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Population in North Macedonia compared to Norway: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,820,909 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,811,466 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 3.12 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.17% decline), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

North Macedonia vs Norway: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Norway
2100 869,530 5,426,970
2099 880,467 5,439,664
2098 891,427 5,451,717
2097 902,461 5,463,190
2096 913,488 5,474,994
2095 924,371 5,487,368
2094 935,479 5,499,514
2093 946,865 5,512,056
2092 958,251 5,524,021
2091 969,723 5,535,989
2090 981,115 5,548,825
2089 992,687 5,561,462
2088 1,004,280 5,574,757
2087 1,015,922 5,588,831
2086 1,027,915 5,602,569
2085 1,039,832 5,616,010
2084 1,052,077 5,629,675
2083 1,064,269 5,642,568
2082 1,076,684 5,654,975
2081 1,089,137 5,666,885
2080 1,101,478 5,678,624
2079 1,114,004 5,689,711
2078 1,126,827 5,700,349
2077 1,139,917 5,710,483
2076 1,153,296 5,720,209
2075 1,166,630 5,729,904
2074 1,180,262 5,739,940
2073 1,193,984 5,749,872
2072 1,207,689 5,759,499
2071 1,221,407 5,768,298
2070 1,235,738 5,777,747
2069 1,250,212 5,786,471
2068 1,264,718 5,795,734
2067 1,279,182 5,805,627
2066 1,293,374 5,815,585
2065 1,307,896 5,825,356
2064 1,322,184 5,835,081
2063 1,336,875 5,844,519
2062 1,351,652 5,853,646
2061 1,366,457 5,861,677
2060 1,381,009 5,869,390
2059 1,395,166 5,875,920
2058 1,409,270 5,881,790
2057 1,423,516 5,888,181
2056 1,437,970 5,894,125
2055 1,452,276 5,899,106
2054 1,466,673 5,903,121
2053 1,480,857 5,906,126
2052 1,494,452 5,907,281
2051 1,508,115 5,907,735
2050 1,521,258 5,907,355
2049 1,534,276 5,905,940
2048 1,547,097 5,903,025
2047 1,559,831 5,899,964
2046 1,572,937 5,896,254
2045 1,585,940 5,891,177
2044 1,598,742 5,886,031
2043 1,611,835 5,880,486
2042 1,624,885 5,873,632
2041 1,637,687 5,865,604
2040 1,650,468 5,857,447
2039 1,663,094 5,848,023
2038 1,675,445 5,837,628
2037 1,687,986 5,826,752
2036 1,700,377 5,815,042
2035 1,712,512 5,802,966
2034 1,724,440 5,790,086
2033 1,736,005 5,776,187
2032 1,747,606 5,761,261
2031 1,759,081 5,745,071
2030 1,770,549 5,728,104
2029 1,781,235 5,710,229
2028 1,791,502 5,691,155
2027 1,801,426 5,670,783
2026 1,811,466 5,649,981
2025 1,820,909 5,610,870
2024 1,824,359 5,572,279
2023 1,827,816 5,519,601
2022 1,831,712 5,457,127
2021 1,837,114 5,408,320
2020 1,856,124 5,379,475
2019 1,876,262 5,347,896
2018 1,889,051 5,311,916
2017 1,898,657 5,276,968
2016 1,906,313 5,234,519
2015 1,912,430 5,188,607
2014 1,917,557 5,137,232
2013 1,922,716 5,079,623
2012 1,929,821 5,018,573
2011 1,937,398 4,953,088
2010 1,946,298 4,889,252
2009 1,958,782 4,828,726
2008 1,971,493 4,768,212
2007 1,982,933 4,709,153
2006 1,994,287 4,660,677
2005 2,005,330 4,623,291
2004 2,016,186 4,591,910
2003 2,022,725 4,564,855
2002 2,020,157 4,538,159
2001 2,034,882 4,513,751
2000 2,026,350 4,490,967
1999 2,017,142 4,461,913
1998 2,007,523 4,431,464
1997 1,996,869 4,405,157
1996 2,012,553 4,381,336
1995 1,998,534 4,359,184
1994 1,992,666 4,336,613
1993 2,006,854 4,311,991
1992 2,032,523 4,286,401
1991 2,055,994 4,261,732
1990 2,063,689 4,241,473
1989 2,055,649 4,226,901
1988 2,045,737 4,209,488
