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North Macedonia

Population

1,800,899

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
152nd
Share of world
0.02%
Annual change
−9,7280.51%

Population of North Macedonia

500K1M1.5M2M2.5M3M95% prediction intervalPeak20261.8M2050 projection1.5M↓ 16% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 1,800,899. 2050 projection: 1,512,688.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for North Macedonia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20261,804,0630.51%152
20251,813,7910.63%152
20201,872,0151.35%151
20191,897,6411.15%151
20181,919,7281.09%151
20171,940,8791.04%150
20151,980,3660.70%149
20102,051,5050.37%144
20052,089,8070.32%143
20002,057,2530.58%142

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Skopje is home to 593,932 people, 32.92% of North Macedonia's population.

City population500K200K90K
Skopje 593.9KKumanovo 76.2KBitola 68.0KTetovo 66.2KPrilep 62.6KShtip 41.6KVeles 39.9KStrumitsa 39.3KOhrid 38.0KKavadarci 32.1K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Skopje593.9K32.92%
2Kumanovo76.2K4.22%
3Bitola68.0K3.77%
4Tetovo66.2K3.67%
5Prilep62.6K3.47%
6Shtip41.6K2.30%
7Veles39.9K2.21%
8Strumitsa39.3K2.18%
9Ohrid38.0K2.11%
10Kavadarci32.1K1.78%

North Macedonia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
North Macedonia is home to an estimated 1,800,899 people, the 152nd largest population in the world.
Daily change
North Macedonia has a net population change of approximately -28 people per day, driven by 44 births, 56 deaths, and net emigration of 16 people.
Share of world
North Macedonia makes up 0.02% of the world's population and 0.24% of Europe's.
Density
71.5 people per km² of land (185.3 per mi²), ranking 145th among countries and territories.
Urban living
62.89% of people live in urban areas.

North Macedonia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 10100+ years, female: 8895–99 years, male: 18495–99 years, female: 86590–94 years, male: 1,56090–94 years, female: 4,62485–89 years, male: 5,81585–89 years, female: 12,13880–84 years, male: 13,56680–84 years, female: 22,70875–79 years, male: 28,08275–79 years, female: 40,08570–74 years, male: 45,12070–74 years, female: 54,07465–69 years, male: 53,56365–69 years, female: 60,00560–64 years, male: 58,04160–64 years, female: 63,06755–59 years, male: 58,57355–59 years, female: 62,80450–54 years, male: 60,04150–54 years, female: 63,85545–49 years, male: 62,95745–49 years, female: 64,06840–44 years, male: 62,49640–44 years, female: 63,49135–39 years, male: 61,41235–39 years, female: 60,86530–34 years, male: 58,67630–34 years, female: 56,92225–29 years, male: 53,04425–29 years, female: 51,95520–24 years, male: 51,02220–24 years, female: 49,93415–19 years, male: 53,45215–19 years, female: 51,88010–14 years, male: 55,69310–14 years, female: 53,8105–9 years, male: 51,2815–9 years, female: 48,2190–4 years, male: 43,5840–4 years, female: 40,443100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–420K20K40K40K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

42.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

77.8 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

48.68%

Female

51.32%

Life expectancy 75.6Life expectancy 80

Ethnicity

58.4%

Macedonian

  • Macedonian58.4%
  • Albanian24.3%
  • persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no ethnic affiliation data was available7.2%
  • Turkish3.9%
  • Romani2.5%
  • Other2.3%
  • Serb1.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Religion

64.8%

Macedonian Orthodox, the largest religion

  • Macedonian Orthodox64.8%
  • Muslim33.3%
  • Other and Unspecified1.5%
  • Other Christian0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - North Macedonia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. State Statistical Office