Urban population share in North Macedonia
62.9% of people in North Macedonia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
North Macedonia, 2025
62.9%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
116th of 217
Urban population share in North Macedonia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.9% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 62.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.1%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 116th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for North Macedonia
All statistics for 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