The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 47,017 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 38.4 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.96% growth).
North Macedonia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
North Macedonia
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
| 2100 | 866,884 | 30,378 |
| 2099 | 877,788 | 30,623 |
| 2098 | 888,715 | 30,867 |
| 2097 | 899,716 | 31,107 |
| 2096 | 910,709 | 31,357 |
| 2095 | 921,559 | 31,609 |
| 2094 | 932,633 | 31,862 |
| 2093 | 943,984 | 32,117 |
| 2092 | 955,335 | 32,384 |
| 2091 | 966,773 | 32,643 |
| 2090 | 978,130 | 32,909 |
| 2089 | 989,666 | 33,176 |
| 2088 | 1,001,224 | 33,460 |
| 2087 | 1,012,831 | 33,730 |
| 2086 | 1,024,787 | 34,023 |
| 2085 | 1,036,668 | 34,300 |
| 2084 | 1,048,876 | 34,589 |
| 2083 | 1,061,031 | 34,885 |
| 2082 | 1,073,408 | 35,174 |
| 2081 | 1,085,823 | 35,474 |
| 2080 | 1,098,127 | 35,769 |
| 2079 | 1,110,614 | 36,073 |
| 2078 | 1,123,398 | 36,385 |
| 2077 | 1,136,448 | 36,689 |
| 2076 | 1,149,787 | 37,002 |
| 2075 | 1,163,080 | 37,312 |
| 2074 | 1,176,671 | 37,631 |
| 2073 | 1,190,351 | 37,927 |
| 2072 | 1,204,015 | 38,237 |
| 2071 | 1,217,691 | 38,544 |
| 2070 | 1,231,978 | 38,855 |
| 2069 | 1,246,408 | 39,151 |
| 2068 | 1,260,869 | 39,455 |
| 2067 | 1,275,289 | 39,756 |
| 2066 | 1,289,439 | 40,050 |
| 2065 | 1,303,917 | 40,346 |
| 2064 | 1,318,161 | 40,631 |
| 2063 | 1,332,807 | 40,905 |
| 2062 | 1,347,540 | 41,180 |
| 2061 | 1,362,299 | 41,445 |
| 2060 | 1,376,807 | 41,707 |
| 2059 | 1,390,921 | 41,987 |
| 2058 | 1,404,982 | 42,278 |
| 2057 | 1,419,185 | 42,562 |
| 2056 | 1,433,595 | 42,826 |
| 2055 | 1,447,857 | 43,110 |
| 2054 | 1,462,210 | 43,378 |
| 2053 | 1,476,351 | 43,647 |
| 2052 | 1,489,905 | 43,906 |
| 2051 | 1,503,526 | 44,163 |
| 2050 | 1,516,629 | 44,410 |
| 2049 | 1,529,608 | 44,628 |
| 2048 | 1,542,390 | 44,846 |
| 2047 | 1,555,085 | 45,080 |
| 2046 | 1,568,151 | 45,297 |
| 2045 | 1,581,115 | 45,514 |
| 2044 | 1,593,878 | 45,716 |
| 2043 | 1,606,930 | 45,931 |
| 2042 | 1,619,941 | 46,113 |
| 2041 | 1,632,704 | 46,276 |
| 2040 | 1,645,446 | 46,428 |
| 2039 | 1,658,034 | 46,576 |
| 2038 | 1,670,347 | 46,699 |
| 2037 | 1,682,850 | 46,809 |
| 2036 | 1,695,204 | 46,920 |
| 2035 | 1,707,302 | 47,017 |
| 2034 | 1,719,193 | 47,089 |
| 2033 | 1,730,723 | 47,128 |
| 2032 | 1,742,288 | 47,163 |
| 2031 | 1,753,729 | 47,179 |
| 2030 | 1,765,162 | 47,169 |
| 2029 | 1,775,815 | 47,144 |
| 2028 | 1,786,051 | 47,124 |
| 2027 | 1,795,945 | 47,063 |
| 2026 | 1,805,954 | 47,000 |
| 2025 | 1,815,368 | 46,923 |
| 2024 | 1,824,359 | 46,843 |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | 46,758 |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | 46,709 |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | 46,763 |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | 46,870 |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | 46,952 |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | 47,008 |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | 47,050 |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | 47,075 |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | 47,087 |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | 47,089 |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | 47,069 |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | 47,033 |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | 46,886 |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | 46,846 |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | 46,916 |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | 46,835 |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | 46,706 |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | 46,569 |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | 46,437 |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | 46,315 |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | 46,176 |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | 46,020 |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | 45,761 |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | 45,248 |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | 44,601 |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | 43,998 |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | 43,428 |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | 42,877 |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | 42,326 |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | 41,776 |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | 41,242 |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | 40,715 |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | 40,358 |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | 40,432 |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | 40,758 |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | 41,062 |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | 41,348 |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | 41,618 |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | 41,874 |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | 42,113 |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | 42,334 |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | 42,532 |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | 42,698 |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | 42,850 |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | 43,033 |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | 43,217 |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | 43,358 |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | 43,482 |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | 43,606 |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | 43,738 |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | 43,880 |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | 44,033 |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | 44,206 |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | 44,606 |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | 45,731 |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | 47,245 |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | 48,605 |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | 49,898 |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | 51,139 |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | 52,326 |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | 53,441 |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | 54,461 |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | 55,334 |
| 1960 | 1,435,059 | 55,810 |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by 58 people (a 0.12% decline).
North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.54% to 44,410 people and will still be ranked 189th.
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 21.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
North Macedonia
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
| 2100 | -1.24% | -0.8% |
| 2099 | -1.23% | -0.79% |
| 2098 | -1.22% | -0.77% |
| 2097 | -1.21% | -0.8% |
| 2096 | -1.18% | -0.8% |
| 2095 | -1.19% | -0.79% |
| 2094 | -1.2% | -0.79% |
| 2093 | -1.19% | -0.83% |
| 2092 | -1.18% | -0.79% |
| 2091 | -1.16% | -0.81% |
| 2090 | -1.17% | -0.81% |
| 2089 | -1.15% | -0.85% |
| 2088 | -1.15% | -0.8% |
| 2087 | -1.17% | -0.86% |
| 2086 | -1.15% | -0.81% |
| 2085 | -1.16% | -0.84% |
| 2084 | -1.15% | -0.85% |
| 2083 | -1.15% | -0.82% |
| 2082 | -1.14% | -0.85% |
| 2081 | -1.12% | -0.83% |
| 2080 | -1.12% | -0.84% |
| 2079 | -1.14% | -0.86% |
| 2078 | -1.15% | -0.83% |
| 2077 | -1.16% | -0.85% |
| 2076 | -1.14% | -0.83% |
