Demographic profile
North Macedonia is the 151st most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.02% of everyone alive. Within Southern Europe, it ranks 8 of 14.
Each day brings roughly 43 births and 61 deaths — a net decline of about 6,574 people a year. At -0.32% annually, the population would halve in roughly 219 years if the trend held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 97.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 24.0%, with life expectancy at about 73.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of North Macedonia in 2026? Approximately 2,031,175 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is North Macedonia shrinking? About -0.32% per year — roughly 43 births and 61 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in North Macedonia? Around 0.02% — ranked 151 worldwide by population.