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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 144.2 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.16% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

North Macedonia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Pakistan
2100 866,884 514,531,704
2099 877,788 513,655,674
2098 888,715 512,727,636
2097 899,716 511,735,790
2096 910,709 510,636,755
2095 921,559 509,437,875
2094 932,633 508,130,071
2093 943,984 506,765,644
2092 955,335 505,327,656
2091 966,773 503,824,444
2090 978,130 502,264,268
2089 989,666 500,660,501
2088 1,001,224 498,935,983
2087 1,012,831 497,190,466
2086 1,024,787 495,313,036
2085 1,036,668 493,366,305
2084 1,048,876 491,354,778
2083 1,061,031 489,225,193
2082 1,073,408 486,984,952
2081 1,085,823 484,673,501
2080 1,098,127 482,257,479
2079 1,110,614 479,813,404
2078 1,123,398 477,277,836
2077 1,136,448 474,593,860
2076 1,149,787 471,779,348
2075 1,163,080 468,855,468
2074 1,176,671 465,875,137
2073 1,190,351 462,811,079
2072 1,204,015 459,656,523
2071 1,217,691 456,423,506
2070 1,231,978 453,095,985
2069 1,246,408 449,655,599
2068 1,260,869 446,126,774
2067 1,275,289 442,540,629
2066 1,289,439 438,879,326
2065 1,303,917 435,169,856
2064 1,318,161 431,394,393
2063 1,332,807 427,575,887
2062 1,347,540 423,636,352
2061 1,362,299 419,672,017
2060 1,376,807 415,638,125
2059 1,390,921 411,576,344
2058 1,404,982 407,429,129
2057 1,419,185 403,233,874
2056 1,433,595 398,948,355
2055 1,447,857 394,645,693
2054 1,462,210 390,303,954
2053 1,476,351 385,922,748
2052 1,489,905 381,488,696
2051 1,503,526 377,018,239
2050 1,516,629 372,476,884
2049 1,529,608 367,909,407
2048 1,542,390 363,310,560
2047 1,555,085 358,659,474
2046 1,568,151 353,929,775
2045 1,581,115 349,156,085
2044 1,593,878 344,371,692
2043 1,606,930 339,561,029
2042 1,619,941 334,731,546
2041 1,632,704 329,875,686
2040 1,645,446 325,039,429
2039 1,658,034 320,137,108
2038 1,670,347 315,207,413
2037 1,682,850 310,312,684
2036 1,695,204 305,408,418
2035 1,707,302 300,541,523
2034 1,719,193 295,686,893
2033 1,730,723 290,851,174
2032 1,742,288 286,070,650
2031 1,753,729 281,351,929
2030 1,765,162 276,708,987
2029 1,775,815 272,189,955
2028 1,786,051 267,728,673
2027 1,795,945 263,390,059
2026 1,805,954 259,231,214
2025 1,815,368 255,166,301
2024 1,824,359 251,269,164
2023 1,827,816 247,504,495
2022 1,831,712 243,700,667
2021 1,837,114 239,477,801
2020 1,856,124 235,001,746
2019 1,876,262 230,800,899
2018 1,889,051 226,928,892
2017 1,898,657 223,273,967
2016 1,906,313 220,138,869
2015 1,912,430 217,290,883
2014 1,917,557 214,264,647
2013 1,922,716 211,073,978
2012 1,929,821 207,667,125
2011 1,937,398 203,746,065
2010 1,946,298 199,239,047
2009 1,958,782 194,376,534
2008 1,971,493 189,499,113
2007 1,982,933 184,493,231
2006 1,994,287 179,682,690
2005 2,005,330 175,453,212
2004 2,016,186 171,286,000
2003 2,022,725 167,110,248
2002 2,020,157 163,222,549
2001 2,034,882 159,270,907
2000 2,026,350 154,879,127
1999 2,017,142 150,565,377
1998 2,007,523 146,522,356
1997 1,996,869 142,531,804
1996 2,012,553 138,557,092
1995 1,998,534 134,582,253
1994 1,992,666 130,748,083
1993 2,006,854 127,020,117
1992 2,032,523 123,546,848
1991 2,055,994 120,060,406
1990 2,063,689 116,155,576
1989 2,055,649 112,336,629
1988 2,045,737 108,724,739
1987 2,035,157 105,130,717
1986 2,024,732 101,606,764
1985 2,014,331 98,229,285
1984 2,003,399 95,164,936
1983 1,991,901 92,227,711
1982 1,978,956 89,089,246
1981 1,959,065 85,802,049
1980 1,933,038 82,291,010
1979 1,906,523 78,997,039
1978 1,879,847 76,307,379
1977 1,853,138 73,901,827
1976 1,825,830 71,620,254
1975 1,797,972 69,461,175
