Population growth rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Population growth rate was -1.25 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.25
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
226th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.95
in 1952
All-time low
-1.51
in 2020
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in North Macedonia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in North Macedonia is -1.25, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in North Macedonia peaked at 1.95 in 1952 and was at its lowest, -1.51, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 226th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1695 | — |
| 1900 | 0.9066 | +434.8% |
| 1905 | 0.9065 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9065 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.9064 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.8765 | -3.3% |
| 1925 | 0.8766 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.8765 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.84 | +109.9% |
| 1951 | 1.71 | -7.1% |
| 1952 | 1.95 | +14.1% |
| 1953 | 1.87 | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 1.23 | -34.2% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | -10.5% |
| 1956 | 1.14 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.944 | -17.0% |
| 1958 | 1.19 | +25.8% |
| 1959 | 1.22 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 1.3 | +6.8% |
| 1961 | 1.48 | +13.7% |
| 1962 | 0.789 | -46.7% |
| 1963 | 1.5 | +90.5% |
| 1964 | 1.45 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.51 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.58 | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 1.62 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.69 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 1.69 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.69 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.53 | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.54 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.52 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.53 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.55 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.53 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.44 | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 1.42 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.4 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.36 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.31 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.712 | -45.7% |
| 1983 | 0.593 | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.559 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.53 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.501 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.527 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.511 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.456 | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.325 | -28.7% |
| 1991 | -1.07 | -430.8% |
| 1992 | -1.22 | +13.8% |
| 1993 | -1.32 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | -0.095 | -92.8% |
| 1995 | 0.682 | -817.9% |
| 1996 | 0.716 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.592 | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.571 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.459 | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.434 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.444 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.347 | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.32 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.176 | -45.0% |
| 2005 | 0.133 | -24.4% |
| 2006 | -0.188 | -241.4% |
| 2007 | -0.509 | +170.7% |
| 2008 | -0.564 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | -0.427 | -24.3% |
| 2010 | -0.458 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | -0.624 | +36.2% |
| 2012 | -0.67 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | -0.717 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | -0.824 | +14.9% |
| 2015 | -0.933 | +13.2% |
| 2016 | -1.01 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | -1.08 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | -1.11 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | -1.21 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | -1.51 | +25.4% |
| 2021 | -0.727 | -52.0% |
| 2022 | -0.45 | -38.1% |
| 2023 | -0.468 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | -0.494 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | -0.52 | +5.3% |
| 2026 | -0.556 | +6.9% |
| 2027 | -0.552 | -0.7% |
| 2028 | -0.575 | +4.2% |
| 2029 | -0.602 | +4.7% |
| 2030 | -0.65 | +8.0% |
| 2031 | -0.654 | +0.6% |
| 2032 | -0.666 | +1.8% |
| 2033 | -0.668 | +0.3% |
| 2034 | -0.694 | +3.9% |
| 2035 | -0.711 | +2.4% |
| 2036 | -0.731 | +2.8% |
| 2037 | -0.746 | +2.1% |
| 2038 | -0.74 | -0.8% |
| 2039 | -0.762 | +3.0% |
| 2040 | -0.777 | +2.0% |
| 2041 | -0.785 | +1.0% |
| 2042 | -0.806 | +2.7% |
| 2043 | -0.816 | +1.2% |
| 2044 | -0.804 | -1.5% |
| 2045 | -0.823 | +2.4% |
| 2046 | -0.837 | +1.7% |
| 2047 | -0.82 | -2.0% |
| 2048 | -0.832 | +1.5% |
| 2049 | -0.852 | +2.4% |
| 2050 | -0.868 | +1.9% |
| 2051 | -0.91 | +4.8% |
| 2052 | -0.914 | +0.4% |
| 2053 | -0.962 | +5.3% |
| 2054 | -0.986 | +2.5% |
| 2055 | -0.99 | +0.4% |
| 2056 | -1.01 | +2.0% |
| 2057 | -1.01 | -0.4% |
| 2058 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2059 | -1.02 | +1.4% |
| 2060 | -1.06 | +3.8% |
| 2061 | -1.09 | +2.8% |
| 2062 | -1.1 | +0.9% |
| 2063 | -1.1 | +0.5% |
| 2064 | -1.09 | -1.6% |
| 2065 | -1.12 | +2.8% |
| 2066 | -1.1 | -1.3% |
| 2067 | -1.14 | +3.1% |
| 2068 | -1.15 | +1.5% |
| 2069 | -1.16 | +0.9% |
| 2070 | -1.17 | +0.2% |
| 2071 | -1.13 | -3.2% |
| 2072 | -1.14 | +1.1% |
| 2073 | -1.16 | +1.3% |
| 2074 | -1.16 | +0.5% |
| 2075 | -1.15 | -1.1% |
| 2076 | -1.17 | +1.6% |
| 2077 | -1.16 | -1.0% |
| 2078 | -1.14 | -1.0% |
| 2079 | -1.13 | -1.1% |
| 2080 | -1.13 | -0.4% |
| 2081 | -1.15 | +2.0% |
| 2082 | -1.16 | +0.9% |
| 2083 | -1.15 | -0.7% |
| 2084 | -1.17 | +1.6% |
| 2085 | -1.15 | -1.5% |
| 2086 | -1.17 | +1.8% |
| 2087 | -1.15 | -1.8% |
| 2088 | -1.16 | +0.7% |
| 2089 | -1.17 | +0.9% |
| 2090 | -1.17 | -0.3% |
| 2091 | -1.19 | +1.9% |
| 2092 | -1.2 | +0.4% |
| 2093 | -1.21 | +1.3% |
| 2094 | -1.19 | -1.3% |
| 2095 | -1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2096 | -1.21 | +2.5% |
| 2097 | -1.23 | +1.3% |
| 2098 | -1.24 | +0.6% |
| 2099 | -1.25 | +1.1% |
| 2100 | -1.25 | -0.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's -1.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's -1.25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 3.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +817.9% | -0.095 | 0.682 |
| 1900 | +434.8% | 0.1695 | 0.9066 |
| 1991 | -430.8% | 0.325 | -1.07 |
| 2006 | -241.4% | 0.133 | -0.188 |
| 2007 | -170.7% | -0.188 | -0.509 |
| 1950 | +109.9% | 0.8765 | 1.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1695 | 0.1695 | 0.1695 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9066 | 0.9065 | 0.9066 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9065 | 0.9064 | 0.9065 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.8766 | 0.8765 | 0.8766 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.42 | 0.944 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.46 | 0.789 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.51 | 1.4 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7064 | 0.456 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0368 | -1.32 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0166 | -0.564 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.863 | -1.21 | -0.458 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6458 | -1.51 | -0.45 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.7022 | -0.762 | -0.65 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.8152 | -0.852 | -0.777 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.9672 | -1.02 | -0.868 | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.11 | -1.16 | -1.06 | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.15 | -1.17 | -1.13 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.16 | -1.17 | -1.13 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.21 | -1.25 | -1.17 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.25 | -1.25 | -1.25 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
- Population density 34.22 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 28,904 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.25 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in North Macedonia?
- Population growth rate in North Macedonia was -1.25 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 in 1952.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.51 in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for population growth rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 226th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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