North Macedonia: Statistical Overview

Capital: Skopje

Population

Total Population: 1,827,816

Natural Increase: -0.2%

Density: 73 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 59.5%

Population of main cities: Skopje (509,900); Kumanovo (73,600); Bitola (71,400); Prilep (64,300); Tetovo (56,600); Štip (44,600); Veles (43,000); Ohrid (38,900); Strumica (37,100); Gostivar (37,100)

Ethnic Origins: Slavomacedonian about 64%; Albanian about 25%; Turkish about 4%; Romanian about 3%; Serb about 2%; other about 2%. (State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia)

Official Language: Macedonian, Albanian

Other Languages Spoken: Albanian, Romani, Turkish, Croatian

Business Language(s): English

Religion: The majority of the population is Orthodox (64.7%); Muslims represent 33.3%.

Literacy Rate: 96.1%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Skopje

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: FYROM Denar ()

Country Overview

Area: 25,710 km²

Type of State: North Macedonia is a republic with a parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy, it is a land-locked developing country going through transition..
Parallel economy is highly significant.

HDI*: 0.747/1

HDI (World Rank): 81/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from North Macedonia, dial 00
To call North Macedonia, dial +389

Internet Suffix: mk

Computers: 36.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 19.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 63.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	9,471	8,715	11,386	12,755	12,056
Exports of Goods (million USD)	7,189	6,638	8,186	8,727	8,999
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,441	1,177	1,466	1,647	2,076
Exports of Services (million USD)	1,818	1,655	2,063	2,432	2,865

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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