North Macedonia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • North Macedonia unemployment rate for 2022 was 14.43%, a 1.35% decline from 2021.
  • North Macedonia unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.78%, a 0.77% decline from 2020.
  • North Macedonia unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.55%, a 0.84% decline from 2019.
  • North Macedonia unemployment rate for 2019 was 17.39%, a 3.81% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 28.84%
Botswana 23.62%
Gabon 20.61%
Namibia 19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.55%
Libya 19.30%
Jordan 19.19%
St. Lucia 15.77%
Iraq 15.32%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 14.43%
Bosnia 12.66%
Algeria 12.49%
Guyana 12.30%
Lebanon 11.75%
Albania 11.63%
Costa Rica 11.32%
Colombia 10.55%
Turkey 10.43%
Samoa 10.04%
Brazil 9.23%
Iran 8.82%
Serbia 8.68%
Belize 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Equatorial Guinea 8.58%
Suriname 8.23%
Paraguay 6.75%
Mauritius 6.32%
Azerbaijan 5.65%
Venezuela 5.62%
Romania 5.61%
Dominican Republic 5.50%
Jamaica 5.50%
China 4.98%
Kazakhstan 4.86%
Fiji 4.56%
Maldives 4.39%
Bulgaria 4.27%
Turkmenistan 4.13%
Russia 3.87%
Peru 3.85%
Ecuador 3.76%
Malaysia 3.63%
Belarus 3.57%
Mexico 3.26%
Guatemala 3.05%
Tonga 2.43%
Cuba 1.25%
Thailand 0.94%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
North Macedonia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 14.43% -1.35%
2021 15.78% -0.77%
2020 16.55% -0.84%
2019 17.39% -3.81%
2018 21.20% -1.61%
2017 22.81% -1.49%
2016 24.30% -2.13%
2015 26.43% -1.95%
2014 28.38% -0.76%
2013 29.14% -2.06%
2012 31.20% -0.30%
2011 31.50% -1.63%
2010 33.13% 0.78%
2009 32.35% -1.58%
2008 33.93% -1.30%
2007 35.23% -1.16%
2006 36.39% -0.93%
2005 37.32% 0.16%
2004 37.16% 0.47%
2003 36.69% 4.75%
2002 31.94% 1.42%
2001 30.52% -1.68%
2000 32.20% -0.20%
1999 32.40% -2.10%
1998 34.50% -1.50%
1997 36.00% -2.80%
1996 38.80% 3.20%
1995 35.60% 5.60%
1994 30.00% 2.30%
1993 27.70% 1.40%
1992 26.30% 1.80%
1991 24.50% 24.50%
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%