Demographics of North Macedonia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date24 May 2024

There are 1.04 million males and 1.04 million females in North Macedonia. The percentage of the male population is 49.83%, compared to 50.17% of the female population. North Macedonia has 7,160 more females than males. The sex ratio in North Macedonia in 2024 will be 99.315 males per 100 females. North Macedonia is in the 135th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

North Macedonia population

Year Population Growth (%)
19501,251,4332.72
19551,379,1401.16
19601,462,3681.15
19651,547,9821.22
19701,656,7831.40
19751,774,0131.41
19801,907,0231.45
19852,001,5040.60
19902,044,1740.13
19951,983,9640.47
20002,037,9360.73
20052,078,6620.11
20102,093,8280.20
20152,107,9620.11
20202,111,072-0.28
20212,103,330-0.46
20222,093,599-0.47
20232,085,679-0.28
20242,082,7060.00
  • Total
  • Crude

North Macedonia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195022,41849,79517.95839.888
195523,89051,16617.25536.955
196019,02546,03612.96631.375
196516,12640,34110.40026.016
197014,24637,3168.59922.524
197513,35738,3377.52821.608
198013,54441,2357.10121.620
198514,93040,4287.43520.134
199015,60734,4547.60616.791
199517,02029,9298.57315.076
200017,66627,0338.67813.280
200518,40322,8808.85011.003
201018,81424,5878.98111.737
201519,85323,4789.41611.135
202025,72020,29512.1829.613
202129,19420,11413.8799.562
202228,88919,99213.7959.547
202324,72219,76911.8519.476
202418,56519,5698.9129.394
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of North Macedonia

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950293,929960,51623.431
1955395,856996,59328.429
1960506,451982,21634.020
1965642,632949,80040.355
1970810,133910,66747.079
1975911,764891,24650.569
19801,028,843895,35453.469
19851,103,639877,89555.696
19901,153,603842,62557.789
19951,181,760801,49259.587
20001,191,344843,47558.548
20051,185,317874,95557.532
20101,182,169888,57057.089
20151,193,694885,61457.408
20201,221,133866,90258.482
20211,228,012860,94358.786
20221,235,263854,20959.118
20231,242,855846,70059.479
20241,250,756838,41959.868
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

North Macedonia population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 51,544 47,869 99,412 4.77 107.677
05-09 57,754 53,654 111,407 5.35 107.642
10-14 60,803 56,566 117,369 5.64 107.490
15-19 58,625 54,848 113,473 5.45 106.886
20-24 67,900 63,371 131,272 6.30 107.147
25-29 74,604 69,008 143,612 6.90 108.109
30-34 78,846 75,326 154,172 7.40 104.673
35-39 82,286 79,759 162,045 7.78 103.168
40-44 83,181 79,953 163,133 7.83 104.037
45-49 77,559 74,069 151,628 7.28 104.712
50-54 71,010 69,811 140,821 6.76 101.717
55-59 68,674 69,618 138,292 6.64 98.644
60-64 63,990 68,393 132,383 6.36 93.562
65-69 55,812 62,664 118,475 5.69 89.065
70-74 42,011 52,267 94,277 4.53 80.378
75-79 24,982 34,734 59,716 2.87 71.924
80-84 12,600 20,160 32,759 1.57 62.500
85-89 4,495 9,530 14,024 0.67 47.167
90-94 986 2,829 3,815 0.18 34.853
95-99 108 469 578 0.03 23.028
100+ 5 36 41 0.00 13.889
Total 1,037,775 1,044,934 2,082,704 99.315