Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0832 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0832
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3673
in 1951
All-time low
0.0806
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in North Macedonia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in North Macedonia is 0.0832, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in North Macedonia peaked at 0.3673 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0806, in 2022.
North Macedonia ranks 183rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3384 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3673 | +8.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3217 | -12.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3202 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.292 | -8.8% |
| 1955 | 0.2956 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2605 | -11.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2903 | +11.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2431 | -16.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2475 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2403 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2235 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2526 | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2245 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2285 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2119 | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2043 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2012 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1931 | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1965 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1886 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1829 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1775 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1582 | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1597 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1613 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1527 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1499 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1441 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1391 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1401 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1359 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1353 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1343 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1282 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1273 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1291 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1284 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1272 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.123 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1201 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1166 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1182 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1141 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1153 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1133 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1044 | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1037 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1083 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.101 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0993 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.096 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0979 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0947 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0965 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0938 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0934 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0935 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0906 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0917 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0885 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0867 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0894 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0907 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0895 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0887 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0922 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0886 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0855 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0852 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0916 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.095 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0806 | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0832 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2977 | 0.2431 | 0.3673 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2176 | 0.1931 | 0.2526 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1614 | 0.1391 | 0.1886 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1309 | 0.123 | 0.1401 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1115 | 0.101 | 0.1201 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0947 | 0.0906 | 0.0993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0885 | 0.0852 | 0.0922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0876 | 0.0806 | 0.095 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 180 United States Virgin Islands 0.0837 compare
- 181 Gibraltar 0.0837 compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0.0834 compare
- 184 Sri Lanka 0.0829 compare
- 185 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0826 compare
- 186 Oman 0.0823 compare
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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in North Macedonia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in North Macedonia was 0.0832 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3673 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0806 in 2022.
- How does North Macedonia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- North Macedonia ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.