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.