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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 6.11 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

North Macedonia vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Tajikistan
2100 866,884 20,390,053
2099 877,788 20,381,074
2098 888,715 20,367,161
2097 899,716 20,348,897
2096 910,709 20,324,869
2095 921,559 20,297,885
2094 932,633 20,265,966
2093 943,984 20,234,160
2092 955,335 20,192,937
2091 966,773 20,148,873
2090 978,130 20,103,798
2089 989,666 20,056,079
2088 1,001,224 20,005,521
2087 1,012,831 19,950,317
2086 1,024,787 19,895,606
2085 1,036,668 19,836,988
2084 1,048,876 19,773,272
2083 1,061,031 19,706,082
2082 1,073,408 19,639,516
2081 1,085,823 19,572,596
2080 1,098,127 19,499,390
2079 1,110,614 19,425,502
2078 1,123,398 19,347,261
2077 1,136,448 19,265,447
2076 1,149,787 19,175,355
2075 1,163,080 19,083,859
2074 1,176,671 18,988,290
2073 1,190,351 18,889,470
2072 1,204,015 18,785,103
2071 1,217,691 18,674,697
2070 1,231,978 18,559,138
2069 1,246,408 18,437,873
2068 1,260,869 18,315,011
2067 1,275,289 18,187,508
2066 1,289,439 18,054,404
2065 1,303,917 17,921,674
2064 1,318,161 17,783,801
2063 1,332,807 17,641,066
2062 1,347,540 17,498,306
2061 1,362,299 17,356,130
2060 1,376,807 17,206,922
2059 1,390,921 17,056,085
2058 1,404,982 16,903,532
2057 1,419,185 16,749,284
2056 1,433,595 16,595,691
2055 1,447,857 16,441,650
2054 1,462,210 16,285,520
2053 1,476,351 16,130,235
2052 1,489,905 15,967,770
2051 1,503,526 15,805,253
2050 1,516,629 15,638,613
2049 1,529,608 15,468,883
2048 1,542,390 15,292,499
2047 1,555,085 15,112,083
2046 1,568,151 14,928,123
2045 1,581,115 14,739,540
2044 1,593,878 14,544,544
2043 1,606,930 14,349,357
2042 1,619,941 14,147,892
2041 1,632,704 13,945,694
2040 1,645,446 13,741,587
2039 1,658,034 13,536,704
2038 1,670,347 13,331,490
2037 1,682,850 13,125,051
2036 1,695,204 12,917,110
2035 1,707,302 12,714,184
2034 1,719,193 12,515,962
2033 1,730,723 12,321,294
2032 1,742,288 12,128,060
2031 1,753,729 11,938,351
2030 1,765,162 11,749,706
2029 1,775,815 11,559,235
2028 1,786,051 11,369,414
2027 1,795,945 11,178,605
2026 1,805,954 10,986,242
2025 1,815,368 10,791,246
2024 1,824,359 10,590,927
2023 1,827,816 10,389,799
2022 1,831,712 10,182,222
2021 1,837,114 9,966,908
2020 1,856,124 9,749,310
2019 1,876,262 9,529,966
2018 1,889,051 9,307,333
2017 1,898,657 9,085,946
2016 1,906,313 8,865,631
2015 1,912,430 8,643,840
2014 1,917,557 8,425,552
2013 1,922,716 8,216,724
2012 1,929,821 8,014,084
2011 1,937,398 7,824,785
2010 1,946,298 7,652,141
2009 1,958,782 7,490,230
2008 1,971,493 7,338,403
2007 1,982,933 7,194,477
2006 1,994,287 7,057,566
2005 2,005,330 6,924,720
2004 2,016,186 6,790,547
2003 2,022,725 6,658,575
2002 2,020,157 6,531,669
2001 2,034,882 6,407,377
2000 2,026,350 6,284,735
1999 2,017,142 6,208,370
1998 2,007,523 6,176,397
1997 1,996,869 6,139,829
1996 2,012,553 6,066,523
1995 1,998,534 5,948,584
1994 1,992,666 5,825,368
1993 2,006,854 5,724,993
1992 2,032,523 5,649,400