1974 1,770,545 67,415,487
1973 1,743,816 65,461,912
1972 1,717,395 63,583,194
1971 1,691,216 61,847,899
1970 1,664,208 60,166,719
1969 1,636,345 58,460,939
1968 1,608,930 56,810,507
1967 1,582,492 55,214,768
1966 1,557,349 53,678,667
1965 1,533,466 52,209,010
1964 1,510,900 50,799,999
1963 1,488,737 49,447,776
1962 1,471,745 48,156,128
1961 1,455,171 46,921,277
1960 1,435,059 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Pakistan
2100 -1.24% 0.17%
2099 -1.23% 0.18%
2098 -1.22% 0.19%
2097 -1.21% 0.22%
2096 -1.18% 0.24%
2095 -1.19% 0.26%
2094 -1.2% 0.27%
2093 -1.19% 0.28%
2092 -1.18% 0.3%
2091 -1.16% 0.31%
2090 -1.17% 0.32%
2089 -1.15% 0.35%
2088 -1.15% 0.35%
2087 -1.17% 0.38%
2086 -1.15% 0.39%
2085 -1.16% 0.41%
2084 -1.15% 0.44%
2083 -1.15% 0.46%
2082 -1.14% 0.48%
2081 -1.12% 0.5%
2080 -1.12% 0.51%
2079 -1.14% 0.53%
2078 -1.15% 0.57%
2077 -1.16% 0.6%
2076 -1.14% 0.62%
2075 -1.15% 0.64%
2074 -1.15% 0.66%
2073 -1.13% 0.69%
2072 -1.12% 0.71%
2071 -1.16% 0.73%
2070 -1.16% 0.77%
2069 -1.15% 0.79%
2068 -1.13% 0.81%
2067 -1.1% 0.83%
2066 -1.11% 0.85%
2065 -1.08% 0.88%
2064 -1.1% 0.89%
2063 -1.09% 0.93%
2062 -1.08% 0.94%
2061 -1.05% 0.97%
2060 -1.01% 0.99%
2059 -1% 1.02%
2058 -1% 1.04%
2057 -1.01% 1.07%
2056 -0.99% 1.09%
2055 -0.98% 1.11%
2054 -0.96% 1.14%
2053 -0.91% 1.16%
2052 -0.91% 1.19%
2051 -0.86% 1.22%
2050 -0.85% 1.24%
2049 -0.83% 1.27%
2048 -0.82% 1.3%
2047 -0.83% 1.34%
2046 -0.82% 1.37%
2045 -0.8% 1.39%
2044 -0.81% 1.42%
2043 -0.8% 1.44%
2042 -0.78% 1.47%
2041 -0.77% 1.49%
2040 -0.76% 1.53%
2039 -0.74% 1.56%
2038 -0.74% 1.58%
2037 -0.73% 1.61%
2036 -0.71% 1.62%
2035 -0.69% 1.64%
2034 -0.67% 1.66%
2033 -0.66% 1.67%
2032 -0.65% 1.68%
2031 -0.65% 1.68%
2030 -0.6% 1.66%
2029 -0.57% 1.67%
2028 -0.55% 1.65%
2027 -0.55% 1.6%
2026 -0.52% 1.59%
2025 -0.49% 1.55%
2024 -0.19% 1.52%
2023 -0.21% 1.56%
2022 -0.29% 1.76%
2021 -1.02% 1.9%
2020 -1.07% 1.82%
2019 -0.68% 1.71%
2018 -0.51% 1.64%
2017 -0.4% 1.42%
2016 -0.32% 1.31%
2015 -0.27% 1.41%
2014 -0.27% 1.51%
2013 -0.37% 1.64%
2012 -0.39% 1.92%
2011 -0.46% 2.26%
2010 -0.64% 2.5%
2009 -0.64% 2.57%
2008 -0.58% 2.71%
2007 -0.57% 2.68%
2006 -0.55% 2.41%
2005 -0.54% 2.43%
2004 -0.32% 2.5%
2003 0.13% 2.38%
2002 -0.72% 2.48%
2001 0.42% 2.84%
2000 0.46% 2.87%
1999 0.48% 2.76%
1998 0.53% 2.8%
1997 -0.78% 2.87%
1996 0.7% 2.95%
1995 0.29% 2.93%
1994 -0.71% 2.93%
1993 -1.26% 2.81%
1992 -1.14% 2.9%
1991 -0.37% 3.36%
1990 0.39% 3.4%
1989 0.48% 3.32%
1988 0.52% 3.42%
1987 0.51% 3.47%
1986 0.52% 3.44%
1985 0.55% 3.22%
1984 0.58% 3.18%
1983 0.65% 3.52%
1982 1.02% 3.83%
1981 1.35% 4.27%
1980 1.39% 4.17%
1979 1.42% 3.52%
1978 1.44% 3.26%
1977 1.5% 3.19%
1976 1.55% 3.11%
1975 1.55% 3.03%
1974 1.53% 2.98%
1973 1.54% 2.95%
1972 1.55% 2.81%
1971 1.62% 2.79%
1970 1.7% 2.92%
1969 1.7% 2.91%
1968 1.67% 2.89%
1967 1.61% 2.86%
1966 1.56% 2.81%
1965 1.49% 2.77%
1964 1.49% 2.73%
1963 1.15% 2.68%
1962 1.14% 2.63%
1961 1.4% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Pakistan
Current population
1805954
260356147
Population rank 150/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 3.14%
One net population change
2.53 hours
8.38 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -9 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -5,645 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 119/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -1,235,336
2024 - -5,728 - -1,401,173
