ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 51.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
51.73 %
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
68th
of 79 countries
All-time high
51.73 %
in 2024
All-time low
46.73 %
in 2021
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in North Macedonia, 2018–2024

02040602018202120242018: 47 %2019: 48.3 %2020: 49.1 %2021: 46.7 %2022: 49.9 %2023: 49.5 %2024: 51.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 51.73 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

North Macedonia ranks 68th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in North Macedonia, 2018 to 2024.
Year % Change
2018 47.03 %
2019 48.31 % +2.7%
2020 49.06 % +1.6%
2021 46.73 % -4.7%
2022 49.94 % +6.9%
2023 49.52 % -0.8%
2024 51.73 % +4.5%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 51.73 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.56 %, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 51.73 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.25 %, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 47.67 % 47.03 % 48.31 % 2
2020s 49.4 % 46.73 % 51.73 % 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 65 Sri Lanka 53.45 % compare
  2. 66 Malaysia 52.86 % compare
  3. 67 Slovenia 52.6 % compare
  4. 69 Senegal 49.55 % compare
  5. 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.48 % compare
  6. 71 Romania 48.4 % compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

More economy & growth data for North Macedonia

All data for North Macedonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in North Macedonia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in North Macedonia was 51.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 51.73 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.73 % in 2021.
How does North Macedonia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
North Macedonia ranks 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in North Macedonia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-55-to-64-rural-areas/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-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-55-to-64-rural-areas/north-macedonia/">ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in North Macedonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,535 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.