Population · Europe · 2025 data
North Macedonia Population
North Macedonia had a population of 1.82 million in 2025, ranking #151 of 216 countries and territories (0.02% of the world). The population fell by 4.8% over the past ten years and peaked in 1990 at 2.06 million.
Population of North Macedonia, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,820,909 | -0.19% |
| 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% |
| 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 | — |
Demographics of North Macedonia
Ethnic groups
Macedonian 58.4%, Albanian 24.3%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.5%, Serb 1.3%, other 2.3%, no ethnic affiliation data available 7.2% (2021 est.)
Languages
Macedonian (official) 61.4%, Albanian (official) 24.3%, Turkish 3.4%, Romani 1.7%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 2%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.)
Religions
Orthodox 46.1%, Islam 32.2%, Christian 13.2%, Other 7.2%; less than 1%: atheist, Catholic, other religions, not specified, Protestant (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).