Population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.1891 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia is -0.1891 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia peaked at 1.7 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -1.26 % change on previous year, in 1993.
North Macedonia ranks 190th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1963 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 1965 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6539 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5773 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5456 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5163 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5151 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5199 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4844 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3911 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1991 | -0.3731 % change on previous year | -195.4% |
| 1992 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +205.9% |
| 1993 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1994 | -0.7066 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2941 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7015 % change on previous year | +138.5% |
| 1997 | -0.7791 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5333 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4792 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4566 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.421 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2002 | -0.7234 % change on previous year | -271.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1267 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 2004 | -0.3228 % change on previous year | -354.8% |
| 2005 | -0.5386 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 2006 | -0.5505 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2007 | -0.5696 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2008 | -0.5769 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2009 | -0.6447 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6371 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2011 | -0.4573 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3912 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3679 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2014 | -0.2684 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2015 | -0.2675 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.32 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 2017 | -0.4013 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2018 | -0.5061 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 2019 | -0.6771 % change on previous year | +33.8% |
| 2020 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 2021 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2022 | -0.2939 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2124 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2024 | -0.1893 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2025 | -0.1891 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -354.8% | 0.1267 % change on previous year | -0.3228 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -271.8% | 0.421 % change on previous year | -0.7234 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -211.1% | 0.7015 % change on previous year | -0.7791 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -205.9% | -0.3731 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -195.4% | 0.3911 % change on previous year | -0.3731 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +168.5% | -0.7791 % change on previous year | 0.5333 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7565 % change on previous year | 0.4844 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1864 % change on previous year | -1.26 % change on previous year | 0.7015 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2922 % change on previous year | -0.7234 % change on previous year | 0.4566 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4294 % change on previous year | -0.6771 % change on previous year | -0.2675 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4971 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | -0.1891 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 187 Czechia -0.166 % change on previous year compare
- 188 China -0.1696 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Palau -0.1808 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Jordan -0.2787 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Hong Kong, China -0.3349 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Poland -0.3373 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for North Macedonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 26.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 316.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,055 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 221.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7172 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in North Macedonia was -0.1891 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 190th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.