1987 2,035,157 4,186,905
1986 2,024,732 4,167,354
1985 2,014,331 4,152,516
1984 2,003,399 4,140,099
1983 1,991,901 4,128,432
1982 1,978,956 4,114,787
1981 1,959,065 4,099,702
1980 1,933,038 4,085,620
1979 1,906,523 4,072,517
1978 1,879,847 4,058,671
1977 1,853,138 4,043,205
1976 1,825,830 4,026,152
1975 1,797,972 4,007,313
1974 1,770,545 3,985,258
1973 1,743,816 3,960,612
1972 1,717,395 3,933,004
1971 1,691,216 3,903,039
1970 1,664,208 3,875,763
1969 1,636,345 3,847,707
1968 1,608,930 3,816,486
1967 1,582,492 3,784,539
1966 1,557,349 3,753,012
1965 1,533,466 3,723,168
1964 1,510,900 3,694,339
1963 1,488,737 3,666,537
1962 1,471,745 3,638,918
1961 1,455,171 3,609,800
1960 1,435,059 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 94,847 people (a 4.98% decline), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) North Macedonia's population will shrink by 16% to 1,521,258 people with a rank change from 150th to 152nd. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 870K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Norway
2100 -1.24% -0.23%
2099 -1.23% -0.22%
2098 -1.22% -0.21%
2097 -1.21% -0.22%
2096 -1.18% -0.23%
2095 -1.19% -0.22%
2094 -1.2% -0.23%
2093 -1.19% -0.22%
2092 -1.18% -0.22%
2091 -1.16% -0.23%
2090 -1.17% -0.23%
2089 -1.15% -0.24%
2088 -1.15% -0.25%
2087 -1.17% -0.25%
2086 -1.15% -0.24%
2085 -1.16% -0.24%
2084 -1.15% -0.23%
2083 -1.15% -0.22%
2082 -1.14% -0.21%
2081 -1.12% -0.21%
2080 -1.12% -0.19%
2079 -1.14% -0.19%
2078 -1.15% -0.18%
2077 -1.16% -0.17%
2076 -1.14% -0.17%
2075 -1.15% -0.17%
2074 -1.15% -0.17%
2073 -1.13% -0.17%
2072 -1.12% -0.15%
2071 -1.16% -0.16%
2070 -1.16% -0.15%
2069 -1.15% -0.16%
2068 -1.13% -0.17%
2067 -1.1% -0.17%
2066 -1.11% -0.17%
2065 -1.08% -0.17%
2064 -1.1% -0.16%
2063 -1.09% -0.16%
2062 -1.08% -0.14%
2061 -1.05% -0.13%
2060 -1.01% -0.11%
2059 -1% -0.1%
2058 -1% -0.11%
2057 -1.01% -0.1%
2056 -0.99% -0.08%
2055 -0.98% -0.07%
2054 -0.96% -0.05%
2053 -0.91% -0.02%
2052 -0.91% -0.008%
2051 -0.86% 0.006%
2050 -0.85% 0.02%
2049 -0.83% 0.05%
2048 -0.82% 0.05%
2047 -0.83% 0.06%
2046 -0.82% 0.09%
2045 -0.8% 0.09%
2044 -0.81% 0.09%
2043 -0.8% 0.12%
2042 -0.78% 0.14%
2041 -0.77% 0.14%
2040 -0.76% 0.16%
2039 -0.74% 0.18%
2038 -0.74% 0.19%
2037 -0.73% 0.2%
2036 -0.71% 0.21%
2035 -0.69% 0.22%
2034 -0.67% 0.24%
2033 -0.66% 0.26%
2032 -0.65% 0.28%
2031 -0.65% 0.3%
2030 -0.6% 0.31%
2029 -0.57% 0.34%
2028 -0.55% 0.36%
2027 -0.55% 0.37%
2026 -0.52% 0.7%
2025 -0.19% 0.69%
2024 -0.19% 0.95%
2023 -0.21% 1.14%
2022 -0.29% 0.9%
2021 -1.02% 0.54%
2020 -1.07% 0.59%
2019 -0.68% 0.68%
2018 -0.51% 0.66%
2017 -0.4% 0.81%
2016 -0.32% 0.88%
2015 -0.27% 1%
2014 -0.27% 1.13%
2013 -0.37% 1.22%
2012 -0.39% 1.32%
2011 -0.46% 1.31%
2010 -0.64% 1.25%
2009 -0.64% 1.27%
2008 -0.58% 1.25%
2007 -0.57% 1.04%
2006 -0.55% 0.81%
2005 -0.54% 0.68%
2004 -0.32% 0.59%
2003 0.13% 0.59%
2002 -0.72% 0.54%
2001 0.42% 0.51%
2000 0.46% 0.65%
1999 0.48% 0.69%
1998 0.53% 0.6%
1997 -0.78% 0.54%
1996 0.7% 0.51%
1995 0.29% 0.52%
1994 -0.71% 0.57%
1993 -1.26% 0.6%
1992 -1.14% 0.58%
1991 -0.37% 0.48%
1990 0.39% 0.34%
1989 0.48% 0.41%
1988 0.52% 0.54%
1987 0.51% 0.47%
1986 0.52% 0.36%
1985 0.55% 0.3%
1984 0.58% 0.28%
1983 0.65% 0.33%
1982 1.02% 0.37%
1981 1.35% 0.34%
1980 1.39% 0.32%
1979 1.42% 0.34%
1978 1.44% 0.38%
