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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 40.5 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

North Macedonia vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Tanzania
2100 866,884 265,496,854
2099 877,788 263,162,785
2098 888,715 260,809,535
2097 899,716 258,412,520
2096 910,709 255,996,677
2095 921,559 253,567,416
2094 932,633 251,119,386
2093 943,984 248,628,881
2092 955,335 246,107,108
2091 966,773 243,557,182
2090 978,130 241,002,065
2089 989,666 238,416,591
2088 1,001,224 235,797,530
2087 1,012,831 233,167,455
2086 1,024,787 230,496,041
2085 1,036,668 227,800,292
2084 1,048,876 225,111,530
2083 1,061,031 222,421,279
2082 1,073,408 219,718,263
2081 1,085,823 216,995,478
2080 1,098,127 214,255,926
2079 1,110,614 211,486,253
2078 1,123,398 208,708,063
2077 1,136,448 205,918,120
2076 1,149,787 203,106,125
2075 1,163,080 200,297,474
2074 1,176,671 197,468,017
2073 1,190,351 194,642,633
2072 1,204,015 191,824,103
2071 1,217,691 188,992,017
2070 1,231,978 186,152,377
2069 1,246,408 183,311,218
2068 1,260,869 180,475,586
2067 1,275,289 177,639,469
2066 1,289,439 174,803,090
2065 1,303,917 171,913,445
2064 1,318,161 169,064,549
2063 1,332,807 166,217,933
2062 1,347,540 163,370,044
2061 1,362,299 160,537,159
2060 1,376,807 157,722,273
2059 1,390,921 154,920,005
2058 1,404,982 152,120,539
2057 1,419,185 149,325,489
2056 1,433,595 146,519,472
2055 1,447,857 143,736,540
2054 1,462,210 140,983,905
2053 1,476,351 138,262,668
2052 1,489,905 135,553,723
2051 1,503,526 132,851,383
2050 1,516,629 130,157,751
2049 1,529,608 127,495,278
2048 1,542,390 124,821,109
2047 1,555,085 122,158,290
2046 1,568,151 119,522,516
2045 1,581,115 116,914,785
2044 1,593,878 114,329,740
2043 1,606,930 111,776,234
2042 1,619,941 109,241,835
2041 1,632,704 106,748,632
2040 1,645,446 104,272,418
2039 1,658,034 101,814,304
2038 1,670,347 99,380,232
2037 1,682,850 96,983,729
2036 1,695,204 94,601,865
2035 1,707,302 92,257,269
2034 1,719,193 89,929,444
2033 1,730,723 87,654,982
2032 1,742,288 85,409,993
2031 1,753,729 83,180,507
2030 1,765,162 80,997,163
2029 1,775,815 78,838,461
2028 1,786,051 76,730,649
2027 1,795,945 74,647,063
2026 1,805,954 72,589,279
2025 1,815,368 70,552,589
2024 1,824,359 68,560,157
2023 1,827,816 66,617,606
2022 1,831,712 64,711,821
2021 1,837,114 62,830,412
2020 1,856,124 60,972,798
2019 1,876,262 59,174,891
2018 1,889,051 57,437,145
2017 1,898,657 55,652,890
2016 1,906,313 53,824,013
2015 1,912,430 52,020,962
2014 1,917,557 50,351,512
2013 1,922,716 48,824,128
2012 1,929,821 47,374,260
2011 1,937,398 46,029,367
2010 1,946,298 44,758,488
2009 1,958,782 43,633,982
2008 1,971,493 42,570,728
2007 1,982,933 41,435,512
2006 1,994,287 40,294,902
2005 2,005,330 39,182,076
2004 2,016,186 38,109,668
2003 2,022,725 37,089,555
2002 2,020,157 36,121,304
2001 2,034,882 35,198,299
2000 2,026,350 34,260,139
1999 2,017,142 33,300,330
1998 2,007,523 32,420,458
1997 1,996,869 31,578,089
1996 2,012,553 30,945,762
1995 1,998,534 30,383,497
1994 1,992,666 29,442,356
1993 2,006,854 28,332,692
1992 2,032,523 27,457,588
1991 2,055,994 26,780,436
1990 2,063,689 26,110,207
1989 2,055,649 25,438,759
1988 2,045,737 24,769,686
1987 2,035,157 24,030,378
