Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Children cared only: % over the population of each age group was 44.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in North Macedonia, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in North Macedonia stood at 44.2.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in North Macedonia peaked at 62.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.8, in 2017.
That places North Macedonia 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 52.2 | — |
| 2015 | 52.7 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 37.8 | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 48.6 | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 49.8 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 62.2 | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 57.6 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 51.5 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 55.6 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 44.2 | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.18 | 37.8 | 52.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.22 | 44.2 | 62.2 | 5 |
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More population data for North Macedonia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.82 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.82 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 142.72 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 16,061 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 73.3 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.82 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 16,061 (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.44 (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 1,393 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in North Macedonia?
- Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in North Macedonia was 44.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8 in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- North Macedonia ranks 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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