Emigration in North Macedonia

North Macedonia recorded 1,711 emigrants in 2024.

Measure: Emigration Unit: People Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
North Macedonia, 2024 1,711 People
Change from 2022 −27.9% 2022: 2,374 emigrants
European Union, 2024 3,166,449 emigrantsep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 32nd of 33 See the full ranking

Emigration in North Macedonia over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Emigration (people), 2008 to 2024
Period North MacedoniaEuropean Union
2024 1,711 emigrants 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2023 – 3,017,592 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2022 2,374 emigrants 2,694,009 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2021 1,412 emigrants 2,692,807 emigrantsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 1,082 emigrants 2,141,596 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2019 798 emigrants 2,562,378 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2018 377 emigrants 2,400,434 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2017 424 emigrants 2,583,494 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2016 630 emigrants 2,635,757 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2015 1,016 emigrants 2,450,290 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2014 839 emigrants 2,439,337 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2013 1,041 emigrants 2,444,099 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2012 1,415 emigrants –
2011 1,290 emigrants –
2010 1,007 emigrants –
2009 792 emigrants –
2008 751 emigrants –

Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 2,374 emigrants in 2022, a change of −27.9%.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1,041 emigrants, the figure has changed by +64.4%.
  • Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, North Macedonia has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,166,449 emigrants.

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Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
migr_emi1ctz · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A citizen=TOTAL agedef=COMPLET age=TOTAL sex=T unit=NR
Observation period
2008 to 2024 for North Macedonia
Provider update
22 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat