Population · Europe

North Macedonia population 2026

Right now · estimate

1,800,635

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 13,448
Births minus deaths this year: -3,597

North Macedonia has an estimated 1,804,062 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 9,729 fewer than a year earlier (−0.54%). It is the 152nd most populous country in the world. Its population peaked in 2005 at 2.1 million and is projected to fall to 1.5 million by 2050.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	1.2 million	129th
2000	2.1 million	142nd
2026*	1.8 million	152nd
2050*	1.5 million	156th
2100*	863 thousand	165th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

North Macedonia in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 16 thousand 44 a day
Deaths in 2026: 20 thousand 56 a day
Net migration: −6 thousand more departures than arrivals
Growth rate: −0.56% shrinking
Fertility rate: 1.47per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 41.4years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 77.8years
Aged 65 and over: 19.0% 27.6% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Skopje
Area: 25,333 km² 149th largest of 237
Population density: 72per km² 149th most crowded
Urban population: 63.2% 75.0% by 2050
Men and women: 878 thousand / 926 thousand 94.8 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 80.0years men: 75.6 years
Infant mortality: 5.7per 1,000 births under-5: 6.5
Birth rate: 8.9per 1,000 death rate: 11.3
Net migration rate: −3.2per 1,000 net departures

Population of North Macedonia, 1950–2100

Peaked in 2005 at 2.1 million. By 2050: 1.5 million (−16.2% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

863k 2026

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Year	Population
1950	1,248,683
1951	1,271,035
1952	1,294,530
1953	1,319,471
1954	1,340,006
1955	1,355,676
1956	1,370,918
1957	1,385,255
1958	1,400,116
1959	1,417,075
1960	1,435,059
1961	1,455,171
1962	1,471,745
1963	1,488,737
1964	1,510,900
1965	1,533,466
1966	1,557,349
1967	1,582,492
1968	1,608,930
1969	1,636,345
1970	1,664,208
1971	1,691,216
1972	1,717,395
1973	1,743,816
1974	1,770,545
1975	1,797,972
1976	1,825,830
1977	1,853,138
1978	1,879,847
1979	1,906,523
1980	1,933,038
1981	1,959,065
1982	1,978,956
1983	1,991,901
1984	2,003,399
1985	2,014,331
1986	2,024,732
1987	2,035,157
1988	2,045,737
1989	2,055,649
1990	2,063,690
1991	2,055,994
1992	2,032,523
1993	2,006,854
1994	1,992,666
1995	1,998,534
1996	2,012,553
1997	2,025,755
1998	2,037,568
1999	2,048,087
2000	2,057,252
2001	2,066,301
2002	2,074,484
2003	2,081,411
2004	2,086,580
2005	2,089,807
2006	2,089,233
2007	2,081,972
2008	2,070,834
2009	2,060,598
2010	2,051,505
2011	2,040,446
2012	2,027,289
2013	2,013,280
2014	1,997,833
2015	1,980,366
2016	1,961,259
2017	1,940,879
2018	1,919,728
2019	1,897,641
2020	1,872,015
2021	1,851,108
2022	1,840,233
2023	1,831,802
2024 *	1,823,009
2025 *	1,813,791
2026 *	1,804,062
2027 *	1,794,093
2028 *	1,784,012
2029 *	1,773,549
2030 *	1,762,486
2031 *	1,751,030
2032 *	1,739,507
2033 *	1,727,940
2034 *	1,716,209
2035 *	1,704,194
2036 *	1,691,947
2037 *	1,679,496
2038 *	1,667,067
2039 *	1,654,595
2040 *	1,641,908
2041 *	1,629,133
2042 *	1,616,225
2043 *	1,603,170
2044 *	1,590,241
2045 *	1,577,355
2046 *	1,564,318
2047 *	1,551,415
2048 *	1,538,654
2049 *	1,525,752
2050 *	1,512,688
2051 *	1,499,302
2052 *	1,485,691
2053 *	1,471,821
2054 *	1,457,549
2055 *	1,443,216
2056 *	1,428,855
2057 *	1,414,524
2058 *	1,400,368
2059 *	1,386,256
2060 *	1,371,920
2061 *	1,357,262
2062 *	1,342,490
2063 *	1,327,775
2064 *	1,313,305
2065 *	1,298,919
2066 *	1,284,581
2067 *	1,270,272
2068 *	1,255,806
2069 *	1,241,335
2070 *	1,226,952
2071 *	1,212,946
2072 *	1,199,253
2073 *	1,185,557
2074 *	1,171,898
2075 *	1,158,433
2076 *	1,145,094
2077 *	1,131,877
2078 *	1,118,937
2079 *	1,106,280
2080 *	1,093,862
2081 *	1,081,482
2082 *	1,069,064
2083 *	1,056,777
2084 *	1,044,574
2085 *	1,032,509
2086 *	1,020,570
2087 *	1,008,768
2088 *	997,166
2089 *	985,599
2090 *	974,133
2091 *	962,716
2092 *	951,302
2093 *	939,931
2094 *	928,698
2095 *	917,718
2096 *	906,777
2097 *	895,761
2098 *	884,778
2099 *	873,844
2100 *	862,997