1986 2,024,732 23,258,959
1985 2,014,331 22,501,693
1984 2,003,399 21,779,066
1983 1,991,901 21,079,874
1982 1,978,956 20,398,571
1981 1,959,065 19,784,703
1980 1,933,038 19,189,769
1979 1,906,523 18,592,038
1978 1,879,847 17,976,566
1977 1,853,138 17,352,929
1976 1,825,830 16,736,211
1975 1,797,972 16,138,361
1974 1,770,545 15,561,630
1973 1,743,816 15,010,101
1972 1,717,395 14,479,308
1971 1,691,216 13,971,451
1970 1,664,208 13,492,677
1969 1,636,345 13,036,700
1968 1,608,930 12,602,076
1967 1,582,492 12,200,109
1966 1,557,349 11,827,459
1965 1,533,466 11,470,728
1964 1,510,900 11,127,826
1963 1,488,737 10,799,528
1962 1,471,745 10,487,756
1961 1,455,171 10,187,886
1960 1,435,059 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Tanzania
2100 -1.24% 0.89%
2099 -1.23% 0.9%
2098 -1.22% 0.93%
2097 -1.21% 0.94%
2096 -1.18% 0.96%
2095 -1.19% 0.97%
2094 -1.2% 1%
2093 -1.19% 1.02%
2092 -1.18% 1.05%
2091 -1.16% 1.06%
2090 -1.17% 1.08%
2089 -1.15% 1.11%
2088 -1.15% 1.13%
2087 -1.17% 1.16%
2086 -1.15% 1.18%
2085 -1.16% 1.19%
2084 -1.15% 1.21%
2083 -1.15% 1.23%
2082 -1.14% 1.25%
2081 -1.12% 1.28%
2080 -1.12% 1.31%
2079 -1.14% 1.33%
2078 -1.15% 1.35%
2077 -1.16% 1.38%
2076 -1.14% 1.4%
2075 -1.15% 1.43%
2074 -1.15% 1.45%
2073 -1.13% 1.47%
2072 -1.12% 1.5%
2071 -1.16% 1.53%
2070 -1.16% 1.55%
2069 -1.15% 1.57%
2068 -1.13% 1.6%
2067 -1.1% 1.62%
2066 -1.11% 1.68%
2065 -1.08% 1.69%
2064 -1.1% 1.71%
2063 -1.09% 1.74%
2062 -1.08% 1.76%
2061 -1.05% 1.78%
2060 -1.01% 1.81%
2059 -1% 1.84%
2058 -1% 1.87%
2057 -1.01% 1.92%
2056 -0.99% 1.94%
2055 -0.98% 1.95%
2054 -0.96% 1.97%
2053 -0.91% 2%
2052 -0.91% 2.03%
2051 -0.86% 2.07%
2050 -0.85% 2.09%
2049 -0.83% 2.14%
2048 -0.82% 2.18%
2047 -0.83% 2.21%
2046 -0.82% 2.23%
2045 -0.8% 2.26%
2044 -0.81% 2.28%
2043 -0.8% 2.32%
2042 -0.78% 2.34%
2041 -0.77% 2.37%
2040 -0.76% 2.41%
2039 -0.74% 2.45%
2038 -0.74% 2.47%
2037 -0.73% 2.52%
2036 -0.71% 2.54%
2035 -0.69% 2.59%
2034 -0.67% 2.59%
2033 -0.66% 2.63%
2032 -0.65% 2.68%
2031 -0.65% 2.7%
2030 -0.6% 2.74%
2029 -0.57% 2.75%
2028 -0.55% 2.79%
2027 -0.55% 2.83%
2026 -0.52% 2.89%
2025 -0.49% 2.91%
2024 -0.19% 2.92%
2023 -0.21% 2.95%
2022 -0.29% 2.99%
2021 -1.02% 3.05%
2020 -1.07% 3.04%
2019 -0.68% 3.03%
2018 -0.51% 3.21%
2017 -0.4% 3.4%
2016 -0.32% 3.47%
2015 -0.27% 3.32%
2014 -0.27% 3.13%
2013 -0.37% 3.06%
2012 -0.39% 2.92%
2011 -0.46% 2.84%
2010 -0.64% 2.58%
2009 -0.64% 2.5%
2008 -0.58% 2.74%
2007 -0.57% 2.83%
2006 -0.55% 2.84%
2005 -0.54% 2.81%
2004 -0.32% 2.75%
2003 0.13% 2.68%
2002 -0.72% 2.62%
2001 0.42% 2.74%
2000 0.46% 2.88%
1999 0.48% 2.71%
1998 0.53% 2.67%
1997 -0.78% 2.04%
1996 0.7% 1.85%
1995 0.29% 3.2%
1994 -0.71% 3.92%
1993 -1.26% 3.19%
1992 -1.14% 2.53%
1991 -0.37% 2.57%
1990 0.39% 2.64%
1989 0.48% 2.7%
1988 0.52% 3.08%
1987 0.51% 3.32%
1986 0.52% 3.37%
1985 0.55% 3.32%
1984 0.58% 3.32%
1983 0.65% 3.34%
1982 1.02% 3.1%
1981 1.35% 3.1%
1980 1.39% 3.21%
1979 1.42% 3.42%
1978 1.44% 3.59%
1977 1.5% 3.68%
1976 1.55% 3.7%
1975 1.55% 3.71%
1974 1.53% 3.67%
1973 1.54% 3.67%
1972 1.55% 3.63%
1971 1.62% 3.55%
1970 1.7% 3.5%
1969 1.7% 3.45%
1968 1.67% 3.29%
1967 1.61% 3.15%
1966 1.56% 3.11%
1965 1.49% 3.08%
1964 1.49% 3.04%
1963 1.15% 2.97%
1962 1.14% 2.94%
1961 1.4% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Tanzania
