TFYR Macedonia Population Pyramid 1973
TFYR Macedonia in 1973
In 1973, TFYR Macedonia had a total population of 1,743,816 people. A decade earlier, in 1963, the population was 1,488,737; it has grown by 17.1% since.
Half of the population was younger than 23.6 years; 32.2% were children under 15 and 5.5% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of TFYR Macedonia was 1.50 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 75.3 years on average (77.6 years for girls, 73.2 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
149,350 immigrants live in TFYR Macedonia, 8.2% of the population.
| Albania | 68,356 |
| Turkey | 20,082 |
| Ukraine | 19,187 |
| Serbia | 18,073 |
| Montenegro | 9,302 |
534,514 people born in TFYR Macedonia live in other countries.
| Germany | 147,204 |
| Switzerland | 85,065 |
| Italy | 67,492 |
| Australia | 48,723 |
| Turkey | 35,535 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,743,817 | 23.6 | |
| Slovenia | 1,784,572 | 31.2 | |
| Albania | 2,344,105 | 19.4 | |
| Montenegro | 546,262 | 24.4 | |
| Malta | 330,053 | 27.2 |





