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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 10.4 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

North Macedonia vs Romania: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Romania
2100 866,884 10,801,385
2099 877,788 10,885,505
2098 888,715 10,969,050
2097 899,716 11,052,086
2096 910,709 11,134,776
2095 921,559 11,217,462
2094 932,633 11,299,298
2093 943,984 11,382,352
2092 955,335 11,464,817
2091 966,773 11,546,872
2090 978,130 11,630,335
2089 989,666 11,713,468
2088 1,001,224 11,796,733
2087 1,012,831 11,880,373
2086 1,024,787 11,966,550
2085 1,036,668 12,052,744
2084 1,048,876 12,140,454
2083 1,061,031 12,229,714
2082 1,073,408 12,319,480
2081 1,085,823 12,412,385
2080 1,098,127 12,507,333
2079 1,110,614 12,603,302
2078 1,123,398 12,700,870
2077 1,136,448 12,799,985
2076 1,149,787 12,900,610
2075 1,163,080 13,002,848
2074 1,176,671 13,107,513
2073 1,190,351 13,213,407
2072 1,204,015 13,323,211
2071 1,217,691 13,435,661
2070 1,231,978 13,550,449
2069 1,246,408 13,667,892
2068 1,260,869 13,786,771
2067 1,275,289 13,909,141
2066 1,289,439 14,034,214
2065 1,303,917 14,163,381
2064 1,318,161 14,293,294
2063 1,332,807 14,424,068
2062 1,347,540 14,557,025
2061 1,362,299 14,689,897
2060 1,376,807 14,821,441
2059 1,390,921 14,952,855
2058 1,404,982 15,082,857
2057 1,419,185 15,211,914
2056 1,433,595 15,340,213
2055 1,447,857 15,467,019
2054 1,462,210 15,590,545
2053 1,476,351 15,712,155
2052 1,489,905 15,834,374
2051 1,503,526 15,954,507
2050 1,516,629 16,073,070
2049 1,529,608 16,192,498
2048 1,542,390 16,311,535
2047 1,555,085 16,430,565
2046 1,568,151 16,547,661
2045 1,581,115 16,665,026
2044 1,593,878 16,783,383
2043 1,606,930 16,900,955
2042 1,619,941 17,018,000
2041 1,632,704 17,136,818
2040 1,645,446 17,253,674
2039 1,658,034 17,370,310
2038 1,670,347 17,488,193
2037 1,682,850 17,604,853
2036 1,695,204 17,721,511
2035 1,707,302 17,837,396
2034 1,719,193 17,950,976
2033 1,730,723 18,064,449
2032 1,742,288 18,176,399
2031 1,753,729 18,288,437
2030 1,765,162 18,399,699
2029 1,775,815 18,511,331
2028 1,786,051 18,621,197
2027 1,795,945 18,730,482
2026 1,805,954 18,839,108
2025 1,815,368 18,946,392
2024 1,824,359 19,051,804
2023 1,827,816 19,061,062
2022 1,831,712 19,048,502
2021 1,837,114 19,122,059
2020 1,856,124 19,265,250
2019 1,876,262 19,371,648
2018 1,889,051 19,473,970
2017 1,898,657 19,588,715
2016 1,906,313 19,702,267
2015 1,912,430 19,815,616
2014 1,917,557 19,908,979
2013 1,922,716 19,983,693
2012 1,929,821 20,058,035
2011 1,937,398 20,147,528
2010 1,946,298 20,246,871
2009 1,958,782 20,367,487
2008 1,971,493 20,537,875
2007 1,982,933 20,882,982
2006 1,994,287 21,193,760
2005 2,005,330 21,319,685
2004 2,016,186 21,451,748
2003 2,022,725 21,574,326
2002 2,020,157 21,730,496
2001 2,034,882 22,131,970
2000 2,026,350 22,442,971
1999 2,017,142 22,472,040
1998 2,007,523 22,507,344
1997 1,996,869 22,553,978
1996 2,012,553 22,619,004
1995 1,998,534 22,684,270
1994 1,992,666 22,730,211
1993 2,006,854 22,763,280
1992 2,032,523 22,794,284
1991 2,055,994 23,001,155
1990 2,063,689 23,201,835
1989 2,055,649 23,161,458
1988 2,045,737 23,057,662
1987 2,035,157 22,949,430
1986 2,024,732 22,836,841
1985 2,014,331 22,732,999
1984 2,003,399 22,640,547
1983 1,991,901 22,560,478
1982 1,978,956 22,475,741
1981 1,959,065 22,353,070
1980 1,933,038 22,207,282
1979 1,906,523 22,090,488
1978 1,879,847 21,951,464
1977 1,853,138 21,756,096
1976 1,825,830 21,551,634
1975 1,797,972 21,293,583
1974 1,770,545 21,029,429
1973 1,743,816 20,835,681
1972 1,717,395 20,657,957
1971 1,691,216 20,461,567
1970 1,664,208 20,250,398
1969 1,636,345 20,009,141
1968 1,608,930 19,799,831
1967 1,582,492 19,534,242
1966 1,557,349 19,215,450
1965 1,533,466 19,031,576
1964 1,510,900 18,919,126
1963 1,488,737 18,797,850
1962 1,471,745 18,676,550
1961 1,455,171 18,555,250
1960 1,435,059 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.3% of the population in North Macedonia and 31.5% in Romania.

