Macedonia Population

Population now

2,054,655

World: 145th
Europe: 33rd

Male:	1,027,552	(49.98 %)
Female:	1,027,103	(50.02 %)

Births in 2025:	28,766
Deaths in 2025:	32,012

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	74.60 years
Female:	78.65 years
Total:	76.60 years
Median Age:	40.02 years

Birth Rate:	9.66
Death Rate:	10.75
Growth Rate:	-0.10 %
Fertility Rate:	1.46

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Macedonia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	1M	753k	735k	1.02	1.80%	29.67	10.58	3.84	60.62	60.20	61.07	20.51	34.02%	58.76
1961	2M	763k	745k	1.02	1.87%	29.11	10.13	3.76	61.25	60.79	61.74	20.60	35.21%	59.51
1962	2M	773k	754k	1.03	1.95%	28.66	9.72	3.69	61.86	61.36	62.39	20.62	36.47%	60.28
1963	2M	783k	764k	1.03	2.03%	28.30	9.35	3.64	62.46	61.92	63.03	20.60	37.75%	61.08
1964	2M	794k	775k	1.03	2.11%	28.01	9.01	3.60	63.05	62.47	63.66	20.61	39.05%	61.94
1965	2M	806k	786k	1.03	2.19%	27.72	8.69	3.55	63.63	63.00	64.29	20.66	40.36%	62.86
1966	2M	820k	798k	1.03	2.27%	27.40	8.39	3.50	64.20	63.51	64.93	20.78	41.68%	63.86
1967	2M	834k	811k	1.03	2.32%	26.99	8.12	3.44	64.76	64.00	65.56	20.92	43.02%	64.93
1968	2M	848k	825k	1.03	2.37%	26.49	7.87	3.36	65.30	64.46	66.19	21.08	44.36%	66.02
1969	2M	861k	837k	1.03	2.38%	25.89	7.65	3.27	65.81	64.88	66.79	21.27	45.72%	67.03
1970	2M	873k	848k	1.03	2.39%	25.22	7.45	3.16	66.29	65.26	67.37	21.51	47.08%	67.93
1971	2M	883k	857k	1.03	2.37%	24.51	7.28	3.04	66.73	65.60	67.92	21.77	48.25%	68.67
1972	2M	891k	864k	1.03	2.33%	23.83	7.15	2.93	67.13	65.89	68.42	22.08	48.83%	69.28
1973	2M	898k	871k	1.03	2.30%	23.21	7.04	2.83	67.47	66.14	68.87	22.40	49.41%	69.83
1974	2M	906k	879k	1.03	2.25%	22.68	6.97	2.74	67.78	66.35	69.27	22.71	49.99%	70.44
1975	2M	915k	888k	1.03	2.21%	22.25	6.93	2.66	68.02	66.52	69.61	23.00	50.57%	71.17
1976	2M	926k	899k	1.03	2.16%	21.92	6.93	2.61	68.22	66.64	69.87	23.38	51.15%	72.06
1977	2M	939k	912k	1.03	2.11%	21.68	6.96	2.56	68.36	66.73	70.08	23.76	51.73%	73.07
1978	2M	952k	925k	1.03	2.06%	21.49	7.02	2.53	68.47	66.79	70.24	24.16	52.31%	74.12
1979	2M	965k	938k	1.03	2.00%	21.32	7.10	2.51	68.56	66.84	70.36	24.55	52.89%	75.11
1980	2M	975k	949k	1.03	1.94%	21.16	7.19	2.49	68.65	66.91	70.48	24.90	53.47%	75.96
1981	2M	983k	958k	1.03	1.89%	20.98	7.27	2.47	68.77	67.02	70.62	25.22	54.01%	76.64
1982	2M	990k	966k	1.02	1.84%	20.77	7.32	2.45	68.94	67.18	70.79	25.54	54.43%	77.18
1983	2M	994k	972k	1.02	1.79%	20.50	7.35	2.43	69.17	67.41	71.02	25.88	54.85%	77.60
1984	2M	998k	977k	1.02	1.75%	20.18	7.35	2.40	69.45	67.69	71.29	26.23	55.28%	77.94
1985	2M	1M	981k	1.02	1.70%	19.81	7.34	2.37	69.76	68.01	71.61	26.58	55.70%	78.22
1986	2M	1M	985k	1.02	1.65%	19.41	7.33	2.34	70.09	68.33	71.95	26.91	56.12%	78.46
1987	2M	1M	988k	1.02	1.59%	18.99	7.34	2.30	70.41	68.63	72.28	27.24	56.54%	78.64
1988	2M	1M	990k	1.01	1.52%	18.57	7.38	2.27	70.70	68.88	72.60	27.57	56.96%	78.77
1989	2M	1M	992k	1.01	1.44%	18.15	7.45	2.24	70.94	69.08	72.90	27.90	57.37%	78.82
1990	2M	1M	992k	1.01	1.35%	17.72	7.55	2.21	71.15	69.23	73.16	28.21	57.79%	78.80
