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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 4.31 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

North Macedonia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
2100 866,884 10,046,945
2099 877,788 10,075,740
2098 888,715 10,103,319
2097 899,716 10,129,577
2096 910,709 10,154,338
2095 921,559 10,178,163
2094 932,633 10,200,371
2093 943,984 10,221,349
2092 955,335 10,240,959
2091 966,773 10,259,026
2090 978,130 10,276,261
2089 989,666 10,291,819
2088 1,001,224 10,306,303
2087 1,012,831 10,319,501
2086 1,024,787 10,331,090
2085 1,036,668 10,341,183
2084 1,048,876 10,349,710
2083 1,061,031 10,356,602
2082 1,073,408 10,362,422
2081 1,085,823 10,366,587
2080 1,098,127 10,369,293
2079 1,110,614 10,370,130
2078 1,123,398 10,369,013
2077 1,136,448 10,366,366
2076 1,149,787 10,361,975
2075 1,163,080 10,355,755
2074 1,176,671 10,348,384
2073 1,190,351 10,339,415
2072 1,204,015 10,328,653
2071 1,217,691 10,316,618
2070 1,231,978 10,303,565
2069 1,246,408 10,289,578
2068 1,260,869 10,274,625
2067 1,275,289 10,258,518
2066 1,289,439 10,241,362
2065 1,303,917 10,223,420
2064 1,318,161 10,204,034
2063 1,332,807 10,183,241
2062 1,347,540 10,160,903
2061 1,362,299 10,136,928
2060 1,376,807 10,111,369
2059 1,390,921 10,083,631
2058 1,404,982 10,052,905
2057 1,419,185 10,019,547
2056 1,433,595 9,983,379
2055 1,447,857 9,943,931
2054 1,462,210 9,901,473
2053 1,476,351 9,854,931
2052 1,489,905 9,804,909
2051 1,503,526 9,751,221
2050 1,516,629 9,693,713
2049 1,529,608 9,632,600
2048 1,542,390 9,567,946
2047 1,555,085 9,500,139
2046 1,568,151 9,429,355
2045 1,581,115 9,356,194
2044 1,593,878 9,280,988
2043 1,606,930 9,204,466
2042 1,619,941 9,126,898
2041 1,632,704 9,048,356
2040 1,645,446 8,969,478
2039 1,658,034 8,890,225
2038 1,670,347 8,810,850
2037 1,682,850 8,731,367
2036 1,695,204 8,651,719
2035 1,707,302 8,572,231
2034 1,719,193 8,492,483
2033 1,730,723 8,412,113
2032 1,742,288 8,330,912
2031 1,753,729 8,248,129
2030 1,765,162 8,163,024
2029 1,775,815 8,070,023
2028 1,786,051 7,969,080
2027 1,795,945 7,860,774
2026 1,805,954 7,745,331
2025 1,815,368 7,623,184
2024 1,824,359 7,494,498
2023 1,827,816 7,364,438
2022 1,831,712 7,230,193
2021 1,837,114 7,092,043
2020 1,856,124 6,949,912
2019 1,876,262 6,803,944
2018 1,889,051 6,655,524
2017 1,898,657 6,507,061
2016 1,906,313 6,360,041
2015 1,912,430 6,215,770
2014 1,917,557 6,075,283
2013 1,922,716 5,939,341
2012 1,929,821 5,808,546
2011 1,937,398 5,683,417
2010 1,946,298 5,564,356
2009 1,958,782 5,451,592
2008 1,971,493 5,345,029
2007 1,982,933 5,244,046
2006 1,994,287 5,147,105
2005 2,005,330 5,052,257
2004 2,016,186 4,958,093
2003 2,022,725 4,863,865
2002 2,020,157 4,769,465
2001 2,034,882 4,675,409
2000 2,026,350 4,582,677
1999 2,017,142 4,492,170
1998 2,007,523 4,410,507
1997 1,996,869 4,336,730
1996 2,012,553 4,263,819
1995 1,998,534 4,191,203
1994 1,992,666 4,116,662
1993 2,006,854 4,032,407
1992 2,032,523 3,944,689
