At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 24.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in North Macedonia, 2012–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 24.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in North Macedonia peaked at 28.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 28.8% | — |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.8% | 28.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in North Macedonia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in North Macedonia was 24.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- North Macedonia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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