North Macedonia Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • North Macedonia rural population for 2021 was 851,107, a 1.09% decline from 2020.
  • North Macedonia rural population for 2020 was 860,473, a 0.85% decline from 2019.
  • North Macedonia rural population for 2019 was 867,892, a 0.56% decline from 2018.
  • North Macedonia rural population for 2018 was 872,779, a 0.43% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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North Macedonia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 851,107 41.21 -1.09%
2020 860,473 41.52 -0.86%
2019 867,892 41.79 -0.56%
2018 872,779 42.04 -0.43%
2017 876,519 42.25 -0.34%
2016 879,503 42.44 -0.26%
2015 881,751 42.59 -0.16%
2014 883,141 42.72 -0.06%
2013 883,633 42.81 -0.00%
2012 883,673 42.88 0.04%
2011 883,278 42.91 0.16%
2010 881,823 42.91 0.28%
2009 879,389 42.88 0.32%
2008 876,584 42.83 0.37%
2007 873,335 42.74 0.44%
2006 869,484 42.62 0.52%
2005 865,012 42.47 0.63%
2004 859,543 42.29 0.78%
2003 852,846 42.08 0.82%
2002 845,840 41.87 -0.23%
2001 847,752 41.66 0.92%
2000 839,963 41.45 0.96%
1999 831,930 41.24 0.98%
1998 823,787 41.04 1.04%
1997 815,282 40.83 0.64%
1996 810,055 40.62 1.03%
1995 801,779 40.41 0.59%
1994 797,067 40.21 -1.97%
1993 812,915 40.71 -2.34%
1992 832,152 41.24 -2.20%
1991 850,642 41.77 -1.43%
1990 862,866 42.21 -0.75%
1989 869,346 42.63 -0.61%
1988 874,645 43.05 -0.53%
1987 879,319 43.46 -0.46%
1986 883,332 43.88 -0.39%
1985 886,746 44.30 -0.30%
1984 889,418 44.72 -0.22%
1983 891,401 45.15 -0.11%
1982 892,386 45.57 0.26%
1981 890,057 45.99 0.30%
1980 887,357 46.53 0.22%
1979 885,382 47.11 0.25%
1978 883,208 47.69 0.24%
1977 881,072 48.27 0.24%
1976 878,956 48.85 0.23%
1975 876,912 49.43 0.23%
1974 874,874 50.01 0.23%
1973 872,845 50.59 0.25%
1972 870,708 51.17 0.20%
1971 868,956 51.75 -0.90%
1970 876,786 52.92 -1.12%
1969 886,698 54.28 -1.05%
1968 896,038 55.64 -1.03%
1967 905,276 56.98 -0.99%
1966 914,287 58.32 -0.98%
1965 923,294 59.65 -0.97%
1964 932,280 60.95 -0.94%
1963 941,129 62.25 -1.07%
1962 951,214 63.53 -0.87%
1961 959,553 64.79 -0.55%
1960 964,870 65.98 %