Demographics of North Macedonia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date08 Dec 2021

As of 2021, the population of North Macedonia is projected at 2.08 million, down by 0.29% compared with 2.083 million in 2020. North Macedonia is ranked 148th in terms of population and 205th in terms of population growth rate.

There are 21.46 thousand births in North Macedonia in 2021. That is 59 per day, which is ranked 154th. The crude birth rate is 10.31 per 1000 people. There are 21.48 thousand deaths in North Macedonia in 2021. That is 59 per day, which is ranked 139th. The crude death rate is 10.32 per 1000 people.

1.23 million people are living in urban areas, which is 58.79% of North Macedonia population. North Macedonia is ranked 130th in terms of urbanization.

The Sex Ratio in North Macedonia in 2021 is 100.06 males per 100 females. There are 1.042 million males and 1.041 million females in North Macedonia. The percentage of female population is 49.99% compare to 50.01% male population. North Macedonia has 602 more males than females. North Macedonia is at 128th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of male to female ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

North Macedonia population

Year Population Growth (%)
19501,254,444-
19551,392,4611.99
19601,488,6702.03
19651,592,4371.63
19701,720,8051.13
19751,803,0080.94
19801,924,2030.72
19851,981,5360.7
19901,996,2180.63
19951,983,2590.54
20002,034,8230.48
20052,060,2800.16
20102,070,737-0.44
20152,079,335-0.54
20162,080,746-0.53
20172,081,996-0.51
20182,082,957-0.44
20192,083,458-0.41
20202,083,380-0.38
20212,082,662-0.29
  • Total
  • Crude

North Macedonia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195022,84050,08517.8339.23
195518,90746,85313.6733.85
196015,80744,25910.5829.66
196513,89644,3688.6927.72
197012,75443,1097.4525.22
197512,57040,3826.9322.25
198013,76840,5157.1921.16
198514,50439,1817.3419.81
199015,02235,2997.5517.72
199516,11930,3488.0715.20
200016,83926,3588.3012.99
200518,33323,8708.9011.59
201019,69823,0249.5111.11
201520,37823,2169.8011.17
202021,29621,82710.2310.48
202121,48321,45910.3210.31
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of North Macedonia

Year Population Urbanization
UrbanRuralgrowth rate (%)Urban (%)
1950293,929960,516-23.431
1955395,856996,5935.4628.429
1960506,451982,2164.8634.020
1965642,632949,8004.8940.355
1970810,133910,6674.3547.079
1975911,764891,2462.2250.569
19801,028,843895,3542.2453.469
19851,103,639877,8951.1255.696
19901,153,603842,6250.6957.789
19951,181,760801,492-0.2759.587
20001,191,344843,4750.1658.548
20051,185,317874,955-0.1557.532
20101,182,169888,5700.0357.089
20151,193,694885,6140.3157.408
20201,221,133866,9020.5358.482
20211,228,012860,9430.5658.786
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

North Macedonia population by Age Group (2011)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 56,210 53,098 109,308 5.25 105.861
05-09 60,148 55,913 116,061 5.57 107.574
10-14 58,001 54,167 112,168 5.39 107.078
15-19 61,354 57,832 119,186 5.72 106.090
20-24 65,486 61,727 127,213 6.11 106.090
25-29 76,258 72,355 148,613 7.14 105.394
30-34 82,272 78,449 160,721 7.72 104.873
35-39 84,315 80,070 164,385 7.89 105.302
40-44 79,949 76,582 156,531 7.52 104.397
45-49 74,040 72,029 146,069 7.01 102.792
50-54 72,975 71,745 144,720 6.95 101.714
55-59 68,476 69,794 138,270 6.64 98.112
60-64 63,160 65,927 129,087 6.20 95.803
65-69 56,123 61,477 117,600 5.65 91.291
70-74 37,566 45,505 83,071 3.99 82.554
75-79 23,753 31,565 55,318 2.66 75.251
80-84 14,019 20,652 34,671 1.66 67.882
85-89 5,953 9,369 15,322 0.74 63.539
90-94 1,425 2,491 3,916 0.19 57.206
95-99 145 275 420 0.02 52.727
100+ 4 8 12 0.00 50.000
Total 1,041,632 1,041,030 2,082,662 100.058