Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 5.08 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in North Macedonia, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in North Macedonia is 5.08 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 69.9% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in North Macedonia peaked at 11.18 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.45 %, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 38th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.62 % | — |
| 2010 | 2.19 % | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 6.31 % | +188.1% |
| 2012 | 7.61 % | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5 % | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 11.18 % | +103.3% |
| 2015 | 5.75 % | -48.6% |
| 2016 | 3.73 % | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 3.56 % | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.09 % | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3 % | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 1.45 % | -56.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 % | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 2.11 % | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 2.99 % | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 5.08 % | +69.9% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 5.08 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.98 %, 9% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 5.08 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.06 %, 12% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 % | 2.62 % | 2.62 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.32 % | 2.19 % | 11.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 % | 1.45 % | 5.08 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 35 Mauritius 31.5 % compare
- 36 Mongolia 26.33 % compare
- 37 South Africa 10.04 % compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.23 % 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 share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in North Macedonia?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in North Macedonia was 5.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.18 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 % in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- North Macedonia ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Female — 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.