1991 2,055,994 5,541,205
1990 2,063,689 5,398,768
1989 2,055,649 5,267,249
1988 2,045,737 5,114,989
1987 2,035,157 4,939,059
1986 2,024,732 4,772,139
1985 2,014,331 4,619,003
1984 2,003,399 4,480,026
1983 1,991,901 4,350,874
1982 1,978,956 4,227,171
1981 1,959,065 4,109,022
1980 1,933,038 3,995,256
1979 1,906,523 3,882,691
1978 1,879,847 3,768,508
1977 1,853,138 3,653,265
1976 1,825,830 3,540,076
1975 1,797,972 3,430,425
1974 1,770,545 3,324,499
1973 1,743,816 3,222,290
1972 1,717,395 3,123,691
1971 1,691,216 3,028,837
1970 1,664,208 2,936,779
1969 1,636,345 2,845,273
1968 1,608,930 2,753,848
1967 1,582,492 2,664,130
1966 1,557,349 2,577,184
1965 1,533,466 2,492,998
1964 1,510,900 2,411,260
1963 1,488,737 2,331,736
1962 1,471,745 2,255,026
1961 1,455,171 2,181,805
1960 1,435,059 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M 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
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Tajikistan
2100 -1.24% 0.04%
2099 -1.23% 0.07%
2098 -1.22% 0.09%
2097 -1.21% 0.12%
2096 -1.18% 0.13%
2095 -1.19% 0.16%
2094 -1.2% 0.16%
2093 -1.19% 0.2%
2092 -1.18% 0.22%
2091 -1.16% 0.22%
2090 -1.17% 0.24%
2089 -1.15% 0.25%
2088 -1.15% 0.28%
2087 -1.17% 0.27%
2086 -1.15% 0.3%
2085 -1.16% 0.32%
2084 -1.15% 0.34%
2083 -1.15% 0.34%
2082 -1.14% 0.34%
2081 -1.12% 0.38%
2080 -1.12% 0.38%
2079 -1.14% 0.4%
2078 -1.15% 0.42%
2077 -1.16% 0.47%
2076 -1.14% 0.48%
2075 -1.15% 0.5%
2074 -1.15% 0.52%
2073 -1.13% 0.56%
2072 -1.12% 0.59%
2071 -1.16% 0.62%
2070 -1.16% 0.66%
2069 -1.15% 0.67%
2068 -1.13% 0.7%
2067 -1.1% 0.74%
2066 -1.11% 0.74%
2065 -1.08% 0.78%
2064 -1.1% 0.81%
2063 -1.09% 0.82%
2062 -1.08% 0.82%
2061 -1.05% 0.87%
2060 -1.01% 0.88%
2059 -1% 0.9%
2058 -1% 0.92%
2057 -1.01% 0.93%
2056 -0.99% 0.94%
2055 -0.98% 0.96%
2054 -0.96% 0.96%
2053 -0.91% 1.02%
2052 -0.91% 1.03%
2051 -0.86% 1.07%
2050 -0.85% 1.1%
2049 -0.83% 1.15%
2048 -0.82% 1.19%
2047 -0.83% 1.23%
2046 -0.82% 1.28%
2045 -0.8% 1.34%
2044 -0.81% 1.36%
2043 -0.8% 1.42%
2042 -0.78% 1.45%
2041 -0.77% 1.49%
2040 -0.76% 1.51%
2039 -0.74% 1.54%
2038 -0.74% 1.57%
2037 -0.73% 1.61%
2036 -0.71% 1.6%
2035 -0.69% 1.58%
2034 -0.67% 1.58%
2033 -0.66% 1.59%
2032 -0.65% 1.59%
2031 -0.65% 1.61%
2030 -0.6% 1.65%
2029 -0.57% 1.67%
2028 -0.55% 1.71%
2027 -0.55% 1.75%
2026 -0.52% 1.81%
2025 -0.49% 1.89%
2024 -0.19% 1.94%
2023 -0.21% 2.04%
2022 -0.29% 2.16%
2021 -1.02% 2.23%
2020 -1.07% 2.3%
2019 -0.68% 2.39%
2018 -0.51% 2.44%
2017 -0.4% 2.49%
2016 -0.32% 2.57%
2015 -0.27% 2.59%
2014 -0.27% 2.54%
2013 -0.37% 2.53%
2012 -0.39% 2.42%
2011 -0.46% 2.26%
2010 -0.64% 2.16%
2009 -0.64% 2.07%
2008 -0.58% 2%
2007 -0.57% 1.94%
2006 -0.55% 1.92%
2005 -0.54% 1.98%
2004 -0.32% 1.98%
2003 0.13% 1.94%
2002 -0.72% 1.94%
2001 0.42% 1.95%
2000 0.46% 1.23%
1999 0.48% 0.52%
1998 0.53% 0.6%
1997 -0.78% 1.21%
1996 0.7% 1.98%
1995 0.29% 2.12%
1994 -0.71% 1.75%
1993 -1.26% 1.34%
1992 -1.14% 1.95%
1991 -0.37% 2.64%
1990 0.39% 2.5%
1989 0.48% 2.98%
1988 0.52% 3.56%
1987 0.51% 3.5%
1986 0.52% 3.32%
1985 0.55% 3.1%
1984 0.58% 2.97%
