Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — North Macedonia

Employment in industry in North Macedonia in 2025 — 30.6%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.2 pp.

2025 30.6% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 17of 182
Period maximum 35.8%1991
Period minimum 29.3%2010

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — North Macedonia, 1991–2025283032343619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35.8%1992: 35.8%1993: 35.3%1994: 35%1995: 35%1996: 34.7%1997: 34.5%1998: 34.3%1999: 34.1%2000: 34%2001: 33.5%2002: 33.3%2003: 33.9%2004: 34.5%2005: 33.1%2006: 33%2007: 31.5%2008: 31.4%2009: 29.8%2010: 29.3%2011: 30.1%2012: 29.9%2013: 30.4%2014: 30.4%2015: 30.5%2016: 30.4%2017: 30.7%2018: 31.6%2019: 31.3%2020: 31%2021: 30.9%2022: 30.4%2023: 31%2024: 30.7%2025: 30.6%
Change over the period: −5.2 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Macedonia

North Macedonia 30.6%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
Employment in industry — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30.6 −0 pp
2024 30.7 −0.4 pp
2023 31 +0.6 pp
2022 30.4 −0.4 pp
2021 30.9 −0.1 pp
2020 31 −0.3 pp
2019 31.3 −0.4 pp
2018 31.6 +0.9 pp
2017 30.7 +0.3 pp
2016 30.4 −0.1 pp
2015 30.5 +0.2 pp
2014 30.4 −0 pp
2013 30.4 +0.5 pp
2012 29.9 −0.2 pp
2011 30.1 +0.8 pp
2010 29.3 −0.5 pp
2009 29.8 −1.6 pp
2008 31.4 −0 pp
2007 31.5 −1.6 pp
2006 33 −0 pp
2005 33.1 −1.4 pp
2004 34.5 +0.6 pp
2003 33.9 +0.6 pp
2002 33.3 −0.2 pp
2001 33.5 −0.4 pp
2000 34 −0.1 pp
1999 34.1 −0.3 pp
1998 34.3 −0.2 pp
1997 34.5 −0.2 pp
1996 34.7 −0.3 pp
1995 35 +0 pp
1994 35 −0.3 pp
1993 35.3 −0.5 pp
1992 35.8 −0 pp
1991 35.8 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.