Population on 1 January in North Macedonia
North Macedonia had 1,822,612 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1977. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
North Macedonia, 2025
1,822,612
Change from 2024
−0.2%
European Union, 2025
450,646,971 peopleep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2025
32nd of 40
Population on 1 January in North Macedonia over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,822,612 people | 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 1,826,247 people | 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 1,829,954 people | 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 1,837,114 peopleb (break in time series) | 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 2,068,808 people | 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 2,076,255 people | 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2019 | 2,077,132 people | 446,149,924 people |
| 2018 | 2,075,301 people | 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2,073,702 people | 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 2,071,278 people | 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2,069,172 people | 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 2,065,769 people | 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 2,062,294 people | 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2012 | 2,059,794 people | 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 2,057,284 people | 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 2,052,722 people | 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 2,048,619 people | 440,047,892 people |
| 2008 | 2,045,177 people | 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 2,041,941 people | 437,227,496 people |
| 2006 | 2,038,514 people | 435,816,236 people |
| 2005 | 2,035,196 people | 434,416,272 people |
| 2004 | 2,029,892 people | 432,762,039 people |
| 2003 | 2,023,654 people | 431,190,184 people |
| 2002 | 2,038,651 people | 429,723,142 people |
| 2001 | 2,031,112 people | 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2% from 1,826,247 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2,069,172 people, the figure has changed by −11.9%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 450,646,971 people.
More for North Macedonia
All statistics for North Macedonia
Population
1,820,909 people
2025 · World Bank
Median age of the population
42.1 years
2025 · Eurostat
Immigration
7,458 immigrants
2024 · 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