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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 12.6 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

North Macedonia vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Zambia
2100 866,884 65,217,429
2099 877,788 64,871,545
2098 888,715 64,515,891
2097 899,716 64,148,736
2096 910,709 63,777,313
2095 921,559 63,393,169
2094 932,633 62,992,652
2093 943,984 62,590,327
2092 955,335 62,175,930
2091 966,773 61,750,591
2090 978,130 61,321,399
2089 989,666 60,880,148
2088 1,001,224 60,434,676
2087 1,012,831 59,970,107
2086 1,024,787 59,499,234
2085 1,036,668 59,023,040
2084 1,048,876 58,535,857
2083 1,061,031 58,040,512
2082 1,073,408 57,538,672
2081 1,085,823 57,027,491
2080 1,098,127 56,506,421
2079 1,110,614 55,983,242
2078 1,123,398 55,449,777
2077 1,136,448 54,906,771
2076 1,149,787 54,361,075
2075 1,163,080 53,806,856
2074 1,176,671 53,246,777
2073 1,190,351 52,677,348
2072 1,204,015 52,101,139
2071 1,217,691 51,519,691
2070 1,231,978 50,931,614
2069 1,246,408 50,334,700
2068 1,260,869 49,737,479
2067 1,275,289 49,135,488
2066 1,289,439 48,530,443
2065 1,303,917 47,918,592
2064 1,318,161 47,299,740
2063 1,332,807 46,677,439
2062 1,347,540 46,048,819
2061 1,362,299 45,416,657
2060 1,376,807 44,777,347
2059 1,390,921 44,137,306
2058 1,404,982 43,494,451
2057 1,419,185 42,851,923
2056 1,433,595 42,206,898
2055 1,447,857 41,558,284
2054 1,462,210 40,906,492
2053 1,476,351 40,255,629
2052 1,489,905 39,603,888
2051 1,503,526 38,949,958
2050 1,516,629 38,294,607
2049 1,529,608 37,634,194
2048 1,542,390 36,971,309
2047 1,555,085 36,309,749
2046 1,568,151 35,645,868
2045 1,581,115 34,981,812
2044 1,593,878 34,316,981
2043 1,606,930 33,652,420
2042 1,619,941 32,990,657
2041 1,632,704 32,329,447
2040 1,645,446 31,664,262
2039 1,658,034 31,001,305
2038 1,670,347 30,335,662
2037 1,682,850 29,668,561
2036 1,695,204 29,000,264
2035 1,707,302 28,333,498
2034 1,719,193 27,671,195
2033 1,730,723 27,011,974
2032 1,742,288 26,356,580
2031 1,753,729 25,702,812
2030 1,765,162 25,055,216
2029 1,775,815 24,414,405
2028 1,786,051 23,780,809
2027 1,795,945 23,151,479
2026 1,805,954 22,529,742
2025 1,815,368 21,918,187
2024 1,824,359 21,314,956
2023 1,827,816 20,723,965
2022 1,831,712 20,152,938
2021 1,837,114 19,603,607
2020 1,856,124 19,059,395
2019 1,876,262 18,513,839
2018 1,889,051 17,973,569
2017 1,898,657 17,441,320
2016 1,906,313 16,914,423
2015 1,912,430 16,399,089
2014 1,917,557 15,895,315
2013 1,922,716 15,398,997
2012 1,929,821 14,913,629
2011 1,937,398 14,437,796
2010 1,946,298 13,965,594
2009 1,958,782 13,490,389
2008 1,971,493 13,021,324
2007 1,982,933 12,565,085
2006 1,994,287 12,129,553
2005 2,005,330 11,718,819
2004 2,016,186 11,338,198
2003 2,022,725 10,983,595
2002 2,020,157 10,647,949
2001 2,034,882 10,325,185
2000 2,026,350 10,017,631
1999 2,017,142 9,740,005
1998 2,007,523 9,482,408
1997 1,996,869 9,237,063
1996 2,012,553 9,004,053
1995 1,998,534 8,785,763
1994 1,992,666 8,576,269
1993 2,006,854 8,373,921
1992 2,032,523 8,176,680