Population growth rate by year

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Romania
2100 -1.24% -0.77%
2099 -1.23% -0.76%
2098 -1.22% -0.75%
2097 -1.21% -0.74%
2096 -1.18% -0.74%
2095 -1.19% -0.72%
2094 -1.2% -0.73%
2093 -1.19% -0.72%
2092 -1.18% -0.71%
2091 -1.16% -0.72%
2090 -1.17% -0.71%
2089 -1.15% -0.71%
2088 -1.15% -0.7%
2087 -1.17% -0.72%
2086 -1.15% -0.72%
2085 -1.16% -0.72%
2084 -1.15% -0.73%
2083 -1.15% -0.73%
2082 -1.14% -0.75%
2081 -1.12% -0.76%
2080 -1.12% -0.76%
2079 -1.14% -0.77%
2078 -1.15% -0.77%
2077 -1.16% -0.78%
2076 -1.14% -0.79%
2075 -1.15% -0.8%
2074 -1.15% -0.8%
2073 -1.13% -0.82%
2072 -1.12% -0.84%
2071 -1.16% -0.85%
2070 -1.16% -0.86%
2069 -1.15% -0.86%
2068 -1.13% -0.88%
2067 -1.1% -0.89%
2066 -1.11% -0.91%
2065 -1.08% -0.91%
2064 -1.1% -0.91%
2063 -1.09% -0.91%
2062 -1.08% -0.9%
2061 -1.05% -0.89%
2060 -1.01% -0.88%
2059 -1% -0.86%
2058 -1% -0.85%
2057 -1.01% -0.84%
2056 -0.99% -0.82%
2055 -0.98% -0.79%
2054 -0.96% -0.77%
2053 -0.91% -0.77%
2052 -0.91% -0.75%
2051 -0.86% -0.74%
2050 -0.85% -0.74%
2049 -0.83% -0.73%
2048 -0.82% -0.72%
2047 -0.83% -0.71%
2046 -0.82% -0.7%
2045 -0.8% -0.71%
2044 -0.81% -0.7%
2043 -0.8% -0.69%
2042 -0.78% -0.69%
2041 -0.77% -0.68%
2040 -0.76% -0.67%
2039 -0.74% -0.67%
2038 -0.74% -0.66%
2037 -0.73% -0.66%
2036 -0.71% -0.65%
2035 -0.69% -0.63%
2034 -0.67% -0.63%
2033 -0.66% -0.62%
2032 -0.65% -0.61%
2031 -0.65% -0.6%
2030 -0.6% -0.6%
2029 -0.57% -0.59%
2028 -0.55% -0.58%
2027 -0.55% -0.58%
2026 -0.52% -0.57%
2025 -0.49% -0.55%
2024 -0.19% -0.05%
2023 -0.21% 0.07%
2022 -0.29% -0.38%
2021 -1.02% -0.74%
2020 -1.07% -0.55%
2019 -0.68% -0.53%
2018 -0.51% -0.59%
2017 -0.4% -0.58%
2016 -0.32% -0.57%
2015 -0.27% -0.47%
2014 -0.27% -0.37%
2013 -0.37% -0.37%
2012 -0.39% -0.44%
2011 -0.46% -0.49%
2010 -0.64% -0.59%
2009 -0.64% -0.83%
2008 -0.58% -1.65%
2007 -0.57% -1.47%
2006 -0.55% -0.59%
2005 -0.54% -0.62%
2004 -0.32% -0.57%
2003 0.13% -0.72%
2002 -0.72% -1.81%
2001 0.42% -1.39%
2000 0.46% -0.13%
1999 0.48% -0.16%
1998 0.53% -0.21%
1997 -0.78% -0.29%
1996 0.7% -0.29%
1995 0.29% -0.2%
1994 -0.71% -0.15%
1993 -1.26% -0.14%
1992 -1.14% -0.9%
1991 -0.37% -0.86%
1990 0.39% 0.17%
1989 0.48% 0.45%
1988 0.52% 0.47%
1987 0.51% 0.49%
1986 0.52% 0.46%
1985 0.55% 0.41%
1984 0.58% 0.35%
1983 0.65% 0.38%
1982 1.02% 0.55%
1981 1.35% 0.66%
1980 1.39% 0.53%
1979 1.42% 0.63%
1978 1.44% 0.9%
1977 1.5% 0.95%
1976 1.55% 1.21%
1975 1.55% 1.26%
1974 1.53% 0.93%
1973 1.54% 0.86%
1972 1.55% 0.96%
1971 1.62% 1.04%
1970 1.7% 1.21%
1969 1.7% 1.06%
1968 1.67% 1.36%
1967 1.61% 1.66%
1966 1.56% 0.97%
1965 1.49% 0.59%
1964 1.49% 0.65%
1963 1.15% 0.65%
1962 1.14% 0.65%
1961 1.4% 0.81%

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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Romania
