Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in North Macedonia, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in North Macedonia is 6.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in North Macedonia peaked at 19.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.6% | — |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -19.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 6.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 3.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.0% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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 persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in North Macedonia?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in North Macedonia was 6.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- North Macedonia ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. 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 Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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