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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 56.7 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

North Macedonia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Vietnam
2100 866,884 92,239,801
2099 877,788 92,735,968
2098 888,715 93,227,318
2097 899,716 93,703,343
2096 910,709 94,178,675
2095 921,559 94,640,859
2094 932,633 95,098,747
2093 943,984 95,558,233
2092 955,335 96,015,030
2091 966,773 96,474,248
2090 978,130 96,938,026
2089 989,666 97,399,661
2088 1,001,224 97,858,300
2087 1,012,831 98,324,127
2086 1,024,787 98,788,452
2085 1,036,668 99,249,444
2084 1,048,876 99,710,990
2083 1,061,031 100,178,339
2082 1,073,408 100,650,389
2081 1,085,823 101,120,279
2080 1,098,127 101,584,408
2079 1,110,614 102,046,677
2078 1,123,398 102,496,244
2077 1,136,448 102,944,347
2076 1,149,787 103,374,514
2075 1,163,080 103,799,405
2074 1,176,671 104,214,107
2073 1,190,351 104,623,307
2072 1,204,015 105,022,092
2071 1,217,691 105,401,255
2070 1,231,978 105,773,681
2069 1,246,408 106,126,787
2068 1,260,869 106,471,025
2067 1,275,289 106,811,324
2066 1,289,439 107,143,716
2065 1,303,917 107,459,475
2064 1,318,161 107,761,108
2063 1,332,807 108,055,355
2062 1,347,540 108,339,650
2061 1,362,299 108,607,597
2060 1,376,807 108,859,065
2059 1,390,921 109,104,391
2058 1,404,982 109,337,395
2057 1,419,185 109,546,926
2056 1,433,595 109,732,352
2055 1,447,857 109,903,830
2054 1,462,210 110,052,946
2053 1,476,351 110,173,868
2052 1,489,905 110,270,266
2051 1,503,526 110,338,539
2050 1,516,629 110,361,987
2049 1,529,608 110,356,819
2048 1,542,390 110,313,849
2047 1,555,085 110,228,852
2046 1,568,151 110,108,051
2045 1,581,115 109,943,449
2044 1,593,878 109,748,671
2043 1,606,930 109,514,717
2042 1,619,941 109,242,604
2041 1,632,704 108,936,706
2040 1,645,446 108,611,523
2039 1,658,034 108,254,640
2038 1,670,347 107,877,983
2037 1,682,850 107,480,286
2036 1,695,204 107,075,099
2035 1,707,302 106,647,378
2034 1,719,193 106,206,100
2033 1,730,723 105,762,219
2032 1,742,288 105,299,476
2031 1,753,729 104,826,346
2030 1,765,162 104,330,461
2029 1,775,815 103,835,790
2028 1,786,051 103,316,499
2027 1,795,945 102,775,814
2026 1,805,954 102,213,157
2025 1,815,368 101,614,413
2024 1,824,359 100,987,686
2023 1,827,816 100,352,192
2022 1,831,712 99,680,655
2021 1,837,114 98,935,098
2020 1,856,124 98,079,191
2019 1,876,262 97,173,776
2018 1,889,051 96,237,319
2017 1,898,657 95,176,977
2016 1,906,313 94,000,117
2015 1,912,430 92,823,254
2014 1,917,557 91,679,578
2013 1,922,716 90,573,104
2012 1,929,821 89,510,356
2011 1,937,398 88,468,314
2010 1,946,298 87,455,152
2009 1,958,782 86,460,018
2008 1,971,493 85,175,788
2007 1,982,933 83,633,375
2006 1,994,287 82,167,897
2005 2,005,330 81,088,313
2004 2,016,186 80,338,971
2003 2,022,725 79,563,777
2002 2,020,157 78,772,224
2001 2,034,882 77,969,361
2000 2,026,350 77,154,011
1999 2,017,142 76,287,452
1998 2,007,523 75,299,660
1997 1,996,869 74,226,889
1996 2,012,553 73,156,447
1995 1,998,534 72,049,940
1994 1,992,666 70,854,391
1993 2,006,854 69,586,384
1992 2,032,523 68,260,337
1991 2,055,994 66,891,775
1990 2,063,689 65,504,552
1989 2,055,649 64,147,348
1988 2,045,737 62,843,228
1987 2,035,157 61,584,651
1986 2,024,732 60,347,048
1985 2,014,331 59,060,622
1984 2,003,399 57,706,067
1983 1,991,901 56,337,921
1982 1,978,956 55,011,289
1981 1,959,065 53,738,141
1980 1,933,038 52,490,101