Current population
1805954
73145892
Population rank 150/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.88%
One net population change
2.53 hours
16.2 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 -12,730
Net migration rank 119/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -12,730
2024 - -5,728 - -29,865
2023 -3,290 -5,597 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -4,397 -5,296 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -9,737 -5,483 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -5,939 -23,458 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -375 -24,204 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 1,512 -24,878 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 1,329 -24,227 1,726,909 119,142
2016 2,374 -24,144 1,659,502 152,194
2015 2,294 -23,010 1,592,882 201,495
2014 3,644 -22,132 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 3,653 -20,297 1,509,008 1,241
2012 3,087 -19,083 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 3,100 -17,871 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 4,866 -16,668 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 4,309 -15,455 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 3,746 -17,645 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 2,974 -15,705 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 3,988 -9,632 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 4,011 -2,244 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 5,444 -2,640 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 8,900 -2,880 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 9,697 -2,858 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 10,174 -922 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 12,159 -2,824 985,185 -9,701
1999 10,489 -1,261 948,659 -4,489
1998 12,446 -589 920,806 -105,184
1997 12,979 -477 882,544 -13,400
1996 14,806 -397 868,524 -473,007
1995 17,239 -3,603 838,980 -109,971
1994 19,103 -21,006 803,953 349,348
1993 20,797 -47,273 778,044 288,004
1992 21,659 -46,509 767,961 -83,825
1991 23,387 -45,484 762,011 -91,851
1990 22,868 -16,174 750,825 -80,529
1989 22,912 -13,528 743,854 -71,268
1988 24,064 -13,621 736,551 -71,012
1987 24,359 -13,635 718,580 94,498
1986 23,720 -13,589 705,677 24,101
1985 24,167 -13,492 697,867 86,864
1984 24,436 -13,251 687,435 -26,938
1983 24,690 -12,884 679,720 58,161
1982 25,810 -11,716 662,627 -37,883
1981 25,689 0 645,496 -42,485
1980 26,547 -189 629,444 -42,588
1979 27,096 -426 613,388 -4,792
1978 27,150 -462 595,024 27,307
1977 27,410 -683 574,938 49,997
1976 28,799 -911 553,617 54,875
1975 28,983 -1,147 533,906 53,290
1974 28,400 -1,376 515,152 51,127
1973 28,032 -1,600 488,429 48,363
1972 28,236 -1,834 467,305 57,489
1971 28,010 -2,064 449,014 41,900
1970 28,022 60 427,988 38,635
1969 27,464 181 408,322 37,006
1968 28,378 -1,201 389,467 34,455
1967 28,401 -2,696 374,763 5,265
1966 28,766 -4,176 360,229 5,049
1965 28,564 -5,385 343,456 4,742
1964 27,889 -5,938 328,527 9,090
1963 28,124 -5,759 314,644 4,333
1962 25,317 -13,702 300,663 3,916
1961 27,846 -6,309 286,839 8,338
1960 28,816 -10,126 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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