Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] was 11.78 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in North Macedonia stood at 11.78 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in North Macedonia peaked at 11.78 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.93 %, in 2010.
North Macedonia ranks 2nd of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.49 % | — |
| 2007 | 6.46 % | +85.1% |
| 2008 | 7.57 % | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8 % | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.93 % | -86.3% |
| 2012 | 8.99 % | +866.7% |
| 2014 | 9.13 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.36 % | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 11.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 11.78 % | +2.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 11.78 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -12.36 %. (25 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 11.78 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.42 %, 3.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.08 % | 3.49 % | 7.57 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.6 % | 0.93 % | 11.36 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.64 % | 11.5 % | 11.78 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 1 Albania 18.74 % compare
- 1 Türkiye -6.03 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire -28.45 % compare
- 2 Viet Nam -6.44 % compare
- 3 Slovakia 10.33 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania -8.93 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -18.54 % compare
- 4 Greece 7.53 % compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -28.23 % compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 6.35 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for North Macedonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 626.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3711 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in North Macedonia?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in North Macedonia was 11.78 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 % in 2010.
- How does North Macedonia rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]?
- North Macedonia ranks 2nd out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Non-agricultural AFS employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.