TFYR Macedonia Population Pyramid 2018
TFYR Macedonia in 2018
In 2018, TFYR Macedonia had a total population of 1,919,728 people. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was still 2,070,834; it has declined by 7.3% since.
Half of the population was younger than 39.4 years; 17.4% were children under 15 and 15.1% 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 | 1,919,729 | 39.4 | |
| Slovenia | 2,069,481 | 43.8 | |
| Albania | 2,894,231 | 35.3 | |
| Montenegro | 615,795 | 39.0 | |
| Malta | 484,558 | 40.2 |





