Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of North Macedonia

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to recent data from the World Bank, the annual youth unemployment rate of North Macedonia was 28.75% in 2025, a difference of +0.09 points compared to 2024. The most recent figures on male and female unemployment rates were 28.91% and 28.5% respectively in 2025.

The chart and table below shows the annual youth unemployment rate, and the male and female unemployment rates of North Macedonia for 1991 - 2025.

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The World Bank defines youth unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment".

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of North Macedonia (%)

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Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of North Macedonia

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Year	Total Youth Unempl.(%)	Male Youth Unempl.(%)	Female Youth Unempl.(%)
1991	42.91	34.93	53.54
1992	46.22	38.87	56.02
1993	48.88	41.81	58.24
1994	53.15	45.79	62.84
1995	63.13	56.53	71.83
1996	68.88	62.56	77.27
1997	63.84	58.71	71.18
1998	61.62	58.39	66.29
1999	58.29	57.71	59.15
2000	58.35	55.61	62.17
2001	55.55	54.1	57.65
2002	58.44	58.32	58.64
2003	65.75	65.2	66.5
2004	64.16	63.39	65.25
2005	61.97	62.07	61.82
2006	60.11	59.28	61.32
2007	58.21	57.88	58.75
2008	56.8	56.24	57.68
2009	55.16	52.68	59.34
2010	55.2	54.85	55.84
2011	55.11	55.24	54.88
2012	53.71	54.94	51.72
2013	51.59	52.13	50.75
2014	53.07	51.86	55.1
2015	47.48	49.74	43.63
2016	48.48	48.13	49.11
2017	46.76	45.7	48.76
2018	45.5	46.37	43.86
2019	35.35	33.2	38.66
2020	35.62	33.88	38.52
2021	36.1	33.2	40.92
2022	32.6	29.55	38.05
2023	29.69	28.85	31.24
2024	28.66	29.47	27.37
2025	28.75	28.91	28.5