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Population in North Macedonia compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • North Macedonia's population is 1.31 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

North Macedonia vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Trinidad
2100 866,884 820,139
2099 877,788 827,732
2098 888,715 835,344
2097 899,716 843,011
2096 910,709 850,741
2095 921,559 858,556
2094 932,633 866,373
2093 943,984 874,273
2092 955,335 882,213
2091 966,773 890,266
2090 978,130 898,378
2089 989,666 906,601
2088 1,001,224 914,872
2087 1,012,831 923,272
2086 1,024,787 931,804
2085 1,036,668 940,463
2084 1,048,876 949,270
2083 1,061,031 958,273
2082 1,073,408 967,427
2081 1,085,823 976,795
2080 1,098,127 986,272
2079 1,110,614 995,976
2078 1,123,398 1,005,824
2077 1,136,448 1,015,872
2076 1,149,787 1,026,025
2075 1,163,080 1,036,315
2074 1,176,671 1,046,695
2073 1,190,351 1,057,138
2072 1,204,015 1,067,706
2071 1,217,691 1,078,279
2070 1,231,978 1,088,883
2069 1,246,408 1,099,489
2068 1,260,869 1,110,059
2067 1,275,289 1,120,501
2066 1,289,439 1,130,882
2065 1,303,917 1,141,203
2064 1,318,161 1,151,388
2063 1,332,807 1,161,394
2062 1,347,540 1,171,232
2061 1,362,299 1,180,918
2060 1,376,807 1,190,417
2059 1,390,921 1,199,770
2058 1,404,982 1,208,904
2057 1,419,185 1,217,922
2056 1,433,595 1,226,725
2055 1,447,857 1,235,387
2054 1,462,210 1,243,896
2053 1,476,351 1,252,160
2052 1,489,905 1,260,260
2051 1,503,526 1,268,194
2050 1,516,629 1,275,900
2049 1,529,608 1,283,457
2048 1,542,390 1,290,793
2047 1,555,085 1,297,947
2046 1,568,151 1,304,843
2045 1,581,115 1,311,560
2044 1,593,878 1,318,015
2043 1,606,930 1,324,249
2042 1,619,941 1,330,180
2041 1,632,704 1,335,843
2040 1,645,446 1,341,188
2039 1,658,034 1,346,239
2038 1,670,347 1,350,921
2037 1,682,850 1,355,297
2036 1,695,204 1,359,322
2035 1,707,302 1,362,986
2034 1,719,193 1,366,278
2033 1,730,723 1,369,125
2032 1,742,288 1,371,607
2031 1,753,729 1,373,561
2030 1,765,162 1,375,038
2029 1,775,815 1,376,018
2028 1,786,051 1,376,314
2027 1,795,945 1,375,856
2026 1,805,954 1,374,464
2025 1,815,368 1,372,016
2024 1,824,359 1,368,333
2023 1,827,816 1,367,510
2022 1,831,712 1,365,805
2021 1,837,114 1,367,558
2020 1,856,124 1,366,725
2019 1,876,262 1,363,985
2018 1,889,051 1,359,193
2017 1,898,657 1,356,633
2016 1,906,313 1,353,895
2015 1,912,430 1,349,667
2014 1,917,557 1,345,343
2013 1,922,716 1,340,557
2012 1,929,821 1,335,194
2011 1,937,398 1,328,019
2010 1,946,298 1,317,714
2009 1,958,782 1,310,106
2008 1,971,493 1,308,587
2007 1,982,933 1,303,188
2006 1,994,287 1,297,944
2005 2,005,330 1,294,494
2004 2,016,186 1,345,380
2003 2,022,725 1,338,709
2002 2,020,157 1,332,011
2001 2,034,882 1,325,567
2000 2,026,350 1,319,774
1999 2,017,142 1,314,708
1998 2,007,523 1,310,225
1997 1,996,869 1,305,836
1996 2,012,553 1,300,928
1995 1,998,534 1,295,169
1994 1,992,666 1,288,341
1993 2,006,854 1,280,466
1992 2,032,523 1,271,674
1991 2,055,994 1,262,171
1990 2,063,689 1,252,208
1989 2,055,649 1,241,600
1988 2,045,737 1,230,069
1987 2,035,157 1,217,364
1986 2,024,732 1,203,124
