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North Macedonia: area, population and density
North Macedonia has 25,220 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 1,820,909; calculated population density is 72 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
North Macedonia ranks 145th of 196 by land area, 150th by population and 118th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 25,220 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 1,820,909World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 72 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
North Macedonia in the country comparison set
North Macedonia has 25,220 sq km of land area and a population value of 1,820,909 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 145th by land area, 150th by population, and 118th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate North Macedonia first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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