North Macedonia

Net migration rate in North Macedonia

Net migration rate in North Macedonia: 0 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-3.1 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−3.1 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
187 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-1.6 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in North MacedoniaNet migration rate in North Macedonia: 0 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -18.4 per 1,000 people and 14.8 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -18.4 per 1,000 people and 14.8 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 0.1 per 1,000 people in 1969, the lowest -23.6 per 1,000 people in 1993.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNorth Macedonia
2023-3.1
2022-2.9
2021-3
2020-12.5
2019-12.8
2018-13
2017-12.5
2016-12.3
2015-11.6
2014-11.1
2013-10.1
2012-9.4
2011-8.8
2010-8.1
2009-7.5
2008-8.5
2007-7.5
2006-4.6
2005-1.1
2004-1.3
2003-1.4
2002-1.4
2001-0.4
2000-1.4
1999-0.6
1998-0.3
1997-0.2
1996-0.2
1995-1.8
1994-10.5
1993-23.6
1992-22.9
1991-22.1
1990-7.8
1989-6.6
1988-6.7
1987-6.7
1986-6.7
1985-6.7
1984-6.6
1983-6.5
1982-5.9
19810
1980-0.1
1979-0.2
1978-0.2
1977-0.4
1976-0.5
1975-0.6
1974-0.8
1973-0.9
1972-1.1
1971-1.2
19700
19690.1
1968-0.7
1967-1.7
1966-2.7
1965-3.5
1964-3.9
1963-3.9
1962-9.3
1961-4.3
1960-7.1
1959-8.1
1958-8.3
1957-8.4
1956-8.3
1955-8.3
1954-8.5
19530
19520
19510
19500
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNorth Macedonia
2024-3.1-10.1–2.8
2025-3.1-11.6–5.2
2026-3.2-14–6.2
2027-2.9-14.2–7.6
2028-2.8-14.4–8.7
2029-2.8-15.5–9.1
2030-3.1-16.2–9.2
2031-2.9-16.1–9.4
2032-2.7-16.7–9.7
2033-2.5-18–10.3
2034-2.6-18.1–10.8
2035-2.6-17.4–11.8
2036-2.6-18.7–11.6
2037-2.6-18.3–11.5
2038-2.3-17.5–11.3
2039-2.4-17.8–11.9
2040-2.5-18.2–12
2041-2.4-18.5–11.6
2042-2.5-18–11.8
2043-2.5-18.6–11.5
2044-2.3-18.1–12.8
2045-2.3-18.5–12
2046-2.3-18.5–13.1
2047-2-18.2–13.6
2048-2-17.6–13.4
2049-2-17.8–14.1
2050-1.9-17.1–13.8
2051-2.2-17.3–13.5
2052-2-16.6–13.9
2053-2.3-18.8–13.3
2054-2.3-18.1–13.3
2055-2.1-17.7–13.8
2056-2.1-17.7–13.2
2057-1.9-17–14.2
2058-1.7-17.1–14.3
2059-1.7-16.6–14
2060-2-17.5–12.8
2061-2.1-18.1–13.2
2062-2.1-18–13.1
2063-2-17.6–13.1
2064-1.7-17.3–13.3
2065-1.9-18.8–13.5
2066-1.7-17.3–13.5
2067-2-16.8–12.9
2068-2.1-17.2–12.8
2069-2.2-17.2–12.6
2070-2.2-16.9–13.9
2071-1.8-16.4–13.7
2072-1.9-16.8–13.7
2073-2-17.7–13.2
2074-2-17–13.6
2075-1.9-16.8–13.6
2076-2-16.8–13.5
2077-1.8-17–12.6
2078-1.7-16.5–13.1
2079-1.5-16.8–13.2
2080-1.4-16.4–13.9
2081-1.6-16.3–14.2
2082-1.6-16.8–13.8
2083-1.5-15.8–13.4
2084-1.6-16.1–14
2085-1.4-16.4–13.8
2086-1.6-17.6–13.6
2087-1.3-16.3–15.2
2088-1.4-16.2–14.4
2089-1.4-16–14.5
2090-1.4-16.5–13.8
2091-1.5-17.2–14.9
2092-1.5-17.1–14.3
2093-1.6-17.4–14.8
2094-1.4-16.9–14.1
2095-1.2-17.3–14.2
2096-1.5-17.9–15.1
2097-1.6-19.3–15.2
2098-1.6-18.5–14.8
2099-1.6-18.1–15
2100-1.6-18.4–14.8

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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