North Macedonia
Urban population in North Macedonia
Urban population in North Macedonia: 23.4% in 1950 and 62.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 62.9%
- Since 1950
- +39.5 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 123 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 75%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 75% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | North Macedonia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 62.6 |
| 2023 | 62.3 |
| 2022 | 62 |
| 2021 | 61.7 |
| 2020 | 61.2 |
| 2019 | 60.6 |
| 2018 | 60.2 |
| 2017 | 59.7 |
| 2016 | 59.4 |
| 2015 | 59.1 |
| 2014 | 58.8 |
| 2013 | 58.6 |
| 2012 | 58.4 |
| 2011 | 58.2 |
| 2010 | 58.1 |
| 2009 | 58 |
| 2008 | 58 |
| 2007 | 57.9 |
| 2006 | 57.9 |
| 2005 | 57.9 |
| 2004 | 57.9 |
| 2003 | 57.9 |
| 2002 | 57.9 |
| 2001 | 58.1 |
| 2000 | 58.5 |
| 1999 | 59 |
| 1998 | 59.3 |
| 1997 | 59.6 |
| 1996 | 59.7 |
| 1995 | 59.7 |
| 1994 | 59.8 |
| 1993 | 59.4 |
| 1992 | 58.6 |
| 1991 | 57.9 |
| 1990 | 57.5 |
| 1989 | 57.1 |
| 1988 | 56.7 |
| 1987 | 56.3 |
| 1986 | 55.9 |
| 1985 | 55.6 |
| 1984 | 55.2 |
| 1983 | 54.9 |
| 1982 | 54.5 |
| 1981 | 54 |
| 1980 | 53.5 |
| 1979 | 53.1 |
| 1978 | 52.6 |
| 1977 | 52.1 |
| 1976 | 51.6 |
| 1975 | 51 |
| 1974 | 50.4 |
| 1973 | 49.8 |
| 1972 | 49.1 |
| 1971 | 48.3 |
| 1970 | 47.4 |
| 1969 | 46.4 |
| 1968 | 45.1 |
| 1967 | 43.8 |
| 1966 | 42.4 |
| 1965 | 40.9 |
| 1964 | 39.4 |
| 1963 | 37.9 |
| 1962 | 36.5 |
| 1961 | 35.2 |
| 1960 | 34 |
| 1959 | 32.8 |
| 1958 | 31.7 |
| 1957 | 30.6 |
| 1956 | 29.5 |
| 1955 | 28.4 |
| 1954 | 27.4 |
| 1953 | 26.4 |
| 1952 | 25.4 |
| 1951 | 24.4 |
| 1950 | 23.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | North Macedonia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 63.2 |
| 2027 | 63.6 |
| 2028 | 64 |
| 2029 | 64.3 |
| 2030 | 64.7 |
| 2031 | 65.1 |
| 2032 | 65.6 |
| 2033 | 66 |
| 2034 | 66.4 |
| 2035 | 66.9 |
| 2036 | 67.3 |
| 2037 | 67.8 |
| 2038 | 68.3 |
| 2039 | 68.8 |
| 2040 | 69.3 |
| 2041 | 69.8 |
| 2042 | 70.4 |
| 2043 | 70.9 |
| 2044 | 71.5 |
| 2045 | 72 |
| 2046 | 72.6 |
| 2047 | 73.2 |
| 2048 | 73.8 |
| 2049 | 74.4 |
| 2050 | 75 |
Good to know
- 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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Military
- Military spending1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$346M in 2025
- Military spending per person$206 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel16,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports59 million TIV in 2023
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