Rural population in North Macedonia in 2025 — 675,721 people. Ranked 144 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 28.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Macedonia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 675,721 | −7,236 | −1.06% |
| 2024 | 682,957 | −7,010 | −1.02% |
| 2023 | 689,967 | −6,943 | −1% |
| 2022 | 696,910 | −6,995 | −0.99% |
| 2021 | 703,905 | −17,026 | −2.36% |
| 2020 | 720,931 | −17,778 | −2.41% |
| 2019 | 738,709 | −13,926 | −1.85% |
| 2018 | 752,635 | −11,693 | −1.53% |
| 2017 | 764,328 | −9,972 | −1.29% |
| 2016 | 774,300 | −8,457 | −1.08% |
| 2015 | 782,757 | −7,212 | −0.91% |
| 2014 | 789,969 | −6,445 | −0.81% |
| 2013 | 796,414 | −6,538 | −0.81% |
| 2012 | 802,952 | −6,087 | −0.75% |
| 2011 | 809,039 | −6,057 | −0.74% |
| 2010 | 815,096 | −7,044 | −0.86% |
| 2009 | 822,140 | −6,688 | −0.81% |
| 2008 | 828,828 | −5,767 | −0.69% |
| 2007 | 834,595 | −5,406 | −0.64% |
| 2006 | 840,001 | −5,017 | −0.59% |
| 2005 | 845,018 | −4,748 | −0.56% |
| 2004 | 849,766 | −2,809 | −0.33% |
| 2003 | 852,575 | +1,536 | +0.18% |
| 2002 | 851,039 | −1,692 | −0.2% |
| 2001 | 852,731 | +11,630 | +1.38% |
| 2000 | 841,101 | +12,980 | +1.57% |
| 1999 | 828,121 | +11,899 | +1.46% |
| 1998 | 816,222 | +8,795 | +1.09% |
| 1997 | 807,427 | −4,468 | −0.55% |
| 1996 | 811,895 | +7,041 | +0.87% |
| 1995 | 804,854 | +2,923 | +0.36% |
| 1994 | 801,931 | −13,586 | −1.67% |
| 1993 | 815,517 | −26,825 | −3.18% |
| 1992 | 842,342 | −22,656 | −2.62% |
| 1991 | 864,998 | −12,616 | −1.44% |
| 1990 | 877,614 | −5,270 | −0.6% |
| 1989 | 882,884 | −3,718 | −0.42% |
| 1988 | 886,602 | −2,881 | −0.32% |
| 1987 | 889,483 | −2,610 | −0.29% |
| 1986 | 892,093 | −2,486 | −0.28% |
| 1985 | 894,579 | −2,316 | −0.26% |
| 1984 | 896,895 | −2,320 | −0.26% |
| 1983 | 899,215 | −2,109 | −0.23% |
| 1982 | 901,324 | +419 | +0.05% |
| 1981 | 900,905 | +2,909 | +0.32% |
| 1980 | 897,996 | +3,249 | +0.36% |
| 1979 | 894,747 | +3,385 | +0.38% |
| 1978 | 891,362 | +3,338 | +0.38% |
| 1977 | 888,024 | +3,451 | +0.39% |
| 1976 | 884,573 | +3,440 | +0.39% |
| 1975 | 881,133 | +2,854 | +0.32% |
| 1974 | 878,279 | +2,033 | +0.23% |
| 1973 | 876,246 | +1,311 | +0.15% |
| 1972 | 874,935 | +597 | +0.07% |
| 1971 | 874,338 | −508 | −0.06% |
| 1970 | 874,846 | −2,744 | −0.31% |
| 1969 | 877,590 | −5,025 | −0.57% |
| 1968 | 882,615 | −6,880 | −0.77% |
| 1967 | 889,495 | −8,263 | −0.92% |
| 1966 | 897,758 | −9,028 | −1% |
| 1965 | 906,786 | −9,270 | −1.01% |
| 1964 | 916,056 | −8,428 | −0.91% |
| 1963 | 924,484 | −10,087 | −1.08% |
| 1962 | 934,571 | −8,275 | −0.88% |
| 1961 | 942,846 | −4,185 | −0.44% |
| 1960 | 947,031 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
