Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
North Macedonia's youth unemployment rate stands at 28.75% as of 2025-12-31, up from 28.66% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, North Macedonia's youth unemployment rate was 28.75%, up from 28.66% in 2024.
In 2024, North Macedonia's youth unemployment rate was 28.66%, down from 29.69% in 2023.
In 2023, North Macedonia's youth unemployment rate was 29.69%, down from 32.6% in 2022.
In 2022, North Macedonia's youth unemployment rate was 32.6%, down from 36.1% in 2021.
In 2021, North Macedonia's youth unemployment rate was 36.1%, up from 35.62% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.75% | +0.094% |
| 2024 | 28.66% | -1.03% |
| 2023 | 29.69% | -2.91% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +0.475% |
| 2020 | 35.62% | +0.269% |
| 2019 | 35.35% | -10.14% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -1.26% |
| 2017 | 46.76% | -1.72% |
| 2016 | 48.48% | +1% |
| 2015 | 47.48% | -5.59% |
| 2014 | 53.07% | +1.48% |
| 2013 | 51.59% | -2.13% |
| 2012 | 53.71% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.11% | -0.089% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +0.042% |
| 2009 | 55.16% | -1.65% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -1.41% |
| 2007 | 58.21% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 60.11% | -1.85% |
| 2005 | 61.97% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 64.16% | -1.59% |
| 2003 | 65.75% | +7.31% |
| 2002 | 58.44% | +2.89% |
| 2001 | 55.55% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 58.35% | +0.057% |
| 1999 | 58.29% | -3.33% |
| 1998 | 61.62% | -2.22% |
| 1997 | 63.84% | -5.04% |
| 1996 | 68.88% | +5.75% |
| 1995 | 63.13% | +9.98% |
| 1994 | 53.15% | +4.27% |
| 1993 | 48.88% | +2.66% |
| 1992 | 46.22% | +3.32% |
| 1991 | 42.91% | — |
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North Macedonia's youth unemployment rate is 28.75% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 28.66% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 68.88% (1996); the lowest is 28.66% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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