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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 29.5 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

North Macedonia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Sudan
2100 866,884 137,695,876
2099 877,788 137,114,644
2098 888,715 136,500,499
2097 899,716 135,860,701
2096 910,709 135,222,218
2095 921,559 134,553,615
2094 932,633 133,902,112
2093 943,984 133,186,791
2092 955,335 132,427,642
2091 966,773 131,674,049
2090 978,130 130,893,042
2089 989,666 130,075,970
2088 1,001,224 129,234,968
2087 1,012,831 128,358,981
2086 1,024,787 127,463,823
2085 1,036,668 126,555,673
2084 1,048,876 125,612,419
2083 1,061,031 124,663,868
2082 1,073,408 123,716,124
2081 1,085,823 122,772,016
2080 1,098,127 121,805,246
2079 1,110,614 120,822,781
2078 1,123,398 119,802,944
2077 1,136,448 118,776,597
2076 1,149,787 117,748,457
2075 1,163,080 116,688,549
2074 1,176,671 115,601,159
2073 1,190,351 114,499,847
2072 1,204,015 113,374,089
2071 1,217,691 112,235,978
2070 1,231,978 111,102,687
2069 1,246,408 109,945,533
2068 1,260,869 108,791,037
2067 1,275,289 107,581,192
2066 1,289,439 106,357,353
2065 1,303,917 105,145,307
2064 1,318,161 103,903,801
2063 1,332,807 102,642,643
2062 1,347,540 101,354,095
2061 1,362,299 100,067,335
2060 1,376,807 98,765,585
2059 1,390,921 97,461,067
2058 1,404,982 96,135,716
2057 1,419,185 94,800,344
2056 1,433,595 93,458,640
2055 1,447,857 92,089,717
2054 1,462,210 90,711,253
2053 1,476,351 89,342,122
2052 1,489,905 87,962,125
2051 1,503,526 86,581,277
2050 1,516,629 85,194,794
2049 1,529,608 83,803,171
2048 1,542,390 82,442,635
2047 1,555,085 81,085,689
2046 1,568,151 79,725,126
2045 1,581,115 78,359,927
2044 1,593,878 77,006,049
2043 1,606,930 75,652,858
2042 1,619,941 74,312,465
2041 1,632,704 72,968,877
2040 1,645,446 71,640,015
2039 1,658,034 70,319,906
2038 1,670,347 69,001,239
2037 1,682,850 67,665,904
2036 1,695,204 66,337,650
2035 1,707,302 65,001,359
2034 1,719,193 63,664,516
2033 1,730,723 62,329,849
2032 1,742,288 61,007,985
2031 1,753,729 59,695,860
2030 1,765,162 58,384,521
2029 1,775,815 57,082,767
2028 1,786,051 55,800,806
2027 1,795,945 54,523,219
2026 1,805,954 52,894,744
2025 1,815,368 51,256,148
2024 1,824,359 50,448,963
2023 1,827,816 50,042,791
2022 1,831,712 49,383,346
2021 1,837,114 48,066,924
2020 1,856,124 46,789,231
2019 1,876,262 45,548,175
2018 1,889,051 44,230,596
2017 1,898,657 42,714,306
2016 1,906,313 41,259,892
2015 1,912,430 40,024,431
2014 1,917,557 38,823,318
2013 1,922,716 37,785,849
2012 1,929,821 36,923,178
2011 1,937,398 36,140,806
2010 1,946,298 35,414,399
2009 1,958,782 34,569,113
2008 1,971,493 33,623,980
2007 1,982,933 32,764,135
2006 1,994,287 31,992,435
2005 2,005,330 31,262,444
2004 2,016,186 30,556,637
2003 2,022,725 29,896,035
2002 2,020,157 29,228,727
2001 2,034,882 28,516,770
2000 2,026,350 27,816,745
1999 2,017,142 27,130,613
1998 2,007,523 26,458,999
1997 1,996,869 25,799,821
1996 2,012,553 25,231,528
1995 1,998,534 24,672,143
1994 1,992,666 24,043,948
1993 2,006,854 23,445,592
1992 2,032,523 22,927,355
1991 2,055,994 22,470,676
1990 2,063,689 22,021,481
1989 2,055,649 21,578,022
1988 2,045,737 21,138,431
1987 2,035,157 20,704,904
1986 2,024,732 20,288,238