1977 1.5% 0.42%
1976 1.55% 0.47%
1975 1.55% 0.55%
1974 1.53% 0.62%
1973 1.54% 0.7%
1972 1.55% 0.77%
1971 1.62% 0.7%
1970 1.7% 0.73%
1969 1.7% 0.82%
1968 1.67% 0.84%
1967 1.61% 0.84%
1966 1.56% 0.8%
1965 1.49% 0.78%
1964 1.49% 0.76%
1963 1.15% 0.76%
1962 1.14% 0.81%
1961 1.4% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of North Macedonia declined by 0.19%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Norway
Current population
1811466
5660666
Population rank 150/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
2.55 hours
13.7 minutes
One birth every
32.7 minutes
9.72 minutes
One death every
26 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +106
Annual growth/decline -3,450 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 117/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 +29,798
Net migration rank 119/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 29,798
2024 -4,196 -5,728 10,030 44,356
2023 -3,290 -5,597 8,280 53,806
2022 -4,397 -5,296 5,457 58,040
2021 -9,737 -5,483 14,062 19,804
2020 -5,939 -23,458 12,372 11,277
2019 -375 -24,204 13,904 25,707
2018 1,512 -24,878 14,342 18,473
2017 1,329 -24,227 15,831 21,657
2016 2,374 -24,144 17,797 26,417
2015 2,294 -23,010 18,160 30,242
2014 3,644 -22,132 18,494 38,522
2013 3,653 -20,297 17,779 40,690
2012 3,087 -19,083 18,066 47,883
2011 3,100 -17,871 18,822 47,454
2010 4,866 -16,668 20,046 42,865
2009 4,309 -15,455 20,280 39,316
2008 3,746 -17,645 19,073 44,002
2007 2,974 -15,705 16,482 40,111
2006 3,988 -9,632 17,244 24,054
2005 4,011 -2,244 15,719 18,588
2004 5,444 -2,640 15,612 13,412
2003 8,900 -2,880 14,151 11,389
2002 9,697 -2,858 10,892 17,279
2001 10,174 -922 13,090 7,906
2000 12,159 -2,824 15,269 9,805
1999 10,489 -1,261 14,278 19,147
1998 12,446 -589 14,181 13,519
1997 12,979 -477 15,418 9,744
1996 14,806 -397 17,087 5,671
1995 17,239 -3,603 14,821 6,343
1994 19,103 -21,006 16,045 7,580
1993 20,797 -47,273 12,936 12,567
1992 21,659 -46,509 15,431 10,218
1991 23,387 -45,484 16,194 7,949
1990 22,868 -16,174 14,845 1,818
1989 22,912 -13,528 13,949 -1,730
1988 24,064 -13,621 12,207 10,380
1987 24,359 -13,635 9,212 13,907
1986 23,720 -13,589 8,751 7,616
1985 24,167 -13,492 6,644 6,725
1984 24,436 -13,251 7,452 3,856
1983 24,690 -12,884 7,844 4,120
1982 25,810 -11,716 9,875 5,749
1981 25,689 0 9,020 6,010
1980 26,547 -189 9,806 3,763
1979 27,096 -426 10,181 2,839
1978 27,150 -462 11,364 3,823
1977 27,410 -683 11,321 4,845
1976 28,799 -911 13,286 4,779
1975 28,983 -1,147 16,430 3,312
1974 28,400 -1,376 20,324 4,425
1973 28,032 -1,600 21,387 3,414
1972 28,236 -1,834 24,777 5,603
1971 28,010 -2,064 26,541 3,031
1970 28,022 60 25,968 -1,034
1969 27,464 181 28,858 2,230
1968 28,378 -1,201 29,387 1,761
1967 28,401 -2,696 30,276 2,460
1966 28,766 -4,176 31,150 -888
1965 28,564 -5,385 31,275 -1,525
1964 27,889 -5,938 30,293 -1,571
1963 28,124 -5,759 26,766 1,061
1962 25,317 -13,702 28,020 655
1961 27,846 -6,309 29,239 1,437
1960 28,816 -10,126 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 11% of the population change in North Macedonia is from natural causes (a loss of 20,425 people) and 89% is from migration (a loss of 166,025 people). In Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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