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North Macedonia

North Macedonia / MK

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

North Macedonia in numbers.

Area25,710 kmยฒWorld # 146 โ†’Population1.8MWorld # 151 โ†’Population density70.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 131 โ†’Life expectancy76.6 yearsWorld # 87 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 10,490World # 101 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

North Macedonia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area25,710 kmยฒWorld # 146 / 2023 โ†’Population1.8MWorld # 151 / 2025 โ†’Population density70.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 131 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.2%World # 189 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 175 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 173 / 2024 โ†’Death rate11.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 24 / 2024 โ†’Median age40.3 yearsWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+18.5%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.5%World # 158 / 2025 โ†’Urban population62.9%World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-5.6KWorld # 138 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 176 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share8.3%World # 90 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.6 yearsWorld # 87 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.7 yearsWorld # 79 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 64 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate39.6%World # 5 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 10,490World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 19.1BWorld # 138 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 28,029World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.5%World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.1%World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment12.3%World # 24 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment28.8%World # 22 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,949 hours/yearWorld # 71 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.5World # 100 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million people888.1 per million peopleWorld # 64 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 80 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people23.1 per million peopleWorld # 56 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,476 kcal/dayWorld # 25 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person51.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 103 / 2023 โ†’Rice production18.6K tWorld # 93 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production229.3K tWorld # 71 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area39.7%World # 77 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person3,320 kWh/personWorld # 64 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.6 tWorld # 97 / 2024 โ†’Internet use93.1%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions108.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 123 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 119 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate5.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 162 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.1%World # 56 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament39.2%World # 33 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals118KWorld # 166 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 253MWorld # 116 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 59.3%Main languageMacedonianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryChemicals and pharmaceuticals2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal666 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightMacedonianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyDenarMKDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsMacedonia, north