Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 45.77 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 45.77 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2025.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in North Macedonia peaked at 79.99 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.31 %, in 2023.
That places North Macedonia 41st out of 67 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.35 % | — |
| 2007 | 75.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 79.99 % | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 78.16 % | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 78.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.1 % | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 63.58 % | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 68.77 % | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 65.44 % | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 65.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 62.36 % | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 59.65 % | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 58.95 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 55.18 % | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 49.44 % | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 45.39 % | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 39.79 % | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 36.31 % | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 43.58 % | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 45.77 % | +5.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 45.77 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.54 %, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 45.77 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.53 %, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.37 % | 75.35 % | 79.99 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 64.45 % | 55.18 % | 78.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.38 % | 36.31 % | 49.44 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in North Macedonia?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in North Macedonia was 45.77 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.99 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.31 % in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- North Macedonia ranks 41st out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.