North Macedonia Population

1950 - 2024 | Yearly | Person mn | CEIC Data

Key information about North Macedonia population

  • The North Macedonia population reached 1.8 million people in Dec 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 1.8 million people in Dec 2023
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2.1 million people in Dec 2018 and a record low of 1.2 million people in Dec 1950

CEIC extends history for annual Population. The State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia provides year-end Population. Population prior to 1994 is a Mid-year estimate sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau.


Further information about North Macedonia population data

  • In the latest reports, North Macedonia Unemployment Rate dropped to 11.5 % in Jun 2025
  • Monthly earnings of the North Macedonia population was 1,302.8 USD in Sep 2025
  • North Macedonia Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 52.2 % in Jun 2025

View North Macedonia's Population from 1950 to 2024 in the chart:

North Macedonia Population

What was North Macedonia's Population in 2024?

The North Macedonia population reached 1.8 million people in Dec 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 1.8 million people in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.8 2024 1.8 2023 1.2 1950 2.1 2018 Person mn yearly 1950 - 2024

Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Algeria (Person mn) 46.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Argentina (Person mn) 46.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Armenia (Person mn) 3.1 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Australia (Person mn) 27.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 9.2 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 10.3 2025 yearly 1925 - 2025
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bangladesh (Person mn) 169.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Belarus (Person mn) 9.1 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Belgium (Person mn) 11.8 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Bolivia (Person mn) 12.6 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Botswana (Person mn) 2.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Brazil (Person mn) 213.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Brunei (Person mn) 0.5 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.4 2024 yearly 1880 - 2024
Cambodia (Person mn) 17.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Canada (Person mn) 41.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Chile (Person mn) 20.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
China (Person mn) 1,404.9 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Colombia (Person mn) 52.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Croatia (Person mn) 3.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Cyprus (Person mn) 1.0 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Denmark (Person mn) 5.8 2020 yearly 1900 - 2020
Ecuador (Person mn) 18.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Egypt (Person mn) 107.9 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Estonia (Person mn) 1.4 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
European Union (Person mn) 450.6 2024 yearly 1959 - 2024
Finland (Person mn) 5.7 2025 yearly 1749 - 2025
France (Person mn) 69.1 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Georgia (Person mn) 3.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Germany (Person mn) 83.5 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Ghana (Person mn) 31.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Greece (Person mn) 10.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.5 2025 yearly 1961 - 2025
Hungary (Person mn) 9.5 2026 yearly 1949 - 2026
Iceland (Person mn) 0.4 2025 yearly 1732 - 2025
India (Person mn) 1,420.6 2026 yearly 1951 - 2026
Indonesia (Person mn) 281.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Iran (Person mn) 85.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Ireland (Person mn) 5.5 2025 yearly 1900 - 2025
Israel (Person mn) 10.2 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Italy (Person mn) 58.9 2025 yearly 1911 - 2025
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 32.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Japan (Person mn) 123.2 2025 yearly 1899 - 2025
Jordan (Person mn) 11.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 20.3 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Kenya (Person mn) 53.3 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
South Korea (Person mn) 51.7 2025 yearly 1956 - 2025
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Laos (Person mn) 7.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 1.8 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Lebanon (Person mn) 5.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Lithuania (Person mn) 2.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.7 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
North Macedonia (Person mn) 1.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malawi (Person mn) 21.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malaysia (Person mn) 34.2 2025 yearly 1947 - 2025
Malta (Person mn) 0.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Mauritius (Person mn) 1.2 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Mexico (Person mn) 132.8 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Moldova (Person mn) 2.4 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Mongolia (Person mn) 3.6 2025 yearly 1935 - 2025
Montenegro (Person mn) 0.6 2025 yearly 1921 - 2025
Morocco (Person mn) 36.5 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Mozambique (Person mn) 34.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Myanmar (Person mn) 54.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Nepal (Person mn) 30.0 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Netherlands (Person mn) 17.3 2018 yearly 1899 - 2018
New Zealand (Person mn) 5.3 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Nigeria (Person mn) 221.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Norway (Person mn) 5.4 2019 yearly 1845 - 2019
Oman (Person mn) 4.5 2020 yearly 1977 - 2020
Pakistan (Person mn) 241.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (Person mn) 5.9 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Panama (Person mn) 4.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Paraguay (Person mn) 6.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Peru (Person mn) 32.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Philippines (Person mn) 112.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Poland (Person mn) 37.3 2025 yearly 1946 - 2025
Portugal (Person mn) 10.6 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Qatar (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1984 - 2020
Romania (Person mn) 19.0 2024 yearly 1930 - 2024
Russia (Person mn) 146.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person mn) 35.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Serbia (Person mn) 6.6 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Singapore (Person mn) 6.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Slovakia (Person mn) 5.5 2020 yearly 1945 - 2020
Slovenia (Person mn) 2.1 2025 yearly 1920 - 2025
South Africa (Person mn) 63.1 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Spain (Person mn) 49.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Sri Lanka (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Sudan (Person mn) 48.2 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Sweden (Person mn) 10.4 2020 yearly 1749 - 2020
Switzerland (Person mn) 9.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024

