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

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The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,820,909 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,811,466 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 29.5 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.17% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

North Macedonia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Uganda
2100 869,530 122,461,518
2099 880,467 122,400,118
2098 891,427 122,328,333
2097 902,461 122,230,315
2096 913,488 122,110,905
2095 924,371 121,940,556
2094 935,479 121,763,948
2093 946,865 121,549,120
2092 958,251 121,301,128
2091 969,723 121,034,858
2090 981,115 120,731,912
2089 992,687 120,392,371
2088 1,004,280 120,029,300
2087 1,015,922 119,633,372
2086 1,027,915 119,221,630
2085 1,039,832 118,780,837
2084 1,052,077 118,304,392
2083 1,064,269 117,787,304
2082 1,076,684 117,240,484
2081 1,089,137 116,673,088
2080 1,101,478 116,061,969
2079 1,114,004 115,440,209
2078 1,126,827 114,771,629
2077 1,139,917 114,085,142
2076 1,153,296 113,356,858
2075 1,166,630 112,604,741
2074 1,180,262 111,830,528
2073 1,193,984 111,038,122
2072 1,207,689 110,208,535
2071 1,221,407 109,360,734
2070 1,235,738 108,473,738
2069 1,250,212 107,576,028
2068 1,264,718 106,646,220
2067 1,279,182 105,691,752
2066 1,293,374 104,708,323
2065 1,307,896 103,707,399
2064 1,322,184 102,671,371
2063 1,336,875 101,616,654
2062 1,351,652 100,532,299
2061 1,366,457 99,421,530
2060 1,381,009 98,305,883
2059 1,395,166 97,158,930
2058 1,409,270 95,986,215
2057 1,423,516 94,793,892
2056 1,437,970 93,585,691
2055 1,452,276 92,357,892
2054 1,466,673 91,106,039
2053 1,480,857 89,831,291
2052 1,494,452 88,542,276
2051 1,508,115 87,244,950
2050 1,521,258 85,932,109
2049 1,534,276 84,607,399
2048 1,547,097 83,260,483
2047 1,559,831 81,904,082
2046 1,572,937 80,545,542
2045 1,585,940 79,185,378
2044 1,598,742 77,812,065
2043 1,611,835 76,431,508
2042 1,624,885 75,053,218
2041 1,637,687 73,680,031
2040 1,650,468 72,312,112
2039 1,663,094 70,942,351
2038 1,675,445 69,559,994
2037 1,687,986 68,166,092
2036 1,700,377 66,785,108
2035 1,712,512 65,392,706
2034 1,724,440 64,004,533
2033 1,736,005 62,616,072
2032 1,747,606 61,217,174
2031 1,759,081 59,807,490
2030 1,770,549 58,398,308
2029 1,781,235 56,989,526
2028 1,791,502 55,580,177
2027 1,801,426 54,175,341
2026 1,811,466 52,777,106
2025 1,820,909 51,384,894
2024 1,824,359 50,015,092
2023 1,827,816 48,656,601
2022 1,831,712 47,312,719
2021 1,837,114 45,910,930
2020 1,856,124 44,457,152
2019 1,876,262 42,999,637
2018 1,889,051 41,565,831
2017 1,898,657 40,177,388
2016 1,906,313 38,799,152
2015 1,912,430 37,531,446
2014 1,917,557 36,395,539
2013 1,922,716 35,337,042
2012 1,929,821 34,337,438
2011 1,937,398 33,354,543
2010 1,946,298 32,390,802
2009 1,958,782 31,451,151
2008 1,971,493 30,539,553
2007 1,982,933 29,653,430
2006 1,994,287 28,794,003
2005 2,005,330 27,963,289
2004 2,016,186 27,154,515
2003 2,022,725 26,352,124
2002 2,020,157 25,532,870
2001 2,034,882 24,745,676
2000 2,026,350 24,000,150
1999 2,017,142 23,257,281
1998 2,007,523 22,515,806
1997 1,996,869 21,856,046
1996 2,012,553 21,231,550
1995 1,998,534 20,665,667
1994 1,992,666 20,108,801
1993 2,006,854 19,445,161
1992 2,032,523 18,785,032
1991 2,055,994 18,155,901
1990 2,063,689 17,569,897
1989 2,055,649 17,010,698
1988 2,045,737 16,470,483
1987 2,035,157 15,954,170
1986 2,024,732 15,467,579
1985 2,014,331 15,023,681
