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Population in North Macedonia compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 6.93 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

North Macedonia vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia South Sudan
2100 866,884 24,086,901
2099 877,788 24,081,477
2098 888,715 24,063,461
2097 899,716 24,065,268
2096 910,709 24,054,483
2095 921,559 24,046,345
2094 932,633 24,047,776
2093 943,984 24,039,017
2092 955,335 24,019,054
2091 966,773 24,000,308
2090 978,130 23,978,496
2089 989,666 23,937,487
2088 1,001,224 23,892,166
2087 1,012,831 23,857,250
2086 1,024,787 23,803,312
2085 1,036,668 23,759,178
2084 1,048,876 23,687,109
2083 1,061,031 23,617,646
2082 1,073,408 23,541,119
2081 1,085,823 23,466,449
2080 1,098,127 23,391,758
2079 1,110,614 23,294,252
2078 1,123,398 23,197,067
2077 1,136,448 23,086,584
2076 1,149,787 22,987,331
2075 1,163,080 22,868,587
2074 1,176,671 22,726,189
2073 1,190,351 22,583,672
2072 1,204,015 22,438,943
2071 1,217,691 22,288,026
2070 1,231,978 22,151,650
2069 1,246,408 22,003,659
2068 1,260,869 21,829,800
2067 1,275,289 21,662,211
2066 1,289,439 21,496,881
2065 1,303,917 21,317,455
2064 1,318,161 21,142,002
2063 1,332,807 20,965,122
2062 1,347,540 20,785,055
2061 1,362,299 20,608,964
2060 1,376,807 20,430,857
2059 1,390,921 20,235,022
2058 1,404,982 20,048,974
2057 1,419,185 19,853,696
2056 1,433,595 19,659,362
2055 1,447,857 19,464,297
2054 1,462,210 19,257,481
2053 1,476,351 19,060,517
2052 1,489,905 18,840,461
2051 1,503,526 18,633,198
2050 1,516,629 18,434,212
2049 1,529,608 18,230,881
2048 1,542,390 18,021,026
2047 1,555,085 17,806,282
2046 1,568,151 17,579,173
2045 1,581,115 17,355,041
2044 1,593,878 17,121,972
2043 1,606,930 16,888,278
2042 1,619,941 16,645,354
2041 1,632,704 16,396,768
2040 1,645,446 16,142,816
2039 1,658,034 15,889,952
2038 1,670,347 15,628,043
2037 1,682,850 15,363,975
2036 1,695,204 15,091,275
2035 1,707,302 14,815,307
2034 1,719,193 14,543,511
2033 1,730,723 14,278,180
2032 1,742,288 14,007,134
2031 1,753,729 13,730,637
2030 1,765,162 13,465,615
2029 1,775,815 13,206,477
2028 1,786,051 12,947,082
2027 1,795,945 12,692,769
2026 1,805,954 12,439,296
2025 1,815,368 12,193,102
2024 1,824,359 11,943,408
2023 1,827,816 11,483,374
2022 1,831,712 11,021,177
2021 1,837,114 10,865,780
2020 1,856,124 10,698,467
2019 1,876,262 10,423,384
2018 1,889,051 10,122,977
2017 1,898,657 10,259,154
2016 1,906,313 10,830,102
2015 1,912,430 11,107,561
2014 1,917,557 11,235,073
2013 1,922,716 11,166,275
2012 1,929,821 10,756,240
2011 1,937,398 10,288,109
2010 1,946,298 9,745,953
2009 1,958,782 9,243,556
2008 1,971,493 8,817,647
2007 1,982,933 8,388,788
2006 1,994,287 7,976,526
2005 2,005,330 7,590,143
2004 2,016,186 7,233,041
2003 2,022,725 6,903,127
2002 2,020,157 6,596,806
2001 2,034,882 6,308,391
2000 2,026,350 6,032,267
1999 2,017,142 5,771,628
1998 2,007,523 5,620,068
1997 1,996,869 5,509,136
1996 2,012,553 5,356,925
1995 1,998,534 5,225,836
1994 1,992,666 5,071,184
1993 2,006,854 4,956,002
1992 2,032,523 4,909,749
1991 2,055,994 4,836,677
1990 2,063,689 4,737,633
1989 2,055,649 4,713,229
1988 2,045,737 4,848,029
1987 2,035,157 4,962,395
1986 2,024,732 4,921,240
1985 2,014,331 4,834,296
1984 2,003,399 4,750,627
