| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of North Macedonia is 2,079,399 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of North Macedonia is projected at 2,082,658 or 2.082 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in North Macedonia is projected at 2,083,374 or 2.083 million people for the year 2020. North Macedonia ranks number 148th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. North Macedonia is ranked 32nd among 48 countries in Europe.
North Macedonia's population peaked in 2020 with 2.08 mn people after North Macedonia's population decreased year by year. The North Macedonia population is projected to reach 2.05 million in 2030 and decrease further to 1.85 million in 2050 and 1.24 million by 2100. North Macedonia accounts for 0.026 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.049% of 1959 and is projected to decline at 0.011% by 2100.
North Macedonia was at 129th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 157th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 2,083,374 | -85 | 0.00 | 0.027 |
| 2021 | 2,082,658 | -716 | -0.03 | 0.026 |
| 2022 | 2,081,304 | -1,354 | -0.07 | 0.026 |
| 2023 | 2,079,333 | -1,971 | -0.09 | 0.026 |
| 2024 | 2,076,827 | -2,506 | -0.12 | 0.026 |
| 2025 | 2,073,805 | -3,022 | -0.15 | 0.025 |
| 2026 | 2,070,275 | -3,530 | -0.17 | 0.025 |
| 2027 | 2,066,218 | -4,057 | -0.20 | 0.025 |
| 2028 | 2,061,613 | -4,605 | -0.22 | 0.025 |
| 2029 | 2,056,460 | -5,153 | -0.25 | 0.024 |
| 2030 | 2,050,747 | -5,713 | -0.28 | 0.024 |
| 2031 | 2,044,480 | -6,267 | -0.31 | 0.024 |
| 2032 | 2,037,679 | -6,801 | -0.33 | 0.023 |
| 2033 | 2,030,364 | -7,315 | -0.36 | 0.023 |
| 2034 | 2,022,564 | -7,800 | -0.38 | 0.023 |
| 2035 | 2,014,291 | -8,273 | -0.41 | 0.023 |
| 2036 | 2,005,569 | -8,722 | -0.43 | 0.022 |
| 2037 | 1,996,425 | -9,144 | -0.46 | 0.022 |
| 2038 | 1,986,907 | -9,518 | -0.48 | 0.022 |
| 2039 | 1,977,075 | -9,832 | -0.49 | 0.022 |
| 2040 | 1,966,965 | -10,110 | -0.51 | 0.021 |
| 2041 | 1,956,624 | -10,341 | -0.53 | 0.021 |
| 2042 | 1,946,051 | -10,573 | -0.54 | 0.021 |
| 2043 | 1,935,303 | -10,748 | -0.55 | 0.021 |
| 2044 | 1,924,398 | -10,905 | -0.56 | 0.020 |
| 2045 | 1,913,371 | -11,027 | -0.57 | 0.020 |
| 2046 | 1,902,252 | -11,119 | -0.58 | 0.020 |
| 2047 | 1,891,031 | -11,221 | -0.59 | 0.020 |
| 2048 | 1,879,719 | -11,312 | -0.60 | 0.020 |
| 2049 | 1,868,306 | -11,413 | -0.61 | 0.019 |
| 2050 | 1,856,775 | -11,531 | -0.62 | 0.019 |
| 2051 | 1,845,139 | -11,636 | -0.63 | 0.019 |
| 2052 | 1,833,411 | -11,728 | -0.64 | 0.019 |
| 2053 | 1,821,551 | -11,860 | -0.65 | 0.018 |
| 2054 | 1,809,532 | -12,019 | -0.66 | 0.018 |
