Population density in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Population density was 34.22 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
34.22 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
184th
of 235 countries
All-time high
82.86 people per km²
in 2005
All-time low
5.55 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in North Macedonia, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in North Macedonia stood at 34.22 people per km².

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in North Macedonia peaked at 82.86 people per km² in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.55 people per km², in 1000.

That places North Macedonia 184th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Population density in North Macedonia, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 5.55 people per km²
1100 5.87 people per km² +5.7%
1200 6.19 people per km² +5.4%
1300 6.5 people per km² +5.1%
1400 6.82 people per km² +4.9%
1500 7.14 people per km² +4.7%
1600 8.72 people per km² +22.2%
1700 8.72 people per km² +0.0%
1710 8.99 people per km² +3.0%
1720 9.3 people per km² +3.4%
1730 9.62 people per km² +3.4%
1740 9.95 people per km² +3.4%
1750 10.29 people per km² +3.4%
1760 10.65 people per km² +3.4%
1770 11.01 people per km² +3.4%
1780 11.39 people per km² +3.4%
1790 11.79 people per km² +3.4%
1800 15.54 people per km² +31.8%
1801 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1802 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1803 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1804 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1805 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1806 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1807 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1808 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1809 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1810 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1811 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1812 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1813 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1814 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1815 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1816 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1817 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1818 15.54 people per km² +0.0%
1819 15.57 people per km² +0.2%
1820 15.62 people per km² +0.4%
1821 15.7 people per km² +0.5%
1822 15.81 people per km² +0.7%
1823 15.95 people per km² +0.9%
1824 16.09 people per km² +0.9%
1825 16.24 people per km² +0.9%
1826 16.38 people per km² +0.9%
1827 16.52 people per km² +0.9%
1828 16.67 people per km² +0.9%
1829 16.81 people per km² +0.9%
1830 16.96 people per km² +0.9%
1831 17.11 people per km² +0.9%
1832 17.26 people per km² +0.9%
1833 17.41 people per km² +0.9%
1834 17.57 people per km² +0.9%
1835 17.72 people per km² +0.9%
1836 17.88 people per km² +0.9%
1837 18.04 people per km² +0.9%
1838 18.19 people per km² +0.9%
1839 18.35 people per km² +0.9%
1840 18.52 people per km² +0.9%
1841 18.68 people per km² +0.9%
1842 18.84 people per km² +0.9%
1843 19.01 people per km² +0.9%
1844 19.18 people per km² +0.9%
1845 19.35 people per km² +0.9%
1846 19.52 people per km² +0.9%
1847 19.69 people per km² +0.9%
1848 19.86 people per km² +0.9%
1849 20.04 people per km² +0.9%
1850 20.21 people per km² +0.9%
1851 20.4 people per km² +0.9%
1852 20.58 people per km² +0.9%
1853 20.77 people per km² +0.9%
1854 20.96 people per km² +0.9%
1855 21.15 people per km² +0.9%
1856 21.34 people per km² +0.9%
1857 21.54 people per km² +0.9%
1858 21.73 people per km² +0.9%
1859 21.93 people per km² +0.9%
1860 22.13 people per km² +0.9%
1861 22.33 people per km² +0.9%
1862 22.54 people per km² +0.9%
1863 22.74 people per km² +0.9%
1864 22.95 people per km² +0.9%
1865 23.16 people per km² +0.9%
