TFYR Macedonia Population Pyramid 2000
TFYR Macedonia in 2000
In 2000, TFYR Macedonia had a total population of 2,057,253 people. Ten years earlier, in 1990, the population was nearly the same: 2,063,690.
Half of the population was younger than 31.9 years; 23.4% were children under 15 and 9.8% were 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 2,057,253 | 31.9 | |
| Slovenia | 1,986,816 | 38.0 | |
| Albania | 3,166,148 | 27.2 | |
| Montenegro | 634,194 | 33.3 | |
| Malta | 399,895 | 36.4 |





