Republic of Macedonia Population History
Year-by-year population history from 1960 to 2025.
Historical population trend
Population by year
| Year | Population | Annual change | Numeric change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,820,909 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1,824,359 | +0.19% | 3,450 |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | +0.19% | 3,457 |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | +0.21% | 3,896 |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | +0.29% | 5,402 |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | +1.03% | 19,010 |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | +1.08% | 20,138 |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | +0.68% | 12,789 |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | +0.51% | 9,606 |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | +0.40% | 7,656 |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | +0.32% | 6,117 |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | +0.27% | 5,127 |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | +0.27% | 5,159 |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | +0.37% | 7,105 |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | +0.39% | 7,577 |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | +0.46% | 8,900 |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | +0.64% | 12,484 |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | +0.65% | 12,711 |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | +0.58% | 11,440 |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | +0.57% | 11,354 |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | +0.55% | 11,043 |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | +0.54% | 10,856 |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | +0.32% | 6,539 |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | -0.13% | -2,568 |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | +0.73% | 14,725 |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | -0.42% | -8,532 |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | -0.45% | -9,208 |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | -0.48% | -9,619 |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | -0.53% | -10,654 |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | +0.79% | 15,684 |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | -0.70% | -14,019 |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | -0.29% | -5,868 |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | +0.71% | 14,188 |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | +1.28% | 25,669 |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | +1.15% | 23,471 |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | +0.37% | 7,695 |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | -0.39% | -8,040 |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | -0.48% | -9,912 |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | -0.52% | -10,580 |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | -0.51% | -10,425 |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | -0.51% | -10,401 |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | -0.54% | -10,932 |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | -0.57% | -11,498 |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | -0.65% | -12,945 |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | -1.01% | -19,891 |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | -1.33% | -26,027 |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | -1.37% | -26,515 |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | -1.40% | -26,676 |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | -1.42% | -26,709 |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | -1.47% | -27,308 |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | -1.53% | -27,858 |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | -1.53% | -27,427 |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | -1.51% | -26,729 |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | -1.52% | -26,421 |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | -1.52% | -26,179 |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | -1.60% | -27,008 |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | -1.67% | -27,863 |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | -1.68% | -27,415 |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | -1.64% | -26,438 |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | -1.59% | -25,143 |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | -1.53% | -23,883 |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | -1.47% | -22,566 |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | -1.47% | -22,163 |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | -1.14% | -16,992 |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | -1.13% | -16,574 |
| 1960 | 1,435,059 | -1.38% | -20,112 |
Historical summary
Republic of Macedonia population in 2025
The latest population shown for europe/republic-of-macedonia">Republic of Macedonia is 1,820,909. Compared with the previous year, the population decreased by +0.19%.
Population change over 10 years
Across the most recent ten-year period, Republic of Macedonia recorded a downward population movement of -4.79%, based only on the annual population series.
Historical high and low
The highest value in this series is 2,063,689 in 1990. The lowest is 1,435,059 in 1960.
available population ranking
Republic of Macedonia is currently listed at #149 in the available available population ranking. Rankings are recalculated when approved source data is updated.