1991 2,055,994 7,981,650
1990 2,063,689 7,786,169
1989 2,055,649 7,589,216
1988 2,045,737 7,391,440
1987 2,035,157 7,191,282
1986 2,024,732 6,986,471
1985 2,014,331 6,780,953
1984 2,003,399 6,580,490
1983 1,991,901 6,381,038
1982 1,978,956 6,178,637
1981 1,959,065 5,983,289
1980 1,933,038 5,802,833
1979 1,906,523 5,631,728
1978 1,879,847 5,465,374
1977 1,853,138 5,302,480
1976 1,825,830 5,143,842
1975 1,797,972 4,990,086
1974 1,770,545 4,842,746
1973 1,743,816 4,702,693
1972 1,717,395 4,569,309
1971 1,691,216 4,442,525
1970 1,664,208 4,321,718
1969 1,636,345 4,197,116
1968 1,608,930 4,065,593
1967 1,582,492 3,936,343
1966 1,557,349 3,812,003
1965 1,533,466 3,692,086
1964 1,510,900 3,577,017
1963 1,488,737 3,465,907
1962 1,471,745 3,358,099
1961 1,455,171 3,254,086
1960 1,435,059 3,153,729

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 Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Zambia
2100 -1.24% 0.53%
2099 -1.23% 0.55%
2098 -1.22% 0.57%
2097 -1.21% 0.58%
2096 -1.18% 0.61%
2095 -1.19% 0.64%
2094 -1.2% 0.64%
2093 -1.19% 0.67%
2092 -1.18% 0.69%
2091 -1.16% 0.7%
2090 -1.17% 0.72%
2089 -1.15% 0.74%
2088 -1.15% 0.77%
2087 -1.17% 0.79%
2086 -1.15% 0.81%
2085 -1.16% 0.83%
2084 -1.15% 0.85%
2083 -1.15% 0.87%
2082 -1.14% 0.9%
2081 -1.12% 0.92%
2080 -1.12% 0.93%
2079 -1.14% 0.96%
2078 -1.15% 0.99%
2077 -1.16% 1%
2076 -1.14% 1.03%
2075 -1.15% 1.05%
2074 -1.15% 1.08%
2073 -1.13% 1.11%
2072 -1.12% 1.13%
2071 -1.16% 1.15%
2070 -1.16% 1.19%
2069 -1.15% 1.2%
2068 -1.13% 1.23%
2067 -1.1% 1.25%
2066 -1.11% 1.28%
2065 -1.08% 1.31%
2064 -1.1% 1.33%
2063 -1.09% 1.37%
2062 -1.08% 1.39%
2061 -1.05% 1.43%
2060 -1.01% 1.45%
2059 -1% 1.48%
2058 -1% 1.5%
2057 -1.01% 1.53%
2056 -0.99% 1.56%
2055 -0.98% 1.59%
2054 -0.96% 1.62%
2053 -0.91% 1.65%
2052 -0.91% 1.68%
2051 -0.86% 1.71%
2050 -0.85% 1.75%
2049 -0.83% 1.79%
2048 -0.82% 1.82%
2047 -0.83% 1.86%
2046 -0.82% 1.9%
2045 -0.8% 1.94%
2044 -0.81% 1.97%
2043 -0.8% 2.01%
2042 -0.78% 2.05%
2041 -0.77% 2.1%
2040 -0.76% 2.14%
2039 -0.74% 2.19%
2038 -0.74% 2.25%
2037 -0.73% 2.3%
2036 -0.71% 2.35%
2035 -0.69% 2.39%
2034 -0.67% 2.44%
2033 -0.66% 2.49%
2032 -0.65% 2.54%
2031 -0.65% 2.58%
2030 -0.6% 2.62%
2029 -0.57% 2.66%
2028 -0.55% 2.72%
2027 -0.55% 2.76%
2026 -0.52% 2.79%
2025 -0.49% 2.83%
2024 -0.19% 2.85%
2023 -0.21% 2.83%
2022 -0.29% 2.8%
2021 -1.02% 2.86%
2020 -1.07% 2.95%
2019 -0.68% 3.01%
2018 -0.51% 3.05%
2017 -0.4% 3.12%
2016 -0.32% 3.14%
2015 -0.27% 3.17%
2014 -0.27% 3.22%
2013 -0.37% 3.25%
2012 -0.39% 3.3%
2011 -0.46% 3.38%
2010 -0.64% 3.52%
2009 -0.64% 3.6%
2008 -0.58% 3.63%
2007 -0.57% 3.59%
2006 -0.55% 3.5%
2005 -0.54% 3.36%
2004 -0.32% 3.23%
2003 0.13% 3.15%
2002 -0.72% 3.13%
2001 0.42% 3.07%
2000 0.46% 2.85%
1999 0.48% 2.72%
1998 0.53% 2.66%
1997 -0.78% 2.59%
1996 0.7% 2.48%
1995 0.29% 2.44%
1994 -0.71% 2.42%
1993 -1.26% 2.41%
1992 -1.14% 2.44%
1991 -0.37% 2.51%
1990 0.39% 2.6%
1989 0.48% 2.68%
1988 0.52% 2.78%
1987 0.51% 2.93%
1986 0.52% 3.03%
1985 0.55% 3.05%
1984 0.58% 3.13%
1983 0.65% 3.28%
1982 1.02% 3.26%
1981 1.35% 3.11%
1980 1.39% 3.04%
1979 1.42% 3.04%
