Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 19.4% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
19.4%
Change on year
up 23.6%
World rank
54th
of 62 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2016
All-time low
3.5%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2016

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia, 2012–2016

51015202012201420162012: 3.5 %2013: 3.5 %2014: 15.7 %2015: 15.7 %2016: 19.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia stood at 19.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and up 454.3% over five years.

North Macedonia ranks 54th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%) in North Macedonia, 2012 to 2016.
Year % Change
2012 3.5%
2013 3.5% +0.0%
2014 15.7% +348.6%
2015 15.7% +0.0%
2016 19.4% +23.6%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 19.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 19.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.3%, 30% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 51 Indonesia 24.7%
  2. 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.2% compare
  3. 53 Ukraine 21.4% compare
  4. 55 Paraguay 17.2%
  5. 56 Mauritius 16.3% compare
  6. 57 Jamaica 14.3% compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

More education data for North Macedonia

All data for North Macedonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia?
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia was 19.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
How does North Macedonia rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
North Macedonia ranks 54th out of 62 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-youth-and-adults-who-have-purchased-or-ordered-goods-or-services-15-24/north-macedonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-youth-and-adults-who-have-purchased-or-ordered-goods-or-services-15-24/north-macedonia/">Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in North Macedonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
62 places, 811 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release