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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Oman's population is 3.19 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

North Macedonia vs Oman: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Oman
2100 866,884 12,326,703
2099 877,788 12,244,321
2098 888,715 12,161,347
2097 899,716 12,077,858
2096 910,709 11,994,015
2095 921,559 11,909,754
2094 932,633 11,825,095
2093 943,984 11,740,085
2092 955,335 11,654,790
2091 966,773 11,569,356
2090 978,130 11,483,782
2089 989,666 11,398,109
2088 1,001,224 11,312,508
2087 1,012,831 11,227,223
2086 1,024,787 11,141,991
2085 1,036,668 11,056,984
2084 1,048,876 10,972,191
2083 1,061,031 10,887,525
2082 1,073,408 10,802,994
2081 1,085,823 10,718,800
2080 1,098,127 10,634,723
2079 1,110,614 10,550,794
2078 1,123,398 10,466,970
2077 1,136,448 10,383,169
2076 1,149,787 10,299,342
2075 1,163,080 10,215,493
2074 1,176,671 10,131,547
2073 1,190,351 10,047,318
2072 1,204,015 9,962,612
2071 1,217,691 9,877,378
2070 1,231,978 9,791,853
2069 1,246,408 9,705,815
2068 1,260,869 9,619,166
2067 1,275,289 9,531,936
2066 1,289,439 9,443,967
2065 1,303,917 9,355,538
2064 1,318,161 9,266,470
2063 1,332,807 9,176,798
2062 1,347,540 9,086,390
2061 1,362,299 8,995,287
2060 1,376,807 8,903,536
2059 1,390,921 8,810,958
2058 1,404,982 8,717,538
2057 1,419,185 8,623,514
2056 1,433,595 8,528,891
2055 1,447,857 8,433,708
2054 1,462,210 8,338,102
2053 1,476,351 8,242,274
2052 1,489,905 8,146,407
2051 1,503,526 8,050,917
2050 1,516,629 7,955,842
2049 1,529,608 7,861,436
2048 1,542,390 7,767,655
2047 1,555,085 7,674,619
2046 1,568,151 7,582,158
2045 1,581,115 7,490,461
2044 1,593,878 7,399,381
2043 1,606,930 7,309,208
2042 1,619,941 7,219,941
2041 1,632,704 7,131,715
2040 1,645,446 7,044,649
2039 1,658,034 6,958,711
2038 1,670,347 6,873,682
2037 1,682,850 6,789,514
2036 1,695,204 6,706,116
2035 1,707,302 6,623,241
2034 1,719,193 6,540,718
2033 1,730,723 6,458,252
2032 1,742,288 6,375,523
2031 1,753,729 6,292,383
2030 1,765,162 6,208,520
2029 1,775,815 6,115,428
2028 1,786,051 6,010,434
2027 1,795,945 5,881,073
2026 1,805,954 5,717,450
2025 1,815,368 5,519,571
2024 1,824,359 5,281,538
2023 1,827,816 5,049,269
2022 1,831,712 4,730,226
2021 1,837,114 4,500,424
2020 1,856,124 4,522,497
2019 1,876,262 4,591,241
2018 1,889,051 4,597,877
2017 1,898,657 4,537,396
2016 1,906,313 4,390,877
2015 1,912,430 4,184,895
2014 1,917,557 4,002,439
2013 1,922,716 3,833,913
2012 1,929,821 3,547,106
2011 1,937,398 3,076,763
2010 1,946,298 2,757,446
2009 1,958,782 2,684,659
2008 1,971,493 2,626,529
2007 1,982,933 2,570,174
2006 1,994,287 2,514,795
2005 2,005,330 2,459,802
2004 2,016,186 2,404,821
2003 2,022,725 2,363,796
2002 2,020,157 2,337,140
2001 2,034,882 2,310,217
2000 2,026,350 2,282,131
1999 2,017,142 2,252,909
1998 2,007,523 2,222,489
1997 1,996,869 2,190,720
1996 2,012,553 2,156,926
1995 1,998,534 2,120,528
1994 1,992,666 2,081,834
1993 2,006,854 2,021,675
1992 2,032,523 1,938,238
1991 2,055,994 1,851,473
1990 2,063,689 1,763,954
1989 2,055,649 1,676,228
1988 2,045,737 1,588,568
1987 2,035,157 1,500,996
1986 2,024,732 1,413,419
1985 2,014,331 1,325,480
1984 2,003,399 1,247,716
