North Macedonia Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • North Macedonia labor force participation rate for 2023 was 28.31%, a 0.11% decline from 2022.
  • North Macedonia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 28.41%, a 0.35% increase from 2021.
  • North Macedonia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 28.06%, a 2.85% decline from 2020.
  • North Macedonia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 30.91%, a 1.14% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
North Macedonia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 28.31% -0.11%
2022 28.41% 0.35%
2021 28.06% -2.85%
2020 30.91% -1.14%
2019 32.05% 0.59%
2018 31.46% -1.30%
2017 32.76% 1.26%
2016 31.50% -1.56%
2015 33.06% 0.71%
2014 32.35% -0.89%
2013 33.24% -0.09%
2012 33.33% 1.15%
2011 32.18% -0.18%
2010 32.36% -2.62%
2009 34.98% -0.88%
2008 35.86% -0.12%
2007 35.98% 0.24%
2006 35.74% 2.39%
2005 33.35% -0.96%
2004 34.31% -0.98%
2003 35.29% -0.33%
2002 35.62% -0.99%
2001 36.61% -1.00%
2000 37.61% -1.19%
1999 38.80% -2.08%
1998 40.88% -2.11%
1997 42.99% -0.27%
1996 43.26% -0.29%
1995 43.55% -0.29%
1994 43.85% -0.30%
1993 44.14% -0.29%
1992 44.44% -0.29%
1991 44.73% -0.29%