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North Macedonia

Republic of North Macedonia · Република Северна Македонија

Capital
Skopje
Population
1.82 million 2025
Area
25,713 km²
Neighbours
4
Locator map of North MacedoniaNORTHMACEDONIASkopjeBULGARIAGREECESERBIAALBANIAKOSOVOBOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINAROMANIATÜRKIYEITALYMONTENEGROAdriatic SeaAegean SeaIonian Sea0100 km
North Macedonia hatched, Skopje marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 41.6°N 21.7°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Southeast Europe, North Macedonia has four land neighbours: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia. It also borders Kosovo. With 25,713 km², it is about the size of Rwanda and Haiti and ranks 145th of 195 by area.

Its population was 1.82 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 46th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That works out at 71 people per km². 62.9% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.19% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$10,490 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 82nd of 191 and 40th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 76.6 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 167 km, between 40.9°N and 42.4°N. Skopje's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,440 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population1,820,9092025, World Bank149th of 19434th of 44
Area25,713 km²world-countries145th of 19535th of 45
GDPUS$19.1 billion2025, World Bank, current US$135th of 19139th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$10,4902025, World Bank, current US$82nd of 19140th of 44
Population density71 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries114th of 19429th of 44
Life expectancy76.6 years2024, World Bank70th of 19436th of 44
Urban population62.9%2025, World Bank100th of 19433rd of 44
Forest area40.8% of land2024, World Bank68th of 19411th of 44
Population growth-0.19% a year2025, World Bank174th of 19434th of 44
Internet users93.1%2025, World Bank39th of 18822nd of 44
Fertility rate1.40 births per woman2024, World Bank159th of 19422nd of 44
Land neighbours4world-countries; among the 195; also borders Kosovo59th of 19517th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaRwanda, Haiti and Burundi

Closest in populationLatvia, Equatorial Guinea and Bahrain

Neighbours 4 countries by land and 1 other area, nearest capital first

  • Albania154 km
    Skopje to Tirana, capital to capital
  • Bulgaria172 km
    Skopje to Sofia, capital to capital
  • Serbia323 km
    Skopje to Belgrade, capital to capital
  • Greece487 km
    Skopje to Athens, capital to capital
  • Kosovo77 km
    Skopje to Pristina, capital to capital; no separate sheet: not one of the 195 countries in this atlas

North Macedonia also borders Kosovo. It is listed here but not counted or ranked as neighbours.

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Skopje
42.00°N 21.43°E
Northernmost latitude
42.36°N
Southernmost latitude
40.85°N
Westernmost longitude
20.45°E
Easternmost longitude
23.01°E
North to south
about 167 km
Antipode of Skopje
42.00°S 158.57°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,440 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)