North Macedonia vs Serbia
North Macedonia vs Serbia: Internet users
Internet users: 93.1% in North Macedonia in 2025 and 87.7% in Serbia in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 5.9 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Serbia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- North Macedonia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2004.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | North Macedonia | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93.1 | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 93.6 | 87.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 88.5 | 85.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 83.9 | 83.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 81.9 | 81.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 81.4 | 78.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 81.4 | 77.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 79.2 | 73.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 74.5 | 70.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 72.2 | 67.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 70.4 | 65.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 68.1 | 62.1 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 65.2 | 53.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 57.5 | 48.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 56.7 | 42.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 51.9 | 40.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 51.8 | 38.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 46 | 35.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 36.3 | 33.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 28.6 | 27.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 24.4 | 23.5 | – |
| 2003 | 19.1 | – | – |
| 2002 | 17.3 | – | – |
| 2001 | 3.5 | – | – |
| 2000 | 2.5 | – | – |
| 1999 | 1.5 | – | – |
| 1998 | 1 | – | – |
| 1997 | 0.5 | – | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
North Macedonia vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorth Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionNorth Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorth Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNorth Macedonia: $346M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personNorth Macedonia: $206 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorth Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025