Indicator	Value
Total population	1,820,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 1,823,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 1,824,000 people
Median age	40.6 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	76.6–77.4 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 76.62 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 77.4 years
Ethnic groups	Macedonian 58.4%, Albanian 24.3%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.5%, Serb 1.3%, other 2.3%, no ethnic affiliation data available 7.2% (2021 est.); note: data represent total resident population; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 6.5–13% of North Macedonia’s populationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Macedonian (official) 61.4%, Albanian (official) 24.3%, Turkish 3.4%, Romani 1.7%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 2%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Orthodox 46.1%, Islam 32.2%, Christian 13.2%, Other 7.2%; less than 1%: atheist, Catholic, other religions, not specified, Protestant (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	59.5% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	-0.189 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	8.8 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	11.1 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	62.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Aromanian / Balkan Romani / Bulgarian / Central Romani / Gagauz / Gheg Albanian / Ladino / Macedonian / Megleno-Romanian / Modern Greek / Northern Tosk Albanian / Pontic / Rumelian Turkish / Sinte-Manus Romani / Turkish / Vlax RomaniGlottolog [2026]