Population density in North Macedonia
North Macedonia had 72.3 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1992.
North Macedonia, 2024
72.3
Change from 2023
−0.2%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Position in 2024
133rd of 214
Population density in North Macedonia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.3 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 72.5 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 72.6 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 72.8 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 73.6 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 74.4 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 74.9 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 75.3 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 75.6 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 75.8 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 76.0 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 76.2 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 76.5 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 76.8 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 77.2 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 77.7 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 78.1 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 78.6 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 78.4 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 78.9 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 79.3 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 79.5 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 79.4 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 80.0 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 79.7 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2% from 72.5 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 76.0 people per km², the figure has changed by −4.9%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, North Macedonia has the 133rd highest value.
More for North Macedonia
All statistics for North Macedonia
Population
1,820,909 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
62.9%
2025 · World Bank
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