1991 2,055,994 3,855,894
1990 2,063,689 3,760,562
1989 2,055,649 3,662,459
1988 2,045,737 3,559,363
1987 2,035,157 3,452,731
1986 2,024,732 3,347,809
1985 2,014,331 3,247,534
1984 2,003,399 3,154,079
1983 1,991,901 3,067,534
1982 1,978,956 2,985,557
1981 1,959,065 2,907,187
1980 1,933,038 2,832,203
1979 1,906,523 2,760,358
1978 1,879,847 2,691,088
1977 1,853,138 2,623,948
1976 1,825,830 2,558,521
1975 1,797,972 2,494,570
1974 1,770,545 2,432,028
1973 1,743,816 2,370,919
1972 1,717,395 2,311,430
1971 1,691,216 2,253,119
1970 1,664,208 2,195,616
1969 1,636,345 2,139,024
1968 1,608,930 2,083,069
1967 1,582,492 2,027,403
1966 1,557,349 1,971,737
1965 1,533,466 1,915,916
1964 1,510,900 1,859,997
1963 1,488,737 1,804,272
1962 1,471,745 1,749,214
1961 1,455,171 1,695,400
1960 1,435,059 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
2100 -1.24% -0.29%
2099 -1.23% -0.27%
2098 -1.22% -0.26%
2097 -1.21% -0.24%
2096 -1.18% -0.23%
2095 -1.19% -0.22%
2094 -1.2% -0.21%
2093 -1.19% -0.19%
2092 -1.18% -0.18%
2091 -1.16% -0.17%
2090 -1.17% -0.15%
2089 -1.15% -0.14%
2088 -1.15% -0.13%
2087 -1.17% -0.11%
2086 -1.15% -0.1%
2085 -1.16% -0.08%
2084 -1.15% -0.07%
2083 -1.15% -0.06%
2082 -1.14% -0.04%
2081 -1.12% -0.03%
2080 -1.12% -0.008%
2079 -1.14% 0.01%
2078 -1.15% 0.03%
2077 -1.16% 0.04%
2076 -1.14% 0.06%
2075 -1.15% 0.07%
2074 -1.15% 0.09%
2073 -1.13% 0.1%
2072 -1.12% 0.12%
2071 -1.16% 0.13%
2070 -1.16% 0.14%
2069 -1.15% 0.15%
2068 -1.13% 0.16%
2067 -1.1% 0.17%
2066 -1.11% 0.18%
2065 -1.08% 0.19%
2064 -1.1% 0.2%
2063 -1.09% 0.22%
2062 -1.08% 0.24%
2061 -1.05% 0.25%
2060 -1.01% 0.28%
2059 -1% 0.31%
2058 -1% 0.33%
2057 -1.01% 0.36%
2056 -0.99% 0.4%
2055 -0.98% 0.43%
2054 -0.96% 0.47%
2053 -0.91% 0.51%
2052 -0.91% 0.55%
2051 -0.86% 0.59%
2050 -0.85% 0.63%
2049 -0.83% 0.68%
2048 -0.82% 0.71%
2047 -0.83% 0.75%
2046 -0.82% 0.78%
2045 -0.8% 0.81%
2044 -0.81% 0.83%
2043 -0.8% 0.85%
2042 -0.78% 0.87%
2041 -0.77% 0.88%
2040 -0.76% 0.89%
2039 -0.74% 0.9%
2038 -0.74% 0.91%
2037 -0.73% 0.92%
2036 -0.71% 0.93%
2035 -0.69% 0.94%
2034 -0.67% 0.96%
2033 -0.66% 0.97%
2032 -0.65% 1%
2031 -0.65% 1.04%
2030 -0.6% 1.15%
2029 -0.57% 1.27%
2028 -0.55% 1.38%
2027 -0.55% 1.49%
2026 -0.52% 1.6%
2025 -0.49% 1.72%
2024 -0.19% 1.77%
2023 -0.21% 1.86%
2022 -0.29% 1.95%
2021 -1.02% 2.05%
2020 -1.07% 2.15%
2019 -0.68% 2.23%
2018 -0.51% 2.28%
2017 -0.4% 2.31%
2016 -0.32% 2.32%
2015 -0.27% 2.31%
2014 -0.27% 2.29%
2013 -0.37% 2.25%
2012 -0.39% 2.2%
2011 -0.46% 2.14%
2010 -0.64% 2.07%
2009 -0.64% 1.99%
2008 -0.58% 1.93%
2007 -0.57% 1.88%
2006 -0.55% 1.88%
2005 -0.54% 1.9%
2004 -0.32% 1.94%
2003 0.13% 1.98%
2002 -0.72% 2.01%
2001 0.42% 2.02%
2000 0.46% 2.01%
1999 0.48% 1.85%
1998 0.53% 1.7%
1997 -0.78% 1.71%
1996 0.7% 1.73%
1995 0.29% 1.81%
1994 -0.71% 2.09%
1993 -1.26% 2.22%
1992 -1.14% 2.3%
1991 -0.37% 2.54%
1990 0.39% 2.68%
1989 0.48% 2.9%
1988 0.52% 3.09%
1987 0.51% 3.13%
1986 0.52% 3.09%
1985 0.55% 2.96%
1984 0.58% 2.82%
1983 0.65% 2.75%
1982 1.02% 2.7%