1866 23.37 people per km² +0.9%
1867 23.58 people per km² +0.9%
1868 23.8 people per km² +0.9%
1869 24.01 people per km² +0.9%
1870 24.23 people per km² +0.9%
1871 24.45 people per km² +0.9%
1872 24.68 people per km² +0.9%
1873 24.9 people per km² +0.9%
1874 25.13 people per km² +0.9%
1875 25.36 people per km² +0.9%
1876 25.59 people per km² +0.9%
1877 25.82 people per km² +0.9%
1878 26.06 people per km² +0.9%
1879 26.29 people per km² +0.9%
1880 26.53 people per km² +0.9%
1881 26.77 people per km² +0.9%
1882 27.02 people per km² +0.9%
1883 27.26 people per km² +0.9%
1884 27.51 people per km² +0.9%
1885 27.76 people per km² +0.9%
1886 28.02 people per km² +0.9%
1887 28.27 people per km² +0.9%
1888 28.53 people per km² +0.9%
1889 28.79 people per km² +0.9%
1890 29.05 people per km² +0.9%
1891 29.32 people per km² +0.9%
1892 29.58 people per km² +0.9%
1893 29.85 people per km² +0.9%
1894 30.12 people per km² +0.9%
1895 30.4 people per km² +0.9%
1896 30.68 people per km² +0.9%
1897 30.95 people per km² +0.9%
1898 31.24 people per km² +0.9%
1899 31.52 people per km² +0.9%
1900 31.81 people per km² +0.9%
1901 32.1 people per km² +0.9%
1902 32.39 people per km² +0.9%
1903 32.69 people per km² +0.9%
1904 32.98 people per km² +0.9%
1905 33.28 people per km² +0.9%
1906 33.59 people per km² +0.9%
1907 33.89 people per km² +0.9%
1908 34.2 people per km² +0.9%
1909 34.51 people per km² +0.9%
1910 34.83 people per km² +0.9%
1911 35.14 people per km² +0.9%
1912 35.46 people per km² +0.9%
1913 35.79 people per km² +0.9%
1914 36.11 people per km² +0.9%
1915 36.44 people per km² +0.9%
1916 36.77 people per km² +0.9%
1917 37.11 people per km² +0.9%
1918 37.43 people per km² +0.9%
1919 37.76 people per km² +0.9%
1920 38.1 people per km² +0.9%
1921 38.43 people per km² +0.9%
1922 38.77 people per km² +0.9%
1923 39.11 people per km² +0.9%
1924 39.46 people per km² +0.9%
1925 39.8 people per km² +0.9%
1926 40.15 people per km² +0.9%
1927 40.51 people per km² +0.9%
1928 40.86 people per km² +0.9%
1929 41.22 people per km² +0.9%
1930 41.59 people per km² +0.9%
1931 41.95 people per km² +0.9%
1932 42.32 people per km² +0.9%
1933 42.69 people per km² +0.9%
1934 43.07 people per km² +0.9%
1935 43.45 people per km² +0.9%
1936 43.83 people per km² +0.9%
1937 44.22 people per km² +0.9%
1938 44.61 people per km² +0.9%
1939 45 people per km² +0.9%
1940 45.4 people per km² +0.9%
1941 45.8 people per km² +0.9%
1942 46.2 people per km² +0.9%
1943 46.61 people per km² +0.9%
1944 47.02 people per km² +0.9%
1945 47.43 people per km² +0.9%
1946 47.85 people per km² +0.9%
1947 48.27 people per km² +0.9%
1948 48.69 people per km² +0.9%
1949 49.14 people per km² +0.9%
1950 49.51 people per km² +0.7%
1951 50.4 people per km² +1.8%
1952 51.33 people per km² +1.8%
1953 52.32 people per km² +1.9%
1954 53.13 people per km² +1.6%
1955 53.75 people per km² +1.2%
1956 54.36 people per km² +1.1%
1957 54.93 people per km² +1.0%
1958 55.52 people per km² +1.1%
1959 56.19 people per km² +1.2%
1960 56.9 people per km² +1.3%
1961 57.7 people per km² +1.4%
1962 58.36 people per km² +1.1%
1963 59.03 people per km² +1.2%
1964 59.91 people per km² +1.5%
1965 60.8 people per km² +1.5%
1966 61.75 people per km² +1.6%
1967 62.75 people per km² +1.6%
1968 63.8 people per km² +1.7%
1969 64.88 people per km² +1.7%
1970 65.99 people per km² +1.7%
1971 67.06 people per km² +1.6%
1972 68.1 people per km² +1.5%
1973 69.14 people per km² +1.5%
1974 70.2 people per km² +1.5%
1975 71.29 people per km² +1.5%
1976 72.4 people per km² +1.5%
1977 73.48 people per km² +1.5%
1978 74.54 people per km² +1.4%
1979 75.6 people per km² +1.4%
1980 76.65 people per km² +1.4%
1981 77.68 people per km² +1.3%
1982 78.47 people per km² +1.0%
1983 78.98 people per km² +0.7%
1984 79.44 people per km² +0.6%
1985 79.87 people per km² +0.5%
1986 80.28 people per km² +0.5%
1987 80.7 people per km² +0.5%
1988 81.12 people per km² +0.5%