1983 1,991,901 4,661,574
1982 1,978,956 4,557,686
1981 1,959,065 4,447,272
1980 1,933,038 4,339,030
1979 1,906,523 4,232,605
1978 1,879,847 4,127,657
1977 1,853,138 4,024,032
1976 1,825,830 3,921,910
1975 1,797,972 3,821,494
1974 1,770,545 3,723,259
1973 1,743,816 3,627,383
1972 1,717,395 3,542,497
1971 1,691,216 3,468,646
1970 1,664,208 3,409,614
1969 1,636,345 3,365,533
1968 1,608,930 3,321,528
1967 1,582,492 3,277,648
1966 1,557,349 3,236,423
1965 1,533,466 3,189,835
1964 1,510,900 3,129,918
1963 1,488,737 3,072,669
1962 1,471,745 3,024,308
1961 1,455,171 2,976,724
1960 1,435,059 2,931,559

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/north-macedonia/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 24.1M 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
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia South Sudan
2100 -1.24% 0.02%
2099 -1.23% 0.07%
2098 -1.22% -0.008%
2097 -1.21% 0.04%
2096 -1.18% 0.03%
2095 -1.19% -0.006%
2094 -1.2% 0.04%
2093 -1.19% 0.08%
2092 -1.18% 0.08%
2091 -1.16% 0.09%
2090 -1.17% 0.17%
2089 -1.15% 0.19%
2088 -1.15% 0.15%
2087 -1.17% 0.23%
2086 -1.15% 0.19%
2085 -1.16% 0.3%
2084 -1.15% 0.29%
2083 -1.15% 0.33%
2082 -1.14% 0.32%
2081 -1.12% 0.32%
2080 -1.12% 0.42%
2079 -1.14% 0.42%
2078 -1.15% 0.48%
2077 -1.16% 0.43%
2076 -1.14% 0.52%
2075 -1.15% 0.63%
2074 -1.15% 0.63%
2073 -1.13% 0.64%
2072 -1.12% 0.68%
2071 -1.16% 0.62%
2070 -1.16% 0.67%
2069 -1.15% 0.8%
2068 -1.13% 0.77%
2067 -1.1% 0.77%
2066 -1.11% 0.84%
2065 -1.08% 0.83%
2064 -1.1% 0.84%
2063 -1.09% 0.87%
2062 -1.08% 0.85%
2061 -1.05% 0.87%
2060 -1.01% 0.97%
2059 -1% 0.93%
2058 -1% 0.98%
2057 -1.01% 0.99%
2056 -0.99% 1%
2055 -0.98% 1.07%
2054 -0.96% 1.03%
2053 -0.91% 1.17%
2052 -0.91% 1.11%
2051 -0.86% 1.08%
2050 -0.85% 1.12%
2049 -0.83% 1.16%
2048 -0.82% 1.21%
2047 -0.83% 1.29%
2046 -0.82% 1.29%
2045 -0.8% 1.36%
2044 -0.81% 1.38%
2043 -0.8% 1.46%
2042 -0.78% 1.52%
2041 -0.77% 1.57%
2040 -0.76% 1.59%
2039 -0.74% 1.68%
2038 -0.74% 1.72%
2037 -0.73% 1.81%
2036 -0.71% 1.86%
2035 -0.69% 1.87%
2034 -0.67% 1.86%
2033 -0.66% 1.94%
2032 -0.65% 2.01%
2031 -0.65% 1.97%
2030 -0.6% 1.96%
2029 -0.57% 2%
2028 -0.55% 2%
2027 -0.55% 2.04%
2026 -0.52% 2.02%
2025 -0.49% 2.09%
2024 -0.19% 4.01%
2023 -0.21% 4.19%
2022 -0.29% 1.43%
2021 -1.02% 1.56%
2020 -1.07% 2.64%
2019 -0.68% 2.97%
2018 -0.51% -1.33%
2017 -0.4% -5.27%
2016 -0.32% -2.5%
2015 -0.27% -1.13%
2014 -0.27% 0.62%
2013 -0.37% 3.81%
2012 -0.39% 4.55%
2011 -0.46% 5.56%
2010 -0.64% 5.44%
2009 -0.64% 4.83%
2008 -0.58% 5.11%
2007 -0.57% 5.17%
2006 -0.55% 5.09%
2005 -0.54% 4.94%
2004 -0.32% 4.78%
2003 0.13% 4.64%
2002 -0.72% 4.57%
2001 0.42% 4.58%
2000 0.46% 4.52%
1999 0.48% 2.7%
1998 0.53% 2.01%
1997 -0.78% 2.84%
1996 0.7% 2.51%
1995 0.29% 3.05%
1994 -0.71% 2.32%
1993 -1.26% 0.94%
1992 -1.14% 1.51%
1991 -0.37% 2.09%
1990 0.39% 0.52%
1989 0.48% -2.78%
1988 0.52% -2.3%
1987 0.51% 0.84%
1986 0.52% 1.8%
1985 0.55% 1.76%
1984 0.58% 1.91%
1983 0.65% 2.28%
1982 1.02% 2.48%
1981 1.35% 2.49%
1980 1.39% 2.51%
1979 1.42% 2.54%
1978 1.44% 2.58%
1977 1.5% 2.6%
1976 1.55% 2.63%
1975 1.55% 2.64%
1974 1.53% 2.64%
1973 1.54% 2.4%
1972 1.55% 2.13%
1971 1.62% 1.73%
1970 1.7% 1.31%
1969 1.7% 1.32%
1968 1.67% 1.34%
1967 1.61% 1.27%
1966 1.56% 1.46%
1965 1.49% 1.91%
1964 1.49% 1.86%
