33%
2013 52.42% -1.74%
2012 54.17% -1.00%
2011 55.17% -0.04%
2010 55.21% 0.08%
2009 55.13% -1.63%
2008 56.75% -1.39%
2007 58.14% -1.90%
2006 60.04% -1.89%
2005 61.93% -2.23%
2004 64.16% -1.65%
2003 65.81% 7.54%
2002 58.27% 2.80%
2001 55.47% -2.93%
2000 58.40% -0.13%
1999 58.53% -3.50%
1998 62.03% -2.39%
1997 64.42% -5.47%
1996 69.89% 5.69%
1995 64.20% 9.98%
1994 54.21% 4.06%
1993 50.16% 2.39%
1992 47.77% 3.27%
1991 44.50% 44.50%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%