Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
North Macedonia: key statistics
North Macedonia has 1.8m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $10,490. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Skopje
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Macedonian denar MKD
- Languages
- Albanian, Macedonian
- ISO codes
- MKMKD
Population1.8m2025 · rank 151 of 217GDP$19.1bn2025 · rank 137 of 211GDP per capita$10,4902025 · rank 102 of 211Life expectancy76.6 yrs2024 · rank 89 of 217Internet users93.1%2025 · rank 40 of 188Fertility1.402024 · rank 177 of 217CO₂ per person4.00 t2024 · rank 71 of 203Inflation4.1%2025 · rank 54 of 180
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North Macedonia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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North Macedonia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.8m | 2025 | 151/217 | 43/58 | −4.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.19% | 2025 | 190/217 | 47/58 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 62.9% | 2025 | 116/217 | 36/58 | +3.8 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.40 | 2024 | 177/217 | 36/58 | −6.7% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 18.5% | 2025 | 44/217 | 35/58 | +5.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.5% | 2025 | 159/217 | 22/58 | −1.5 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 72.3 | 2024 | 134/216 | 37/57 | −4.9% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.8 | 2024 | 174/217 | 30/58 | −23% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 25,713 km² | 2024 | 146/216 | 45/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $19.1bn | 2025 | 137/211 | 46/57 | +90% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $10,490 | 2025 | 102/211 | 45/57 | +99% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $28,029 | 2025 | 86/199 | 43/53 | +86% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $9,490 | 2025 | 96/201 | 42/53 | +71% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.5% | 2025 | 99/210 | 17/56 | −0.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.7% | 2025 | 58/210 | 14/56 | −0.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 6.0% | 2025 | 100/198 | 13/56 | −3.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 24.1% | 2025 | 94/201 | 22/57 | +0.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 57.0% | 2025 | 110/201 | 45/57 | +3.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 31.7% | 2025 | 19/175 | 5/51 | +1.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 27.5% | 2025 | 51/163 | 14/49 | −1.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.1% | 2025 | 54/180 | 15/49 | +4.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 0.8% | 2025 | 112/136 | 19/24 | −4.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.4% | 2025 | 105/136 | 18/24 | −2.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 54.65 | 2025 | 78/210 | 10/57 | −1.6% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 18.8% | 2024 | 55/142 | 30/48 | +2.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 33.4% | 2023 | 43/142 | 30/47 | +5.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 81.2% | 2024 | 18/119 | 3/20 | +21.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.97% | 2025 | 66/156 | 29/47 | +1.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 59.6% | 2025 | 38/184 | 16/52 | +10.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 73.4% | 2025 | 28/184 | 9/52 | +8.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 133.0% | 2025 | 32/184 | 13/52 | +19.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -4.3% | 2025 | 127/185 | 38/50 | −2.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.5% | 2025 | 61/197 | 12/51 | +0.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.4% | 2025 | 88/178 | 18/50 | −0.8 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 118,000 | 2020 | 164/196 | 49/51 | −55% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 12.3% | 2025 | 24/187 | 3/49 | −14.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 28.8% | 2025 | 22/187 | 2/49 | −18.7 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 51.9% | 2025 | 155/187 | 44/49 | −2.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 42.7% | 2025 | 141/187 | 42/49 | +0.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $414m | 2023 | 74/145 | 8/19 | +111% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.8% | 2023 | 66/139 | 6/18 | +0.9 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $227 | 2023 | 23/145 | 4/19 | +122% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 3.9% | 2019 | 60/151 | 4/47 | −8.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 7.4% | 2019 | 68/151 | 5/47 | −11.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 21.9% | 2023 | 68/145 | 6/47 | −0.2 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.5 | 2019 | 89/151 | 13/47 | −22% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 148/167 | 34/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 39.2% | 2025 | 33/190 | 13/52 | +5.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 96.1% | 2002 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 97.8% | 2018 | 33/147 | 22/28 | +3.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 96.3% | 2023 | 137/191 | 46/53 | −0.7 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.1% | 2023 | 104/176 | 46/53 | +6.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 55.0% | 2023 | 73/172 | 42/52 | +16.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 95.8% | 2023 | 76/168 | 34/47 | −2.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.9 | 2017 | 113/173 | 17/48 | −18% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.3% | 2002 | — | — | — | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.6 yrs | 2024 | 89/217 | 42/58 | +1.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.5 | 2024 | 178/196 | 37/52 | −74% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.8 | 2024 | 179/196 | 38/52 | −75% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 3 | 2023 | 186/194 | 46/51 | −40% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.4% | 2023 | 77/193 | 31/52 | +0.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $639 | 2023 | 78/193 | 40/52 | +77% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.94 | 2022 | 62/180 | 42/50 | +3.7% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 73% | 2024 | 159/193 | 48/51 | −20.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 136/153 | 30/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 4.3% | 2019 | 135/154 | 16/28 | −7.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 98.2% | 2024 | 93/206 | 41/56 | +0.6 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.0% | 2024 | 55/203 | 25/54 | +4.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 93.1% | 2025 | 40/188 | 22/51 | +22.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 108.4 | 2024 | 123/210 | 45/56 | −2.7% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 29.9 | 2024 | 58/208 | 39/55 | +69% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 76/215 | 39/57 | +0.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 87.0% | 2024 | 116/192 | 48/51 | +15.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.00 t | 2024 | 71/203 | 35/49 | −8.2% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 19.5% | 2021 | 109/212 | 27/54 | +0.9 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 31.0% | 2021 | 90/206 | 33/51 | +9.7 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 40.8% | 2024 | 77/214 | 12/57 | +1.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 16.2% | 2024 | 68/206 | 28/53 | −0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 40.2% | 2022 | 39/177 | 9/47 | +28.5 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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