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North Macedonia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -764.590 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 311.743 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 18.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 10,272.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 51.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MKD bn) 542.546 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MKD bn) 810.662 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (MKD bn) 497.883 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Central Government Budget: Financing (MKD mn) 6,415.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Central Government Budget: Revenue: TC: Tax: Excises (MKD mn) 1,729.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Central Government Budget: Expenditure: Current (MKD mn) 33,924.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Central Government Budget: Revenue (MKD mn) 32,386.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Central Government Budget: Expenditure: Capital (MKD mn) 1,800.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Central Government Budget Balance (MKD mn) -6,415.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Central Government Budget: Revenue: TC: Tax: VAT (MKD mn) 7,705.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Central Government Budget: Expenditure (MKD mn) 38,405.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Public Debt: Domestic (EUR mn) 4,570.228 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Public Debt: External (EUR mn) 5,493.877 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.913 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -193.5 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 916.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 10.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,950.942 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 173,759.623 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,463.067 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,354.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 226,116.306 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 80,622.846 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6.073 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 22.260 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4.783 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 106.971 Mar 2026 monthly Aug 1996 - Mar 2026
Exports: Kosovo (USD th) 42,537.159 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Mar 2026
Exports: Germany (USD th) 331,092.885 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
Exports: Czech Republic (USD th) 27,939.111 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
Exports: China (USD th) 6,345.823 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
Exports: Bulgaria (USD th) 57,705.103 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Mar 2026
Imports: USA (USD th) 22,259.784 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
Imports: Greece (USD th) 161,951.360 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
Imports: Great Britain (USD th) 245,155.707 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
Imports: Germany (USD th) 109,300.099 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
Imports: China (USD th) 106,971.350 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Mar 2026
Import Value Index (2015=100) 187.400 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 197.800 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -215.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 37.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 68.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 9.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 666.923 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 14.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 22.286 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 14,345.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 72.0 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,679.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 342.8 2025 yearly 2013 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.873 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -10,243.560 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -76.758 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: SI: Debit (USD mn) 24.535 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 74.869 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 1,320.558 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 34.832 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: SI: Credit (USD mn) 331.474 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: excl Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: PI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -7.355 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) 34.119 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (USD mn) 107.331 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) 1,358.268 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -65.253 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -120.323 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 62.437 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) -0.127 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -178.446 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (USD mn) 306.939 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (USD mn) 318.824 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -153.901 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) -5.595 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 102.630 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (USD mn) 24.334 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.048 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.176 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 949.347 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (USD mn) 235.032 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 68.032 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -3.971 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 641.390 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -273.325 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 105.854 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: GG: Long Term (LT) (EUR mn) 4,053.687 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: GG: Short Term (ST) (EUR mn) 0.144 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: MI: Private (EUR mn) 6,762.921 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Memorandum Items (MI): Public (EUR mn) 5,438.688 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
FDI: Flow: United States of America (EUR mn) -6.637 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
FDI: Flow: Austria (EUR mn) -98.505 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
FDI: Flow: Belgium (EUR mn) -12.442 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
FDI: Flow: Turkey (EUR mn) 23.857 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: United Kingdom (EUR mn) -13.903 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (EUR mn) 6.334 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Mining & Quarrying (EUR mn) -5.589 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Manufacturing (EUR mn) -45.634 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Construction (EUR mn) 36.408 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Services (EUR mn) -85.259 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Flow (USD mn) 141.832 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 26.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 233.627 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,201.714 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 10,699.742 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 9.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 9.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,075.4 May 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.436 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,025.228 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1992 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 12,463.517 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 12,582.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,441.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 10,929.175 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 13.27 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 52.91 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 5,207.362 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency (EUR mn) 4,327.626 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -2.9 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2002 - Dec 2022

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