Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 8.63 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in North Macedonia stood at 8.63 %. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in North Macedonia peaked at 8.63 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.66 %, in 2006.
North Macedonia ranks 15th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.66 % | — |
| 2007 | 8.16 % | +75.1% |
| 2008 | 5.37 % | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 6.88 % | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 6.17 % | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.88 % | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 5.56 % | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.05 % | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 8.08 % | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 7.96 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.01 % | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 6.62 % | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.3 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.23 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.51 % | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 6.13 % | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 6.39 % | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 8.07 % | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 8.59 % | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 8.63 % | +0.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 8.63 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.64 %, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 8.63 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.41 %, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +75.1% | 4.66 % | 8.16 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.27 % | 4.66 % | 8.16 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.49 % | 5.05 % | 8.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 % | 5.51 % | 8.63 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More economy & growth data for North Macedonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 400.07 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 675.78 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -36.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in North Macedonia?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in North Macedonia was 8.63 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.66 % in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- North Macedonia ranks 15th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.