| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 20 Jun 2024 |
The current population of North Macedonia is 2,082,707 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of North Macedonia is projected at 2,082,706, or 2.08 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in North Macedonia is projected at 2,085,679, or 2.09 million people for the year 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 150th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. North Macedonia is ranked 33rd among 50 countries and territories in Europe.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 2,098,541 | 2,093,599 | -9,885 | -0.472 | 0.026 |
| 2023 | 2,088,656 | 2,085,679 | -5,954 | -0.285 | 0.026 |
| 2024 | 2,082,702 | 2,082,706 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.026 |
| 2025 | 2,082,709 | 2,082,425 | -569 | -0.027 | 0.025 |
| 2026 | 2,082,140 | 2,081,573 | -1,134 | -0.054 | 0.025 |
| 2027 | 2,081,006 | 2,080,144 | -1,723 | -0.083 | 0.025 |
| 2028 | 2,079,283 | 2,078,115 | -2,336 | -0.112 | 0.025 |
| 2029 | 2,076,947 | 2,075,487 | -2,920 | -0.141 | 0.024 |
| 2030 | 2,074,027 | 2,072,256 | -3,543 | -0.171 | 0.024 |
| 2031 | 2,070,484 | 2,068,443 | -4,082 | -0.197 | 0.024 |
| 2032 | 2,066,402 | 2,064,037 | -4,730 | -0.229 | 0.024 |
| 2033 | 2,061,672 | 2,059,037 | -5,269 | -0.256 | 0.024 |
| 2034 | 2,056,403 | 2,053,511 | -5,784 | -0.282 | 0.023 |
| 2035 | 2,050,619 | 2,047,455 | -6,329 | -0.309 | 0.023 |
| 2036 | 2,044,290 | 2,040,880 | -6,821 | -0.334 | 0.023 |
| 2037 | 2,037,469 | 2,033,842 | -7,254 | -0.357 | 0.023 |
| 2038 | 2,030,215 | 2,026,372 | -7,686 | -0.379 | 0.022 |
| 2039 | 2,022,529 | 2,018,461 | -8,135 | -0.403 | 0.022 |
| 2040 | 2,014,394 | 2,010,114 | -8,560 | -0.426 | 0.022 |
| 2041 | 2,005,834 | 2,001,364 | -8,939 | -0.447 | 0.022 |
| 2042 | 1,996,895 | 1,992,276 | -9,238 | -0.464 | 0.021 |
| 2043 | 1,987,657 | 1,982,876 | -9,563 | -0.482 | 0.021 |
| 2044 | 1,978,094 | 1,973,157 | -9,875 | -0.500 | 0.021 |
| 2045 | 1,968,219 | 1,963,152 | -10,133 | -0.516 | 0.021 |
| 2046 | 1,958,086 | 1,952,886 | -10,401 | -0.533 | 0.021 |
| 2047 | 1,947,685 | 1,942,373 | -10,623 | -0.547 | 0.020 |
| 2048 | 1,937,062 | 1,931,608 | -10,908 | -0.565 | 0.020 |
| 2049 | 1,926,154 | 1,920,582 | -11,145 | -0.580 | 0.020 |
| 2050 | 1,915,009 | 1,909,309 | -11,400 | -0.597 | 0.020 |
| 2051 | 1,903,609 | 1,897,805 | -11,608 | -0.612 | 0.019 |
