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North Macedonia vs Poland statistics compared

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North Macedonia has a population of 1.79M (ranked 150/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). North Macedonia's land area is 9,737 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 145th vs. 69th).

By GDP, North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

North Macedonia Poland
Population
1783115
36176920
Population rank 150/197 46/197
GDP
$16.7B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 138/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$9,310
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 88/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,587
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$9.15B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,105
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 78/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,472
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
9,737 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
184 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
41.6 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
79 years
2025

North Macedonia and Poland: Comparison Charts

North Macedonia and Poland economies compared

GDP
North Macedonia

Poland
Year GDP
North Macedonia Poland
1990 $4,699,646,643 $65,977,748,211
1991 $4,938,775,510 $85,500,935,935
1992 $2,436,849,342 $94,337,050,693
1993 $2,682,456,897 $96,043,157,273
1994 $3,559,608,640 $110,803,635,288
1995 $4,707,041,315 $142,838,527,115
1996 $4,642,021,256 $160,813,026,223
1997 $3,912,986,091 $159,893,964,917
1998 $3,765,745,023 $175,282,269,667
1999 $3,863,619,285 $170,704,452,715
2000 $3,772,859,034 $172,953,527,033
2001 $3,709,636,031 $191,823,200,371
2002 $4,018,365,747 $199,694,463,256
2003 $4,946,296,599 $218,561,225,998
2004 $5,682,784,472 $256,268,656,145
2005 $6,258,602,873 $306,999,913,151
2006 $6,861,226,972 $345,897,630,736
2007 $8,336,474,974 $429,715,132,138
2008 $9,909,552,435 $535,612,030,672
2009 $9,401,736,825 $440,891,472,247
2010 $9,407,170,321 $478,111,630,684
2011 $10,494,626,768 $527,848,543,023
2012 $9,745,261,301 $498,148,649,703
2013 $10,817,702,346 $518,179,836,405
2014 $11,362,265,253 $542,134,167,179
2015 $10,064,519,963 $480,054,118,583
2016 $10,672,467,073 $473,259,623,976
2017 $11,307,067,070 $528,356,723,263
2018 $12,683,068,114 $594,616,632,477
2019 $12,606,338,449 $602,683,770,145
2020 $12,361,036,914 $605,914,186,118
2021 $14,000,283,827 $689,170,171,187
2022 $13,932,436,550 $695,607,522,885
2023 $15,763,604,288 $812,451,128,979
2024 $16,685,236,492 $914,696,430,325

North Macedonia and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
North Macedonia

Poland
Year GDP per capita
North Macedonia Poland
1990 $2,277 $1,731
1991 $2,402 $2,236
1992 $1,199 $2,459
1993 $1,337 $2,497
1994 $1,786 $2,875
1995 $2,355 $3,701
1996 $2,307 $4,164
1997 $1,960 $4,137
1998 $1,876 $4,534
1999 $1,915 $4,416
2000 $1,862 $4,521
2001 $1,823 $5,015
2002 $1,989 $5,223
2003 $2,445 $5,721
2004 $2,819 $6,712
2005 $3,121 $8,044
2006 $3,440 $9,069
2007 $4,204 $11,273
2008 $5,026 $14,049
2009 $4,800 $11,556
2010 $4,833 $12,568
2011 $5,417 $13,868
2012 $5,050 $13,087
2013 $5,626 $13,622
2014 $5,925 $14,262
2015 $5,263 $12,638
2016 $5,598 $12,464
2017 $5,955 $13,913
2018 $6,714 $15,658
2019 $6,719 $15,875
2020 $6,660 $16,151
2021 $7,621 $18,636
2022 $7,606 $18,891
2023 $8,624 $22,145
2024 $9,310 $25,023

