Share of female business owners in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of female business owners was 28.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in North Macedonia, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in North Macedonia is 28.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
That places North Macedonia 27th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.3% | — |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -3.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 28.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 28.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.2% | 29.2% | 34.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,973 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in North Macedonia?
- Share of female business owners in North Macedonia was 28.1% in 2020, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest share of female business owners recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of female business owners?
- North Macedonia ranks 27th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.