| 2055 | 1,797,367 | -12,165 | -0.67 | 0.018 |
| 2056 | 1,785,020 | -12,347 | -0.69 | 0.018 |
| 2057 | 1,772,509 | -12,511 | -0.70 | 0.018 |
| 2058 | 1,759,831 | -12,678 | -0.72 | 0.017 |
| 2059 | 1,746,972 | -12,859 | -0.73 | 0.017 |
| 2060 | 1,733,964 | -13,008 | -0.74 | 0.017 |
| 2061 | 1,720,773 | -13,191 | -0.76 | 0.017 |
| 2062 | 1,707,429 | -13,344 | -0.78 | 0.017 |
| 2063 | 1,693,946 | -13,483 | -0.79 | 0.017 |
| 2064 | 1,680,307 | -13,639 | -0.81 | 0.016 |
| 2065 | 1,666,552 | -13,755 | -0.82 | 0.016 |
| 2066 | 1,652,683 | -13,869 | -0.83 | 0.016 |
| 2067 | 1,638,720 | -13,963 | -0.84 | 0.016 |
| 2068 | 1,624,689 | -14,031 | -0.86 | 0.016 |
| 2069 | 1,610,620 | -14,069 | -0.87 | 0.015 |
| 2070 | 1,596,529 | -14,091 | -0.87 | 0.015 |
| 2071 | 1,582,463 | -14,066 | -0.88 | 0.015 |
| 2072 | 1,568,411 | -14,052 | -0.89 | 0.015 |
| 2073 | 1,554,433 | -13,978 | -0.89 | 0.015 |
| 2074 | 1,540,558 | -13,875 | -0.89 | 0.015 |
| 2075 | 1,526,827 | -13,731 | -0.89 | 0.014 |
| 2076 | 1,513,247 | -13,580 | -0.89 | 0.014 |
| 2077 | 1,499,850 | -13,397 | -0.89 | 0.014 |
| 2078 | 1,486,651 | -13,199 | -0.88 | 0.014 |
| 2079 | 1,473,679 | -12,972 | -0.87 | 0.014 |
| 2080 | 1,460,932 | -12,747 | -0.86 | 0.014 |
| 2081 | 1,448,420 | -12,512 | -0.86 | 0.014 |
| 2082 | 1,436,177 | -12,243 | -0.85 | 0.013 |
| 2083 | 1,424,181 | -11,996 | -0.84 | 0.013 |
| 2084 | 1,412,432 | -11,749 | -0.82 | 0.013 |
| 2085 | 1,400,936 | -11,496 | -0.81 | 0.013 |
| 2086 | 1,389,686 | -11,250 | -0.80 | 0.013 |
| 2087 | 1,378,678 | -11,008 | -0.79 | 0.013 |
| 2088 | 1,367,890 | -10,788 | -0.78 | 0.013 |
| 2089 | 1,357,304 | -10,586 | -0.77 | 0.013 |
| 2090 | 1,346,890 | -10,414 | -0.77 | 0.012 |
| 2091 | 1,336,648 | -10,242 | -0.76 | 0.012 |
| 2092 | 1,326,552 | -10,096 | -0.76 | 0.012 |
| 2093 | 1,316,596 | -9,956 | -0.75 | 0.012 |
| 2094 | 1,306,775 | -9,821 | -0.75 | 0.012 |
| 2095 | 1,297,057 | -9,718 | -0.74 | 0.012 |
| 2096 | 1,287,435 | -9,622 | -0.74 | 0.012 |
| 2097 | 1,277,885 | -9,550 | -0.74 | 0.012 |
| 2098 | 1,268,378 | -9,507 | -0.74 | 0.012 |
| 2099 | 1,258,882 | -9,496 | -0.75 | 0.012 |
| 2100 | 1,249,362 | -9,520 | -0.76 | 0.011 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,254,445 | - | - | 0.049 |
| 1951 | 1,290,407 | 35,962 | 2.87 | 0.050 |
| 1952 | 1,320,981 | 30,574 | 2.37 | 0.050 |
| 1953 | 1,347,463 | 26,482 | 2.00 | 0.050 |
| 1954 | 1,370,978 | 23,515 | 1.75 | 0.050 |
| 1955 | 1,392,449 | 21,471 | 1.57 | 0.050 |
| 1956 | 1,412,613 | 20,164 | 1.45 | 0.050 |
| 1957 | 1,432,019 | 19,406 | 1.37 | 0.050 |
| 1958 | 1,451,015 | 18,996 | 1.33 | 0.050 |
| 1959 | 1,469,843 | 18,828 | 1.30 | 0.049 |
