Labor force, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was -0.3498 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia is -0.3498 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 135.8% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia peaked at 2.42 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -3 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places North Macedonia 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.518 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 0.5681 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6529 % change on previous year | -0.1898 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4356 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6827 % change on previous year | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 159 Czechia -0.2664 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Bulgaria -0.3229 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Thailand -0.3482 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.3582 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Italy -0.3739 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago -0.4108 % change on previous year compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.31 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia was -0.3498 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does North Macedonia rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.