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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Qatar's population is 1.66 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

North Macedonia vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Qatar
2100 866,884 6,864,512
2099 877,788 6,795,697
2098 888,715 6,726,889
2097 899,716 6,658,115
2096 910,709 6,589,399
2095 921,559 6,520,903
2094 932,633 6,452,670
2093 943,984 6,384,792
2092 955,335 6,317,235
2091 966,773 6,249,912
2090 978,130 6,182,993
2089 989,666 6,116,439
2088 1,001,224 6,050,282
2087 1,012,831 5,984,646
2086 1,024,787 5,919,506
2085 1,036,668 5,854,810
2084 1,048,876 5,790,733
2083 1,061,031 5,727,107
2082 1,073,408 5,663,726
2081 1,085,823 5,600,872
2080 1,098,127 5,538,952
2079 1,110,614 5,477,309
2078 1,123,398 5,416,092
2077 1,136,448 5,355,430
2076 1,149,787 5,295,298
2075 1,163,080 5,235,611
2074 1,176,671 5,176,349
2073 1,190,351 5,117,758
2072 1,204,015 5,059,696
2071 1,217,691 5,002,249
2070 1,231,978 4,945,273
2069 1,246,408 4,888,911
2068 1,260,869 4,833,090
2067 1,275,289 4,777,814
2066 1,289,439 4,723,056
2065 1,303,917 4,668,810
2064 1,318,161 4,614,957
2063 1,332,807 4,561,622
2062 1,347,540 4,509,442
2061 1,362,299 4,457,910
2060 1,376,807 4,406,963
2059 1,390,921 4,356,604
2058 1,404,982 4,306,842
2057 1,419,185 4,257,533
2056 1,433,595 4,208,980
2055 1,447,857 4,160,635
2054 1,462,210 4,113,078
2053 1,476,351 4,065,870
2052 1,489,905 4,019,393
2051 1,503,526 3,973,445
2050 1,516,629 3,927,949
2049 1,529,608 3,882,963
2048 1,542,390 3,838,380
2047 1,555,085 3,794,282
2046 1,568,151 3,750,671
2045 1,581,115 3,707,573
2044 1,593,878 3,665,008
2043 1,606,930 3,623,031
2042 1,619,941 3,581,673
2041 1,632,704 3,540,989
2040 1,645,446 3,500,991
2039 1,658,034 3,461,758
2038 1,670,347 3,423,310
2037 1,682,850 3,385,696
2036 1,695,204 3,348,948
2035 1,707,302 3,313,100
2034 1,719,193 3,278,067
2033 1,730,723 3,243,892
2032 1,742,288 3,210,644
2031 1,753,729 3,178,257
2030 1,765,162 3,146,733
2029 1,775,815 3,112,748
2028 1,786,051 3,075,676
2027 1,795,945 3,035,492
2026 1,805,954 2,985,826
2025 1,815,368 2,926,071
2024 1,824,359 2,857,822
2023 1,827,816 2,656,032
2022 1,831,712 2,657,333
2021 1,837,114 2,504,910
2020 1,856,124 2,794,148
2019 1,876,262 2,638,657
2018 1,889,051 2,580,734
2017 1,898,657 2,545,820
2016 1,906,313 2,477,113
2015 1,912,430 2,344,557
2014 1,917,557 2,151,745
2013 1,922,716 1,916,426
2012 1,929,821 1,722,438
2011 1,937,398 1,624,761
2010 1,946,298 1,616,832
2009 1,958,782 1,608,903
2008 1,971,493 1,426,938
2007 1,982,933 1,208,595
2006 1,994,287 972,831
2005 2,005,330 825,408
2004 2,016,186 773,332
2003 2,022,725 744,682
2002 2,020,157 711,205
2001 2,034,882 677,925
2000 2,026,350 644,989
1999 2,017,142 612,500
1998 2,007,523 580,540
1997 1,996,869 550,500
1996 2,012,553 529,019
1995 1,998,534 514,325
1994 1,992,666 499,459
1993 2,006,854 484,545
1992 2,032,523 469,657
1991 2,055,994 454,853
1990 2,063,689 440,175
1989 2,055,649 425,646
1988 2,045,737 411,264
1987 2,035,157 397,005
1986 2,024,732 382,422