1978 1.44% 3.07%
1977 1.5% 3.08%
1976 1.55% 3.08%
1975 1.55% 3.04%
1974 1.53% 2.98%
1973 1.54% 2.92%
1972 1.55% 2.85%
1971 1.62% 2.8%
1970 1.7% 2.97%
1969 1.7% 3.24%
1968 1.67% 3.28%
1967 1.61% 3.26%
1966 1.56% 3.25%
1965 1.49% 3.22%
1964 1.49% 3.21%
1963 1.15% 3.21%
1962 1.14% 3.2%
1961 1.4% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Zambia
Current population
1805954
22697916
Population rank 150/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
2.53 hours
53.4 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline -9 +1,619
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -5,645 +6,562
Net migration rank 119/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - 6,562
2024 - -5,728 - 7,381
2023 -3,290 -5,597 577,660 9,521
2022 -4,397 -5,296 563,456 -8,566
2021 -9,737 -5,483 535,629 8,143
2020 -5,939 -23,458 536,484 8,156
2019 -375 -24,204 528,089 18,385
2018 1,512 -24,878 515,644 18,431
2017 1,329 -24,227 504,630 25,789
2016 2,374 -24,144 497,521 25,860
2015 2,294 -23,010 491,021 16,261
2014 3,644 -22,132 483,663 16,574
2013 3,653 -20,297 476,846 15,542
2012 3,087 -19,083 469,406 8,958
2011 3,100 -17,871 459,743 13,569
2010 4,866 -16,668 448,337 22,761
2009 4,309 -15,455 434,458 44,867
2008 3,746 -17,645 419,560 39,249
2007 2,974 -15,705 403,729 49,945
2006 3,988 -9,632 387,891 29,517
2005 4,011 -2,244 368,756 35,316
2004 5,444 -2,640 349,352 7,819
2003 8,900 -2,880 331,189 20,845
2002 9,697 -2,858 316,041 3,206
2001 10,174 -922 302,682 23,582
2000 12,159 -2,824 293,186 -4,338
1999 10,489 -1,261 283,297 -16,888
1998 12,446 -589 275,568 -26,796
1997 12,979 -477 268,198 -26,276
1996 14,806 -397 262,468 -38,358
1995 17,239 -3,603 257,897 -45,423
1994 19,103 -21,006 252,023 -45,504
1993 20,797 -47,273 245,917 -47,739
1992 21,659 -46,509 239,953 -43,656
1991 23,387 -45,484 237,957 -44,203
1990 22,868 -16,174 235,835 -38,619
1989 22,912 -13,528 233,429 -36,736
1988 24,064 -13,621 230,118 -31,270
1987 24,359 -13,635 227,813 -26,338
1986 23,720 -13,589 224,768 -16,610
1985 24,167 -13,492 221,351 -18,474
1984 24,436 -13,251 216,695 -18,652
1983 24,690 -12,884 212,712 -11,849
1982 25,810 -11,716 207,621 -3,676
1981 25,689 0 202,822 -16,072
1980 26,547 -189 198,817 -24,664
1979 27,096 -426 197,578 -29,515
1978 27,150 -462 194,933 -30,284
1977 27,410 -683 191,557 -30,423
1976 28,799 -911 186,762 -30,612
1975 28,983 -1,147 182,258 -30,886
1974 28,400 -1,376 174,484 -31,178
1973 28,032 -1,600 168,258 -31,472
1972 28,236 -1,834 161,648 -31,672
1971 28,010 -2,064 155,249 -31,651
1970 28,022 60 149,380 -31,370
1969 27,464 181 142,660 -11,469
1968 28,378 -1,201 137,315 -5,447
1967 28,401 -2,696 131,938 -5,298
1966 28,766 -4,176 127,164 -5,129
1965 28,564 -5,385 122,814 -5,023
1964 27,889 -5,938 117,197 -4,851
1963 28,124 -5,759 114,555 -4,676
1962 25,317 -13,702 110,173 -4,428
1961 27,846 -6,309 106,318 -4,043
1960 28,816 -10,126 102,335 -3,898

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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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