Population of North Macedonia
Current Population
1,824,359
10yr Growth Rate
-4.86%
Rank
#147 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# North Macedonia Population Analysis
North Macedonia's population of 1,824,359 in 2024 represents a significant decline, with a 4.86% contraction over the past decade indicating sustained emigration and below-replacement fertility rates. Ranked 147th globally among 209 countries, the nation has lost approximately 93,000 residents since 2014, reversing the trajectory established during its peak growth period in the 1960s when the country experienced robust natural increase. This demographic reversal reflects broader regional patterns in the Balkans, where youth outmigration to Western Europe has become a defining feature of population dynamics since the country's independence in 1991.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,824,359 | -0.19% |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | -1.02% |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | -1.07% |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | -0.68% |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | -0.51% |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | -0.40% |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | -0.32% |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | -0.27% |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | -0.27% |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | -0.37% |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | -0.39% |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | -0.46% |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | -0.64% |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | -0.64% |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | -0.58% |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | -0.57% |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | -0.55% |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | -0.54% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | -0.32% |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | +0.13% |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | -0.72% |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | +0.42% |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | +0.46% |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | +0.48% |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | +0.53% |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | -0.78% |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | +0.70% |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | +0.29% |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | -0.71% |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | -1.26% |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | -1.14% |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | -0.37% |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | +0.39% |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | +0.48% |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | +0.52% |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | +0.51% |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | +0.52% |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | +0.55% |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | +0.58% |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | +0.65% |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | +1.02% |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | +1.35% |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | +1.39% |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | +1.42% |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | +1.44% |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | +1.50% |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | +1.55% |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | +1.55% |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | +1.53% |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | +1.54% |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | +1.55% |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | +1.62% |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | +1.70% |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | +1.70% |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | +1.67% |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | +1.61% |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | +1.56% |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | +1.49% |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | +1.49% |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | +1.15% |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | +1.14% |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | +1.40% |
| 1960 | 1,435,059 | — |