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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 3.94 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

North Macedonia vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Paraguay
2100 866,884 9,114,469
2099 877,788 9,134,868
2098 888,715 9,153,773
2097 899,716 9,171,880
2096 910,709 9,188,931
2095 921,559 9,204,812
2094 932,633 9,219,996
2093 943,984 9,234,274
2092 955,335 9,247,659
2091 966,773 9,260,551
2090 978,130 9,272,453
2089 989,666 9,283,984
2088 1,001,224 9,293,775
2087 1,012,831 9,302,722
2086 1,024,787 9,311,508
2085 1,036,668 9,319,285
2084 1,048,876 9,325,447
2083 1,061,031 9,331,054
2082 1,073,408 9,335,846
2081 1,085,823 9,340,017
2080 1,098,127 9,342,618
2079 1,110,614 9,344,195
2078 1,123,398 9,344,403
2077 1,136,448 9,343,525
2076 1,149,787 9,341,603
2075 1,163,080 9,337,944
2074 1,176,671 9,332,883
2073 1,190,351 9,326,126
2072 1,204,015 9,317,685
2071 1,217,691 9,307,917
2070 1,231,978 9,296,216
2069 1,246,408 9,282,854
2068 1,260,869 9,268,086
2067 1,275,289 9,251,858
2066 1,289,439 9,233,146
2065 1,303,917 9,212,933
2064 1,318,161 9,190,368
2063 1,332,807 9,165,372
2062 1,347,540 9,138,205
2061 1,362,299 9,109,701
2060 1,376,807 9,079,572
2059 1,390,921 9,047,300
2058 1,404,982 9,011,957
2057 1,419,185 8,975,110
2056 1,433,595 8,936,412
2055 1,447,857 8,896,115
2054 1,462,210 8,853,974
2053 1,476,351 8,810,350
2052 1,489,905 8,764,844
2051 1,503,526 8,717,773
2050 1,516,629 8,669,516
2049 1,529,608 8,619,672
2048 1,542,390 8,568,157
2047 1,555,085 8,515,265
2046 1,568,151 8,460,084
2045 1,581,115 8,404,136
2044 1,593,878 8,346,996
2043 1,606,930 8,288,781
2042 1,619,941 8,228,904
2041 1,632,704 8,168,202
2040 1,645,446 8,106,496
2039 1,658,034 8,043,273
2038 1,670,347 7,978,464
2037 1,682,850 7,912,690
2036 1,695,204 7,845,468
2035 1,707,302 7,777,137
2034 1,719,193 7,707,832
2033 1,730,723 7,636,950
2032 1,742,288 7,564,485
2031 1,753,729 7,490,891
2030 1,765,162 7,415,529
2029 1,775,815 7,338,535
2028 1,786,051 7,259,813
2027 1,795,945 7,179,864
2026 1,805,954 7,098,035
2025 1,815,368 7,014,448
2024 1,824,359 6,929,153
2023 1,827,816 6,844,146
2022 1,831,712 6,760,464
2021 1,837,114 6,684,182
2020 1,856,124 6,603,739
2019 1,876,262 6,515,058
2018 1,889,051 6,427,382
2017 1,898,657 6,338,660
2016 1,906,313 6,249,126
2015 1,912,430 6,159,103
2014 1,917,557 6,069,811
2013 1,922,716 5,982,445
2012 1,929,821 5,897,008
2011 1,937,398 5,814,626
2010 1,946,298 5,737,971
2009 1,958,782 5,671,236
2008 1,971,493 5,613,574
2007 1,982,933 5,559,386
2006 1,994,287 5,505,148
2005 2,005,330 5,448,097
2004 2,016,186 5,388,175
2003 2,022,725 5,326,436
2002 2,020,157 5,261,328
2001 2,034,882 5,187,689
2000 2,026,350 5,100,868
1999 2,017,142 5,003,135
1998 2,007,523 4,900,025
1997 1,996,869 4,794,412
1996 2,012,553 4,687,543
1995 1,998,534 4,579,806
1994 1,992,666 4,471,417
1993 2,006,854 4,362,696
1992 2,032,523 4,253,600
1991 2,055,994 4,144,364
1990 2,063,689 4,035,747
1989 2,055,649 3,927,802
1988 2,045,737 3,820,546
