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Population in North Macedonia compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 190.5 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.17% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

North Macedonia vs United States: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia United States
2100 866,884 415,429,771
2099 877,788 414,829,167
2098 888,715 414,231,720
2097 899,716 413,576,381
2096 910,709 412,927,393
2095 921,559 412,225,379
2094 932,633 411,498,749
2093 943,984 410,785,729
2092 955,335 410,051,921
2091 966,773 409,320,183
2090 978,130 408,613,732
2089 989,666 407,885,645
2088 1,001,224 407,129,733
2087 1,012,831 406,421,298
2086 1,024,787 405,715,343
2085 1,036,668 405,059,379
2084 1,048,876 404,343,130
2083 1,061,031 403,612,785
2082 1,073,408 402,871,293
2081 1,085,823 402,054,554
2080 1,098,127 401,319,194
2079 1,110,614 400,554,914
2078 1,123,398 399,737,968
2077 1,136,448 398,906,565
2076 1,149,787 398,035,750
2075 1,163,080 397,109,170
2074 1,176,671 396,226,412
2073 1,190,351 395,307,725
2072 1,204,015 394,393,561
2071 1,217,691 393,415,363
2070 1,231,978 392,469,727
2069 1,246,408 391,479,981
2068 1,260,869 390,517,695
2067 1,275,289 389,543,856
2066 1,289,439 388,597,719
2065 1,303,917 387,685,327
2064 1,318,161 386,805,026
2063 1,332,807 385,911,917
2062 1,347,540 385,032,627
2061 1,362,299 384,170,837
2060 1,376,807 383,361,269
2059 1,390,921 382,542,030
2058 1,404,982 381,704,804
2057 1,419,185 380,907,023
2056 1,433,595 380,159,777
2055 1,447,857 379,430,756
2054 1,462,210 378,682,851
2053 1,476,351 377,878,421
2052 1,489,905 377,073,303
2051 1,503,526 376,229,840
2050 1,516,629 375,373,155
2049 1,529,608 374,493,150
2048 1,542,390 373,590,762
2047 1,555,085 372,626,259
2046 1,568,151 371,644,809
2045 1,581,115 370,602,914
2044 1,593,878 369,518,897
2043 1,606,930 368,375,680
2042 1,619,941 367,158,772
2041 1,632,704 365,937,822
2040 1,645,446 364,671,837
2039 1,658,034 363,367,337
2038 1,670,347 361,997,023
2037 1,682,850 360,606,236
2036 1,695,204 359,193,245
2035 1,707,302 357,750,686
2034 1,719,193 356,266,726
2033 1,730,723 354,775,032
2032 1,742,288 353,259,037
2031 1,753,729 351,721,511
2030 1,765,162 350,155,042
2029 1,775,815 348,564,667
2028 1,786,051 346,906,294
2027 1,795,945 345,257,605
2026 1,805,954 343,565,426
2025 1,815,368 341,784,857
2024 1,824,359 340,110,988
2023 1,827,816 334,914,895
2022 1,831,712 333,271,411
2021 1,837,114 331,893,745
2020 1,856,124 331,526,933
2019 1,876,262 328,329,953
2018 1,889,051 326,838,199
2017 1,898,657 325,122,128
2016 1,906,313 323,071,755
2015 1,912,430 320,738,994
2014 1,917,557 318,386,329
2013 1,922,716 316,059,947
2012 1,929,821 313,877,662
2011 1,937,398 311,583,481
2010 1,946,298 309,327,143
2009 1,958,782 306,771,529
2008 1,971,493 304,093,966
2007 1,982,933 301,231,207
2006 1,994,287 298,379,912
2005 2,005,330 295,516,599
2004 2,016,186 292,805,298
2003 2,022,725 290,107,933
2002 2,020,157 287,625,193
2001 2,034,882 284,968,955
2000 2,026,350 282,162,411
1999 2,017,142 279,294,713
1998 2,007,523 276,115,288
1997 1,996,869 272,911,760
1996 2,012,553 269,667,391
1995 1,998,534 266,557,091
1994 1,992,666 263,435,673
1993 2,006,854 260,255,352
1992 2,032,523 256,894,189
1991 2,055,994 253,492,503
1990 2,063,689 250,131,894
1989 2,055,649 246,819,222
1988 2,045,737 244,499,004
1987 2,035,157 242,288,936
1986 2,024,732 240,132,831
1985 2,014,331 237,923,734
1984 2,003,399 235,824,908
1983 1,991,901 233,792,014
