TFYR Macedonia Population Pyramid 2017
TFYR Macedonia in 2017
As of 2017, TFYR Macedonia counted 1,940,878 inhabitants. That is 6.8% less than in 2007, when the population stood at 2,081,972.
Half of the population was younger than 38.8 years; 17.5% were children under 15 and 14.5% 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 | 1,940,879 | 38.8 | |
| Slovenia | 2,062,410 | 43.6 | |
| Albania | 2,898,243 | 34.9 | |
| Montenegro | 620,114 | 38.6 | |
| Malta | 467,903 | 40.5 |