1983 0.65% 2.93%
1982 1.02% 2.88%
1981 1.35% 2.85%
1980 1.39% 2.9%
1979 1.42% 3.03%
1978 1.44% 3.15%
1977 1.5% 3.2%
1976 1.55% 3.2%
1975 1.55% 3.19%
1974 1.53% 3.17%
1973 1.54% 3.16%
1972 1.55% 3.13%
1971 1.62% 3.13%
1970 1.7% 3.22%
1969 1.7% 3.32%
1968 1.67% 3.37%
1967 1.61% 3.37%
1966 1.56% 3.38%
1965 1.49% 3.39%
1964 1.49% 3.41%
1963 1.15% 3.4%
1962 1.14% 3.36%
1961 1.4% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Tajikistan
Current population
1805954
11038274
Population rank 150/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
2.53 hours
2.61 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +551
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 -21,606
Net migration rank 119/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -21,606
2024 - -5,728 - -21,236
2023 -3,290 -5,597 223,828 -19,999
2022 -4,397 -5,296 228,336 -17,001
2021 -9,737 -5,483 222,850 -3,564
2020 -5,939 -23,458 219,467 -3,564
2019 -375 -24,204 231,817 -9,041
2018 1,512 -24,878 228,597 -6,111
2017 1,329 -24,227 224,396 -4,093
2016 2,374 -24,144 228,547 -8,210
2015 2,294 -23,010 230,903 -7,660
2014 3,644 -22,132 227,304 -13,962
2013 3,653 -20,297 220,693 -16,362
2012 3,087 -19,083 213,078 -12,132
2011 3,100 -17,871 208,429 -30,783
2010 4,866 -16,668 201,389 -33,733
2009 4,309 -15,455 192,851 -36,677
2008 3,746 -17,645 182,337 -34,855
2007 2,974 -15,705 173,200 -32,831
2006 3,988 -9,632 164,046 -30,591
2005 4,011 -2,244 160,189 -27,954
2004 5,444 -2,640 161,201 -25,082
2003 8,900 -2,880 150,391 -22,562
2002 9,697 -2,858 146,492 -20,526
2001 10,174 -922 142,276 -19,657
2000 12,159 -2,824 136,549 -13,871
1999 10,489 -1,261 147,622 -117,571
1998 12,446 -589 153,508 -119,621
1997 12,979 -477 149,825 -110,572
1996 14,806 -397 138,287 -30,922
1995 17,239 -3,603 168,934 -40,418
1994 19,103 -21,006 167,590 -49,668
1993 20,797 -47,273 157,975 -75,147
1992 21,659 -46,509 163,652 -95,280
1991 23,387 -45,484 177,585 -29,553
1990 22,868 -16,174 178,429 -41,596
1989 22,912 -13,528 179,212 -53,020
1988 24,064 -13,621 172,805 5,523
1987 24,359 -13,635 163,611 9,923
1986 23,720 -13,589 155,987 4,321
1985 24,167 -13,492 145,720 247
1984 24,436 -13,251 139,145 -7,152
1983 24,690 -12,884 133,280 -6,972
1982 25,810 -11,716 127,838 -6,730
1981 25,689 0 121,418 -6,221
1980 26,547 -189 117,888 -5,557
1979 27,096 -426 114,496 -1,703
1978 27,150 -462 110,564 5,006
1977 27,410 -683 106,920 7,999
1976 28,799 -911 103,777 7,679
1975 28,983 -1,147 100,604 7,237
1974 28,400 -1,376 97,481 6,531
1973 28,032 -1,600 94,523 5,876
1972 28,236 -1,834 91,677 5,123
1971 28,010 -2,064 88,618 4,293
1970 28,022 60 85,645 5,559
1969 27,464 181 82,931 8,886
1968 28,378 -1,201 80,698 10,323
1967 28,401 -2,696 78,733 9,670
1966 28,766 -4,176 76,702 8,796
1965 28,564 -5,385 75,139 7,744
1964 27,889 -5,938 74,030 6,568
1963 28,124 -5,759 73,065 5,379
1962 25,317 -13,702 70,700 4,270
1961 27,846 -6,309 68,182 3,291
1960 28,816 -10,126 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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