North Macedonia Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 734,232, a 1.95% decline from 2022.
  • North Macedonia rural population for 2022 was 748,840, a 1.1% decline from 2021.
  • North Macedonia rural population for 2021 was 757,148, a 1.75% decline from 2020.
  • North Macedonia rural population for 2020 was 770,626, a 1.72% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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North Macedonia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 734,232 40.52 -1.97%
2022 748,840 40.88 -1.10%
2021 757,148 41.21 -1.76%
2020 770,626 41.52 -1.74%
2019 784,127 41.79 -1.26%
2018 794,100 42.04 -1.02%
2017 802,221 42.25 -0.84%
2016 808,982 42.44 -0.68%
2015 814,542 42.59 -0.56%
2014 819,104 42.72 -0.49%
2013 823,134 42.81 -0.52%
2012 827,411 42.88 -0.47%
2011 831,299 42.91 -0.47%
2010 835,176 42.91 -0.57%
2009 839,984 42.88 -0.51%
2008 844,292 42.83 -0.37%
2007 847,426 42.74 -0.29%
2006 849,905 42.62 -0.20%
2005 851,624 42.47 -0.12%
2004 852,625 42.29 0.17%
2003 851,142 42.08 0.62%
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 %