| 2052 | 1,892,001 | 1,886,056 | -11,889 | -0.630 | 0.019 |
| 2053 | 1,880,112 | 1,874,063 | -12,097 | -0.645 | 0.019 |
| 2054 | 1,868,015 | 1,861,862 | -12,305 | -0.661 | 0.019 |
| 2055 | 1,855,710 | 1,849,472 | -12,477 | -0.675 | 0.019 |
| 2056 | 1,843,233 | 1,836,850 | -12,767 | -0.695 | 0.018 |
| 2057 | 1,830,466 | 1,823,964 | -13,004 | -0.713 | 0.018 |
| 2058 | 1,817,462 | 1,810,841 | -13,242 | -0.731 | 0.018 |
| 2059 | 1,804,220 | 1,797,511 | -13,418 | -0.746 | 0.018 |
| 2060 | 1,790,802 | 1,783,977 | -13,650 | -0.765 | 0.018 |
| 2061 | 1,777,152 | 1,770,213 | -13,878 | -0.784 | 0.018 |
| 2062 | 1,763,274 | 1,756,268 | -14,012 | -0.798 | 0.017 |
| 2063 | 1,749,262 | 1,742,144 | -14,236 | -0.817 | 0.017 |
| 2064 | 1,735,026 | 1,727,813 | -14,426 | -0.835 | 0.017 |
| 2065 | 1,720,600 | 1,713,288 | -14,624 | -0.854 | 0.017 |
| 2066 | 1,705,976 | 1,698,596 | -14,760 | -0.869 | 0.017 |
| 2067 | 1,691,216 | 1,683,725 | -14,982 | -0.890 | 0.016 |
| 2068 | 1,676,234 | 1,668,672 | -15,123 | -0.906 | 0.016 |
| 2069 | 1,661,111 | 1,653,485 | -15,253 | -0.922 | 0.016 |
| 2070 | 1,645,858 | 1,638,175 | -15,367 | -0.938 | 0.016 |
| 2071 | 1,630,491 | 1,622,752 | -15,479 | -0.954 | 0.016 |
| 2072 | 1,615,012 | 1,607,204 | -15,617 | -0.972 | 0.016 |
| 2073 | 1,599,395 | 1,591,552 | -15,687 | -0.986 | 0.015 |
| 2074 | 1,583,708 | 1,575,875 | -15,666 | -0.994 | 0.015 |
| 2075 | 1,568,042 | 1,560,184 | -15,716 | -1.007 | 0.015 |
| 2076 | 1,552,326 | 1,544,472 | -15,709 | -1.017 | 0.015 |
| 2077 | 1,536,617 | 1,528,778 | -15,677 | -1.025 | 0.015 |
| 2078 | 1,520,940 | 1,513,159 | -15,561 | -1.028 | 0.015 |
| 2079 | 1,505,379 | 1,497,627 | -15,504 | -1.035 | 0.014 |
| 2080 | 1,489,875 | 1,482,154 | -15,442 | -1.042 | 0.014 |
| 2081 | 1,474,433 | 1,466,778 | -15,309 | -1.044 | 0.014 |
| 2082 | 1,459,124 | 1,451,533 | -15,183 | -1.046 | 0.014 |
| 2083 | 1,443,941 | 1,436,449 | -14,984 | -1.043 | 0.014 |
| 2084 | 1,428,957 | 1,421,544 | -14,825 | -1.043 | 0.014 |
| 2085 | 1,414,132 | 1,406,828 | -14,609 | -1.038 | 0.013 |
| 2086 | 1,399,523 | 1,392,296 | -14,453 | -1.038 | 0.013 |
| 2087 | 1,385,070 | 1,377,955 | -14,230 | -1.033 | 0.013 |
| 2088 | 1,370,840 | 1,363,819 | -14,043 | -1.030 | 0.013 |
| 2089 | 1,356,797 | 1,349,883 | -13,827 | -1.024 | 0.013 |
| 2090 | 1,342,970 | 1,336,147 | -13,647 | -1.021 | 0.013 |