1991	2M	1M	991k	1.01	1.25%	17.28	7.67	2.17	71.33	69.35	73.40	28.53	58.23%	78.68
1992	2M	999k	989k	1.01	1.16%	16.80	7.79	2.13	71.49	69.46	73.63	28.82	58.76%	78.50
1993	2M	996k	988k	1.01	1.06%	16.29	7.90	2.09	71.67	69.59	73.86	29.10	59.29%	78.32
1994	2M	995k	987k	1.01	0.97%	15.75	8.00	2.03	71.69	69.40	74.10	29.41	59.79%	78.23
1995	2M	995k	988k	1.01	0.88%	15.20	8.07	1.98	71.85	69.80	74.00	29.73	59.59%	78.29
1996	2M	998k	991k	1.01	0.80%	14.67	8.13	1.92	72.50	70.30	74.80	30.00	59.38%	78.53
1997	2M	1M	995k	1.01	0.78%	14.80	8.30	1.86	72.45	70.30	74.70	30.30	59.17%	78.82
1998	2M	1M	1M	1.01	0.74%	14.60	8.40	1.81	72.30	70.20	74.50	30.63	58.97%	79.25
1999	2M	1M	1M	1	0.63%	13.50	8.30	1.77	72.79	70.40	75.30	30.95	58.76%	79.63
2000	2M	1M	1M	1	0.71%	14.50	8.50	1.72	72.95	70.80	75.20	31.27	58.55%	79.99
2001	2M	1M	1M	1	0.60%	13.30	8.30	1.68	73.44	70.90	76.10	31.63	58.34%	80.33
2002	2M	1M	1M	1	0.54%	13.70	8.90	1.64	73.04	70.60	75.60	31.97	58.13%	79.74
2003	2M	1M	1M	1	0.49%	13.30	8.90	1.61	73.24	70.90	75.70	32.31	57.92%	80.01
2004	2M	1M	1M	1	0.31%	11.50	8.80	1.57	73.60	71.50	75.80	32.66	57.71%	80.23
2005	2M	1M	1M	1	0.22%	11.00	9.00	1.50	73.70	71.60	75.90	33.04	57.53%	80.40
2006	2M	1M	1M	1	0.22%	11.10	9.10	1.46	73.90	71.70	76.20	33.34	57.38%	80.54
2007	2M	1M	1M	1	0.16%	11.10	9.60	1.46	73.80	71.80	75.90	33.66	57.26%	80.67
2008	2M	1M	1M	1	0.20%	11.20	9.30	1.47	74.40	72.40	76.50	34.00	57.18%	80.80
2009	2M	1M	1M	1	0.24%	11.50	9.30	1.50	74.45	72.30	76.70	34.34	57.12%	80.95
2010	2M	1M	1M	1	0.27%	11.80	9.30	1.60	75.00	72.90	77.20	34.68	57.09%	81.12
2011	2M	1M	1M	1	0.17%	11.10	9.50	1.46	75.10	73.10	77.20	35.05	57.09%	81.26
2012	2M	1M	1M	1	0.16%	11.40	9.80	1.50	74.90	73.00	76.90	35.40	57.13%	81.36
2013	2M	1M	1M	1	0.20%	11.20	9.30	1.50	75.40	73.40	77.50	35.74	57.19%	81.48
2014	2M	1M	1M	1	0.20%	11.40	9.50	1.50	75.45	73.50	77.50	36.08	57.28%	81.61
2015	2M	1M	1M	1	0.12%	11.10	9.90	1.49	75.40	73.50	77.40	36.44	57.41%	81.72
2016	2M	1M	1M	1	0.13%	11.10	9.85	1.50	75.40	73.40	77.50	36.74	57.56%	81.81
2017	2M	1M	1M	1	0.07%	10.50	9.80	1.43	75.95	74.10	77.90	37.08	57.75%	81.89
2018	2M	1M	1M	1	0.08%	10.30	9.50	1.42	76.65	74.60	78.80	37.43	57.96%	81.96
2019	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.02%	9.60	9.80	1.34	76.60	74.70	78.60	37.79	58.21%	81.98
2020	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.26%	9.20	12.40	1.30	75.69	73.62	77.87	38.14	58.48%	81.81
2021	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.26%	9.20	12.40	1.30	75.69	73.62	77.87	38.50	58.79%	81.52
2022	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.26%	9.20	12.40	1.30	75.69	73.62	77.87	38.89	59.12%	81.44
2023	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.17%	9.48	11.41	1.40	76.24	74.21	78.34	39.27	59.48%	81.36
2024	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.14%	9.57	11.08	1.43	76.42	74.40	78.49	39.64	59.87%	81.28
2025	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.10%	9.66	10.75	1.46	76.60	74.60	78.65	40.02	60.29%	81.16