1981 1.35% 2.65%
1980 1.39% 2.6%
1979 1.42% 2.57%
1978 1.44% 2.56%
1977 1.5% 2.56%
1976 1.55% 2.56%
1975 1.55% 2.57%
1974 1.53% 2.58%
1973 1.54% 2.57%
1972 1.55% 2.59%
1971 1.62% 2.62%
1970 1.7% 2.65%
1969 1.7% 2.69%
1968 1.67% 2.75%
1967 1.61% 2.82%
1966 1.56% 2.91%
1965 1.49% 3.01%
1964 1.49% 3.09%
1963 1.15% 3.15%
1962 1.14% 3.17%
1961 1.4% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Turkmenistan
Current population
1805954
7776557
Population rank 150/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
2.53 hours
4.04 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +356
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 61/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 +13,268
Net migration rank 119/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 13,268
2024 - -5,728 - 14,646
2023 -3,290 -5,597 117,529 15,005
2022 -4,397 -5,296 121,814 14,141
2021 -9,737 -5,483 122,721 17,617
2020 -5,939 -23,458 124,014 19,913
2019 -375 -24,204 128,275 19,735
2018 1,512 -24,878 129,537 19,293
2017 1,329 -24,227 131,417 16,678
2016 2,374 -24,144 132,581 13,365
2015 2,294 -23,010 132,663 9,936
2014 3,644 -22,132 129,677 8,696
2013 3,653 -20,297 126,217 7,287
2012 3,087 -19,083 120,957 7,125
2011 3,100 -17,871 115,197 6,992
2010 4,866 -16,668 109,318 6,621
2009 4,309 -15,455 102,931 6,656
2008 3,746 -17,645 96,815 6,734
2007 2,974 -15,705 92,038 6,388
2006 3,988 -9,632 87,840 7,613
2005 4,011 -2,244 83,968 10,263
2004 5,444 -2,640 79,850 14,242
2003 8,900 -2,880 76,737 17,625
2002 9,697 -2,858 75,639 18,803
2001 10,174 -922 76,682 16,982
2000 12,159 -2,824 76,875 14,925
1999 10,489 -1,261 76,362 12,859
1998 12,446 -589 77,342 -3,239
1997 12,979 -477 79,045 -5,600
1996 14,806 -397 80,996 -8,627
1995 17,239 -3,603 86,289 -13,423
1994 19,103 -21,006 89,319 -13,094
1993 20,797 -47,273 92,596 -312
1992 21,659 -46,509 96,668 -13,517
1991 23,387 -45,484 99,297 -4,864
1990 22,868 -16,174 101,099 -4,864
1989 22,912 -13,528 103,553 -3,576
1988 24,064 -13,621 104,802 1,408
1987 24,359 -13,635 103,885 3,161
1986 23,720 -13,589 100,930 1,878
1985 24,167 -13,492 95,890 1,861
1984 24,436 -13,251 90,591 -1,427
1983 24,690 -12,884 85,183 -1,264
1982 25,810 -11,716 80,989 -961
1981 25,689 0 77,829 -1,102
1980 26,547 -189 74,394 -1,152
1979 27,096 -426 71,135 -677
1978 27,150 -462 68,437 -350
1977 27,410 -683 66,318 -132
1976 28,799 -911 64,513 160
1975 28,983 -1,147 62,681 550
1974 28,400 -1,376 60,925 924
1973 28,032 -1,600 59,169 1,194
1972 28,236 -1,834 57,326 1,293
1971 28,010 -2,064 56,666 1,348
1970 28,022 60 55,617 1,376
1969 27,464 181 54,791 1,397
1968 28,378 -1,201 54,324 1,401
1967 28,401 -2,696 54,209 1,397
1966 28,766 -4,176 54,353 1,377
1965 28,564 -5,385 54,558 1,366
1964 27,889 -5,938 54,574 1,340
1963 28,124 -5,759 54,203 1,332
1962 25,317 -13,702 53,248 1,337
1961 27,846 -6,309 51,659 1,372
1960 28,816 -10,126 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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