1985 2,014,331 1,187,366
1984 2,003,399 1,172,984
1983 1,991,901 1,160,534
1982 1,978,956 1,147,927
1981 1,959,065 1,135,132
1980 1,933,038 1,121,744
1979 1,906,523 1,107,639
1978 1,879,847 1,093,380
1977 1,853,138 1,079,554
1976 1,825,830 1,066,311
1975 1,797,972 1,053,469
1974 1,770,545 1,040,761
1973 1,743,816 1,027,851
1972 1,717,395 1,014,921
1971 1,691,216 1,002,585
1970 1,664,208 991,471
1969 1,636,345 980,706
1968 1,608,930 969,006
1967 1,582,492 956,418
1966 1,557,349 942,937
1965 1,533,466 928,425
1964 1,510,900 912,963
1963 1,488,737 896,804
1962 1,471,745 880,194
1961 1,455,171 863,144
1960 1,435,059 844,943

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/north-macedonia/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M 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
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Trinidad
2100 -1.24% -0.92%
2099 -1.23% -0.91%
2098 -1.22% -0.91%
2097 -1.21% -0.91%
2096 -1.18% -0.91%
2095 -1.19% -0.9%
2094 -1.2% -0.9%
2093 -1.19% -0.9%
2092 -1.18% -0.9%
2091 -1.16% -0.9%
2090 -1.17% -0.91%
2089 -1.15% -0.9%
2088 -1.15% -0.91%
2087 -1.17% -0.92%
2086 -1.15% -0.92%
2085 -1.16% -0.93%
2084 -1.15% -0.94%
2083 -1.15% -0.95%
2082 -1.14% -0.96%
2081 -1.12% -0.96%
2080 -1.12% -0.97%
2079 -1.14% -0.98%
2078 -1.15% -0.99%
2077 -1.16% -0.99%
2076 -1.14% -0.99%
2075 -1.15% -0.99%
2074 -1.15% -0.99%
2073 -1.13% -0.99%
2072 -1.12% -0.98%
2071 -1.16% -0.97%
2070 -1.16% -0.96%
2069 -1.15% -0.95%
2068 -1.13% -0.93%
2067 -1.1% -0.92%
2066 -1.11% -0.9%
2065 -1.08% -0.88%
2064 -1.1% -0.86%
2063 -1.09% -0.84%
2062 -1.08% -0.82%
2061 -1.05% -0.8%
2060 -1.01% -0.78%
2059 -1% -0.76%
2058 -1% -0.74%
2057 -1.01% -0.72%
2056 -0.99% -0.7%
2055 -0.98% -0.68%
2054 -0.96% -0.66%
2053 -0.91% -0.64%
2052 -0.91% -0.63%
2051 -0.86% -0.6%
2050 -0.85% -0.59%
2049 -0.83% -0.57%
2048 -0.82% -0.55%
2047 -0.83% -0.53%
2046 -0.82% -0.51%
2045 -0.8% -0.49%
2044 -0.81% -0.47%
2043 -0.8% -0.45%
2042 -0.78% -0.42%
2041 -0.77% -0.4%
2040 -0.76% -0.38%
2039 -0.74% -0.35%
2038 -0.74% -0.32%
2037 -0.73% -0.3%
2036 -0.71% -0.27%
2035 -0.69% -0.24%
2034 -0.67% -0.21%
2033 -0.66% -0.18%
2032 -0.65% -0.14%
2031 -0.65% -0.11%
2030 -0.6% -0.07%
2029 -0.57% -0.02%
2028 -0.55% 0.03%
2027 -0.55% 0.1%
2026 -0.52% 0.18%
2025 -0.49% 0.27%
2024 -0.19% 0.06%
2023 -0.21% 0.12%
2022 -0.29% -0.13%
2021 -1.02% 0.06%
2020 -1.07% 0.2%
2019 -0.68% 0.35%
2018 -0.51% 0.19%
2017 -0.4% 0.2%
2016 -0.32% 0.31%
2015 -0.27% 0.32%
2014 -0.27% 0.36%
2013 -0.37% 0.4%
2012 -0.39% 0.54%
2011 -0.46% 0.78%
2010 -0.64% 0.58%
2009 -0.64% 0.12%
2008 -0.58% 0.41%
2007 -0.57% 0.4%
2006 -0.55% 0.27%
2005 -0.54% -3.78%
2004 -0.32% 0.5%
2003 0.13% 0.5%
2002 -0.72% 0.49%
2001 0.42% 0.44%
2000 0.46% 0.39%
1999 0.48% 0.34%
1998 0.53% 0.34%
1997 -0.78% 0.38%
1996 0.7% 0.44%
1995 0.29% 0.53%
1994 -0.71% 0.62%
1993 -1.26% 0.69%
1992 -1.14% 0.75%
1991 -0.37% 0.8%
1990 0.39% 0.85%
1989 0.48% 0.94%
1988 0.52% 1.04%
1987 0.51% 1.18%
1986 0.52% 1.33%
1985 0.55% 1.23%
1984 0.58% 1.07%
1983 0.65% 1.1%
1982 1.02% 1.13%
1981 1.35% 1.19%
1980 1.39% 1.27%
1979 1.42% 1.3%
1978 1.44% 1.28%