1989 81.51 people per km² +0.5%
1990 81.83 people per km² +0.4%
1991 81.52 people per km² -0.4%
1992 80.59 people per km² -1.1%
1993 79.57 people per km² -1.3%
1994 79.01 people per km² -0.7%
1995 79.24 people per km² +0.3%
1996 79.8 people per km² +0.7%
1997 80.32 people per km² +0.7%
1998 80.79 people per km² +0.6%
1999 81.21 people per km² +0.5%
2000 81.57 people per km² +0.4%
2001 81.93 people per km² +0.4%
2002 82.26 people per km² +0.4%
2003 82.53 people per km² +0.3%
2004 82.74 people per km² +0.2%
2005 82.86 people per km² +0.2%
2006 82.84 people per km² -0.0%
2007 82.55 people per km² -0.3%
2008 82.11 people per km² -0.5%
2009 81.7 people per km² -0.5%
2010 81.34 people per km² -0.4%
2011 80.91 people per km² -0.5%
2012 80.38 people per km² -0.6%
2013 79.83 people per km² -0.7%
2014 79.22 people per km² -0.8%
2015 78.52 people per km² -0.9%
2016 77.77 people per km² -1.0%
2017 76.96 people per km² -1.0%
2018 76.12 people per km² -1.1%
2019 75.24 people per km² -1.2%
2020 74.23 people per km² -1.4%
2021 73.4 people per km² -1.1%
2022 72.97 people per km² -0.6%
2023 72.63 people per km² -0.5%
2024 72.28 people per km² -0.5%
2025 71.92 people per km² -0.5%
2026 71.53 people per km² -0.5%
2027 71.14 people per km² -0.6%
2028 70.74 people per km² -0.6%
2029 70.32 people per km² -0.6%
2030 69.88 people per km² -0.6%
2031 69.43 people per km² -0.6%
2032 68.97 people per km² -0.7%
2033 68.52 people per km² -0.7%
2034 68.05 people per km² -0.7%
2035 67.57 people per km² -0.7%
2036 67.09 people per km² -0.7%
2037 66.59 people per km² -0.7%
2038 66.1 people per km² -0.7%
2039 65.61 people per km² -0.7%
2040 65.1 people per km² -0.8%
2041 64.6 people per km² -0.8%
2042 64.09 people per km² -0.8%
2043 63.57 people per km² -0.8%
2044 63.05 people per km² -0.8%
2045 62.54 people per km² -0.8%
2046 62.03 people per km² -0.8%
2047 61.52 people per km² -0.8%
2048 61.01 people per km² -0.8%
2049 60.5 people per km² -0.8%
2050 59.98 people per km² -0.9%
2051 59.45 people per km² -0.9%
2052 58.91 people per km² -0.9%
2053 58.36 people per km² -0.9%
2054 57.79 people per km² -1.0%
2055 57.23 people per km² -1.0%
2056 56.66 people per km² -1.0%
2057 56.09 people per km² -1.0%
2058 55.53 people per km² -1.0%
2059 54.97 people per km² -1.0%
2060 54.4 people per km² -1.0%
2061 53.82 people per km² -1.1%
2062 53.23 people per km² -1.1%
2063 52.65 people per km² -1.1%
2064 52.07 people per km² -1.1%
2065 51.5 people per km² -1.1%
2066 50.94 people per km² -1.1%
2067 50.37 people per km² -1.1%
2068 49.79 people per km² -1.1%
2069 49.22 people per km² -1.2%
2070 48.65 people per km² -1.2%
2071 48.09 people per km² -1.1%
2072 47.55 people per km² -1.1%
2073 47.01 people per km² -1.1%
2074 46.47 people per km² -1.2%
2075 45.93 people per km² -1.1%
2076 45.4 people per km² -1.2%
2077 44.88 people per km² -1.2%
2078 44.37 people per km² -1.1%
2079 43.87 people per km² -1.1%
2080 43.37 people per km² -1.1%
2081 42.88 people per km² -1.1%
2082 42.39 people per km² -1.1%
2083 41.9 people per km² -1.1%
2084 41.42 people per km² -1.2%
2085 40.94 people per km² -1.2%
2086 40.47 people per km² -1.2%
2087 40 people per km² -1.2%
2088 39.54 people per km² -1.2%
2089 39.08 people per km² -1.2%
2090 38.63 people per km² -1.2%
2091 38.17 people per km² -1.2%
2092 37.72 people per km² -1.2%
2093 37.27 people per km² -1.2%
2094 36.82 people per km² -1.2%
2095 36.39 people per km² -1.2%
2096 35.95 people per km² -1.2%
2097 35.52 people per km² -1.2%
2098 35.08 people per km² -1.2%
2099 34.65 people per km² -1.2%
2100 34.22 people per km² -1.2%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 34.22 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 34.22 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +31.8% 11.79 people per km² 15.54 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 5.55 people per km² 5.55 people per km² 5.55 people per km² 1