1985 2,014,331 365,940
1984 2,003,399 347,878
1983 1,991,901 329,709
1982 1,978,956 311,537
1981 1,959,065 293,553
1980 1,933,038 275,913
1979 1,906,523 258,670
1978 1,879,847 241,808
1977 1,853,138 225,285
1976 1,825,830 209,052
1975 1,797,972 193,087
1974 1,770,545 177,362
1973 1,743,816 161,841
1972 1,717,395 146,506
1971 1,691,216 131,346
1970 1,664,208 116,350
1969 1,636,345 103,025
1968 1,608,930 91,749
1967 1,582,492 81,439
1966 1,557,349 72,192
1965 1,533,466 64,065
1964 1,510,900 56,867
1963 1,488,737 50,380
1962 1,471,745 44,630
1961 1,455,171 39,680
1960 1,435,059 36,010

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 Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.86M 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
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Qatar
2100 -1.24% 1.01%
2099 -1.23% 1.02%
2098 -1.22% 1.03%
2097 -1.21% 1.04%
2096 -1.18% 1.05%
2095 -1.19% 1.06%
2094 -1.2% 1.06%
2093 -1.19% 1.07%
2092 -1.18% 1.08%
2091 -1.16% 1.08%
2090 -1.17% 1.09%
2089 -1.15% 1.09%
2088 -1.15% 1.1%
2087 -1.17% 1.1%
2086 -1.15% 1.11%
2085 -1.16% 1.11%
2084 -1.15% 1.11%
2083 -1.15% 1.12%
2082 -1.14% 1.12%
2081 -1.12% 1.12%
2080 -1.12% 1.13%
2079 -1.14% 1.13%
2078 -1.15% 1.13%
2077 -1.16% 1.14%
2076 -1.14% 1.14%
2075 -1.15% 1.14%
2074 -1.15% 1.14%
2073 -1.13% 1.15%
2072 -1.12% 1.15%
2071 -1.16% 1.15%
2070 -1.16% 1.15%
2069 -1.15% 1.15%
2068 -1.13% 1.16%
2067 -1.1% 1.16%
2066 -1.11% 1.16%
2065 -1.08% 1.17%
2064 -1.1% 1.17%
2063 -1.09% 1.16%
2062 -1.08% 1.16%
2061 -1.05% 1.16%
2060 -1.01% 1.16%
2059 -1% 1.16%
2058 -1% 1.16%
2057 -1.01% 1.15%
2056 -0.99% 1.16%
2055 -0.98% 1.16%
2054 -0.96% 1.16%
2053 -0.91% 1.16%
2052 -0.91% 1.16%
2051 -0.86% 1.16%
2050 -0.85% 1.16%
2049 -0.83% 1.16%
2048 -0.82% 1.16%
2047 -0.83% 1.16%
2046 -0.82% 1.16%
2045 -0.8% 1.16%
2044 -0.81% 1.16%
2043 -0.8% 1.15%
2042 -0.78% 1.15%
2041 -0.77% 1.14%
2040 -0.76% 1.13%
2039 -0.74% 1.12%
2038 -0.74% 1.11%
2037 -0.73% 1.1%
2036 -0.71% 1.08%
2035 -0.69% 1.07%
2034 -0.67% 1.05%
2033 -0.66% 1.04%
2032 -0.65% 1.02%
2031 -0.65% 1%
2030 -0.6% 1.09%
2029 -0.57% 1.21%
2028 -0.55% 1.32%
2027 -0.55% 1.66%
2026 -0.52% 2.04%
2025 -0.49% 2.39%
2024 -0.19% 7.6%
2023 -0.21% -0.05%
2022 -0.29% 6.08%
2021 -1.02% -10.4%
2020 -1.07% 5.89%
2019 -0.68% 2.24%
2018 -0.51% 1.37%
2017 -0.4% 2.77%
2016 -0.32% 5.65%
2015 -0.27% 8.96%
2014 -0.27% 12.3%
2013 -0.37% 11.3%
2012 -0.39% 6.01%
2011 -0.46% 0.49%
2010 -0.64% 0.49%
2009 -0.64% 12.8%
2008 -0.58% 18.1%
2007 -0.57% 24.2%
2006 -0.55% 17.9%
2005 -0.54% 6.73%
2004 -0.32% 3.85%
2003 0.13% 4.71%
2002 -0.72% 4.91%
2001 0.42% 5.11%
2000 0.46% 5.3%
1999 0.48% 5.51%
1998 0.53% 5.46%
1997 -0.78% 4.06%
1996 0.7% 2.86%
1995 0.29% 2.98%
1994 -0.71% 3.08%
1993 -1.26% 3.17%
1992 -1.14% 3.25%
1991 -0.37% 3.33%
1990 0.39% 3.41%
1989 0.48% 3.5%
1988 0.52% 3.59%
1987 0.51% 3.81%
1986 0.52% 4.5%
1985 0.55% 5.19%
1984 0.58% 5.51%
1983 0.65% 5.83%
1982 1.02% 6.13%
1981 1.35% 6.39%
1980 1.39% 6.67%
1979 1.42% 6.97%
1978 1.44% 7.33%
1977 1.5% 7.77%
1976 1.55% 8.27%
1975 1.55% 8.87%
1974 1.53% 9.59%