1982 1,978,956 231,664,432
1981 1,959,065 229,465,744
1980 1,933,038 226,542,250
1979 1,906,523 225,055,487
1978 1,879,847 222,584,545
1977 1,853,138 220,239,425
1976 1,825,830 218,035,164
1975 1,797,972 215,973,199
1974 1,770,545 213,853,928
1973 1,743,816 211,908,788
1972 1,717,395 209,896,021
1971 1,691,216 207,660,677
1970 1,664,208 205,052,174
1969 1,636,345 202,676,946
1968 1,608,930 200,706,052
1967 1,582,492 198,712,056
1966 1,557,349 196,560,338
1965 1,533,466 194,302,963
1964 1,510,900 191,888,791
1963 1,488,737 189,241,798
1962 1,471,745 186,537,737
1961 1,455,171 183,691,481
1960 1,435,059 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia United States
2100 -1.24% 0.14%
2099 -1.23% 0.14%
2098 -1.22% 0.16%
2097 -1.21% 0.16%
2096 -1.18% 0.17%
2095 -1.19% 0.18%
2094 -1.2% 0.17%
2093 -1.19% 0.18%
2092 -1.18% 0.18%
2091 -1.16% 0.17%
2090 -1.17% 0.18%
2089 -1.15% 0.19%
2088 -1.15% 0.17%
2087 -1.17% 0.17%
2086 -1.15% 0.16%
2085 -1.16% 0.18%
2084 -1.15% 0.18%
2083 -1.15% 0.18%
2082 -1.14% 0.2%
2081 -1.12% 0.18%
2080 -1.12% 0.19%
2079 -1.14% 0.2%
2078 -1.15% 0.21%
2077 -1.16% 0.22%
2076 -1.14% 0.23%
2075 -1.15% 0.22%
2074 -1.15% 0.23%
2073 -1.13% 0.23%
2072 -1.12% 0.25%
2071 -1.16% 0.24%
2070 -1.16% 0.25%
2069 -1.15% 0.25%
2068 -1.13% 0.25%
2067 -1.1% 0.24%
2066 -1.11% 0.24%
2065 -1.08% 0.23%
2064 -1.1% 0.23%
2063 -1.09% 0.23%
2062 -1.08% 0.22%
2061 -1.05% 0.21%
2060 -1.01% 0.21%
2059 -1% 0.22%
2058 -1% 0.21%
2057 -1.01% 0.2%
2056 -0.99% 0.19%
2055 -0.98% 0.2%
2054 -0.96% 0.21%
2053 -0.91% 0.21%
2052 -0.91% 0.22%
2051 -0.86% 0.23%
2050 -0.85% 0.23%
2049 -0.83% 0.24%
2048 -0.82% 0.26%
2047 -0.83% 0.26%
2046 -0.82% 0.28%
2045 -0.8% 0.29%
2044 -0.81% 0.31%
2043 -0.8% 0.33%
2042 -0.78% 0.33%
2041 -0.77% 0.35%
2040 -0.76% 0.36%
2039 -0.74% 0.38%
2038 -0.74% 0.39%
2037 -0.73% 0.39%
2036 -0.71% 0.4%
2035 -0.69% 0.42%
2034 -0.67% 0.42%
2033 -0.66% 0.43%
2032 -0.65% 0.44%
2031 -0.65% 0.45%
2030 -0.6% 0.46%
2029 -0.57% 0.48%
2028 -0.55% 0.48%
2027 -0.55% 0.49%
2026 -0.52% 0.52%
2025 -0.49% 0.49%
2024 -0.19% 1.55%
2023 -0.21% 0.49%
2022 -0.29% 0.42%
2021 -1.02% 0.11%
2020 -1.07% 0.97%
2019 -0.68% 0.46%
2018 -0.51% 0.53%
2017 -0.4% 0.63%
2016 -0.32% 0.73%
2015 -0.27% 0.74%
2014 -0.27% 0.74%
2013 -0.37% 0.7%
2012 -0.39% 0.74%
2011 -0.46% 0.73%
2010 -0.64% 0.83%
2009 -0.64% 0.88%
2008 -0.58% 0.95%
2007 -0.57% 0.96%
2006 -0.55% 0.97%
2005 -0.54% 0.93%
2004 -0.32% 0.93%
2003 0.13% 0.86%
2002 -0.72% 0.93%
2001 0.42% 0.99%
2000 0.46% 1.03%
1999 0.48% 1.15%
1998 0.53% 1.17%
1997 -0.78% 1.2%
1996 0.7% 1.17%
1995 0.29% 1.18%
1994 -0.71% 1.22%
1993 -1.26% 1.31%
1992 -1.14% 1.34%
1991 -0.37% 1.34%
1990 0.39% 1.34%
1989 0.48% 0.95%
1988 0.52% 0.91%
1987 0.51% 0.9%
1986 0.52% 0.93%
1985 0.55% 0.89%
1984 0.58% 0.87%
1983 0.65% 0.92%
1982 1.02% 0.96%
1981 1.35% 1.29%
1980 1.39% 0.66%
1979 1.42% 1.11%
1978 1.44% 1.06%
1977 1.5% 1.01%
1976 1.55% 0.95%
1975 1.55% 0.99%
1974 1.53% 0.92%
1973 1.54% 0.96%
1972 1.55% 1.08%
1971 1.62% 1.27%
1970 1.7% 1.17%
1969 1.7% 0.98%
1968 1.67% 1%
1967 1.61% 1.09%
1966 1.56% 1.16%
1965 1.49% 1.26%
1964 1.49% 1.4%
1963 1.15% 1.45%
1962 1.14% 1.55%
1961 1.4% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of North Macedonia declined by 0.19%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia United States
Current population
1805954
344023146
Population rank 150/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 4.15%
One net population change
