Country Resource - North Macedonia
- Population.......................................................................2,130,936 (2022 est.)
- Population growth rate ................................................................0.12% (2022 est.)
- Birth rate..................................................10.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- Death rate.................................................9.61 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- Net migration rate..............................0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- Ethnic groups*..............................Macedonian 58.4%, Albanian 24.3%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.5%, Serb 1.3%, other 2.3%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no ethnic affiliation data was available 7.2% (2021 est.)
* Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 6.5–13% of North Macedonia’s population
CIA World Factbook
Macedonia avoided the interethnic conflict that ripped through the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. It was the only state to emerge with its independence (in 1991) and no loss of blood.
Recent Activity
Southeastern Europe is experiencing one of the sharpest depopulations in the world, with countries such as Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia on pace to see their populations shrink by at least 15 percent in coming decades. To counter this trend, governments in the region, NGOs, and the private sector are increasingly, if unevenly, tapping into large diaspora communities to spur economic growth and strengthen cultural ties.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers reached Europe via the Western Balkans route during the peak of the migration crisis. While Balkan countries initially facilitated movements northward, pressure from the European Union led to cascading border controls, which left thousands stranded in the region. This article examines the role of Balkan countries during the thick of the crisis and subsequent regional impacts.
Macedonia avoided the interethnic conflict that ripped through the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. It was the only state to emerge with its independence (in 1991) and no loss of blood.