1984 2,003,399 14,607,677
1983 1,991,901 14,221,881
1982 1,978,956 13,873,631
1981 1,959,065 13,556,452
1980 1,933,038 13,275,741
1979 1,906,523 13,002,163
1978 1,879,847 12,692,113
1977 1,853,138 12,359,669
1976 1,825,830 12,037,294
1975 1,797,972 11,725,240
1974 1,770,545 11,424,846
1973 1,743,816 11,144,236
1972 1,717,395 10,885,796
1971 1,691,216 10,618,206
1970 1,664,208 10,321,603
1969 1,636,345 10,014,858
1968 1,608,930 9,708,632
1967 1,582,492 9,408,924
1966 1,557,349 9,122,864
1965 1,533,466 8,849,203
1964 1,510,900 8,586,363
1963 1,488,737 8,333,663
1962 1,471,745 8,092,231
1961 1,455,171 7,862,217
1960 1,435,059 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 94,847 people (a 4.98% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) North Macedonia's population will shrink by 16% to 1,521,258 people with a rank change from 150th to 152nd. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 870K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Uganda
2100 -1.24% 0.05%
2099 -1.23% 0.06%
2098 -1.22% 0.08%
2097 -1.21% 0.1%
2096 -1.18% 0.14%
2095 -1.19% 0.15%
2094 -1.2% 0.18%
2093 -1.19% 0.2%
2092 -1.18% 0.22%
2091 -1.16% 0.25%
2090 -1.17% 0.28%
2089 -1.15% 0.3%
2088 -1.15% 0.33%
2087 -1.17% 0.35%
2086 -1.15% 0.37%
2085 -1.16% 0.4%
2084 -1.15% 0.44%
2083 -1.15% 0.47%
2082 -1.14% 0.49%
2081 -1.12% 0.53%
2080 -1.12% 0.54%
2079 -1.14% 0.58%
2078 -1.15% 0.6%
2077 -1.16% 0.64%
2076 -1.14% 0.67%
2075 -1.15% 0.69%
2074 -1.15% 0.71%
2073 -1.13% 0.75%
2072 -1.12% 0.78%
2071 -1.16% 0.82%
2070 -1.16% 0.83%
2069 -1.15% 0.87%
2068 -1.13% 0.9%
2067 -1.1% 0.94%
2066 -1.11% 0.97%
2065 -1.08% 1.01%
2064 -1.1% 1.04%
2063 -1.09% 1.08%
2062 -1.08% 1.12%
2061 -1.05% 1.13%
2060 -1.01% 1.18%
2059 -1% 1.22%
2058 -1% 1.26%
2057 -1.01% 1.29%
2056 -0.99% 1.33%
2055 -0.98% 1.37%
2054 -0.96% 1.42%
2053 -0.91% 1.46%
2052 -0.91% 1.49%
2051 -0.86% 1.53%
2050 -0.85% 1.57%
2049 -0.83% 1.62%
2048 -0.82% 1.66%
2047 -0.83% 1.69%
2046 -0.82% 1.72%
2045 -0.8% 1.76%
2044 -0.81% 1.81%
2043 -0.8% 1.84%
2042 -0.78% 1.86%
2041 -0.77% 1.89%
2040 -0.76% 1.93%
2039 -0.74% 1.99%
2038 -0.74% 2.04%
2037 -0.73% 2.07%
2036 -0.71% 2.13%
2035 -0.69% 2.17%
2034 -0.67% 2.22%
2033 -0.66% 2.29%
2032 -0.65% 2.36%
2031 -0.65% 2.41%
2030 -0.6% 2.47%
2029 -0.57% 2.54%
2028 -0.55% 2.59%
2027 -0.55% 2.65%
2026 -0.52% 2.71%
2025 -0.19% 2.74%
2024 -0.19% 2.79%
2023 -0.21% 2.84%
2022 -0.29% 3.05%
2021 -1.02% 3.27%
2020 -1.07% 3.39%
2019 -0.68% 3.45%
2018 -0.51% 3.46%
2017 -0.4% 3.55%
2016 -0.32% 3.38%
2015 -0.27% 3.12%
2014 -0.27% 3%
2013 -0.37% 2.91%
2012 -0.39% 2.95%
2011 -0.46% 2.98%
2010 -0.64% 2.99%
2009 -0.64% 2.98%
2008 -0.58% 2.99%
2007 -0.57% 2.98%
2006 -0.55% 2.97%
2005 -0.54% 2.98%
2004 -0.32% 3.04%
2003 0.13% 3.21%
2002 -0.72% 3.18%
2001 0.42% 3.11%
2000 0.46% 3.19%
1999 0.48% 3.29%
1998 0.53% 3.02%
1997 -0.78% 2.94%
1996 0.7% 2.74%
1995 0.29% 2.77%
1994 -0.71% 3.41%
1993 -1.26% 3.51%
1992 -1.14% 3.47%
1991 -0.37% 3.34%
1990 0.39% 3.29%
1989 0.48% 3.28%
1988 0.52% 3.24%
1987 0.51% 3.15%
1986 0.52% 2.95%
1985 0.55% 2.85%
1984 0.58% 2.71%
1983 0.65% 2.51%
1982 1.02% 2.34%
1981 1.35% 2.11%
1980 1.39% 2.1%
1979 1.42% 2.44%
1978 1.44% 2.69%
1977 1.5% 2.68%
1976 1.55% 2.66%
1975 1.55% 2.63%
1974 1.53% 2.52%
1973 1.54% 2.37%
1972 1.55% 2.52%
1971 1.62% 2.87%
1970 1.7% 3.06%
1969 1.7% 3.15%
1968 1.67% 3.19%
1967 1.61% 3.14%
1966 1.56% 3.09%
1965 1.49% 3.06%
1964 1.49% 3.03%
1963 1.15% 2.98%
1962 1.14% 2.93%
1961 1.4% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of North Macedonia declined by 0.19%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Uganda