North Macedonia vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Macedonia

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
North Macedonia Poland
1950 50.6 58.3
1951 48.5 58.9
1952 52.5 59.7
1953 53.2 61.3
1954 55.7 62.3
1955 55.4 63.1
1956 58.5 63.4
1957 55.7 64.4
1958 60.3 64.9
1959 59.5 66.4
1960 60.5 67.1
1961 61.8 67.8
1962 59.3 68
1963 61.4 68.3
1964 61.5 68.9
1965 62.6 69.4
1966 63.5 69.7
1967 63.8 69.9
1968 64.6 69.8
1969 64 69.8
1970 65 69.6
1971 65.2 69.8
1972 65.6 70.1
1973 67.1 70.7
1974 67.1 70.7
1975 67.3 70.6
1976 67.9 70.4
1977 68.2 70.3
1978 69.1 70.4
1979 69.2 70.2
1980 69.1 70.5
1981 69.4 70.6
1982 69.8 70.9
1983 69.7 70.8
1984 70.2 70.6
1985 70.2 70.5
1986 70.3 70.6
1987 70.4 70.8
1988 70.5 70.8
1989 71.1 70.8
1990 71.3 70.6
1991 71.8 70.7
1992 71.3 70.9
1993 71.7 71.3
1994 71.5 71.7
1995 72 72
1996 71.9 72.3
1997 71.9 72.6
1998 71.8 72.8
1999 72.3 73.2
2000 72.6 73.6
2001 73 74.2
2002 72.7 74.5
2003 73 74.8
2004 73.4 74.9
2005 73.6 75.1
2006 73.8 75.3
2007 73.7 75.4
2008 74.4 75.6
2009 74.5 75.9
2010 75 76.3
2011 75.1 76.6
2012 75 76.8
2013 75.6 77.1
2014 75.6 77.3
2015 75.6 77.6
2016 75.6 77.6
2017 76.2 77.7
2018 76.9 77.6
2019 76.8 77.9
2020 74.5 76.6
2021 73.3 75.6
2022 76.6 77.9
2023 77.4 78.6
2024 77.5 78.8
2025 77.7 79

North Macedonia and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
North Macedonia

Poland
Year Population
North Macedonia Poland
1960 1,435,059 29,637,450
1961 1,455,171 29,964,000
1962 1,471,745 30,308,500
1963 1,488,737 30,712,000
1964 1,510,900 31,139,450
1965 1,533,466 31,444,950
1966 1,557,349 31,681,000
1967 1,582,492 31,987,155
1968 1,608,930 32,294,655
1969 1,636,345 32,548,300
1970 1,664,208 32,664,300
1971 1,691,216 32,783,500
1972 1,717,395 33,055,650
1973 1,743,816 33,357,200
1974 1,770,545 33,678,899
1975 1,797,972 34,015,199
1976 1,825,830 34,356,300
1977 1,853,138 34,689,050
1978 1,879,847 34,965,600
1979 1,906,523 35,247,217
1980 1,933,038 35,574,150
1981 1,959,065 35,898,587
1982 1,978,956 36,230,481
1983 1,991,901 36,571,808
1984 2,003,399 36,904,134
1985 2,014,331 37,201,885
1986 2,024,732 37,456,119
1987 2,035,157 37,668,045
1988 2,045,737 37,824,487
1989 2,055,649 37,961,529
1990 2,063,689 38,110,782
1991 2,055,994 38,246,193
1992 2,032,523 38,363,667
1993 2,006,854 38,461,408
1994 1,992,666 38,542,652
1995 1,998,534 38,594,998
1996 2,012,553 38,624,370
1997 1,996,869 38,649,660
1998 2,007,523 38,663,481
1999 2,017,142 38,660,271
2000 2,026,350 38,258,629
2001 2,034,882 38,248,076
2002 2,020,157 38,230,364
2003 2,022,725 38,204,570
2004 2,016,186 38,182,222
2005 2,005,330 38,165,445
2006 1,994,287 38,141,267
2007 1,982,933 38,120,560
2008 1,971,493 38,125,759
2009 1,958,782 38,151,603
2010 1,946,298 38,042,794
2011 1,937,398 38,063,255
2012 1,929,821 38,063,164
2013 1,922,716 38,040,196
2014 1,917,557 38,011,735
2015 1,912,430 37,986,412
2016 1,906,313 37,970,087
2017 1,898,657 37,974,826
2018 1,889,051 37,974,750
2019 1,876,262 37,965,475
2020 1,856,124 37,515,748
2021 1,837,114 36,981,559
2022 1,831,712 36,821,749
2023 1,827,816 36,687,353
2024 1,792,179 36,554,707