1963 1.15% 1.6%
1962 1.14% 1.6%
1961 1.4% 1.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/north-macedonia/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of North Macedonia declined by 0.19%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia South Sudan
Current population
1805954
12507858
Population rank 150/197 80/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.15%
One net population change
2.53 hours
1.14 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
1.6 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +1,260
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 7/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -5,645 +6,145
Net migration rank 119/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 6,145
2024 - -5,728 - 15,374
2023 -3,290 -5,597 217,966 455,000
2022 -4,397 -5,296 211,166 40,259
2021 -9,737 -5,483 213,567 -154,359
2020 -5,939 -23,458 212,332 62,935
2019 -375 -24,204 209,708 65,198
2018 1,512 -24,878 168,497 157,408
2017 1,329 -24,227 72,193 -670,477
2016 2,374 -24,144 110,553 -654,225
2015 2,294 -23,010 148,542 -159,822
2014 3,644 -22,132 227,611 -471,523
2013 3,653 -20,297 315,983 65,337
2012 3,087 -19,083 312,974 125,771
2011 3,100 -17,871 303,181 194,325
2010 4,866 -16,668 287,409 299,402
2009 4,309 -15,455 278,859 139,129
2008 3,746 -17,645 268,268 165,557
2007 2,974 -15,705 256,546 167,350
2006 3,988 -9,632 246,706 153,926
2005 4,011 -2,244 239,272 132,869
2004 5,444 -2,640 231,877 110,182
2003 8,900 -2,880 225,822 91,951
2002 9,697 -2,858 212,014 82,847
2001 10,174 -922 204,108 77,856
2000 12,159 -2,824 196,055 74,227
1999 10,489 -1,261 180,721 70,271
1998 12,446 -589 -12,157 64,285
1997 12,979 -477 121,454 48,280
1996 14,806 -397 116,728 17,953
1995 17,239 -3,603 110,417 17,077
1994 19,103 -21,006 165,407 16,407
1993 20,797 -47,273 32,779 15,772
1992 21,659 -46,509 28,874 15,077
1991 23,387 -45,484 87,873 14,327
1990 22,868 -16,174 82,900 12,988
1989 22,912 -13,528 83,735 -130,821
1988 24,064 -13,621 -125,447 -97,065
1987 24,359 -13,635 5,756 -11,976
1986 23,720 -13,589 99,502 -10,973
1985 24,167 -13,492 95,342 -9,986
1984 24,436 -13,251 90,970 -8,984
1983 24,690 -12,884 104,107 -7,986
1982 25,810 -11,716 118,641 -6,983
1981 25,689 0 115,163 -5,994
1980 26,547 -189 112,307 -4,997
1979 27,096 -426 109,540 -3,997
1978 27,150 -462 107,352 -2,998
1977 27,410 -683 104,886 -1,997
1976 28,799 -911 102,346 -995
1975 28,983 -1,147 99,882 -395
1974 28,400 -1,376 97,181 -192
1973 28,032 -1,600 94,765 0
1972 28,236 -1,834 74,803 193
1971 28,010 -2,064 72,308 394
1970 28,022 60 44,776 587
1969 27,464 181 42,015 786
1968 28,378 -1,201 44,213 995
1967 28,401 -2,696 41,357 1,194
1966 28,766 -4,176 38,523 1,386
1965 28,564 -5,385 51,682 1,591
1964 27,889 -5,938 64,786 1,785
1963 28,124 -5,759 46,333 1,591
1962 25,317 -13,702 47,406 1,386
1961 27,846 -6,309 45,186 1,194
1960 28,816 -10,126 42,945 995

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/north-macedonia/south-sudan | CC BY

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 South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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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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