Current population
1805954
18839108
Population rank 150/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.23%
One net population change
2.53 hours
56.8 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 -25
Annual growth/decline -3,457 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 169/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 -29,041
Net migration rank 119/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -29,041
2024 - -5,728 - -28,466
2023 -3,290 -5,597 -89,587 -27,780
2022 -4,397 -5,296 -93,338 89,076
2021 -9,737 -5,483 -141,504 -17,731
2020 -5,939 -23,458 -100,179 -13,202
2019 -375 -24,204 -60,053 -27,909
2018 1,512 -24,878 -62,316 -33,018
2017 1,329 -24,227 -50,930 -33,081
2016 2,374 -24,144 -53,196 -33,073
2015 2,294 -23,010 -59,447 -35,751
2014 3,644 -22,132 -55,745 -35,448
2013 3,653 -20,297 -59,951 -34,910
2012 3,087 -19,083 -54,157 -37,589
2011 3,100 -17,871 -56,413 -102,769
2010 4,866 -16,668 -46,567 -122,364
2009 4,309 -15,455 -34,625 -137,953
2008 3,746 -17,645 -30,806 -144,368
2007 2,974 -15,705 -37,590 -133,089
2006 3,988 -9,632 -38,148 -132,777
2005 4,011 -2,244 -40,508 -131,176
2004 5,444 -2,640 -42,904 -117,432
2003 8,900 -2,880 -56,093 -107,139
2002 9,697 -2,858 -58,673 -106,585
2001 10,174 -922 -37,625 -91,154
2000 12,159 -2,824 -22,443 -92,451
1999 10,489 -1,261 -31,461 -82,590
1998 12,446 -589 -33,761 -81,366
1997 12,979 -477 -42,853 -88,734
1996 14,806 -397 -56,548 -70,799
1995 17,239 -3,603 -36,295 -73,779
1994 19,103 -21,006 -18,184 -76,246
1993 20,797 -47,273 -13,658 -73,475
1992 21,659 -46,509 -4,559 -63,200
1991 23,387 -45,484 25,301 -36,824
1990 22,868 -16,174 69,605 -38,157
1989 22,912 -13,528 122,756 -33,866
1988 24,064 -13,621 126,817 -48,911
1987 24,359 -13,635 128,517 -42,868
1986 23,720 -13,589 134,737 -50,450
1985 24,167 -13,492 111,392 -28,108
1984 24,436 -13,251 117,731 -24,629
1983 24,690 -12,884 87,986 3,093
1982 25,810 -11,716 119,121 -4,725
1981 25,689 0 156,472 -20,870
1980 26,547 -189 168,776 -16,668
1979 27,096 -426 194,397 -29,600
1978 27,150 -462 204,148 -31,427
1977 27,410 -683 215,385 -28,135
1976 28,799 -911 213,361 18,748
1975 28,983 -1,147 219,324 9,125
1974 28,400 -1,376 235,530 6,725
1973 28,032 -1,600 175,020 58,651
1972 28,236 -1,834 198,316 61,920
1971 28,010 -2,064 206,662 74,473
1970 28,022 60 234,905 71,919
1969 27,464 181 264,120 74,851
1968 28,378 -1,201 338,577 33,601
1967 28,401 -2,696 347,709 37,282
1966 28,766 -4,176 115,293 -25,458
1965 28,564 -5,385 114,190 -60,430
1964 27,889 -5,938 134,326 -59,500
1963 28,124 -5,759 139,104 -58,076
1962 25,317 -13,702 130,736 -56,152
1961 27,846 -6,309 163,286 -54,642
1960 28,816 -10,126 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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