Macedonia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.12%	9.53	10.89	1.46	76.73	74.74	78.78	40.42	60.73%	81.00
2027	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.15%	9.40	11.03	1.46	76.86	74.87	78.91	40.73	61.20%	80.84
2028	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.17%	9.28	11.17	1.47	77.00	75.01	79.04	41.19	61.69%	80.69
2029	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.19%	9.15	11.31	1.47	77.13	75.14	79.17	41.48	62.21%	80.45
2030	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.21%	9.02	11.45	1.47	77.26	75.28	79.30	41.91	62.75%	80.21
2031	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.23%	8.93	11.62	1.48	77.39	75.42	79.42	42.25	63.29%	79.97
2032	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.25%	8.84	11.79	1.48	77.52	75.56	79.55	42.63	63.82%	79.70
2033	2M	1M	1M	1	-0.27%	8.76	11.96	1.49	77.66	75.71	79.67	43.04	64.35%	79.38
2034	2M	999k	1M	1	-0.29%	8.67	12.13	1.49	77.79	75.85	79.80	43.35	64.88%	79.07
2035	2M	995k	1000k	1	-0.30%	8.58	12.30	1.50	77.92	75.99	79.92	43.66	65.40%	78.71
2036	2M	990k	995k	0.99	-0.31%	8.55	12.47	1.50	78.06	76.14	80.04	44.08	65.92%	78.36
2037	2M	985k	991k	0.99	-0.33%	8.52	12.63	1.51	78.19	76.28	80.17	44.36	66.44%	78.00
2038	2M	980k	986k	0.99	-0.34%	8.50	12.80	1.51	78.33	76.43	80.29	44.76	66.95%	77.61
2039	2M	975k	981k	0.99	-0.35%	8.47	12.96	1.52	78.46	76.57	80.42	45.04	67.46%	77.21
2040	2M	970k	976k	0.99	-0.36%	8.44	13.13	1.52	78.60	76.72	80.54	45.31	67.97%	76.78
2041	2M	964k	971k	0.99	-0.36%	8.46	13.26	1.53	78.74	76.87	80.66	45.63	68.47%	76.38
2042	2M	959k	965k	0.99	-0.37%	8.48	13.40	1.53	78.87	77.02	80.78	45.86	68.96%	75.95
2043	2M	953k	960k	0.99	-0.37%	8.49	13.53	1.54	79.01	77.16	80.91	46.03	69.46%	75.55
2044	2M	948k	955k	0.99	-0.38%	8.51	13.67	1.54	79.14	77.31	81.03	46.30	69.94%	75.12
2045	2M	943k	949k	0.99	-0.38%	8.53	13.80	1.55	79.28	77.46	81.15	46.60	70.43%	74.69
2046	2M	937k	944k	0.99	-0.38%	8.55	13.90	1.55	79.41	77.61	81.27	46.67	70.90%	74.25
2047	2M	931k	938k	0.99	-0.39%	8.57	14.01	1.56	79.55	77.77	81.38	46.90	71.38%	73.82
2048	2M	926k	933k	0.99	-0.39%	8.58	14.11	1.56	79.68	77.92	81.50	47.06	71.85%	73.38
2049	2M	920k	927k	0.99	-0.40%	8.60	14.22	1.57	79.82	78.08	81.61	47.15	72.31%	72.91
2050	2M	914k	921k	0.99	-0.40%	8.62	14.32	1.57	79.95	78.23	81.73	47.33	72.77%	72.47

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