| 1960 | 1,488,667 | 18,824 | 1.28 | 0.049 |
| 1961 | 1,507,654 | 18,987 | 1.28 | 0.049 |
| 1962 | 1,527,111 | 19,457 | 1.29 | 0.048 |
| 1963 | 1,547,450 | 20,339 | 1.33 | 0.048 |
| 1964 | 1,569,142 | 21,692 | 1.40 | 0.048 |
| 1965 | 1,592,433 | 23,291 | 1.48 | 0.048 |
| 1966 | 1,617,795 | 25,362 | 1.59 | 0.047 |
| 1967 | 1,644,943 | 27,148 | 1.68 | 0.047 |
| 1968 | 1,672,399 | 27,456 | 1.67 | 0.047 |
| 1969 | 1,698,144 | 25,745 | 1.54 | 0.047 |
| 1970 | 1,720,800 | 22,656 | 1.33 | 0.047 |
| 1971 | 1,739,521 | 18,721 | 1.09 | 0.046 |
| 1972 | 1,754,956 | 15,435 | 0.89 | 0.046 |
| 1973 | 1,768,991 | 14,035 | 0.80 | 0.045 |
| 1974 | 1,784,398 | 15,407 | 0.87 | 0.045 |
| 1975 | 1,803,010 | 18,612 | 1.04 | 0.044 |
| 1976 | 1,825,552 | 22,542 | 1.25 | 0.044 |
| 1977 | 1,851,069 | 25,517 | 1.40 | 0.044 |
| 1978 | 1,877,688 | 26,619 | 1.44 | 0.044 |
| 1979 | 1,902,719 | 25,031 | 1.33 | 0.043 |
| 1980 | 1,924,197 | 21,478 | 1.13 | 0.043 |
| 1981 | 1,941,530 | 17,333 | 0.90 | 0.043 |
| 1982 | 1,955,243 | 13,713 | 0.71 | 0.042 |
| 1983 | 1,965,895 | 10,652 | 0.54 | 0.042 |
| 1984 | 1,974,415 | 8,520 | 0.43 | 0.041 |
| 1985 | 1,981,534 | 7,119 | 0.36 | 0.041 |
| 1986 | 1,987,538 | 6,004 | 0.30 | 0.040 |
| 1987 | 1,992,274 | 4,736 | 0.24 | 0.039 |
| 1988 | 1,995,513 | 3,239 | 0.16 | 0.039 |
| 1989 | 1,996,870 | 1,357 | 0.07 | 0.038 |
| 1990 | 1,996,228 | -642 | -0.03 | 0.037 |
| 1991 | 1,993,302 | -2,926 | -0.15 | 0.037 |
| 1992 | 1,988,659 | -4,643 | -0.23 | 0.036 |
| 1993 | 1,984,028 | -4,631 | -0.23 | 0.036 |
| 1994 | 1,981,703 | -2,325 | -0.12 | 0.035 |
| 1995 | 1,983,252 | 1,549 | 0.08 | 0.035 |
| 1996 | 1,989,443 | 6,191 | 0.31 | 0.034 |
| 1997 | 1,999,598 | 10,155 | 0.51 | 0.034 |
| 1998 | 2,012,057 | 12,459 | 0.62 | 0.034 |
| 1999 | 2,024,394 | 12,337 | 0.61 | 0.033 |
| 2000 | 2,034,819 | 10,425 | 0.51 | 0.033 |
| 2001 | 2,042,842 | 8,023 | 0.39 | 0.033 |
| 2002 | 2,048,928 | 6,086 | 0.30 | 0.033 |
| 2003 | 2,053,426 | 4,498 | 0.22 | 0.032 |
| 2004 | 2,057,048 | 3,622 | 0.18 | 0.032 |
| 2005 | 2,060,273 | 3,225 | 0.16 | 0.031 |
| 2006 | 2,063,131 | 2,858 | 0.14 | 0.031 |
| 2007 | 2,065,426 | 2,295 | 0.11 | 0.031 |
| 2008 | 2,067,313 | 1,887 | 0.09 | 0.030 |
| 2009 | 2,069,039 | 1,726 | 0.08 | 0.030 |
| 2010 | 2,070,741 | 1,702 | 0.08 | 0.030 |
| 2011 | 2,072,487 | 1,746 | 0.08 | 0.029 |
| 2012 | 2,074,278 | 1,791 | 0.09 | 0.029 |
| 2013 | 2,076,067 | 1,789 | 0.09 | 0.029 |
| 2014 | 2,077,775 | 1,708 | 0.08 | 0.028 |
| 2015 | 2,079,328 | 1,553 | 0.07 | 0.028 |
| 2016 | 2,080,743 | 1,415 | 0.07 | 0.028 |
| 2017 | 2,081,996 | 1,253 | 0.06 | 0.028 |
| 2018 | 2,082,957 | 961 | 0.05 | 0.027 |
| 2019 | 2,083,459 | 502 | 0.02 | 0.027 |