1987 2,035,157 3,714,889
1986 2,024,732 3,611,474
1985 2,014,331 3,510,671
1984 2,003,399 3,412,936
1983 1,991,901 3,318,068
1982 1,978,956 3,226,189
1981 1,959,065 3,137,604
1980 1,933,038 3,053,235
1979 1,906,523 2,973,968
1978 1,879,847 2,899,269
1977 1,853,138 2,827,874
1976 1,825,830 2,758,836
1975 1,797,972 2,691,648
1974 1,770,545 2,625,621
1973 1,743,816 2,561,102
1972 1,717,395 2,499,881
1971 1,691,216 2,442,537
1970 1,664,208 2,388,028
1969 1,636,345 2,334,992
1968 1,608,930 2,282,391
1967 1,582,492 2,229,994
1966 1,557,349 2,177,584
1965 1,533,466 2,125,177
1964 1,510,900 2,073,119
1963 1,488,737 2,021,909
1962 1,471,745 1,973,130
1961 1,455,171 1,927,394
1960 1,435,059 1,883,514

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 Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M 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
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Paraguay
2100 -1.24% -0.22%
2099 -1.23% -0.21%
2098 -1.22% -0.2%
2097 -1.21% -0.19%
2096 -1.18% -0.17%
2095 -1.19% -0.16%
2094 -1.2% -0.15%
2093 -1.19% -0.14%
2092 -1.18% -0.14%
2091 -1.16% -0.13%
2090 -1.17% -0.12%
2089 -1.15% -0.11%
2088 -1.15% -0.1%
2087 -1.17% -0.09%
2086 -1.15% -0.08%
2085 -1.16% -0.07%
2084 -1.15% -0.06%
2083 -1.15% -0.05%
2082 -1.14% -0.04%
2081 -1.12% -0.03%
2080 -1.12% -0.02%
2079 -1.14% -0.002%
2078 -1.15% 0.009%
2077 -1.16% 0.02%
2076 -1.14% 0.04%
2075 -1.15% 0.05%
2074 -1.15% 0.07%
2073 -1.13% 0.09%
2072 -1.12% 0.1%
2071 -1.16% 0.13%
2070 -1.16% 0.14%
2069 -1.15% 0.16%
2068 -1.13% 0.18%
2067 -1.1% 0.2%
2066 -1.11% 0.22%
2065 -1.08% 0.25%
2064 -1.1% 0.27%
2063 -1.09% 0.3%
2062 -1.08% 0.31%
2061 -1.05% 0.33%
2060 -1.01% 0.36%
2059 -1% 0.39%
2058 -1% 0.41%
2057 -1.01% 0.43%
2056 -0.99% 0.45%
2055 -0.98% 0.48%
2054 -0.96% 0.5%
2053 -0.91% 0.52%
2052 -0.91% 0.54%
2051 -0.86% 0.56%
2050 -0.85% 0.58%
2049 -0.83% 0.6%
2048 -0.82% 0.62%
2047 -0.83% 0.65%
2046 -0.82% 0.67%
2045 -0.8% 0.68%
2044 -0.81% 0.7%
2043 -0.8% 0.73%
2042 -0.78% 0.74%
2041 -0.77% 0.76%
2040 -0.76% 0.79%
2039 -0.74% 0.81%
2038 -0.74% 0.83%
2037 -0.73% 0.86%
2036 -0.71% 0.88%
2035 -0.69% 0.9%
2034 -0.67% 0.93%
2033 -0.66% 0.96%
2032 -0.65% 0.98%
2031 -0.65% 1.02%
2030 -0.6% 1.05%
2029 -0.57% 1.08%
2028 -0.55% 1.11%
2027 -0.55% 1.15%
2026 -0.52% 1.19%
2025 -0.49% 1.23%
2024 -0.19% 1.24%
2023 -0.21% 1.24%
2022 -0.29% 1.14%
2021 -1.02% 1.22%
2020 -1.07% 1.36%
2019 -0.68% 1.36%
2018 -0.51% 1.4%
2017 -0.4% 1.43%
2016 -0.32% 1.46%
2015 -0.27% 1.47%
2014 -0.27% 1.46%
2013 -0.37% 1.45%
2012 -0.39% 1.42%
2011 -0.46% 1.34%
2010 -0.64% 1.18%
2009 -0.64% 1.03%
2008 -0.58% 0.97%
2007 -0.57% 0.99%
2006 -0.55% 1.05%
2005 -0.54% 1.11%
2004 -0.32% 1.16%
2003 0.13% 1.24%
2002 -0.72% 1.42%
2001 0.42% 1.7%
2000 0.46% 1.95%
1999 0.48% 2.1%
1998 0.53% 2.2%
1997 -0.78% 2.28%
1996 0.7% 2.35%
1995 0.29% 2.42%
1994 -0.71% 2.49%
1993 -1.26% 2.56%
1992 -1.14% 2.64%
1991 -0.37% 2.69%
1990 0.39% 2.75%
1989 0.48% 2.81%
1988 0.52% 2.84%
1987 0.51% 2.86%
1986 0.52% 2.87%
1985 0.55% 2.86%
1984 0.58% 2.86%
1983 0.65% 2.85%
1982 1.02% 2.82%
1981 1.35% 2.76%