| 2075 | -1.15% | -0.85% |
| 2074 | -1.15% | -0.78% |
| 2073 | -1.13% | -0.81% |
| 2072 | -1.12% | -0.8% |
| 2071 | -1.16% | -0.8% |
| 2070 | -1.16% | -0.76% |
| 2069 | -1.15% | -0.77% |
| 2068 | -1.13% | -0.76% |
| 2067 | -1.1% | -0.73% |
| 2066 | -1.11% | -0.73% |
| 2065 | -1.08% | -0.7% |
| 2064 | -1.1% | -0.67% |
| 2063 | -1.09% | -0.67% |
| 2062 | -1.08% | -0.64% |
| 2061 | -1.05% | -0.63% |
| 2060 | -1.01% | -0.67% |
| 2059 | -1% | -0.69% |
| 2058 | -1% | -0.67% |
| 2057 | -1.01% | -0.62% |
| 2056 | -0.99% | -0.66% |
| 2055 | -0.98% | -0.62% |
| 2054 | -0.96% | -0.62% |
| 2053 | -0.91% | -0.59% |
| 2052 | -0.91% | -0.58% |
| 2051 | -0.86% | -0.56% |
| 2050 | -0.85% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | -0.83% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | -0.82% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | -0.83% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | -0.82% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | -0.8% | -0.44% |
| 2044 | -0.81% | -0.47% |
| 2043 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2042 | -0.78% | -0.35% |
| 2041 | -0.77% | -0.33% |
| 2040 | -0.76% | -0.32% |
| 2039 | -0.74% | -0.26% |
| 2038 | -0.74% | -0.24% |
| 2037 | -0.73% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | -0.71% | -0.21% |
| 2035 | -0.69% | -0.15% |
| 2034 | -0.67% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | -0.66% | -0.07% |
| 2032 | -0.65% | -0.03% |
| 2031 | -0.65% | 0.02% |
| 2030 | -0.6% | 0.05% |
| 2029 | -0.57% | 0.04% |
| 2028 | -0.55% | 0.13% |
| 2027 | -0.55% | 0.13% |
| 2026 | -0.52% | 0.16% |
| 2025 | -0.49% | 0.17% |
| 2024 | -0.19% | 0.18% |
| 2023 | -0.21% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | -0.29% | -0.12% |
| 2021 | -1.02% | -0.23% |
| 2020 | -1.07% | -0.17% |
| 2019 | -0.68% | -0.12% |
| 2018 | -0.51% | -0.09% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -0.05% |
| 2016 | -0.32% | -0.03% |
| 2015 | -0.27% | -0.004% |
| 2014 | -0.27% | 0.04% |
| 2013 | -0.37% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | -0.39% | 0.31% |
| 2011 | -0.46% | 0.09% |
| 2010 | -0.64% | -0.15% |
| 2009 | -0.64% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | -0.58% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | -0.57% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | -0.55% | 0.28% |
| 2005 | -0.54% | 0.26% |
| 2004 | -0.32% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| 2002 | -0.72% | 0.57% |
| 2001 | 0.42% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 0.46% | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 0.48% | 1.37% |
| 1998 | 0.53% | 1.31% |
| 1997 | -0.78% | 1.29% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.29% | 1.32% |
| 1994 | -0.71% | 1.29% |
| 1993 | -1.26% | 1.29% |
| 1992 | -1.14% | 0.88% |
| 1991 | -0.37% | -0.18% |
| 1990 | 0.39% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.48% | -0.74% |
| 1988 | 0.52% | -0.69% |
| 1987 | 0.51% | -0.65% |
| 1986 | 0.52% | -0.61% |
| 1985 | 0.55% | -0.57% |
| 1984 | 0.58% | -0.52% |
| 1983 | 0.65% | -0.47% |
| 1982 | 1.02% | -0.39% |
| 1981 | 1.35% | -0.35% |
| 1980 | 1.39% | -0.43% |
| 1979 | 1.42% | -0.43% |
| 1978 | 1.44% | -0.33% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -0.29% |
| 1976 | 1.55% | -0.28% |
| 1975 | 1.55% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.53% | -0.32% |
| 1973 | 1.54% | -0.35% |
| 1972 | 1.55% | -0.39% |
| 1971 | 1.62% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -2.46% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.67% | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.61% | -2.59% |
| 1966 | 1.56% | -2.43% |
| 1965 | 1.49% | -2.27% |
| 1964 | 1.49% | -2.09% |
| 1963 | 1.15% | -1.87% |
| 1962 | 1.14% | -1.58% |
| 1961 | 1.4% | -0.85% |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis' population grew by 0.18%.
