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🇲🇰 North Macedonia

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3MKD
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2MK
UN M49 numeric807
IOC codeMKD
Official nameRepublic of North Macedonia
Native name(s)mkd: official: Република Северна Македонија; common: Македонија
Alt spellingsMK, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of, Република Северна Македонија, Macedonia
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionEurope
SubregionSoutheast Europe
UN regional groupEastern European Group
CapitalSkopje
Area (km²)25,713
Lat / Lng41.8333, 22.0000
LandlockedYes
Borders (ISO3)ALB, BGR, GRC, UNK, SRB
Top-level domain.mk
Calling coderoot: +3; suffixes: 89

Demographics

Population (World Bank)1,820,909 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)76.617 (2024)
Languagesmkd: Macedonian
Demonymseng: f: Macedonian; m: Macedonian; fra: f: Macédonienne; m: Macédonien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)19,101,199,817.017 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)10,489.926 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)12.256 (2025)
CurrenciesMKD: name: denar; symbol: den

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19501,248,683
19511,271,035
19521,294,530
19531,319,471
19541,340,006
19551,355,676
19561,370,918
19571,385,255
19581,400,116
19591,417,075
19601,435,059
19611,455,171
19621,471,745
19631,488,737
19641,510,900
19651,533,466
19661,557,349
19671,582,492
19681,608,930
19691,636,345
19701,664,208
19711,691,216
19721,717,395
19731,743,816
19741,770,545
19751,797,972
19761,825,830
19771,853,138
19781,879,847
19791,906,523
19801,933,038
19811,959,065
19821,978,956
19831,991,901
19842,003,399
19852,014,331
19862,024,732
19872,035,157
19882,045,737
19892,055,649
19902,063,689
19912,055,994
19922,032,523
19932,006,854
19941,992,666
19951,998,534
19962,012,553
19972,025,755
19982,037,568
19992,048,087
20002,057,253
20012,066,301
20022,074,484
20032,081,411
20042,086,581
20052,089,807
20062,089,233
20072,081,972
20082,070,834
20092,060,599
20102,051,505
20112,040,446
20122,027,289
20132,013,280
20141,997,833
20151,980,366
20161,961,259
20171,940,879
20181,919,728
20191,897,641
20201,872,015
20211,851,108
20221,840,233
20231,831,802

Full raw record (JSON)

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