TFYR Macedonia Population Pyramid 2001
TFYR Macedonia in 2001
In 2001, TFYR Macedonia had a total population of 2,066,301 people. A decade earlier, in 1991, the population was 2,055,994; it has grown by 0.5% since.
The median age was 32.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 34.1 children under 15 and 14.9 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 2,066,301 | 32.2 | |
| Slovenia | 1,989,679 | 38.4 | |
| Albania | 3,147,944 | 27.5 | |
| Montenegro | 633,991 | 33.6 | |
| Malta | 402,785 | 36.7 |