| 2091 | 1,329,323 | 1,322,601 | -13,443 | -1.016 | 0.013 |
| 2092 | 1,315,880 | 1,309,280 | -13,201 | -1.008 | 0.013 |
| 2093 | 1,302,679 | 1,296,175 | -13,009 | -1.004 | 0.012 |
| 2094 | 1,289,670 | 1,283,271 | -12,799 | -0.997 | 0.012 |
| 2095 | 1,276,871 | 1,270,572 | -12,598 | -0.992 | 0.012 |
| 2096 | 1,264,273 | 1,258,065 | -12,415 | -0.987 | 0.012 |
| 2097 | 1,251,858 | 1,245,738 | -12,240 | -0.983 | 0.012 |
| 2098 | 1,239,618 | 1,233,585 | -12,065 | -0.978 | 0.012 |
| 2099 | 1,227,553 | 1,221,601 | -11,904 | -0.974 | 0.012 |
| 2100 | 1,215,649 | 1,209,753 | -11,793 | -0.975 | 0.012 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 1,234,411 | 1,251,433 | 34,044 | 2.721 | 0.050 |
| 1951 | 1,268,455 | 1,282,525 | 28,140 | 2.194 | 0.050 |
| 1952 | 1,296,595 | 1,311,488 | 29,787 | 2.271 | 0.051 |
| 1953 | 1,326,382 | 1,339,581 | 26,398 | 1.971 | 0.051 |
| 1954 | 1,352,780 | 1,361,960 | 18,361 | 1.348 | 0.051 |
| 1955 | 1,371,141 | 1,379,140 | 15,998 | 1.160 | 0.050 |
| 1956 | 1,387,139 | 1,395,504 | 16,730 | 1.199 | 0.050 |
| 1957 | 1,403,869 | 1,411,818 | 15,897 | 1.126 | 0.049 |
| 1958 | 1,419,766 | 1,428,602 | 17,673 | 1.237 | 0.049 |
| 1959 | 1,437,439 | 1,445,685 | 16,491 | 1.141 | 0.049 |
| 1960 | 1,453,930 | 1,462,368 | 16,875 | 1.154 | 0.048 |
| 1961 | 1,470,805 | 1,481,112 | 20,615 | 1.392 | 0.048 |
| 1962 | 1,491,420 | 1,497,338 | 11,836 | 0.790 | 0.048 |
| 1963 | 1,503,256 | 1,511,854 | 17,196 | 1.137 | 0.047 |
| 1964 | 1,520,452 | 1,529,507 | 18,111 | 1.184 | 0.047 |
| 1965 | 1,538,563 | 1,547,982 | 18,838 | 1.217 | 0.046 |
| 1966 | 1,557,401 | 1,567,707 | 20,612 | 1.315 | 0.046 |
| 1967 | 1,578,013 | 1,588,649 | 21,272 | 1.339 | 0.046 |
| 1968 | 1,599,285 | 1,610,537 | 22,505 | 1.397 | 0.045 |
| 1969 | 1,621,790 | 1,633,502 | 23,423 | 1.434 | 0.045 |
| 1970 | 1,645,213 | 1,656,783 | 23,140 | 1.397 | 0.045 |
| 1971 | 1,668,353 | 1,679,012 | 21,317 | 1.270 | 0.045 |
| 1972 | 1,689,670 | 1,701,498 | 23,657 | 1.390 | 0.044 |
| 1973 | 1,713,327 | 1,725,228 | 23,802 | 1.380 | 0.044 |
| 1974 | 1,737,129 | 1,749,329 | 24,399 | 1.395 | 0.044 |
| 1975 | 1,761,528 | 1,774,013 | 24,970 | 1.408 | 0.044 |
| 1976 | 1,786,498 | 1,799,332 | 25,669 | 1.427 | 0.043 |
| 1977 | 1,812,167 | 1,825,299 | 26,263 | 1.439 | 0.043 |
| 1978 | 1,838,430 | 1,851,978 | 27,097 | 1.463 | 0.043 |
| 1979 | 1,865,527 | 1,879,354 | 27,654 | 1.471 | 0.043 |
| 1980 | 1,893,181 | 1,907,023 | 27,684 | 1.452 | 0.043 |
