TFYR Macedonia Population Pyramid 2025
TFYR Macedonia in 2025
As of 2025, TFYR Macedonia counted 1,813,791 inhabitants. That is 8.4% less than in 2015, when the population stood at 1,980,366.
The median age was 42.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 25.5 children under 15 and 28.5 people aged 65 or over. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 1,813,791 | 42.0 | |
| Slovenia | 2,117,072 | 45.7 | |
| Albania | 2,771,508 | 38.4 | |
| Montenegro | 632,729 | 41.0 | |
| Malta | 545,405 | 42.1 |