Current population
1811466
53495325
Population rank 150/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
2.55 hours
23.1 seconds
One birth every
32.7 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
26 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -3,450 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 -119,059
Net migration rank 119/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -119,059
2024 -4,196 -5,728 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -3,290 -5,597 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -4,397 -5,296 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -9,737 -5,483 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -5,939 -23,458 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -375 -24,204 1,367,044 107,210
2018 1,512 -24,878 1,332,600 60,724
2017 1,329 -24,227 1,290,658 92,879
2016 2,374 -24,144 1,249,565 123,379
2015 2,294 -23,010 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 3,644 -22,132 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 3,653 -20,297 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 3,087 -19,083 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 3,100 -17,871 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 4,866 -16,668 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 4,309 -15,455 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 3,746 -17,645 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 2,974 -15,705 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 3,988 -9,632 999,958 -156,232
2005 4,011 -2,244 969,096 -151,386
2004 5,444 -2,640 938,623 -138,770
2003 8,900 -2,880 901,374 -96,429
2002 9,697 -2,858 868,756 -35,149
2001 10,174 -922 836,751 -95,956
2000 12,159 -2,824 803,069 -52,824
1999 10,489 -1,261 775,166 -39,695
1998 12,446 -589 741,175 6,277
1997 12,979 -477 727,523 -155,461
1996 14,806 -397 699,707 -22,795
1995 17,239 -3,603 697,218 -242,378
1994 19,103 -21,006 675,092 -16,198
1993 20,797 -47,273 650,032 18,349
1992 21,659 -46,509 627,139 24,723
1991 23,387 -45,484 602,740 3,643
1990 22,868 -16,174 587,291 -21,688
1989 22,912 -13,528 565,367 -12,576
1988 24,064 -13,621 547,759 -20,113
1987 24,359 -13,635 527,397 -22,415
1986 23,720 -13,589 487,693 -19,485
1985 24,167 -13,492 462,534 -42,942
1984 24,436 -13,251 421,241 -8,818
1983 24,690 -12,884 404,940 -45,776
1982 25,810 -11,716 390,820 -53,497
1981 25,689 0 380,028 -83,010
1980 26,547 -189 370,287 -105,900
1979 27,096 -426 381,626 -98,863
1978 27,150 -462 371,930 -34,606
1977 27,410 -683 365,216 -37,671
1976 28,799 -911 359,458 -42,259
1975 28,983 -1,147 354,278 -47,359
1974 28,400 -1,376 345,773 -51,910
1973 28,032 -1,600 340,780 -73,439
1972 28,236 -1,834 335,935 -86,409
1971 28,010 -2,064 328,294 -42,642
1970 28,022 60 333,202 -25,646
1969 27,464 181 320,486 -14,548
1968 28,378 -1,201 309,725 -3,214
1967 28,401 -2,696 296,692 -3,773
1966 28,766 -4,176 282,225 -3,021
1965 28,564 -5,385 271,830 -3,716
1964 27,889 -5,938 260,733 -3,169
1963 28,124 -5,759 250,885 -3,058
1962 25,317 -13,702 241,513 -6,470
1961 27,846 -6,309 232,894 -7,893
1960 28,816 -10,126 225,080 -7,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 11% of the population change in North Macedonia is from natural causes (a loss of 20,425 people) and 89% is from migration (a loss of 166,025 people). In Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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