Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6265 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Macedonia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.6265 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.6265 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3401 people per person, in 1960.
North Macedonia ranks 119th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3401 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3521 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.365 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.379 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3937 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4087 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4235 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4379 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4514 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4637 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4743 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.483 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4905 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4975 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.504 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5099 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5155 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5208 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5258 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5307 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5354 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5401 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5445 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5486 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5523 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5559 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5594 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5629 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5666 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5705 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5747 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5793 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5856 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5936 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5976 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5973 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5966 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6043 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6023 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5985 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5938 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5899 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5943 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5953 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5987 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.603 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6064 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.608 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6088 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6104 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6126 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6134 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6134 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6134 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6126 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6117 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6109 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6107 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6113 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6132 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6168 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6215 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6224 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6239 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6252 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6265 people per person | +0.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.6265 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.6265 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4015 people per person | 0.3401 people per person | 0.4637 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5052 people per person | 0.4743 people per person | 0.5307 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5536 people per person | 0.5354 people per person | 0.5705 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.593 people per person | 0.5747 people per person | 0.6043 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6009 people per person | 0.5899 people per person | 0.6104 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6123 people per person | 0.6107 people per person | 0.6134 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6227 people per person | 0.6168 people per person | 0.6265 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More population data for North Macedonia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,909 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1557 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Population density 34.22 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 28,904 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Macedonia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Macedonia was 0.6265 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6265 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3401 people per person in 1960.
- How does North Macedonia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.