Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 1,821 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,821 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
39th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2,023 Thousand persons
in 2003
All-time low
1,821 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia, 2003–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2003201420252003: 2.0k Thousand persons2004: 2.0k Thousand persons2005: 2.0k Thousand persons2006: 2.0k Thousand persons2007: 2.0k Thousand persons2008: 2.0k Thousand persons2009: 2.0k Thousand persons2010: 1.9k Thousand persons2011: 1.9k Thousand persons2012: 1.9k Thousand persons2013: 1.9k Thousand persons2014: 1.9k Thousand persons2015: 1.9k Thousand persons2016: 1.9k Thousand persons2017: 1.9k Thousand persons2018: 1.9k Thousand persons2019: 1.9k Thousand persons2020: 1.9k Thousand persons2021: 1.8k Thousand persons2022: 1.8k Thousand persons2023: 1.8k Thousand persons2024: 1.8k Thousand persons2025: 1.8k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia stood at 1,821 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia peaked at 2,023 Thousand persons in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,821 Thousand persons, in 2025.

That places North Macedonia 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia, 2003 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2003 2,023 Thousand persons
2004 2,016 Thousand persons -0.3%
2005 2,005 Thousand persons -0.5%
2006 1,994 Thousand persons -0.6%
2007 1,983 Thousand persons -0.6%
2008 1,971 Thousand persons -0.6%
2009 1,959 Thousand persons -0.6%
2010 1,946 Thousand persons -0.6%
2011 1,937 Thousand persons -0.5%
2012 1,930 Thousand persons -0.4%
2013 1,923 Thousand persons -0.4%
2014 1,918 Thousand persons -0.3%
2015 1,912 Thousand persons -0.3%
2016 1,906 Thousand persons -0.3%
2017 1,899 Thousand persons -0.4%
2018 1,889 Thousand persons -0.5%
2019 1,876 Thousand persons -0.7%
2020 1,859 Thousand persons -0.9%
2021 1,837 Thousand persons -1.2%
2022 1,832 Thousand persons -0.3%
2023 1,828 Thousand persons -0.2%
2024 1,824 Thousand persons -0.2%
2025 1,821 Thousand persons -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,993 Thousand persons 1,959 Thousand persons 2,023 Thousand persons 7
2010s 1,914 Thousand persons 1,876 Thousand persons 1,946 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,833 Thousand persons 1,821 Thousand persons 1,859 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 37 Latvia 1,838 Thousand persons compare
  2. 37 Latvia 1,838 Thousand persons compare
  3. 40 Estonia 1,370 Thousand persons compare
  4. 40 Estonia 1,370 Thousand persons compare
  5. 42 Cyprus 990.07 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia?
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in North Macedonia was 1,821 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 2,023 Thousand persons in 2003.
What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,821 Thousand persons in 2025.
How does North Macedonia rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
North Macedonia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population and employment - national accounts - annual data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
52 places, 1,618 data points, 1975–2025
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