1979 1,906,523 51,378,211
1978 1,879,847 50,249,552
1977 1,853,138 48,954,872
1976 1,825,830 47,684,931
1975 1,797,972 46,482,903
1974 1,770,545 45,413,537
1973 1,743,816 44,409,861
1972 1,717,395 43,429,168
1971 1,691,216 42,449,276
1970 1,664,208 41,475,230
1969 1,636,345 40,582,096
1968 1,608,930 39,734,609
1967 1,582,492 38,895,080
1966 1,557,349 38,024,836
1965 1,533,466 37,129,656
1964 1,510,900 36,201,563
1963 1,488,737 35,249,101
1962 1,471,745 34,288,560
1961 1,455,171 33,409,059
1960 1,435,059 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Vietnam
2100 -1.24% -0.54%
2099 -1.23% -0.53%
2098 -1.22% -0.51%
2097 -1.21% -0.5%
2096 -1.18% -0.49%
2095 -1.19% -0.48%
2094 -1.2% -0.48%
2093 -1.19% -0.48%
2092 -1.18% -0.48%
2091 -1.16% -0.48%
2090 -1.17% -0.47%
2089 -1.15% -0.47%
2088 -1.15% -0.47%
2087 -1.17% -0.47%
2086 -1.15% -0.46%
2085 -1.16% -0.46%
2084 -1.15% -0.47%
2083 -1.15% -0.47%
2082 -1.14% -0.46%
2081 -1.12% -0.46%
2080 -1.12% -0.45%
2079 -1.14% -0.44%
2078 -1.15% -0.44%
2077 -1.16% -0.42%
2076 -1.14% -0.41%
2075 -1.15% -0.4%
2074 -1.15% -0.39%
2073 -1.13% -0.38%
2072 -1.12% -0.36%
2071 -1.16% -0.35%
2070 -1.16% -0.33%
2069 -1.15% -0.32%
2068 -1.13% -0.32%
2067 -1.1% -0.31%
2066 -1.11% -0.29%
2065 -1.08% -0.28%
2064 -1.1% -0.27%
2063 -1.09% -0.26%
2062 -1.08% -0.25%
2061 -1.05% -0.23%
2060 -1.01% -0.22%
2059 -1% -0.21%
2058 -1% -0.19%
2057 -1.01% -0.17%
2056 -0.99% -0.16%
2055 -0.98% -0.14%
2054 -0.96% -0.11%
2053 -0.91% -0.09%
2052 -0.91% -0.06%
2051 -0.86% -0.02%
2050 -0.85% 0.005%
2049 -0.83% 0.04%
2048 -0.82% 0.08%
2047 -0.83% 0.11%
2046 -0.82% 0.15%
2045 -0.8% 0.18%
2044 -0.81% 0.21%
2043 -0.8% 0.25%
2042 -0.78% 0.28%
2041 -0.77% 0.3%
2040 -0.76% 0.33%
2039 -0.74% 0.35%
2038 -0.74% 0.37%
2037 -0.73% 0.38%
2036 -0.71% 0.4%
2035 -0.69% 0.42%
2034 -0.67% 0.42%
2033 -0.66% 0.44%
2032 -0.65% 0.45%
2031 -0.65% 0.48%
2030 -0.6% 0.48%
2029 -0.57% 0.5%
2028 -0.55% 0.53%
2027 -0.55% 0.55%
2026 -0.52% 0.59%
2025 -0.49% 0.62%
2024 -0.19% 0.63%
2023 -0.21% 0.67%
2022 -0.29% 0.75%
2021 -1.02% 0.87%
2020 -1.07% 0.93%
2019 -0.68% 0.97%
2018 -0.51% 1.11%
2017 -0.4% 1.25%
2016 -0.32% 1.27%
2015 -0.27% 1.25%
2014 -0.27% 1.22%
2013 -0.37% 1.19%
2012 -0.39% 1.18%
2011 -0.46% 1.16%
2010 -0.64% 1.15%
2009 -0.64% 1.51%
2008 -0.58% 1.84%
2007 -0.57% 1.78%
2006 -0.55% 1.33%
2005 -0.54% 0.93%
2004 -0.32% 0.97%
2003 0.13% 1%
2002 -0.72% 1.03%
2001 0.42% 1.06%
2000 0.46% 1.14%
1999 0.48% 1.31%
1998 0.53% 1.45%
1997 -0.78% 1.46%
1996 0.7% 1.54%
1995 0.29% 1.69%
1994 -0.71% 1.82%
1993 -1.26% 1.94%
1992 -1.14% 2.05%
1991 -0.37% 2.12%
1990 0.39% 2.12%
1989 0.48% 2.08%
1988 0.52% 2.04%
1987 0.51% 2.05%
1986 0.52% 2.18%
1985 0.55% 2.35%
1984 0.58% 2.43%
1983 0.65% 2.41%
1982 1.02% 2.37%
1981 1.35% 2.38%
1980 1.39% 2.16%
1979 1.42% 2.25%
1978 1.44% 2.64%
1977 1.5% 2.66%
1976 1.55% 2.59%
1975 1.55% 2.35%
1974 1.53% 2.26%
1973 1.54% 2.26%
1972 1.55% 2.31%
1971 1.62% 2.35%
1970 1.7% 2.2%
1969 1.7% 2.13%
1968 1.67% 2.16%
1967 1.61% 2.29%
1966 1.56% 2.41%
1965 1.49% 2.56%
1964 1.49% 2.7%
1963 1.15% 2.8%
1962 1.14% 2.63%
1961 1.4% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Vietnam
Current population
1805954
102365351
Population rank 150/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.24%
One net population change
2.53 hours
49.6 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -9 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 -48,171