1985 2,014,331 19,905,872
1984 2,003,399 19,546,528
1983 1,991,901 19,109,770
1982 1,978,956 18,486,645
1981 1,959,065 17,780,572
1980 1,933,038 17,058,905
1979 1,906,523 16,355,352
1978 1,879,847 15,695,003
1977 1,853,138 15,086,614
1976 1,825,830 14,569,716
1975 1,797,972 14,064,798
1974 1,770,545 13,580,723
1973 1,743,816 13,049,315
1972 1,717,395 12,527,856
1971 1,691,216 12,105,539
1970 1,664,208 11,695,771
1969 1,636,345 11,298,936
1968 1,608,930 10,917,999
1967 1,582,492 10,550,597
1966 1,557,349 10,197,578
1965 1,533,466 9,858,030
1964 1,510,900 9,531,109
1963 1,488,737 9,218,077
1962 1,471,745 8,919,028
1961 1,455,171 8,634,941
1960 1,435,059 8,364,489

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 Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Sudan
2100 -1.24% 0.42%
2099 -1.23% 0.45%
2098 -1.22% 0.47%
2097 -1.21% 0.47%
2096 -1.18% 0.5%
2095 -1.19% 0.49%
2094 -1.2% 0.54%
2093 -1.19% 0.57%
2092 -1.18% 0.57%
2091 -1.16% 0.6%
2090 -1.17% 0.63%
2089 -1.15% 0.65%
2088 -1.15% 0.68%
2087 -1.17% 0.7%
2086 -1.15% 0.72%
2085 -1.16% 0.75%
2084 -1.15% 0.76%
2083 -1.15% 0.77%
2082 -1.14% 0.77%
2081 -1.12% 0.79%
2080 -1.12% 0.81%
2079 -1.14% 0.85%
2078 -1.15% 0.86%
2077 -1.16% 0.87%
2076 -1.14% 0.91%
2075 -1.15% 0.94%
2074 -1.15% 0.96%
2073 -1.13% 0.99%
2072 -1.12% 1.01%
2071 -1.16% 1.02%
2070 -1.16% 1.05%
2069 -1.15% 1.06%
2068 -1.13% 1.12%
2067 -1.1% 1.15%
2066 -1.11% 1.15%
2065 -1.08% 1.19%
2064 -1.1% 1.23%
2063 -1.09% 1.27%
2062 -1.08% 1.29%
2061 -1.05% 1.32%
2060 -1.01% 1.34%
2059 -1% 1.38%
2058 -1% 1.41%
2057 -1.01% 1.44%
2056 -0.99% 1.49%
2055 -0.98% 1.52%
2054 -0.96% 1.53%
2053 -0.91% 1.57%
2052 -0.91% 1.59%
2051 -0.86% 1.63%
2050 -0.85% 1.66%
2049 -0.83% 1.65%
2048 -0.82% 1.67%
2047 -0.83% 1.71%
2046 -0.82% 1.74%
2045 -0.8% 1.76%
2044 -0.81% 1.79%
2043 -0.8% 1.8%
2042 -0.78% 1.84%
2041 -0.77% 1.85%
2040 -0.76% 1.88%
2039 -0.74% 1.91%
2038 -0.74% 1.97%
2037 -0.73% 2%
2036 -0.71% 2.06%
2035 -0.69% 2.1%
2034 -0.67% 2.14%
2033 -0.66% 2.17%
2032 -0.65% 2.2%
2031 -0.65% 2.25%
2030 -0.6% 2.28%
2029 -0.57% 2.3%
2028 -0.55% 2.34%
2027 -0.55% 3.08%
2026 -0.52% 3.2%
2025 -0.49% 1.6%
2024 -0.19% 0.81%
2023 -0.21% 1.34%
2022 -0.29% 2.74%
2021 -1.02% 2.73%
2020 -1.07% 2.72%
2019 -0.68% 2.98%
2018 -0.51% 3.55%
2017 -0.4% 3.53%
2016 -0.32% 3.09%
2015 -0.27% 3.09%
2014 -0.27% 2.75%
2013 -0.37% 2.34%
2012 -0.39% 2.16%
2011 -0.46% 2.05%
2010 -0.64% 2.45%
2009 -0.64% 2.81%
2008 -0.58% 2.62%
2007 -0.57% 2.41%
2006 -0.55% 2.34%
2005 -0.54% 2.31%
2004 -0.32% 2.21%
2003 0.13% 2.28%
2002 -0.72% 2.5%
2001 0.42% 2.52%
2000 0.46% 2.53%
1999 0.48% 2.54%
1998 0.53% 2.55%
1997 -0.78% 2.25%
1996 0.7% 2.27%
1995 0.29% 2.61%
1994 -0.71% 2.55%
1993 -1.26% 2.26%
1992 -1.14% 2.03%
1991 -0.37% 2.04%
1990 0.39% 2.06%
1989 0.48% 2.08%
1988 0.52% 2.09%
1987 0.51% 2.05%
1986 0.52% 1.92%
1985 0.55% 1.84%
1984 0.58% 2.29%
1983 0.65% 3.37%
1982 1.02% 3.97%
1981 1.35% 4.23%
1980 1.39% 4.3%
1979 1.42% 4.21%
1978 1.44% 4.03%
1977 1.5% 3.55%
1976 1.55% 3.59%
1975 1.55% 3.56%
1974 1.53% 4.07%
1973 1.54% 4.16%
1972 1.55% 3.49%
1971 1.62% 3.5%
1970 1.7% 3.51%
1969 1.7% 3.49%
1968 1.67% 3.48%
1967 1.61% 3.46%
1966 1.56% 3.44%
1965 1.49% 3.43%
1964 1.49% 3.4%
1963 1.15% 3.35%
1962 1.14% 3.29%
1961 1.4% 3.23%