1973 1.54% 10.5%
1972 1.55% 11.5%
1971 1.62% 12.9%
1970 1.7% 12.9%
1969 1.7% 12.3%
1968 1.67% 12.7%
1967 1.61% 12.8%
1966 1.56% 12.7%
1965 1.49% 12.7%
1964 1.49% 12.9%
1963 1.15% 12.9%
1962 1.14% 12.5%
1961 1.4% 10.2%

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 Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Qatar
Current population
1805954
2999260
Population rank 150/197 136/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
2.53 hours
2.6 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
20 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline -9 +553
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 1/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 +36,288
Net migration rank 119/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 36,288
2024 - -5,728 - 46,105
2023 -3,290 -5,597 23,845 39,995
2022 -4,397 -5,296 24,360 80,004
2021 -9,737 -5,483 21,297 24,501
2020 -5,939 -23,458 25,128 -50,433
2019 -375 -24,204 24,112 10,557
2018 1,512 -24,878 23,340 12,465
2017 1,329 -24,227 23,244 46,719
2016 2,374 -24,144 22,416 119,725
2015 2,294 -23,010 22,568 177,467
2014 3,644 -22,132 21,699 194,712
2013 3,653 -20,297 19,669 133,520
2012 3,087 -19,083 17,681 77,091
2011 3,100 -17,871 16,543 77,228
2010 4,866 -16,668 16,225 90,620
2009 4,309 -15,455 15,595 123,217
2008 3,746 -17,645 14,062 165,572
2007 2,974 -15,705 11,351 245,703
2006 3,988 -9,632 10,225 204,236
2005 4,011 -2,244 11,392 68,993
2004 5,444 -2,640 11,242 12,531
2003 8,900 -2,880 11,291 22,234
2002 9,697 -2,858 11,062 22,356
2001 10,174 -922 10,683 22,456
2000 12,159 -2,824 9,974 22,769
1999 10,489 -1,261 9,431 22,815
1998 12,446 -589 9,055 22,618
1997 12,979 -477 8,846 19,547
1996 14,806 -397 9,049 5,517
1995 17,239 -3,603 9,186 5,634
1994 19,103 -21,006 9,257 5,660
1993 20,797 -47,273 9,250 5,670
1992 21,659 -46,509 9,189 5,670
1991 23,387 -45,484 9,182 5,562
1990 22,868 -16,174 9,388 5,216
1989 22,912 -13,528 9,407 5,045
1988 24,064 -13,621 9,198 5,118
1987 24,359 -13,635 8,806 5,405
1986 23,720 -13,589 8,439 6,512
1985 24,167 -13,492 8,212 9,797
1984 24,436 -13,251 7,997 10,113
1983 24,690 -12,884 7,765 10,462
1982 25,810 -11,716 7,489 10,634
1981 25,689 0 7,202 10,644
1980 26,547 -189 6,894 10,540
1979 27,096 -426 6,579 10,466
1978 27,150 -462 6,246 10,434
1977 27,410 -683 5,925 10,445
1976 28,799 -911 5,598 10,494
1975 28,983 -1,147 5,289 10,549
1974 28,400 -1,376 5,015 10,603
1973 28,032 -1,600 4,780 10,641
1972 28,236 -1,834 4,581 10,663
1971 28,010 -2,064 4,433 10,644
1970 28,022 60 4,346 10,579
1969 27,464 181 3,941 7,790
1968 28,378 -1,201 3,547 7,266
1967 28,401 -2,696 3,167 6,637
1966 28,766 -4,176 2,811 5,880
1965 28,564 -5,385 2,472 5,083
1964 27,889 -5,938 2,150 4,686
1963 28,124 -5,759 1,854 4,283
1962 25,317 -13,702 1,589 3,773
1961 27,846 -6,309 1,357 3,186
1960 28,816 -10,126 1,220 1,586

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 Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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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