Here, let us take a look at the Geography of North Macedonia. Landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe. Mother's mean age at first birth is 26.9 years (2020 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Location | Southeastern Europe, north of Greece |
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Geographic coordinates | 41 50 N, 22 00 E |
Map references | Europe |
Tarrain | mountainous with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River |
Natural Resources | low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
Natural Hazards | high seismic risks |
Irrigated Land | 844 sq km (2016) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 838 km |
Border Countries | Albania 181 km; Bulgaria 162 km; Greece 234 km; Kosovo 160 km; Serbia 101 km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
Climate | warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 25,433 sq km |
Water Area | 280 sq km |
comparative Area | slightly larger than Vermont; almost four times the size of Delaware |
Maritime Claims | |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m |
Lowest point | Vardar River 50 m |
Mean elevation | 741 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 44.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 16.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 26.5% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 39.8% (2018 est.) |
Other | 15.9% (2018 est.) |
A fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
In North Macedonia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: 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.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 0.1% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 10.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 7.9% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 4.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
Total fertility rate | 1.53 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.74 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | 59.9% (2018/19) |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 66.5% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
Education expenditures | NA |
Net Migration rate | 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Macedonian | Macedonian(s) |
Languages | |
Religions | Macedonian Orthodox 46.1%, Muslim 32.2%, other Christian 13.8%, other and non-believers 0.5%, unspecified 7.4% (2021 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 16% (male 176,423/female 164,945) |
15-64 years | 68.4% (male 740,649/female 719,627) |
65 years and over | 15.6% (2024 est.) (male 147,655/female 186,323) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 44.6 |
Youth dependency ratio | 23.2 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 21.4 |
Potential support ratio | 4.7 (2021 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 40.5 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 39.4 years |
Female | 41.6 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 59.5% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 611,000 SKOPJE (capital) (2023). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.07 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.07 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.03 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.79 male(s)/female |
Total population | 0.99 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 6 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 77.3 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 75.3 years |
Female | 79.6 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 99.7% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 99% of population |
Improved: total | total: 99.4% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 1% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 98% of population |
Improved: total | total: 99.2% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 2% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 3.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 1.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 1.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 0.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Child marriage | |
Women married by age 15 | 0.3% |
Women married by age 18 | 7.5% (2019 est.) |
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