Fertility rates in North Macedonia and Poland

Fertility rate
North Macedonia

Poland
Year Fertility rate
North Macedonia Poland
1960 3.83 2.98
1961 3.62 2.83
1962 3.5 2.72
1963 3.62 2.7
1964 3.56 2.57
1965 3.52 2.52
1966 3.43 2.34
1967 3.33 2.33
1968 3.22 2.24
1969 3.1 2.2
1970 3.01 2.2
1971 2.93 2.25
1972 2.87 2.24
1973 2.72 2.26
1974 2.7 2.26
1975 2.69 2.27
1976 2.62 2.3
1977 2.49 2.23
1978 2.42 2.21
1979 2.4 2.28
1980 2.36 2.28
1981 2.29 2.24
1982 2.29 2.34
1983 2.25 2.42
1984 2.24 2.37
1985 2.25 2.33
1986 2.25 2.22
1987 2.32 2.15
1988 2.32 2.13
1989 2.25 2.08
1990 2.27 2.06
1991 2.31 2.07
1992 2.28 1.95
1993 2.26 1.87
1994 2.23 1.81
1995 2.13 1.62
1996 2.06 1.59
1997 1.92 1.51
1998 1.89 1.44
1999 1.77 1.37
2000 1.86 1.37
2001 1.73 1.31
2002 1.79 1.25
2003 1.75 1.22
2004 1.52 1.23
2005 1.5 1.24
2006 1.46 1.27
2007 1.46 1.31
2008 1.47 1.39
2009 1.5 1.4
2010 1.6 1.41
2011 1.46 1.33
2012 1.5 1.33
2013 1.5 1.29
2014 1.5 1.32
2015 1.49 1.32
2016 1.5 1.39
2017 1.43 1.48
2018 1.42 1.46
2019 1.34 1.44
2020 1.31 1.39
2021 1.6 1.33
2022 1.6 1.29
2023 1.5 1.16

North Macedonia and Poland demographics compared

Median age
North Macedonia

Poland
Year Median age, years
North Macedonia Poland
1960 21.8 26.6
1961 21.8 26.8
1962 21.9 26.9
1963 21.9 27.1
1964 21.9 27.3
1965 21.9 27.5
1966 22 27.7
1967 22.2 27.8
1968 22.4 28
1969 22.6 28.1
1970 22.8 28.2
1971 23.1 28.4
1972 23.3 28.5
1973 23.6 28.5
1974 23.9 28.6
1975 24.2 28.6
1976 24.5 28.7
1977 24.8 28.9
1978 25.2 29.1
1979 25.5 29.3
1980 25.9 29.5
1981 26.2 29.8
1982 26.5 30.1
1983 26.8 30.3
1984 27.2 30.6
1985 27.5 30.8
1986 27.8 31.1
1987 28 31.4
1988 28.3 31.7
1989 28.6 32.1
1990 28.9 32.4
1991 29.2 32.6
1992 29.6 32.9
1993 29.9 33.2
1994 30.3 33.5
1995 30.5 33.9
1996 30.8 34.2
1997 31 34.4
1998 31.2 34.7
1999 31.5 35
2000 31.9 35.2
2001 32.2 35.5
2002 32.6 35.8
2003 32.8 36
2004 33.2 36.3
2005 33.5 36.6
2006 33.9 36.9
2007 34.3 37.2
2008 34.7 37.5
2009 35.1 37.8
2010 35.5 38.1
2011 36 38.2
2012 36.4 38.4
2013 36.9 38.7
2014 37.3 39
2015 37.8 39.3
2016 38.3 39.7
2017 38.8 40
2018 39.4 40.4
2019 39.9 40.8
2020 40.3 41.1
2021 40.7 41.5
2022 40.9 41.9
2023 41.3 42.4
2024 41.6 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Macedonia Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$15B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.1%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.3%
2002
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.7%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.04%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
12.3%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.2%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2019
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2019
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.25B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$458M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
118,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.52%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
84.3%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

North Macedonia Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,450 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.76 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.79 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.2%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
19.5%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.2%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
63.8%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,320 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
31%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
23.6%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

North Macedonia Poland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,728
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.5
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.53
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2012
99.8%
2021
English speaking
5%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
87.2%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

North Macedonia Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$562
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.002%
2018
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.96
2020
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.4 years
2022
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.3
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
28.4%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
32
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.36 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

North Macedonia Poland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
5,433 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,830 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,867 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,812 mi
2017
267,065 mi
2024

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