2023 -3,290 -5,597 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -4,397 -5,296 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -9,737 -5,483 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -5,939 -23,458 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -375 -24,204 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 1,512 -24,878 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 1,329 -24,227 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 2,374 -24,144 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 2,294 -23,010 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 3,644 -22,132 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 3,653 -20,297 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 3,087 -19,083 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 3,100 -17,871 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 4,866 -16,668 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 4,309 -15,455 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 3,746 -17,645 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 2,974 -15,705 4,690,187 576,349
2006 3,988 -9,632 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 4,011 -2,244 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 5,444 -2,640 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 8,900 -2,880 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 9,697 -2,858 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 10,174 -922 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 12,159 -2,824 4,281,169 252,869
1999 10,489 -1,261 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 12,446 -589 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 12,979 -477 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 14,806 -397 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 17,239 -3,603 3,977,175 11,534
1994 19,103 -21,006 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 20,797 -47,273 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 21,659 -46,509 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 23,387 -45,484 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 22,868 -16,174 3,731,730 275,242
1989 22,912 -13,528 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 24,064 -13,621 3,554,755 38,139
1987 24,359 -13,635 3,448,813 146,364
1986 23,720 -13,589 3,341,643 111,045
1985 24,167 -13,492 3,233,315 68,860
1984 24,436 -13,251 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 24,690 -12,884 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 25,810 -11,716 2,934,689 294,252
1981 25,689 0 2,790,454 555,032
1980 26,547 -189 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 27,096 -426 2,461,311 450,003
1978 27,150 -462 2,356,601 111,386
1977 27,410 -683 2,257,849 85,250
1976 28,799 -911 2,171,812 48,238
1975 28,983 -1,147 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 28,400 -1,376 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 28,032 -1,600 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 28,236 -1,834 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 28,010 -2,064 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 28,022 60 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 27,464 181 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 28,378 -1,201 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 28,401 -2,696 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 28,766 -4,176 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 28,564 -5,385 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 27,889 -5,938 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 28,124 -5,759 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 25,317 -13,702 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 27,846 -6,309 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 28,816 -10,126 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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