North Macedonia
Population 2026
1,804,062
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.54%
- Density
- 72 per km²
- Land area
- 25,220 km²
- Capital
- Skopje
- Currency
- Denar (MKD)
- Official languages
- MK, SQ, TR, RMM
- Urban population
- 62.9%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 16,0272026
- Deaths
- 20,3122026
- Birth rate
- 8.8per 1,000
- Death rate
- 11.1per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.40
- Life expectancy
- 76.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 41.4
- Net migration
- -5,645
Age distribution
- 0–1416.5%
- 15–6464.9%
- 65+18.5%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $19.1B
- GDP per capita
- $10.5K
- GDP growth
- +3.5%
- Inflation
- 4.1%
- Unemployment
- 12.3%
- Exports
- $11.4B
- Imports
- $14.0B
- Tourism receipts
- 3.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture6.0%
- Industry24.1%
- Manufacturing14.3%
- Services57.0%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture8.5%
- Industry30.6%
- Services60.9%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SkopjeGrad Skopje | 474,8892026 |
| 2 | KumanovoKumanovo | 75,0512026 |
| 3 | PrilepPrilep | 73,8142026 |
| 4 | BitolaBitola | 69,2872026 |
| 5 | ČairGrad Skopje | 64,7732026 |
| 6 | TetovoTetovo | 63,1762026 |
| 7 | Kisela VodaGrad Skopje | 58,2162026 |
| 8 | VelesVeles | 57,8732026 |
| 9 | GostivarGostivar | 50,9742026 |
| 10 | ShtipShtip | 48,2792026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,804,062 | 16.0K | 20.3K |
| 2020 | 1,872,021 | 20.0K | 24.9K |
| 2010 | 2,051,510 | 26.1K | 18.8K |
| 2000 | 2,057,254 | 29.8K | 18.0K |
| 1990 | 2,063,690 | 37.9K | 15.0K |
| 1980 | 1,933,043 | 40.1K | 13.6K |
| 1970 | 1,664,214 | 41.7K | 13.7K |
| 1960 | 1,435,060 | 44.5K | 15.7K |
| 1950 | 1,248,682 | 47.0K | 24.0K |