The population of TFYR Macedonia is expected to decrease by 1,000 in 2025 and reach 2,087,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 1,000 people yearly. On average there are 21,797 births and 21,889 deaths in Macedonia per year. The population density of Macedonia has changed from 75.7 in 1980 to 82.9 in 2023.
| Current population | 2,087,504 people at present (Monday 30th of June 2025) | |
| Median Age | 40.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 77.0 years | |
| Population density | 82.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,088,000 | -1,000 (-0.1%) | -1,000 | 40.6 | 1.60 | 83 | 1,237,000 (59.2%) |
| 2024 | 2,089,000 | -1,000 (-0.1%) | -1,000 | 40.4 | 83 | 1,231,000 (58.9%) | |
| 2023 | 2,090,000 | 1,000 (0.1%) | -1,000 | 40.2 | 83 | 1,225,000 (58.6%) | |
| 2022 | 2,089,000 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,000 | 40.0 | 83 | 1,219,000 (58.3%) | |
| 2021 | 2,089,000 | 1,000 (0.1%) | -1,000 | 39.7 | 83 | 1,213,000 (58.1%) | |
| 2020 | 2,088,000 | 1,000 (0.1%) | -1,000 | 39.5 | 1.56 | 83 | 1,208,000 (57.9%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,000 | 39.3 | 1.56 | 83 | 1,203,000 (57.7%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,000 | 39.0 | 1.55 | 83 | 1,199,000 (57.5%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,000 | 38.8 | 1.54 | 83 | 1,194,000 (57.3%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,000 | 38.5 | 1.53 | 83 | 1,190,533 (57.2%) |
| 2015 | 2,079,308 | 1,813 (0.1%) | -1,000 | 38.3 | 1.52 | 82 | 1,187,368 (57.1%) |
| 2010 | 2,070,739 | 1,646 (0.1%) | -1,771 | 37.0 | 1.47 | 82 | 1,180,156 (57.0%) |
| 2005 | 2,060,272 | 3,225 (0.2%) | -1,480 | 35.6 | 1.53 | 81 | 1,185,213 (57.5%) |
| 2000 | 2,034,819 | 10,425 (0.5%) | -2,914 | 34.1 | 1.72 | 80 | 1,191,346 (58.5%) |
| 1995 | 1,983,252 | 1,549 (0.1%) | -1,000 | 32.8 | 1.98 | 78 | 1,181,760 (59.6%) |
| 1990 | 1,996,228 | -642 (0.0%) | -20,021 | 31.6 | 2.21 | 78 | 1,153,600 (57.8%) |
| 1985 | 1,981,534 | 7,119 (0.4%) | -19,764 | 30.2 | 2.37 | 78 | 1,103,635 (55.7%) |
| 1980 | 1,924,197 | 21,478 (1.1%) | -14,550 | 29.1 | 2.49 | 76 | 1,028,849 (53.5%) |
| 1975 | 1,803,010 | 18,612 (1.0%) | -2,950 | 27.9 | 2.66 | 71 | 911,764 (50.6%) |
| 1970 | 1,720,800 | 22,657 (1.3%) | -12,200 | 26.7 | 3.16 | 68 | 810,135 (47.1%) |
| 1965 | 1,592,432 | 23,291 (1.5%) | -5,796 | 25.9 | 3.55 | 63 | 642,626 (40.4%) |
| 1960 | 1,488,667 | 18,987 (1.3%) | -8,188 | 25.6 | 3.84 | 59 | 506,445 (34.0%) |
In 2024 the population of Macedonia was 2,089,000 and the average age increased from 25.6 in 1960 to 40.4. Urban population has increased from 1,191,346 (58.5%) in 2000 to 1,237,000 (59.2%) in the current year. The population density of Macedonia has changed from 75.7 in 1980 to 82.9 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,000 | 39.5 | 1.56 | 83 | 1,208,000 (57.9%) |
| 2025 | 2,088,000 | -1,000 (-0.1%) | -1,000 | 40.6 | 1.60 | 83 | 1,237,000 (59.2%) |
| 2030 | 2,076,000 | -4,000 (-0.2%) | -1,000 | 41.8 | 1.63 | 82 | 1,271,000 (61.2%) |
| 2035 | 2,051,000 | -6,000 (-0.3%) | -1,000 | 42.9 | 1.65 | 81 | 1,299,000 (63.3%) |
| 2040 | 2,016,000 | -7,000 (-0.4%) | -1,000 | 43.9 | 1.67 | 80 | 1,319,000 (65.4%) |
| 2045 | 1,974,000 | -9,000 (-0.5%) | -1,000 | 44.7 | 1.69 | 78 | 1,332,000 (67.5%) |
| 2050 | 1,931,000 | -9,000 (-0.5%) | -1,000 | 45.4 | 1.71 | 77 | 1,341,000 (69.4%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.7 (79.1 years for male and 82.4 years for females). Population density will go down to 76.6 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Macedonia constitutes of 1,045,000 women and 1,043,000 men, which means there are 998 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 21.7% of population (453,096) is 19 or younger, 61.8% of population (1,291,219) is between age 20 and 64 and 16.4% of population (341,806) is over 65.