1100s 5.87 people per km² 5.87 people per km² 5.87 people per km² 1
1200s 6.19 people per km² 6.19 people per km² 6.19 people per km² 1
1300s 6.5 people per km² 6.5 people per km² 6.5 people per km² 1
1400s 6.82 people per km² 6.82 people per km² 6.82 people per km² 1
1500s 7.14 people per km² 7.14 people per km² 7.14 people per km² 1
1600s 8.72 people per km² 8.72 people per km² 8.72 people per km² 1
1700s 8.72 people per km² 8.72 people per km² 8.72 people per km² 1
1710s 8.99 people per km² 8.99 people per km² 8.99 people per km² 1
1720s 9.3 people per km² 9.3 people per km² 9.3 people per km² 1
1730s 9.62 people per km² 9.62 people per km² 9.62 people per km² 1
1740s 9.95 people per km² 9.95 people per km² 9.95 people per km² 1
1750s 10.29 people per km² 10.29 people per km² 10.29 people per km² 1
1760s 10.65 people per km² 10.65 people per km² 10.65 people per km² 1
1770s 11.01 people per km² 11.01 people per km² 11.01 people per km² 1
1780s 11.39 people per km² 11.39 people per km² 11.39 people per km² 1
1790s 11.79 people per km² 11.79 people per km² 11.79 people per km² 1
1800s 15.54 people per km² 15.54 people per km² 15.54 people per km² 10
1810s 15.54 people per km² 15.54 people per km² 15.57 people per km² 10
1820s 16.18 people per km² 15.62 people per km² 16.81 people per km² 10
1830s 17.65 people per km² 16.96 people per km² 18.35 people per km² 10
1840s 19.27 people per km² 18.52 people per km² 20.04 people per km² 10
1850s 21.06 people per km² 20.21 people per km² 21.93 people per km² 10
1860s 23.06 people per km² 22.13 people per km² 24.01 people per km² 10
1870s 25.25 people per km² 24.23 people per km² 26.29 people per km² 10
1880s 27.65 people per km² 26.53 people per km² 28.79 people per km² 10
1890s 30.27 people per km² 29.05 people per km² 31.52 people per km² 10
1900s 33.14 people per km² 31.81 people per km² 34.51 people per km² 10
1910s 36.29 people per km² 34.83 people per km² 37.76 people per km² 10
1920s 39.64 people per km² 38.1 people per km² 41.22 people per km² 10
1930s 43.27 people per km² 41.59 people per km² 45 people per km² 10
1940s 47.24 people per km² 45.4 people per km² 49.14 people per km² 10
1950s 53.14 people per km² 49.51 people per km² 56.19 people per km² 10
1960s 60.59 people per km² 56.9 people per km² 64.88 people per km² 10
1970s 70.78 people per km² 65.99 people per km² 75.6 people per km² 10
1980s 79.47 people per km² 76.65 people per km² 81.51 people per km² 10
1990s 80.39 people per km² 79.01 people per km² 81.83 people per km² 10
2000s 82.31 people per km² 81.57 people per km² 82.86 people per km² 10
2010s 78.63 people per km² 75.24 people per km² 81.34 people per km² 10
2020s 72.12 people per km² 70.32 people per km² 74.23 people per km² 10
2030s 67.78 people per km² 65.61 people per km² 69.88 people per km² 10
2040s 62.8 people per km² 60.5 people per km² 65.1 people per km² 10
2050s 57.5 people per km² 54.97 people per km² 59.98 people per km² 10
2060s 51.8 people per km² 49.22 people per km² 54.4 people per km² 10
2070s 46.22 people per km² 43.87 people per km² 48.65 people per km² 10
2080s 41.2 people per km² 39.08 people per km² 43.37 people per km² 10
2090s 36.62 people per km² 34.65 people per km² 38.63 people per km² 10
2100s 34.22 people per km² 34.22 people per km² 34.22 people per km² 1

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  4. 185 Saudi Arabia 33.03 people per km² compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in North Macedonia?
Population density in North Macedonia was 34.22 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 82.86 people per km² in 2005.
What is the lowest population density recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.55 people per km² in 1000.
How does North Macedonia rank for population density?
North Macedonia ranks 184th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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