Labour force participation in North Macedonia
The ILO estimates that 51.9% of people aged 15 and over in North Macedonia were in the labour force in 2025.
North Macedonia, 2025
51.9%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
152nd of 181
Labour force participation in North Macedonia over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.9% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 52.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 54.0%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 152nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for North Macedonia
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Women's labour force participation
42.7%
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Employment-to-population ratio
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
11.5%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
29.4%
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Long-term unemployment rate
7.8%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
63.7%
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