Albania vs North Macedonia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 58.9% in Albania and 62.9% in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 4 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Albania.

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% of people · UN

AlbaniaNorth MacedoniaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

North Macedonia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2025, Albania ranked 140 and North Macedonia ranked 123 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Albania at 63.1% and North Macedonia at 75% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Albania	North Macedonia
2025	58.9	62.9
2024	58.6	62.6
2023	58.2	62.3
2022	57.9	62
2021	57.5	61.7
2020	57.1	61.2
2019	56.8	60.6
2018	56.4	60.2
2017	56	59.7
2016	55.6	59.4
2015	55.2	59.1
2014	54.7	58.8
2013	54.3	58.6
2012	53.9	58.4
2011	53.3	58.2
2010	51.9	58.1
2009	50.6	58
2008	49.4	58
2007	48.2	57.9
2006	47.1	57.9
2005	46	57.9
2004	45	57.9
2003	44	57.9
2002	43.2	57.9
2001	42.4	58.1
2000	41.6	58.5
1999	40.9	59
1998	40.2	59.3
1997	39.5	59.6
1996	38.9	59.7
1995	38.3	59.7
1994	37.7	59.8
1993	37.2	59.4
1992	36.7	58.6
1991	36.3	57.9
1990	35.9	57.5
1989	35.6	57.1
1988	35.3	56.7
1987	35	56.3
1986	34.8	55.9
1985	34.6	55.6
1984	34.4	55.2
1983	34.3	54.9
1982	34.1	54.5
1981	33.9	54
1980	33.7	53.5
1979	33.6	53.1
1978	33.3	52.6
1977	33.1	52.1
1976	32.9	51.6
1975	32.7	51
1974	32.4	50.4
1973	32.2	49.8
1972	32	49.1
1971	31.8	48.3
1970	31.6	47.4
1969	31.5	46.4
1968	31.4	45.1
1967	31.3	43.8
1966	31.3	42.4
1965	31.2	40.9
1964	31.2	39.4
1963	31.1	37.9
1962	31.1	36.5
1961	31	35.2
1960	30.8	34
1959	30.5	32.8
1958	29.9	31.7
1957	29.1	30.6
1956	28.2	29.5
1955	27.2	28.4
1954	25.8	27.4
1953	24	26.4
1952	22.2	25.4
1951	20.9	24.4
1950	20.5	23.4

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Albania	North Macedonia
2026	59.2	63.2
2027	59.5	63.6
2028	59.8	64
2029	60.1	64.3
2030	60.3	64.7
2031	60.6	65.1
2032	60.8	65.6
2033	61.1	66
2034	61.3	66.4
2035	61.5	66.9
2036	61.7	67.3
2037	61.9	67.8
2038	62.1	68.3
2039	62.2	68.8
2040	62.4	69.3
2041	62.5	69.8
2042	62.6	70.4
2043	62.8	70.9
2044	62.8	71.5
2045	62.9	72
2046	63	72.6
2047	63.1	73.2
2048	63.1	73.8
2049	63.1	74.4
2050	63.1	75

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The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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