Live population counters
|
North Macedonia
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1805954
|
47017
|
| Population rank | 150/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
2.53 hours
|
4.29 days
|
| One birth every |
31.3 minutes
|
16 hours
|
| One death every |
26.1 minutes
|
18.8 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | -9 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -3,457 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.19% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 176/197 | 156/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.56 hours
|
2.9 weeks
|
| Annual migration change | -5,645 | +18 |
| Net migration rank | 119/196 | 75/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 150,902 | 7,958 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 122/195 | 181/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 8.3% | 17% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 73/195 | 37/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
North Macedonia
|
Saint Kitts
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -5,645 | - | 18 |
| 2024 | - | -5,728 | - | -7 |
| 2023 | -3,290 | -5,597 | 84 | 0 |
| 2022 | -4,397 | -5,296 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | -9,737 | -5,483 | -20 | -92 |
| 2020 | -5,939 | -23,458 | 98 | -202 |
| 2019 | -375 | -24,204 | 135 | -202 |
| 2018 | 1,512 | -24,878 | 150 | -202 |
| 2017 | 1,329 | -24,227 | 169 | -202 |
| 2016 | 2,374 | -24,144 | 185 | -202 |
| 2015 | 2,294 | -23,010 | 197 | -202 |
| 2014 | 3,644 | -22,132 | 213 | -202 |
| 2013 | 3,653 | -20,297 | 227 | -202 |
| 2012 | 3,087 | -19,083 | 246 | -202 |
| 2011 | 3,100 | -17,871 | 250 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4,866 | -16,668 | 274 | -449 |
| 2009 | 4,309 | -15,455 | 300 | -263 |
| 2008 | 3,746 | -17,645 | 322 | -197 |
| 2007 | 2,974 | -15,705 | 341 | -200 |
| 2006 | 3,988 | -9,632 | 355 | -221 |
| 2005 | 4,011 | -2,244 | 361 | -234 |
| 2004 | 5,444 | -2,640 | 365 | -237 |
| 2003 | 8,900 | -2,880 | 369 | -224 |
| 2002 | 9,697 | -2,858 | 365 | -210 |
| 2001 | 10,174 | -922 | 369 | -7 |
| 2000 | 12,159 | -2,824 | 376 | 291 |
| 1999 | 10,489 | -1,261 | 413 | 213 |
| 1998 | 12,446 | -589 | 415 | 170 |
| 1997 | 12,979 | -477 | 405 | 157 |
| 1996 | 14,806 | -397 | 379 | 168 |
| 1995 | 17,239 | -3,603 | 382 | 162 |
| 1994 | 19,103 | -21,006 | 370 | 170 |
| 1993 | 20,797 | -47,273 | 373 | 160 |
| 1992 | 21,659 | -46,509 | 369 | 158 |
| 1991 | 23,387 | -45,484 | 411 | -217 |
| 1990 | 22,868 | -16,174 | 471 | -812 |
| 1989 | 22,912 | -13,528 | 476 | -788 |
| 1988 | 24,064 | -13,621 | 471 | -766 |
| 1987 | 24,359 | -13,635 | 486 | -767 |
| 1986 | 23,720 | -13,589 | 520 | -783 |
| 1985 | 24,167 | -13,492 | 574 | -821 |
| 1984 | 24,436 | -13,251 | 598 | -828 |
| 1983 | 24,690 | -12,884 | 664 | -880 |
| 1982 | 25,810 | -11,716 | 672 | -858 |
| 1981 | 25,689 | 0 | 684 | -832 |
| 1980 | 26,547 | -189 | 652 | -798 |
| 1979 | 27,096 | -426 | 643 | -856 |
| 1978 | 27,150 | -462 | 654 | -817 |
| 1977 | 27,410 | -683 | 697 | -820 |
| 1976 | 28,799 | -911 | 703 | -823 |
| 1975 | 28,983 | -1,147 | 688 | -813 |
| 1974 | 28,400 | -1,376 | 670 | -810 |
| 1973 | 28,032 | -1,600 | 646 | -794 |
| 1972 | 28,236 | -1,834 | 619 | -782 |
| 1971 | 28,010 | -2,064 | 615 | -797 |
| 1970 | 28,022 | 60 | 611 | -1,227 |
| 1969 | 27,464 | 181 | 708 | -2,340 |
| 1968 | 28,378 | -1,201 | 812 | -2,208 |
| 1967 | 28,401 | -2,696 | 951 | -2,270 |
| 1966 | 28,766 | -4,176 | 1,103 | -2,366 |
| 1965 | 28,564 | -5,385 | 1,228 | -2,447 |
| 1964 | 27,889 | -5,938 | 1,305 | -2,465 |
| 1963 | 28,124 | -5,759 | 1,360 | -2,435 |
| 1962 | 25,317 | -13,702 | 1,373 | -2,331 |
| 1961 | 27,846 | -6,309 | 1,466 | -2,256 |
| 1960 | 28,816 | -10,126 | 1,562 | -1,725 |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225 people) and 55.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,506 people).
As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 7,958 people or 17% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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 |
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 12.9K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between North Macedonia and Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
North Macedonia
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.8 years | 72.6 years |
| Average age | 41.2 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 185.5 ppl/mi² | 468 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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