Net migration rank 119/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -48,171
2024 - -5,728 - -59,645
2023 -3,290 -5,597 727,955 -81,789
2022 -4,397 -5,296 775,914 -78,977
2021 -9,737 -5,483 799,593 -5,418
2020 -5,939 -23,458 924,004 -6,457
2019 -375 -24,204 895,262 -2,051
2018 1,512 -24,878 882,977 96,650
2017 1,329 -24,227 1,001,833 139,245
2016 2,374 -24,144 1,045,094 167,652
2015 2,294 -23,010 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 3,644 -22,132 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 3,653 -20,297 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 3,087 -19,083 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 3,100 -17,871 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 4,866 -16,668 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 4,309 -15,455 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 3,746 -17,645 1,008,141 571,113
2007 2,974 -15,705 981,689 523,784
2006 3,988 -9,632 943,041 482,399
2005 4,011 -2,244 942,084 -208,337
2004 5,444 -2,640 985,438 -220,458
2003 8,900 -2,880 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 9,697 -2,858 991,427 -193,766
2001 10,174 -922 985,610 -177,586
2000 12,159 -2,824 966,894 -144,298
1999 10,489 -1,261 925,519 -15,010
1998 12,446 -589 959,016 106,091
1997 12,979 -477 1,028,116 52,382
1996 14,806 -397 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 17,239 -3,603 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 19,103 -21,006 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 20,797 -47,273 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 21,659 -46,509 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 23,387 -45,484 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 22,868 -16,174 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 22,912 -13,528 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 24,064 -13,621 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 24,359 -13,635 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 23,720 -13,589 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 24,167 -13,492 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 24,436 -13,251 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 24,690 -12,884 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 25,810 -11,716 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 25,689 0 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 26,547 -189 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 27,096 -426 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 27,150 -462 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 27,410 -683 1,259,315 49,655
1976 28,799 -911 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 28,983 -1,147 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 28,400 -1,376 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 28,032 -1,600 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 28,236 -1,834 921,524 -1,920
1971 28,010 -2,064 963,259 76,961
1970 28,022 60 905,902 1,997
1969 27,464 181 878,359 0
1968 28,378 -1,201 815,116 1,489
1967 28,401 -2,696 862,071 394
1966 28,766 -4,176 876,283 1,769
1965 28,564 -5,385 913,761 -1,438
1964 27,889 -5,938 950,219 -6,328
1963 28,124 -5,759 961,067 0
1962 25,317 -13,702 960,046 0
1961 27,846 -6,309 798,978 0
1960 28,816 -10,126 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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