1977 1.5% 1.24%
1976 1.55% 1.22%
1975 1.55% 1.22%
1974 1.53% 1.26%
1973 1.54% 1.27%
1972 1.55% 1.23%
1971 1.62% 1.12%
1970 1.7% 1.1%
1969 1.7% 1.21%
1968 1.67% 1.32%
1967 1.61% 1.43%
1966 1.56% 1.56%
1965 1.49% 1.69%
1964 1.49% 1.8%
1963 1.15% 1.89%
1962 1.14% 1.98%
1961 1.4% 2.15%

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 Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Trinidad
Current population
1805954
1374840
Population rank 150/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
2.53 hours
10.6 hours
One birth every
31.3 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +2
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +823
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 161/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -5,645 +691
Net migration rank 119/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 691
2024 - -5,728 - 1,334
2023 -3,290 -5,597 3,200 2,126
2022 -4,397 -5,296 3,773 4,247
2021 -9,737 -5,483 2,091 5,749
2020 -5,939 -23,458 4,558 427
2019 -375 -24,204 5,647 -19,251
2018 1,512 -24,878 5,869 35,502
2017 1,329 -24,227 6,779 1,445
2016 2,374 -24,144 7,436 -86
2015 2,294 -23,010 7,963 -575
2014 3,644 -22,132 8,571 -799
2013 3,653 -20,297 9,020 -796
2012 3,087 -19,083 9,376 -880
2011 3,100 -17,871 9,601 -1,410
2010 4,866 -16,668 9,698 -2,230
2009 4,309 -15,455 9,769 -3,056
2008 3,746 -17,645 9,872 -3,624
2007 2,974 -15,705 9,939 -3,731
2006 3,988 -9,632 9,889 -3,684
2005 4,011 -2,244 9,822 -3,595
2004 5,444 -2,640 10,149 -3,504
2003 8,900 -2,880 10,169 -3,472
2002 9,697 -2,858 10,316 -3,613
2001 10,174 -922 10,438 -4,252
2000 12,159 -2,824 10,588 -5,185
1999 10,489 -1,261 10,821 -6,103
1998 12,446 -589 10,964 -6,730
1997 12,979 -477 11,405 -6,865
1996 14,806 -397 12,101 -6,827
1995 17,239 -3,603 12,971 -6,723
1994 19,103 -21,006 14,032 -6,615
1993 20,797 -47,273 14,878 -6,554
1992 21,659 -46,509 15,910 -6,650
1991 23,387 -45,484 16,903 -7,149
1990 22,868 -16,174 18,052 -7,878
1989 22,912 -13,528 19,636 -8,588
1988 24,064 -13,621 21,028 -9,023
1987 24,359 -13,635 22,398 -9,002
1986 23,720 -13,589 23,705 -8,620
1985 24,167 -13,492 24,487 -8,051
1984 24,436 -13,251 24,738 -12,413
1983 24,690 -12,884 25,118 -12,544
1982 25,810 -11,716 25,181 -12,529
1981 25,689 0 25,015 -12,086
1980 26,547 -189 24,557 -10,709
1979 27,096 -426 23,475 -9,106
1978 27,150 -462 22,538 -8,397
1977 27,410 -683 21,660 -8,154
1976 28,799 -911 20,875 -7,895
1975 28,983 -1,147 20,468 -7,768
1974 28,400 -1,376 20,412 -7,683
1973 28,032 -1,600 20,617 -7,524
1972 28,236 -1,834 20,116 -7,346
1971 28,010 -2,064 19,400 -7,499
1970 28,022 60 19,074 -8,751
1969 27,464 181 19,652 -8,449
1968 28,378 -1,201 20,849 -8,647
1967 28,401 -2,696 21,992 -9,008
1966 28,766 -4,176 23,228 -9,254
1965 28,564 -5,385 24,349 -9,301
1964 27,889 -5,938 25,065 -9,193
1963 28,124 -5,759 25,507 -9,067
1962 25,317 -13,702 25,763 -8,982
1961 27,846 -6,309 25,518 -8,200
1960 28,816 -10,126 24,766 -5,671

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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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