ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 62.25 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
62.25 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
63rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
70.89 %
in 2018
All-time low
62.25 %
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in North Macedonia, 2018–2024

0204060802018202120242018: 70.9 %2019: 69.8 %2020: 68.5 %2021: 67.7 %2022: 65.3 %2023: 62.8 %2024: 62.2 %

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

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 62.25 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

North Macedonia ranks 63rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in North Macedonia, 2018 to 2024.
Year % Change
2018 70.89 %
2019 69.75 % -1.6%
2020 68.49 % -1.8%
2021 67.69 % -1.2%
2022 65.34 % -3.5%
2023 62.79 % -3.9%
2024 62.25 % -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 70.32 % 69.75 % 70.89 % 2
2020s 65.31 % 62.25 % 68.49 % 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 60 Latvia 63.76 % compare
  2. 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.67 % compare
  3. 62 Slovenia 63.02 % compare
  4. 64 Ukraine 61.09 %
  5. 65 Finland 61.05 % compare
  6. 66 Luxembourg 60.59 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in North Macedonia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in North Macedonia was 62.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 70.89 % in 2018.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 62.25 % in 2024.
How does North Macedonia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
North Macedonia ranks 63rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.