The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,792,179 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,783,115 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 52.5 times bigger than San Marino's.
- North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
- For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.64% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
- Since 2005, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 2.01M people to 1.78M (11.1% decline), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.1% of the population in North Macedonia and 7.39% in San Marino.
North Macedonia vs San Marino: live population counter
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| Current population |
1783115
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33996
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| Population rank | 150/197 | 193/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
14.7 minutes
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3.12 days
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| One birth every |
31.3 minutes
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1.93 days
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| One death every |
26.1 minutes
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1.3 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.53 hours
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1.41 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -5,728 | +37 |
| Daily growth/decline | -98 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -35,637 | +117 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.95% | +0.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 195/197 | 144/197 |
North Macedonia and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,435,059 | 15,428 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | 15,799 | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | 16,183 | 1.14% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | 16,580 | 1.15% | 2.45% |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | 16,977 | 1.49% | 2.39% |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | 17,305 | 1.49% | 1.93% |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | 17,523 | 1.56% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | 17,688 | 1.61% | 0.94% |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | 17,861 | 1.67% | 0.98% |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | 18,026 | 1.7% | 0.92% |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | 18,168 | 1.7% | 0.79% |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | 18,419 | 1.62% | 1.38% |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | 18,787 | 1.55% | 2% |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | 18,992 | 1.54% | 1.09% |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | 19,030 | 1.53% | 0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | 19,046 | 1.55% | 0.08% |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | 19,110 | 1.55% | 0.34% |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | 20,017 | 1.5% | 4.75% |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | 21,026 | 1.44% | 5.04% |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | 21,320 | 1.42% | 1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | 21,585 | 1.39% | 1.24% |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | 21,840 | 1.35% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | 22,055 | 1.02% | 0.98% |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | 22,229 | 0.65% | 0.79% |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | 22,346 | 0.58% | 0.53% |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | 22,485 | 0.55% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | 22,636 | 0.52% | 0.67% |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | 22,686 | 0.51% | 0.22% |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | 22,843 | 0.52% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | 23,154 | 0.48% | 1.36% |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | 23,475 | 0.39% | 1.39% |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | 23,797 | -0.37% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | 24,125 | -1.14% | 1.38% |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | 24,472 | -1.26% | 1.44% |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | 24,823 | -0.71% | 1.43% |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | 25,158 | 0.29% | 1.35% |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | 25,482 | 0.7% | 1.29% |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | 25,800 | -0.78% | 1.25% |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | 26,125 | 0.53% | 1.26% |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | 26,459 | 0.48% | 1.28% |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | 26,799 | 0.46% | 1.29% |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | 27,143 | 0.42% | 1.28% |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | 27,491 | -0.72% | 1.28% |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | 27,843 | 0.13% | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | 29,457 | -0.32% | 5.8% |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | 29,836 | -0.54% | 1.29% |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | 30,184 | -0.55% | 1.17% |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | 31,211 | -0.57% | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | 31,662 | -0.58% | 1.45% |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | 33,066 | -0.64% | 4.43% |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | 33,270 | -0.64% | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | 32,620 | -0.46% | -1.95% |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | 33,469 | -0.39% | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | 33,041 | -0.37% | -1.28% |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | 32,655 | -0.27% | -1.17% |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | 32,897 | -0.27% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | 33,101 | -0.32% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | 33,825 | -0.4% | 2.19% |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | 34,522 | -0.51% | 2.06% |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | 34,663 | -0.68% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | 34,770 | -1.07% | 0.31% |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | 34,252 | -1.02% | -1.49% |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | 33,755 | -0.29% | -1.45% |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | 33,860 | -0.21% | 0.31% |
| 2024 | 1,792,179 | 33,977 | -1.95% | 0.35% |
| 2025 | 1,783,115 | 33,969 | -0.51% | -0.02% |
| 2026 | 1,773,550 | 34,003 | -0.54% | 0.1% |
| 2027 | 1,763,753 | 34,033 | -0.55% | 0.09% |
| 2028 | 1,753,839 | 34,080 | -0.56% | 0.14% |
| 2029 | 1,743,553 | 34,113 | -0.59% | 0.1% |
| 2030 | 1,732,679 | 34,133 | -0.62% | 0.06% |
| 2031 | 1,721,421 | 34,147 | -0.65% | 0.04% |
| 2032 | 1,710,089 | 34,169 | -0.66% | 0.06% |
| 2033 | 1,698,723 | 34,188 | -0.66% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 1,687,185 | 34,195 | -0.68% | 0.02% |
| 2035 | 1,675,373 | 34,222 | -0.7% | 0.08% |
| 2036 | 1,663,329 | 34,260 | -0.72% | 0.11% |
| 2037 | 1,651,095 | 34,293 | -0.74% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 1,638,881 | 34,339 | -0.74% | 0.14% |
| 2039 | 1,626,617 | 34,368 | -0.75% | 0.08% |
| 2040 | 1,614,140 | 34,365 | -0.77% | -0.009% |
| 2041 | 1,601,579 | 34,364 | -0.78% | -0.003% |
| 2042 | 1,588,898 | 34,379 | -0.79% | 0.04% |
| 2043 | 1,576,060 | 34,388 | -0.81% | 0.03% |
| 2044 | 1,563,352 | 34,360 | -0.81% | -0.08% |
| 2045 | 1,550,675 | 34,318 | -0.81% | -0.12% |
| 2046 | 1,537,866 | 34,280 | -0.83% | -0.11% |
| 2047 | 1,525,180 | 34,238 | -0.82% | -0.12% |
| 2048 | 1,512,637 | 34,191 | -0.82% | -0.14% |
| 2049 | 1,499,950 | 34,135 | -0.84% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 1,487,102 | 34,091 | -0.86% | -0.13% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, North Macedonia lost -129,315 (a 6.76% decline), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).
North Macedonia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2005 and is 150th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) North Macedonia's population will shrink by 16.6% to 1,487,102 people with a rank change from 150th to 155th. The population of San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Dogana | 7K |
| San Marino | 4.04K |
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Population differences between North Macedonia and San Marino
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| Life expectancy | 77.7 years | 85.9 years |
| Average age | 41.2 years | 46.1 years |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 49 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 184 ppl/mi² | 1,467 ppl/mi² |
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