1983 1,991,901 1,181,459
1982 1,978,956 1,117,678
1981 1,959,065 1,057,320
1980 1,933,038 1,001,248
1979 1,906,523 949,116
1978 1,879,847 900,304
1977 1,853,138 855,314
1976 1,825,830 814,701
1975 1,797,972 778,864
1974 1,770,545 746,988
1973 1,743,816 721,179
1972 1,717,395 700,593
1971 1,691,216 681,119
1970 1,664,208 662,680
1969 1,636,345 645,255
1968 1,608,930 628,798
1967 1,582,492 613,318
1966 1,557,349 598,804
1965 1,533,466 585,236
1964 1,510,900 572,577
1963 1,488,737 560,827
1962 1,471,745 549,941
1961 1,455,171 539,854
1960 1,435,059 530,485

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) North Macedonia's population will shrink by 16% to 1,516,629 people with a rank change from 150th to 152nd. The population of Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Oman
2100 -1.24% 0.67%
2099 -1.23% 0.68%
2098 -1.22% 0.69%
2097 -1.21% 0.7%
2096 -1.18% 0.71%
2095 -1.19% 0.72%
2094 -1.2% 0.72%
2093 -1.19% 0.73%
2092 -1.18% 0.74%
2091 -1.16% 0.75%
2090 -1.17% 0.75%
2089 -1.15% 0.76%
2088 -1.15% 0.76%
2087 -1.17% 0.76%
2086 -1.15% 0.77%
2085 -1.16% 0.77%
2084 -1.15% 0.78%
2083 -1.15% 0.78%
2082 -1.14% 0.79%
2081 -1.12% 0.79%
2080 -1.12% 0.8%
2079 -1.14% 0.8%
2078 -1.15% 0.81%
2077 -1.16% 0.81%
2076 -1.14% 0.82%
2075 -1.15% 0.83%
2074 -1.15% 0.84%
2073 -1.13% 0.85%
2072 -1.12% 0.86%
2071 -1.16% 0.87%
2070 -1.16% 0.89%
2069 -1.15% 0.9%
2068 -1.13% 0.92%
2067 -1.1% 0.93%
2066 -1.11% 0.95%
2065 -1.08% 0.96%
2064 -1.1% 0.98%
2063 -1.09% 0.99%
2062 -1.08% 1.01%
2061 -1.05% 1.03%
2060 -1.01% 1.05%
2059 -1% 1.07%
2058 -1% 1.09%
2057 -1.01% 1.11%
2056 -0.99% 1.13%
2055 -0.98% 1.15%
2054 -0.96% 1.16%
2053 -0.91% 1.18%
2052 -0.91% 1.19%
2051 -0.86% 1.2%
2050 -0.85% 1.2%
2049 -0.83% 1.21%
2048 -0.82% 1.21%
2047 -0.83% 1.22%
2046 -0.82% 1.22%
2045 -0.8% 1.23%
2044 -0.81% 1.23%
2043 -0.8% 1.24%
2042 -0.78% 1.24%
2041 -0.77% 1.24%
2040 -0.76% 1.23%
2039 -0.74% 1.24%
2038 -0.74% 1.24%
2037 -0.73% 1.24%
2036 -0.71% 1.25%
2035 -0.69% 1.26%
2034 -0.67% 1.28%
2033 -0.66% 1.3%
2032 -0.65% 1.32%
2031 -0.65% 1.35%
2030 -0.6% 1.52%
2029 -0.57% 1.75%
2028 -0.55% 2.2%
2027 -0.55% 2.86%
2026 -0.52% 3.59%
2025 -0.49% 4.51%
2024 -0.19% 4.6%
2023 -0.21% 6.74%
2022 -0.29% 5.11%
2021 -1.02% -0.49%
2020 -1.07% -1.5%
2019 -0.68% -0.14%
2018 -0.51% 1.33%
2017 -0.4% 3.34%
2016 -0.32% 4.92%
2015 -0.27% 4.56%
2014 -0.27% 4.4%
2013 -0.37% 8.09%
2012 -0.39% 15.3%
2011 -0.46% 11.6%
2010 -0.64% 2.71%
2009 -0.64% 2.21%
2008 -0.58% 2.19%
2007 -0.57% 2.2%
2006 -0.55% 2.24%
2005 -0.54% 2.29%
2004 -0.32% 1.74%
2003 0.13% 1.14%
2002 -0.72% 1.17%
2001 0.42% 1.23%
2000 0.46% 1.3%
1999 0.48% 1.37%
1998 0.53% 1.45%
1997 -0.78% 1.57%
1996 0.7% 1.72%
1995 0.29% 1.86%
1994 -0.71% 2.98%
1993 -1.26% 4.3%
1992 -1.14% 4.69%
1991 -0.37% 4.96%
1990 0.39% 5.23%
1989 0.48% 5.52%
1988 0.52% 5.83%
1987 0.51% 6.2%
1986 0.52% 6.63%
1985 0.55% 6.23%
1984 0.58% 5.61%
1983 0.65% 5.71%
1982 1.02% 5.71%
1981 1.35% 5.6%
1980 1.39% 5.49%
1979 1.42% 5.42%
1978 1.44% 5.26%
1977 1.5% 4.99%
1976 1.55% 4.6%
1975 1.55% 4.27%
1974 1.53% 3.58%
1973 1.54% 2.94%
1972 1.55% 2.86%
1971 1.62% 2.78%
1970 1.7% 2.7%
1969 1.7% 2.62%
1968 1.67% 2.52%
1967 1.61% 2.42%
1966 1.56% 2.32%
1965 1.49% 2.21%
