The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,792,179 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,783,115 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 6.95 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
- North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
- 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 -0.64% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 2.01M people to 1.78M (11.1% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.59M to 12.4M (63.2% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 848K people by 2100.
North Macedonia vs South Sudan: live population counter
North Macedonia
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1783115
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12387398
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| Population rank | 150/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
14.7 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.3 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
26.1 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.53 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,728 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | -98 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | -35,637 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.95% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 195/197 | 6/197 |
North Macedonia and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
North Macedonia
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Macedonia
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South Sudan
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North Macedonia
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 1,435,059 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | 2,976,724 | 1.4% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | 3,024,308 | 1.14% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | 3,072,669 | 1.15% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | 3,129,918 | 1.49% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | 3,189,835 | 1.49% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | 3,236,423 | 1.56% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | 3,277,648 | 1.61% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | 3,321,528 | 1.67% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | 3,365,533 | 1.7% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | 3,409,614 | 1.7% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | 3,468,646 | 1.62% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | 3,542,497 | 1.55% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | 3,627,383 | 1.54% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | 3,723,259 | 1.53% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | 3,821,494 | 1.55% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | 3,921,910 | 1.55% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | 4,024,032 | 1.5% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | 4,127,657 | 1.44% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | 4,232,605 | 1.42% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | 4,339,030 | 1.39% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | 4,447,272 | 1.35% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | 4,557,686 | 1.02% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | 4,661,574 | 0.65% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | 4,750,627 | 0.58% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | 4,834,296 | 0.55% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | 4,921,240 | 0.52% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | 4,962,395 | 0.51% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | 4,848,029 | 0.52% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | 4,713,229 | 0.48% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | 4,737,633 | 0.39% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | 4,836,677 | -0.37% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | 4,909,749 | -1.14% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | 4,956,002 | -1.26% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | 5,071,184 | -0.71% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | 5,225,836 | 0.29% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | 5,356,925 | 0.7% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | 5,509,136 | -0.78% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | 5,620,068 | 0.53% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | 5,771,628 | 0.48% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | 6,032,267 | 0.46% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | 6,308,391 | 0.42% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | 6,596,806 | -0.72% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | 6,903,127 | 0.13% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | 7,233,041 | -0.32% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | 7,590,143 | -0.54% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | 7,976,526 | -0.55% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | 8,388,788 | -0.57% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | 8,817,647 | -0.58% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | 9,243,556 | -0.64% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | 9,745,953 | -0.64% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | 10,288,109 | -0.46% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | 10,756,240 | -0.39% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | 11,166,275 | -0.37% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | 11,235,073 | -0.27% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | 11,107,561 | -0.27% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | 10,830,102 | -0.32% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | 10,259,154 | -0.4% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | 10,122,977 | -0.51% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | 10,423,384 | -0.68% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | 10,698,467 | -1.07% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | 10,865,780 | -1.02% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | 11,021,177 | -0.29% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | 11,483,374 | -0.21% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 1,792,179 | 11,943,408 | -1.95% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 1,783,115 | 12,188,793 | -0.51% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 1,773,550 | 12,436,036 | -0.54% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 1,763,753 | 12,687,301 | -0.55% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 1,753,839 | 12,941,503 | -0.56% | 2% |
| 2029 | 1,743,553 | 13,198,080 | -0.59% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 1,732,679 | 13,457,446 | -0.62% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 1,721,421 | 13,725,413 | -0.65% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 1,710,089 | 13,996,343 | -0.66% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 1,698,723 | 14,261,762 | -0.66% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 1,687,185 | 14,527,550 | -0.68% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 1,675,373 | 14,798,602 | -0.7% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 1,663,329 | 15,070,098 | -0.72% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 1,651,095 | 15,335,700 | -0.74% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 1,638,881 | 15,595,968 | -0.74% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 1,626,617 | 15,850,696 | -0.75% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 1,614,140 | 16,101,470 | -0.77% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 1,601,579 | 16,350,149 | -0.78% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 1,588,898 | 16,593,361 | -0.79% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 1,576,060 | 16,829,209 | -0.81% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 1,563,352 | 17,060,176 | -0.81% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 1,550,675 | 17,286,412 | -0.81% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 1,537,866 | 17,509,693 | -0.83% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 1,525,180 | 17,728,331 | -0.82% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 1,512,637 | 17,938,437 | -0.82% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 1,499,950 | 18,142,893 | -0.84% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 1,487,102 | 18,341,968 | -0.86% | 1.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, North Macedonia lost -129,315 (a 6.76% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).
North Macedonia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2005 and is 150th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.
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Population differences between North Macedonia and South Sudan
|
North Macedonia
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.7 years | 57.9 years |
| Average age | 41.2 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 184 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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