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North Macedonia - Labor Force Participation 2005

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
53.27% −0.09pp from 2004 Global rank: 145th

North Macedonia's labor force participation was 53.27% in 2005, decreased +0.09pp from 53.37% in 2004. This was the 145th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2005
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 87.99% 0.4%
2nd Madagascar 86.50% 0.0%
3rd Mozambique 85.02% -0.6%
4th Solomon Islands 84.45% -0.1%
5th Qatar 82.56% 0.2%
6th Nigeria 82.17% -0.3%
7th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.04% -0.1%
8th Cameroon 81.77% 0.0%
9th Burkina Faso 80.97% -0.3%
10th Cambodia 80.83% 0.3%
11th Malawi 80.81% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 79.99% 0.0%
13th Niger 79.29% 0.1%
14th Burundi 78.43% -1.2%
15th Angola 77.27% 0.0%
16th Liberia 77.09% 0.0%
17th Vanuatu 77.00% -0.1%
18th United Arab Emirates 76.71% 0.9%
19th Iceland 75.73% -0.8%
20th South Sudan 74.34% -0.1%
21st Viet Nam 74.25% 0.4%
22nd Bahamas, The 74.22% -0.1%
23rd Uganda 74.03% -0.1%
24th Peru 73.11% 1.4%
25th Kenya 73.11% 0.2%
26th Thailand 73.04% 0.0%
27th China 72.61% -0.4%
28th Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.58% 0.0%
29th Central African Republic 72.54% 0.0%
30th Ghana 72.17% -0.1%
31st Benin 71.79% 0.0%
32nd Paraguay 70.28% -1.5%
33rd Mali 70.24% 0.0%
34th Barbados 69.97% -0.3%
35th Georgia 69.94% -1.3%
36th Lesotho 69.76% -0.8%
37th Bhutan 69.47% 0.0%
38th Kazakhstan 69.45% -0.6%
39th Timor-Leste 69.45% -0.2%
40th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.29% -0.2%
41st Kuwait 68.30% 0.6%
42nd Brazil 68.05% 1.0%
43rd Congo, Republic of 67.92% -0.1%
44th Norway 67.91% 0.4%
45th Brunei Darussalam 67.79% -0.3%
46th Netherlands 67.20% -0.3%
47th New Zealand 67.19% 1.2%
48th Ecuador 66.98% -0.7%
49th Switzerland 66.96% -0.5%
50th Canada 66.73% -0.5%
51st Chad 66.66% -0.7%
52nd Azerbaijan 66.54% -2.1%
53rd Trinidad and Tobago 66.46% 1.7%
54th Myanmar 66.34% -0.3%
55th Côte d'Ivoire 66.23% 0.2%
56th Denmark 65.93% -0.3%
57th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 65.83% 0.3%
58th Bahrain 65.70% 1.2%
59th Ireland 65.67% 2.0%
60th Zimbabwe 65.62% 0.1%
61st Colombia 65.34% -2.0%
62nd St. Lucia 65.33% 0.5%
63rd Sierra Leone 65.23% -1.3%
64th Singapore 65.20% 1.0%
65th Jamaica 65.18% -0.3%
66th United States 65.05% 0.1%
67th Kyrgyz Republic 64.81% 0.3%
68th New Caledonia 64.70% -0.2%
69th Panama 64.54% 0.2%
70th Australia 64.51% 1.5%
71st Indonesia 64.40% -1.9%
72nd Macao SAR, China 63.91% 1.9%
73rd Haiti 63.83% 0.3%
74th Guinea-Bissau 63.60% -0.1%
75th Cyprus 63.30% 0.0%
76th Sweden 63.24% 1.3%
77th Guatemala 62.67% -0.7%
78th Virgin Islands (US) 62.52% 1.5%
79th Guinea 62.46% -1.0%
80th Finland 62.21% 0.6%
81st Nicaragua 61.92% 0.6%
82nd Portugal 61.84% 0.5%
83rd Israel 61.80% 0.7%
84th Honduras 61.67% -0.9%
85th United Kingdom 61.67% 0.4%
86th Philippines 61.59% 0.1%
87th Korea 61.56% -0.4%
88th Argentina 61.51% -0.7%
89th Lao PDR 61.33% -0.2%
90th Costa Rica 61.31% 4.1%
91st Rwanda 61.18% -0.1%
92nd Guam 61.10% -1.0%
93rd Russian Federation 60.91% 0.6%
94th Armenia 60.77% -0.3%
95th Belarus 60.76% 0.3%
96th Belize 60.74% 0.4%
97th El Salvador 60.60% 0.6%
98th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.57% -0.2%
99th Japan 60.42% 0.0%
100th Malaysia 60.27% 0.3%
101st Mexico 60.12% 1.3%
102nd Channel Islands 59.74% 0.3%