2.53 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -9 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -5,645 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 119/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 1,230,663
2024 - -5,728 - 1,286,132
2023 -3,290 -5,597 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -4,397 -5,296 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -9,737 -5,483 199,137 674,787
2020 -5,939 -23,458 208,862 329,769
2019 -375 -24,204 887,476 1,774,500
2018 1,512 -24,878 955,022 1,764,961
2017 1,329 -24,227 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 2,374 -24,144 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 2,294 -23,010 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 3,644 -22,132 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 3,653 -20,297 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 3,087 -19,083 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 3,100 -17,871 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 4,866 -16,668 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 4,309 -15,455 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 3,746 -17,645 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 2,974 -15,705 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 3,988 -9,632 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 4,011 -2,244 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 5,444 -2,640 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 8,900 -2,880 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 9,697 -2,858 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 10,174 -922 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 12,159 -2,824 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 10,489 -1,261 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 12,446 -589 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 12,979 -477 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 14,806 -397 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 17,239 -3,603 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 19,103 -21,006 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 20,797 -47,273 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 21,659 -46,509 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 23,387 -45,484 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 22,868 -16,174 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 22,912 -13,528 1,875,826 400,998
1988 24,064 -13,621 1,735,943 460,778
1987 24,359 -13,635 1,720,252 480,815
1986 23,720 -13,589 1,656,917 493,082
1985 24,167 -13,492 1,689,258 598,777
1984 24,436 -13,251 1,627,192 622,793
1983 24,690 -12,884 1,636,544 662,840
1982 25,810 -11,716 1,714,317 600,149
1981 25,689 0 1,652,153 583,070
1980 26,547 -189 1,608,450 595,916
1979 27,096 -426 1,597,894 503,559
1978 27,150 -462 1,402,283 556,521
1977 27,410 -683 1,431,556 577,060
1976 28,799 -911 1,264,604 635,590
1975 28,983 -1,147 1,252,644 655,078
1974 28,400 -1,376 1,218,968 706,978
1973 28,032 -1,600 1,165,499 783,163
1972 28,236 -1,834 1,301,355 833,543
1971 28,010 -2,064 1,640,519 833,549
1970 28,022 60 1,824,965 744,902
1969 27,464 181 1,702,487 523,740
1968 28,378 -1,201 1,565,507 594,514
1967 28,401 -2,696 1,669,181 585,410
1966 28,766 -4,176 1,749,387 637,692
1965 28,564 -5,385 1,943,030 644,902
1964 27,889 -5,938 2,245,099 618,635
1963 28,124 -5,759 2,289,826 639,495
1962 25,317 -13,702 2,406,337 625,617
1961 27,846 -6,309 2,571,681 580,333
1960 28,816 -10,126 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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