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

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The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,820,909 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,811,466 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 56.6 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 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.17% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

North Macedonia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Vietnam
2100 869,530 92,225,380
2099 880,467 92,721,469
2098 891,427 93,212,742
2097 902,461 93,688,693
2096 913,488 94,163,950
2095 924,371 94,626,063
2094 935,479 95,083,879
2093 946,865 95,543,293
2092 958,251 96,000,019
2091 969,723 96,459,165
2090 981,115 96,922,871
2089 992,687 97,384,434
2088 1,004,280 97,843,001
2087 1,015,922 98,308,755
2086 1,027,915 98,773,008
2085 1,039,832 99,233,927
2084 1,052,077 99,695,401
2083 1,064,269 100,162,677
2082 1,076,684 100,634,653
2081 1,089,137 101,104,469
2080 1,101,478 101,568,526
2079 1,114,004 102,030,723
2078 1,126,827 102,480,219
2077 1,139,917 102,928,253
2076 1,153,296 103,358,352
2075 1,166,630 103,783,177
2074 1,180,262 104,197,814
2073 1,193,984 104,606,950
2072 1,207,689 105,005,673
2071 1,221,407 105,384,777
2070 1,235,738 105,757,144
2069 1,250,212 106,110,195
2068 1,264,718 106,454,379
2067 1,279,182 106,794,625
2066 1,293,374 107,126,965
2065 1,307,896 107,442,675
2064 1,322,184 107,744,261
2063 1,336,875 108,038,461
2062 1,351,652 108,322,712
2061 1,366,457 108,590,617
2060 1,381,009 108,842,045
2059 1,395,166 109,087,333
2058 1,409,270 109,320,301
2057 1,423,516 109,529,799
2056 1,437,970 109,715,196
2055 1,452,276 109,886,647
2054 1,466,673 110,035,740
2053 1,480,857 110,156,643
2052 1,494,452 110,253,026
2051 1,508,115 110,321,289
2050 1,521,258 110,344,733
2049 1,534,276 110,339,565
2048 1,547,097 110,296,602
2047 1,559,831 110,211,618
2046 1,572,937 110,090,837
2045 1,585,940 109,926,260
2044 1,598,742 109,731,512
2043 1,611,835 109,497,595
2042 1,624,885 109,225,525
2041 1,637,687 108,919,674
2040 1,650,468 108,594,542
2039 1,663,094 108,237,715
2038 1,675,445 107,861,117
2037 1,687,986 107,463,482
2036 1,700,377 107,058,359
2035 1,712,512 106,630,705
2034 1,724,440 106,189,495
2033 1,736,005 105,745,684
2032 1,747,606 105,283,013
2031 1,759,081 104,809,957
2030 1,770,549 104,314,150
2029 1,781,235 103,819,556
2028 1,791,502 103,300,347
2027 1,801,426 102,759,746
2026 1,811,466 102,197,177
2025 1,820,909 101,598,527
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 (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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 94,847 people (a 4.98% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% 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 1,521,258 people with a rank change from 150th to 152nd. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 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 870K 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 -0.19% 0.6%
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 (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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Vietnam
Current population
1811466
102486146
Population rank 150/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.23%
One net population change
2.55 hours
51.8 seconds
One birth every
32.7 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
26 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline -9 +1,674
Annual growth/decline -3,450 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 122/197
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 -4,196 -5,728 684,393 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 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 (1960–2025, 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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