103rd Botswana 59.67% 0.4%
104th Uruguay 59.51% 0.0%
105th Slovak Republic 59.46% -1.0%
106th Czechia 59.42% 0.3%
107th Slovenia 59.34% 0.4%
108th Zambia 59.30% -0.1%
109th India 59.29% -0.3%
110th Mauritius 59.27% 0.7%
111th Mongolia 59.26% -0.1%
112th Equatorial Guinea 59.04% -0.7%
113th Estonia 58.61% -0.5%
114th Germany 58.33% 1.5%
115th Togo 58.27% -0.1%
116th Bangladesh 58.12% -0.1%
117th Austria 58.06% 0.7%
118th Tonga 57.62% -0.4%
119th Latvia 57.20% 0.0%
120th Cabo Verde 56.92% -0.5%
121st Spain 56.88% 2.1%
122nd Fiji 56.73% -2.5%
123rd French Polynesia 56.73% -0.6%
124th Dominican Republic 56.62% -0.4%
125th Guyana 56.51% 0.1%
126th Albania 56.43% -1.9%
127th Oman 56.36% 0.2%
128th Lithuania 56.16% -1.5%
129th South Africa 56.13% -0.3%
130th Ukraine 56.04% -0.4%
131st European Union 55.99% 0.5%
132nd France 55.99% 0.2%
133rd Chile 55.74% 0.6%
134th Uzbekistan 55.60% -0.6%
135th Namibia 55.56% 0.5%
136th Samoa 55.42% -0.4%
137th Luxembourg 55.13% 1.3%
138th Moldova 54.82% -0.5%
139th Poland 54.80% 0.4%
140th Sri Lanka 54.44% -0.4%
141st Cuba 53.93% 0.2%
142nd Serbia 53.70% -0.7%
143rd Maldives 53.30% -0.6%
144th Belgium 53.29% 2.6%
145th North Macedonia 53.27% -0.2%
146th Croatia 52.66% -0.5%
147th Eswatini 52.50% -0.2%
148th Hungary 52.32% 0.3%
149th Greece 52.16% 0.2%
150th Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.69% -0.5%
151st Turkmenistan 51.17% -2.8%
152nd Tajikistan 50.83% -4.0%
153rd Morocco 50.64% 0.0%
154th Romania 50.53% -0.1%
155th Pakistan 50.38% -0.7%
156th Bulgaria 50.13% -1.5%
157th Senegal 50.03% -0.1%
158th Suriname 49.97% 1.1%
159th Sudan 49.40% -0.6%
160th Italy 48.92% -1.2%
161st Malta 48.72% 0.8%
162nd Papua New Guinea 48.62% -0.1%
163rd Montenegro 48.33% -0.3%
164th Gambia, The 48.26% -0.2%
165th Gabon 48.14% 0.1%
166th Saudi Arabia 48.06% 0.3%
167th Puerto Rico (US) 47.70% 2.2%
168th Libya 46.65% 0.2%
169th Syrian Arab Republic 46.57% -1.6%
170th Afghanistan 46.53% 0.1%
171st Türkiye 46.43% 0.3%
172nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 46.12% 1.3%
173rd Tunisia 46.08% -0.7%
174th Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.02% 2.1%
175th Mauritania 44.98% -0.5%
176th Lebanon 43.81% -0.5%
177th Algeria 43.35% -0.3%
178th Yemen, Republic of 41.87% -1.3%
179th Iraq 41.82% -0.1%
180th Comoros 41.68% 0.7%
181st Nepal 41.24% -0.1%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 38.64% 1.1%
183rd Jordan 38.30% 1.2%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.30% 0.2%
185th Djibouti 33.72% -0.1%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.02% -0.1%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was North Macedonia's labor force participation in 2005?▾

North Macedonia's labor force participation in 2005 was 53.27%. This ranked 145th globally.

How did North Macedonia's labor force participation change in 2005?▾

North Macedonia's labor force participation decreased by 0.2% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2005?▾

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2005 at 87.99%.

What is the labor force participation of North Macedonia in 2005?▾

The labor force participation of North Macedonia in 2005 was 53.27%. This ranked 145th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for North Macedonia's labor force participation?▾

North Macedonia's labor force participation went from 53.37% in 2004 to 53.27% in 2005, a 0.2% decrease.

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