1964 1.49% 2.1%
1963 1.15% 1.98%
1962 1.14% 1.87%
1961 1.4% 1.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of North Macedonia declined by 0.19%, while Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Oman
Current population
1805954
5761708
Population rank 150/197 117/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
2.53 hours
2.26 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
6.18 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +636
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 5/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 +113,734
Net migration rank 119/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 113,734
2024 - -5,728 - 154,219
2023 -3,290 -5,597 75,467 156,285
2022 -4,397 -5,296 67,278 339,063
2021 -9,737 -5,483 69,991 -16,726
2020 -5,939 -23,458 74,224 -171,635
2019 -375 -24,204 77,394 -117,480
2018 1,512 -24,878 79,438 -52,630
2017 1,329 -24,227 82,408 11,751
2016 2,374 -24,144 81,350 117,538
2015 2,294 -23,010 79,241 133,842
2014 3,644 -22,132 76,258 75,557
2013 3,653 -20,297 71,905 113,335
2012 3,087 -19,083 65,572 322,812
2011 3,100 -17,871 59,689 492,609
2010 4,866 -16,668 57,619 28,717
2009 4,309 -15,455 52,007 7,226
2008 3,746 -17,645 47,146 9,877
2007 2,974 -15,705 44,207 11,478
2006 3,988 -9,632 43,969 11,103
2005 4,011 -2,244 44,688 10,231
2004 5,444 -2,640 45,651 9,394
2003 8,900 -2,880 46,273 -19,265
2002 9,697 -2,858 46,397 -20,098
2001 10,174 -922 46,651 -19,103
2000 12,159 -2,824 47,208 -18,588
1999 10,489 -1,261 48,053 -18,235
1998 12,446 -589 48,654 -17,626
1997 12,979 -477 49,510 -16,998
1996 14,806 -397 50,362 -15,286
1995 17,239 -3,603 51,139 -13,418
1994 19,103 -21,006 52,337 -12,665
1993 20,797 -47,273 53,439 27,204
1992 21,659 -46,509 54,471 31,756
1991 23,387 -45,484 55,382 31,927
1990 22,868 -16,174 56,000 31,722
1989 22,912 -13,528 56,202 31,528
1988 24,064 -13,621 56,142 31,456
1987 24,359 -13,635 55,933 31,608
1986 23,720 -13,589 55,324 32,289
1985 24,167 -13,492 54,609 33,666
1984 24,436 -13,251 52,253 14,993
1983 24,690 -12,884 49,646 15,617
1982 25,810 -11,716 46,939 15,359
1981 25,689 0 44,176 14,239
1980 26,547 -189 41,109 12,626
1979 27,096 -426 38,022 12,511
1978 27,150 -462 35,141 11,946
1977 27,410 -683 32,342 10,554
1976 28,799 -911 30,032 8,299
1975 28,983 -1,147 27,699 5,632
1974 28,400 -1,376 25,543 4,880
1973 28,032 -1,600 24,195 -2,996
1972 28,236 -1,834 22,968 -2,996
1971 28,010 -2,064 21,973 -2,996
1970 28,022 60 20,893 -2,996
1969 27,464 181 19,949 -2,996
1968 28,378 -1,201 18,962 -2,996
1967 28,401 -2,696 17,990 -2,996
1966 28,766 -4,176 17,030 -2,996
1965 28,564 -5,385 16,103 -2,996
1964 27,889 -5,938 15,205 -2,996
1963 28,124 -5,759 14,283 -2,996
1962 25,317 -13,702 13,485 -2,996
1961 27,846 -6,309 12,690 -2,996
1960 28,816 -10,126 12,034 -2,996

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 6.45% of the population change in North Macedonia is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people). In Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

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
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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