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 Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Sudan
Current population
1805954
53335233
Population rank 150/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
2.53 hours
1.29 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 +291,469
Net migration rank 119/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 291,469
2024 - -5,728 - -544,257
2023 -3,290 -5,597 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -4,397 -5,296 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -9,737 -5,483 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -5,939 -23,458 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -375 -24,204 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 1,512 -24,878 1,257,387 125,499
2017 1,329 -24,227 1,208,046 441,623
2016 2,374 -24,144 1,174,422 84,728
2015 2,294 -23,010 1,145,259 66,476
2014 3,644 -22,132 1,097,962 92,504
2013 3,653 -20,297 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 3,087 -19,083 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 3,100 -17,871 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 4,866 -16,668 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 4,309 -15,455 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 3,746 -17,645 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 2,974 -15,705 992,819 -201,769
2006 3,988 -9,632 963,740 -211,387
2005 4,011 -2,244 907,017 -199,378
2004 5,444 -2,640 889,382 -185,392
2003 8,900 -2,880 898,226 -281,001
2002 9,697 -2,858 897,965 -180,603
2001 10,174 -922 880,284 -173,745
2000 12,159 -2,824 858,536 -165,030
1999 10,489 -1,261 835,840 -157,090
1998 12,446 -589 814,752 -150,271
1997 12,979 -477 802,245 -148,368
1996 14,806 -397 792,926 -310,221
1995 17,239 -3,603 780,700 -144,670
1994 19,103 -21,006 764,645 -144,324
1993 20,797 -47,273 743,249 -166,861
1992 21,659 -46,509 731,177 -271,093
1991 23,387 -45,484 714,612 -261,341
1990 22,868 -16,174 699,953 -254,825
1989 22,912 -13,528 683,743 -241,979
1988 24,064 -13,621 672,604 -235,213
1987 24,359 -13,635 658,416 -228,756
1986 23,720 -13,589 649,649 -245,968
1985 24,167 -13,492 583,382 -222,315
1984 24,436 -13,251 577,405 -219,755
1983 24,690 -12,884 570,198 -54,325
1982 25,810 -11,716 606,362 124,007
1981 25,689 0 585,087 96,697
1980 26,547 -189 552,930 208,602
1979 27,096 -426 524,942 120,613
1978 27,150 -462 497,987 177,153
1977 27,410 -683 483,089 58,540
1976 28,799 -911 470,019 22,147
1975 28,983 -1,147 454,813 62,843
1974 28,400 -1,376 444,456 6,023
1973 28,032 -1,600 439,201 173,143
1972 28,236 -1,834 428,340 2,238
1971 28,010 -2,064 417,641 -3,577
1970 28,022 60 401,013 4,479
1969 27,464 181 385,712 2,476
1968 28,378 -1,201 370,917 2,776
1967 28,401 -2,696 356,599 4,508
1966 28,766 -4,176 342,118 2,813
1965 28,564 -5,385 327,799 6,367
1964 27,889 -5,938 315,166 4,505
1963 28,124 -5,759 302,132 4,263
1962 25,317 -13,702 287,317 4,387
1961 27,846 -6,309 272,562 3,904
1960 28,816 -10,126 262,235 2,194

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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in 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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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