1980 1.39% 2.67%
1979 1.42% 2.58%
1978 1.44% 2.52%
1977 1.5% 2.5%
1976 1.55% 2.5%
1975 1.55% 2.51%
1974 1.53% 2.52%
1973 1.54% 2.45%
1972 1.55% 2.35%
1971 1.62% 2.28%
1970 1.7% 2.27%
1969 1.7% 2.3%
1968 1.67% 2.35%
1967 1.61% 2.41%
1966 1.56% 2.47%
1965 1.49% 2.51%
1964 1.49% 2.53%
1963 1.15% 2.47%
1962 1.14% 2.37%
1961 1.4% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Paraguay
Current population
1805954
7120169
Population rank 150/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
2.53 hours
6.18 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +233
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 87/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 -12,423
Net migration rank 119/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -12,423
2024 - -5,728 - -12,451
2023 -3,290 -5,597 97,748 -12,500
2022 -4,397 -5,296 94,627 -12,500
2021 -9,737 -5,483 78,667 -8,226
2020 -5,939 -23,458 98,667 -8,226
2019 -375 -24,204 103,179 -16,263
2018 1,512 -24,878 104,908 -16,472
2017 1,329 -24,227 105,634 -16,630
2016 2,374 -24,144 106,804 -16,737
2015 2,294 -23,010 106,817 -16,834
2014 3,644 -22,132 105,585 -16,989
2013 3,653 -20,297 103,383 -17,232
2012 3,087 -19,083 102,508 -17,763
2011 3,100 -17,871 100,442 -20,427
2010 4,866 -16,668 99,456 -26,169
2009 4,309 -15,455 100,296 -40,112
2008 3,746 -17,645 99,821 -44,679
2007 2,974 -15,705 99,141 -45,914
2006 3,988 -9,632 99,808 -44,568
2005 4,011 -2,244 101,035 -42,173
2004 5,444 -2,640 101,896 -40,907
2003 8,900 -2,880 102,427 -39,941
2002 9,697 -2,858 104,658 -36,918
2001 10,174 -922 107,225 -27,676
2000 12,159 -2,824 109,979 -15,884
1999 10,489 -1,261 112,726 -11,362
1998 12,446 -589 114,122 -9,276
1997 12,979 -477 115,095 -8,704
1996 14,806 -397 115,623 -8,273
1995 17,239 -3,603 115,777 -7,653
1994 19,103 -21,006 115,662 -6,999
1993 20,797 -47,273 115,211 -6,431
1992 21,659 -46,509 115,442 -6,035
1991 23,387 -45,484 114,472 -5,420
1990 22,868 -16,174 112,864 -4,685
1989 22,912 -13,528 111,727 -4,009
1988 24,064 -13,621 110,348 -3,557
1987 24,359 -13,635 107,962 -3,445
1986 23,720 -13,589 105,776 -3,460
1985 24,167 -13,492 102,859 -3,562
1984 24,436 -13,251 99,937 -3,769
1983 24,690 -12,884 96,406 -2,845
1982 25,810 -11,716 92,917 -2,725
1981 25,689 0 89,456 -2,477
1980 26,547 -189 84,568 -2,808
1979 27,096 -426 80,345 -3,570
1978 27,150 -462 76,691 -4,066
1977 27,410 -683 74,359 -4,201
1976 28,799 -911 71,973 -4,066
1975 28,983 -1,147 70,285 -3,807
1974 28,400 -1,376 69,059 -3,478
1973 28,032 -1,600 67,803 -4,346
1972 28,236 -1,834 66,625 -7,642
1971 28,010 -2,064 66,142 -10,446
1970 28,022 60 65,905 -12,579
1969 27,464 181 65,616 -12,859
1968 28,378 -1,201 65,575 -13,132
1967 28,401 -2,696 65,695 -13,346
1966 28,766 -4,176 66,002 -13,538
1965 28,564 -5,385 66,063 -13,715
1964 27,889 -5,938 65,681 -13,915
1963 28,124 -5,759 64,741 -14,086
1962 25,317 -13,702 63,079 -16,175
1961 27,846 -6,309 61,536 -16,972
1960 28,816 -10,126 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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