North Macedonia

Population on 1 January 1,822,612 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 1,822,612 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 8.7 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 11.1 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.44 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 18.6% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 42.1 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 28.7 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change -2.4 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 1,831,802 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 40.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.46 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections -0.47% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 1,820,909 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth -0.19% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 18.5% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 16.5% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.40 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 8.8 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 11.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 62.9% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 54.0 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 72.3 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.33% 2025 · World Bank

Immigration 7,458 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 1,711 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 1,713 people 2007 · Eurostat Net migration rate 0.5 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections -3.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -5,645 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 8.3% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 2.4% 2025 · World Bank

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 11.5% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 29.4% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 7.8% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 63.7% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 54.4% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 10.7% September 2026 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 40.7 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Part-time employment 3.1% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 29.2% September 2026 · Eurostat Employment of older workers 50.2% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 12.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 28.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 51.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 42.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 45.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 8.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 30.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 60.9% 2025 · World Bank

Median equivalised net income €4,827 per year 2024 · Eurostat Unadjusted gender pay gap 9.1% 2014 · Eurostat Hourly labour cost €3.6 per hour 2016 · Eurostat Monthly minimum wage €624 per month H2 2026 · Eurostat

GDP per capita in euro €9,860e (Estimated) per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 42e (Estimated) (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 3.8%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat GDP in euro 17,945p (Provisional) million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 1.3%e (Estimated) Q2 2026 · Eurostat GDP growth, year on year 4.0%e (Estimated) Q2 2026 · Eurostat GDP in US dollars US$19.1 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$10,490 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$25,095 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$9,490 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.5% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 57.0% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 31.7% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 27.5% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$5,084 per person 2025 · World Bank

HICP inflation 4.3% 2025 · Eurostat HICP price index 149.14d (Definition differs) (2015 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly HICP inflation 3.5% September 2026 · Eurostat Consumer price level index 50 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Food price inflation (HICP) 5.5% 2025 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) -1.2% 2025 · Eurostat Consumer price inflation 4.1% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 159.4 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 4.6% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 54.655 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Housing cost overburden rate 5.6% 2024 · Eurostat Overcrowding rate 38.3% 2024 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 87.0% 2024 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 27.0% 2024 · Eurostat Average household size 3.0 people per household 2024 · Eurostat Arrears on utility bills 22.2% 2024 · Eurostat Slum population 0.3% 2022 · World Bank

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 23.4% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 35.9% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 9.5% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 2.6% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 18.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 98.3% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 94.0% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 83.0% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 3.8% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 3.9% 2005 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 30.3% 2005 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 96.2% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 98.7% 2002 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 8.6% 2002 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.3% 2002 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 96.3% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 55.0% 2023 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 96.1% 2002 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 95.8% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 90.1% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy at birth 73.2b (Break in time series) years 2021 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 1.9 per 1,000 live births 2023 · Eurostat Hospital beds 449 per 100,000 people 2021 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 76.4% 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 13.7b (Break in time series) years 2021 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 77.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 66.5 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 69 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 5.11 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 26.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 45.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 5.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 19.4% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 28.0% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 79% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 21.5% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 55.2 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 9.24 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 76.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 78.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 74.5 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 7.4% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 2.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 3 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.94 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 4.7 per 1,000 people 2021 · World Bank Measles immunisation 73% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 39.6% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 39.6% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$639 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 7.4% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 1.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 4.3% 2019 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 11 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Households with internet access 91.2% 2025 · Eurostat Internet use in the last three months 92.1% 2025 · Eurostat Daily internet use 89.2% 2025 · Eurostat Basic digital skills 28.5% 2025 · Eurostat Online shopping 55.9% 2025 · Eurostat ICT specialists in employment 3.2% 2025 · Eurostat Internet users 93.1% 2025 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 108 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 29.9 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industrial production 98.6 (2021 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Enterprise birth rate 9.3% 2024 · Eurostat Monthly industrial production 2.4% September 2026 · Eurostat Industry share of GDP 24.1% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 6,045 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 36.4% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 14.3% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 60.8%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Imports share of GDP 72.5%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Current account balance, quarterly -6.6% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Exports share of GDP 59.6% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 73.4% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 133.0% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 3.5% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -4.3% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 6.4% 2024 · World Bank

Nights spent in tourist accommodation 2,180,510 nights 2024 · Eurostat Arrivals at tourist accommodation 1,085,251 arrivals 2024 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 29.6% 2024 · Eurostat

Car share of passenger transport 92.6% 2024 · Eurostat Car ownership 338 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Rail passenger transport 19 million passenger-km 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 5.1 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 86,868 passengers 2009 · World Bank

Renewable energy share 21.8% 2024 · Eurostat Renewable electricity share 40.1% 2024 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 64.8% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.1168 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.1083 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 2.5 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 87.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 19.5% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 60.6% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 65.7% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 2.22e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.56e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 9.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 5.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 4.00 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 1.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.37 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 22.2 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 40.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 29.0% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 21.8 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 29.0% 2025 · World Bank

Municipal waste generated per person 480e (Estimated) kg per person 2023 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 0.0%e (Estimated) 2023 · Eurostat Total waste generated per person 658 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 98.2% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 80.8% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.0% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 52.6% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,948 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 12.1% 2024 · World Bank

Area under organic farming 0.3%d (Definition differs) 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.39e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 15.6%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.22e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 45.8e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 6.0% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 3,565 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 49.2% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 138 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 89.8 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 72.4 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 25,220 km² 2024 · World Bank

At-risk-of-poverty rate 21.9% 2024 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 27.1% 2024 · Eurostat Income inequality (Gini) 29.2 (0 to 100) 2024 · Eurostat Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) 5.18 times 2024 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 11.6% 2024 · Eurostat Gini index 33.5 (0 to 100) 2019 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 22.9% 2019 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 3.9% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 21.9% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.4% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.5% 2019 · World Bank

Tax revenue 18.8% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 33.4% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.37% 2023 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 0.42% 2023 · Eurostat European patent applications 0.6p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 0.37% 2024 · World Bank Researchers per million people 888 per million people 2024 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 499 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.10 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 6.6% 2023 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 9.8 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 1.9 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 441 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Intentional homicides 1.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Cultural employment 4.1% 2025 · Eurostat Average life satisfaction 6.2 out of 10 2024 · Eurostat Women in national parliament 39.2% 2025 · World Bank