The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,792,179 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,783,115 people compared to 103,744 in Tonga.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 17.2 times bigger than Tonga's.
- North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.001% for Tonga.
- For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.64% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
- Since 2005, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 2.01M people to 1.78M (11.1% decline), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 104K (1.82% decline).
- Tonga is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 118K 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 Tonga: live population counter
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| Current population |
1783115
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103744
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| Population rank | 150/197 | 183/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
14.7 minutes
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20.8 hours
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| One birth every |
31.3 minutes
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3.62 hours
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| One death every |
26.1 minutes
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13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.53 hours
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4.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,728 | -2,149 |
| Daily growth/decline | -98 | -1 |
| Annual growth/decline | -35,637 | -422 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.95% | -0.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 195/197 | 181/197 |
North Macedonia and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,435,059 | 66,170 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | 68,037 | 1.4% | 2.82% |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | 69,940 | 1.14% | 2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | 71,885 | 1.15% | 2.78% |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | 73,879 | 1.49% | 2.77% |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | 75,924 | 1.49% | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | 78,002 | 1.56% | 2.74% |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | 79,814 | 1.61% | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | 81,353 | 1.67% | 1.93% |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | 82,885 | 1.7% | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | 84,401 | 1.7% | 1.83% |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | 85,896 | 1.62% | 1.77% |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | 87,356 | 1.55% | 1.7% |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | 88,805 | 1.54% | 1.66% |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | 90,683 | 1.53% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | 93,017 | 1.55% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | 95,325 | 1.55% | 2.48% |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | 96,725 | 1.5% | 1.47% |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | 97,204 | 1.44% | 0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | 97,544 | 1.42% | 0.35% |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | 97,769 | 1.39% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | 97,909 | 1.35% | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | 97,980 | 1.02% | 0.07% |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | 97,998 | 0.65% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | 97,990 | 0.58% | -0.008% |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | 97,984 | 0.55% | -0.006% |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | 98,010 | 0.52% | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | 98,376 | 0.51% | 0.37% |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | 98,969 | 0.52% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | 99,403 | 0.48% | 0.44% |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | 99,700 | 0.39% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | 99,895 | -0.37% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | 100,022 | -1.14% | 0.13% |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | 100,103 | -1.26% | 0.08% |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | 100,166 | -0.71% | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | 100,225 | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | 100,275 | 0.7% | 0.05% |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | 100,674 | -0.78% | 0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | 101,388 | 0.53% | 0.71% |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | 102,046 | 0.48% | 0.65% |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | 102,677 | 0.46% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | 103,288 | 0.42% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | 103,874 | -0.72% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | 104,464 | 0.13% | 0.57% |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | 105,071 | -0.32% | 0.58% |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | 105,671 | -0.54% | 0.57% |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | 106,253 | -0.55% | 0.55% |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | 106,726 | -0.57% | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | 107,020 | -0.58% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | 107,203 | -0.64% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | 107,400 | -0.64% | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | 107,570 | -0.46% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | 107,460 | -0.39% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | 107,078 | -0.37% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | 106,609 | -0.27% | -0.44% |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | 106,095 | -0.27% | -0.48% |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | 105,524 | -0.32% | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | 105,356 | -0.4% | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | 105,567 | -0.51% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | 105,669 | -0.68% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | 105,704 | -1.07% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | 105,490 | -1.02% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | 105,042 | -0.29% | -0.42% |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | 104,597 | -0.21% | -0.42% |
| 2024 | 1,792,179 | 104,175 | -1.95% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,783,115 | 103,744 | -0.51% | -0.41% |
| 2026 | 1,773,550 | 103,290 | -0.54% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 1,763,753 | 102,899 | -0.55% | -0.38% |
| 2028 | 1,753,839 | 102,568 | -0.56% | -0.32% |
| 2029 | 1,743,553 | 102,280 | -0.59% | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 1,732,679 | 102,069 | -0.62% | -0.21% |
| 2031 | 1,721,421 | 101,927 | -0.65% | -0.14% |
| 2032 | 1,710,089 | 101,837 | -0.66% | -0.09% |
| 2033 | 1,698,723 | 101,807 | -0.66% | -0.03% |
| 2034 | 1,687,185 | 101,806 | -0.68% | -0.001% |
| 2035 | 1,675,373 | 101,833 | -0.7% | 0.03% |
| 2036 | 1,663,329 | 101,895 | -0.72% | 0.06% |
| 2037 | 1,651,095 | 101,993 | -0.74% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 1,638,881 | 102,173 | -0.74% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 1,626,617 | 102,367 | -0.75% | 0.19% |
| 2040 | 1,614,140 | 102,568 | -0.77% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 1,601,579 | 102,805 | -0.78% | 0.23% |
| 2042 | 1,588,898 | 103,038 | -0.79% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 1,576,060 | 103,306 | -0.81% | 0.26% |
| 2044 | 1,563,352 | 103,612 | -0.81% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 1,550,675 | 103,928 | -0.81% | 0.3% |
| 2046 | 1,537,866 | 104,232 | -0.83% | 0.29% |
| 2047 | 1,525,180 | 104,502 | -0.82% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 1,512,637 | 104,744 | -0.82% | 0.23% |
| 2049 | 1,499,950 | 104,975 | -0.84% | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 1,487,102 | 105,193 | -0.86% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, North Macedonia lost -129,315 (a 6.76% decline), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).
North Macedonia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2005 and is 150th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.
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Population differences between North Macedonia and Tonga
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| Life expectancy | 77.7 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 41.2 years | 27.9 years |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 21.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 47.2:52.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 3.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 184 ppl/mi² | 375 ppl/mi² |
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