Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
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North Macedonia is recorded at 1.82m people in 2024, with total annual change of -9,006 under the WPP medium variant.
North Macedonia observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 16,587 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -19,871 |
| Natural change | -3,284 |
| Net migration | -5,728 |
| Total change | -9,006 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | -9,006 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -266,798 since 2005 |
| Projected 2100 | 863.0k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
North Macedonia 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 312.6k, ages 15-64 1.20m, ages 65+ 320.6k.
North Macedonia 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 197.8k, ages 15-64 897.3k, ages 65+ 417.5k.
North Macedonia 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 91.6k, ages 15-64 445.4k, ages 65+ 326.0k.
Stage since 1991.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2006.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.82m | -9,006 | 16.6k | 19.9k | 1.47 |
| 2030 | 1.76m | -11,453 | 15.1k | 21.2k | 1.48 |
| 2050 | 1.51m | -13,126 | 12.4k | 22.6k | 1.51 |
| 2080 | 1.09m | -12,325 | 7.9k | 18.7k | 1.55 |
| 2100 | 863.0k | -10,772 | 5.7k | 15.2k | 1.55 |