Lesotho vs North Macedonia: Labor force, total

Lesotho
889,530
in 2025
North Macedonia
789,369
in 2025
Lesotho rank
148th
North Macedonia rank
151st

Labor force, total over time

  • Lesotho
  • North Macedonia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 889,530 against 789,369 in North Macedonia, a difference of 100,161.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 148th and North Macedonia ranks 151st of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.