| 1981 | 1,920,865 | 1,935,200 | 28,671 | 1.482 | 0.043 |
| 1982 | 1,949,536 | 1,958,275 | 17,479 | 0.893 | 0.042 |
| 1983 | 1,967,015 | 1,974,441 | 14,852 | 0.752 | 0.042 |
| 1984 | 1,981,867 | 1,988,682 | 13,630 | 0.685 | 0.042 |
| 1985 | 1,995,497 | 2,001,504 | 12,013 | 0.600 | 0.041 |
| 1986 | 2,007,510 | 2,012,926 | 10,832 | 0.538 | 0.041 |
| 1987 | 2,018,342 | 2,023,097 | 9,510 | 0.470 | 0.040 |
| 1988 | 2,027,852 | 2,031,932 | 8,161 | 0.402 | 0.040 |
| 1989 | 2,036,013 | 2,039,426 | 6,826 | 0.335 | 0.039 |
| 1990 | 2,042,839 | 2,044,174 | 2,670 | 0.131 | 0.038 |
| 1991 | 2,045,509 | 2,036,686 | -17,646 | -0.866 | 0.038 |
| 1992 | 2,027,863 | 2,018,023 | -19,681 | -0.975 | 0.037 |
| 1993 | 2,008,182 | 1,996,893 | -22,578 | -1.131 | 0.036 |
| 1994 | 1,985,604 | 1,982,458 | -6,291 | -0.317 | 0.035 |
| 1995 | 1,979,313 | 1,983,964 | 9,302 | 0.469 | 0.035 |
| 1996 | 1,988,615 | 1,994,226 | 11,221 | 0.563 | 0.034 |
| 1997 | 1,999,836 | 2,004,234 | 8,795 | 0.439 | 0.034 |
| 1998 | 2,008,631 | 2,012,844 | 8,427 | 0.419 | 0.034 |
| 1999 | 2,017,058 | 2,023,778 | 13,441 | 0.664 | 0.033 |
| 2000 | 2,030,499 | 2,037,936 | 14,873 | 0.730 | 0.033 |
| 2001 | 2,045,372 | 2,053,384 | 16,024 | 0.780 | 0.033 |
| 2002 | 2,061,396 | 2,064,737 | 6,682 | 0.324 | 0.033 |
| 2003 | 2,068,078 | 2,071,142 | 6,129 | 0.296 | 0.032 |
| 2004 | 2,074,207 | 2,075,874 | 3,335 | 0.161 | 0.032 |
| 2005 | 2,077,542 | 2,078,662 | 2,241 | 0.108 | 0.032 |
| 2006 | 2,079,783 | 2,081,075 | 2,585 | 0.124 | 0.031 |
| 2007 | 2,082,368 | 2,083,488 | 2,240 | 0.108 | 0.031 |
| 2008 | 2,084,608 | 2,086,227 | 3,238 | 0.155 | 0.031 |
| 2009 | 2,087,846 | 2,089,787 | 3,883 | 0.186 | 0.030 |
| 2010 | 2,091,729 | 2,093,828 | 4,198 | 0.200 | 0.030 |
| 2011 | 2,095,927 | 2,097,099 | 2,345 | 0.112 | 0.030 |
| 2012 | 2,098,272 | 2,099,478 | 2,412 | 0.115 | 0.029 |
| 2013 | 2,100,684 | 2,102,215 | 3,063 | 0.146 | 0.029 |
| 2014 | 2,103,747 | 2,105,291 | 3,088 | 0.147 | 0.029 |
| 2015 | 2,106,835 | 2,107,962 | 2,254 | 0.107 | 0.028 |
| 2016 | 2,109,089 | 2,110,196 | 2,214 | 0.105 | 0.028 |
| 2017 | 2,111,303 | 2,111,979 | 1,351 | 0.064 | 0.028 |
| 2018 | 2,112,654 | 2,113,491 | 1,674 | 0.079 | 0.028 |
| 2019 | 2,114,328 | 2,114,176 | -304 | -0.014 | 0.027 |
| 2020 | 2,114,024 | 2,111,072 | -5,905 | -0.280 | 0.027 |
| 2021 | 2,108,119 | 2,103,330 | -9,578 | -0.455 | 0.027 |