| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 24 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.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,251,433 | 2.72 |
| 1955 | 1,379,140 | 1.16 |
| 1960 | 1,462,368 | 1.15 |
| 1965 | 1,547,982 | 1.22 |
| 1970 | 1,656,783 | 1.40 |
| 1975 | 1,774,013 | 1.41 |
| 1980 | 1,907,023 | 1.45 |
| 1985 | 2,001,504 | 0.60 |
| 1990 | 2,044,174 | 0.13 |
| 1995 | 1,983,964 | 0.47 |
| 2000 | 2,037,936 | 0.73 |
| 2005 | 2,078,662 | 0.11 |
| 2010 | 2,093,828 | 0.20 |
| 2015 | 2,107,962 | 0.11 |
| 2020 | 2,111,072 | -0.28 |
| 2021 | 2,103,330 | -0.46 |
| 2022 | 2,093,599 | -0.47 |
| 2023 | 2,085,679 | -0.28 |
| 2024 | 2,082,706 | 0.00 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 22,418 | 49,795 | 17.958 | 39.888 |
| 1955 | 23,890 | 51,166 | 17.255 | 36.955 |
| 1960 | 19,025 | 46,036 | 12.966 | 31.375 |
| 1965 | 16,126 | 40,341 | 10.400 | 26.016 |
| 1970 | 14,246 | 37,316 | 8.599 | 22.524 |
| 1975 | 13,357 | 38,337 | 7.528 | 21.608 |
| 1980 | 13,544 | 41,235 | 7.101 | 21.620 |
| 1985 | 14,930 | 40,428 | 7.435 | 20.134 |
| 1990 | 15,607 | 34,454 | 7.606 | 16.791 |
| 1995 | 17,020 | 29,929 | 8.573 | 15.076 |
| 2000 | 17,666 | 27,033 | 8.678 | 13.280 |
| 2005 | 18,403 | 22,880 | 8.850 | 11.003 |
| 2010 | 18,814 | 24,587 | 8.981 | 11.737 |
| 2015 | 19,853 | 23,478 | 9.416 | 11.135 |
| 2020 | 25,720 | 20,295 | 12.182 | 9.613 |
| 2021 | 29,194 | 20,114 | 13.879 | 9.562 |
| 2022 | 28,889 | 19,992 | 13.795 | 9.547 |
| 2023 | 24,722 | 19,769 | 11.851 | 9.476 |
| 2024 | 18,565 | 19,569 | 8.912 | 9.394 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 293,929 | 960,516 | 23.431 |
| 1955 | 395,856 | 996,593 | 28.429 |
| 1960 | 506,451 | 982,216 | 34.020 |
| 1965 | 642,632 | 949,800 | 40.355 |
| 1970 | 810,133 | 910,667 | 47.079 |
| 1975 | 911,764 | 891,246 | 50.569 |
| 1980 | 1,028,843 | 895,354 | 53.469 |
| 1985 | 1,103,639 | 877,895 | 55.696 |
| 1990 | 1,153,603 | 842,625 | 57.789 |
| 1995 | 1,181,760 | 801,492 | 59.587 |
| 2000 | 1,191,344 | 843,475 | 58.548 |
| 2005 | 1,185,317 | 874,955 | 57.532 |
| 2010 | 1,182,169 | 888,570 | 57.089 |
| 2015 | 1,193,694 | 885,614 | 57.408 |
| 2020 | 1,221,133 | 866,902 | 58.482 |
| 2021 | 1,228,012 | 860,943 | 58.786 |
| 2022 | 1,235,263 | 854,209 | 59.118 |
| 2023 | 1,242,855 | 846,700 | 59.479 |
| 2024 | 1,250,756 | 838,419 | 59.868 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 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 | |