TFYR Macedonia Population Pyramid 2021
TFYR Macedonia in 2021
The population of TFYR Macedonia in 2021 was 1,851,108. A decade earlier, in 2011, the population was still 2,040,446; it has declined by 9.3% since.
With a median age of 40.7 years, TFYR Macedonia had a youth dependency ratio of 26.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 25.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 1,851,108 | 40.7 | |
| Slovenia | 2,113,494 | 44.1 | |
| Albania | 2,849,636 | 36.7 | |
| Montenegro | 603,851 | 39.9 | |
| Malta | 524,377 | 40.2 |