* UN projection

Population of North Macedonia by year

2.1 million in 2000, 1.8 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	1,804,062	−0.54%	−9,729	−5,731	41.4	1.47	72	63%	0.02%	152
2025*	1,813,791	−0.51%	−9,218	−5,645	41.0	1.47	73	63%	0.02%	152
2024*	1,823,009	−0.48%	−8,793	−5,728	40.6	1.47	73	63%	0.02%	152
2023	1,831,802	−0.46%	−8,431	−5,597	40.3	1.46	74	62%	0.02%	152
2022	1,840,233	−0.59%	−10,875	−5,296	39.9	1.59	74	62%	0.02%	151
2021	1,851,108	−1.12%	−20,907	−5,483	39.6	1.62	74	62%	0.02%	151
2020	1,872,015	−1.35%	−25,626	−23,458	39.3	1.62	75	61%	0.02%	151
2019	1,897,641	−1.15%	−22,087	−24,204	38.9	1.65	76	61%	0.02%	151
2018	1,919,728	−1.09%	−21,151	−24,878	38.3	1.73	77	60%	0.02%	151
2017	1,940,879	−1.04%	−20,380	−24,227	37.8	1.73	78	60%	0.03%	150
2016	1,961,259	−0.96%	−19,107	−24,144	37.3	1.79	79	59%	0.03%	149
2015	1,980,366	−0.87%	−17,467	−23,010	36.8	1.76	79	59%	0.03%	149
2010	2,051,505	−0.44%	−9,093	−16,668	34.5	1.71	82	58%	0.03%	144
2005	2,089,807	+0.15%	+3,227	−2,244	32.5	1.47	84	58%	0.03%	143
2000	2,057,252	+0.45%	+9,165	−2,824	30.9	1.86	83	59%	0.03%	142
1995	1,998,534	+0.29%	+5,868	−3,603	29.5	2.13	80	60%	0.03%	143
1990	2,063,690	+0.39%	+8,041	−16,174	27.9	2.27	83	58%	0.04%	138
1985	2,014,331	+0.55%	+10,932	−13,492	26.4	2.25	81	56%	0.04%	136
1980	1,933,038	+1.39%	+26,515	−189	24.9	2.36	78	54%	0.04%	134
1975	1,797,972	+1.55%	+27,427	−1,147	23.2	2.69	72	51%	0.04%	134
1970	1,664,208	+1.70%	+27,863	+60	21.6	3.01	67	47%	0.05%	133
1965	1,533,466	+1.49%	+22,566	−5,385	20.9	3.52	62	41%	0.05%	133
1960	1,435,059	+1.27%	+17,984	−10,126	20.8	3.83	58	34%	0.05%	132
1955	1,355,676	+1.17%	+15,670	−11,281	20.8	4.29	54	28%	0.05%	130
1950	1,248,683	–	–	+0	20.5	5.14	50	23%	0.05%	129

Population forecast for North Macedonia

UN medium-variant projection: 1.5 million in 2050 (−16.2% from 2026), 863 thousand in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	1,762,486	−0.62%	−5,395	42.8	1.48	71	65%	0.02%	153
2035	1,704,194	−0.70%	−4,364	44.5	1.49	68	67%	0.02%	153
2040	1,641,908	−0.77%	−4,057	45.9	1.49	66	69%	0.02%	154
2045	1,577,355	−0.81%	−3,658	47.1	1.51	63	72%	0.02%	155
2050	1,512,688	−0.86%	−2,948	47.8	1.51	61	75%	0.02%	156
2060	1,371,920	−1.03%	−2,685	49.3	1.53	55	–	0.01%	160
2070	1,226,952	−1.16%	−2,658	51.9	1.54	49	–	0.01%	160
2080	1,093,862	−1.12%	−1,563	53.2	1.55	44	–	0.01%	160
2090	974,133	−1.16%	−1,315	53.5	1.55	39	–	0.01%	162
2100	862,997	−1.24%	−1,347	54.6	1.55	35	–	0.01%	165

Largest cities in North Macedonia

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Skopje (capital)	351,793	327,062
2	Kumanovo	61,883	57,162
3	Tetovo	57,017	51,108
4	Bitola	51,889	–

Age structure

Median age 41.4. 19.0% are 65 or older, 27.6% by 2050; 16.2% are under 15.

North Macedonia, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.47 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 1996.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.6 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	5.14
1951	4.97
1952	4.83
1953	4.55
1954	4.53
1955	4.29
1956	4.04
1957	3.90
1958	3.86
1959	3.92
1960	3.83
1961	3.62
1962	3.50
1963	3.62
1964	3.56
1965	3.52
1966	3.43
1967	3.33
1968	3.22
1969	3.10
1970	3.01
1971	2.93
1972	2.86
1973	2.72
1974	2.70
1975	2.69
1976	2.62
1977	2.49
1978	2.42
1979	2.40
1980	2.36
1981	2.29
1982	2.29
1983	2.25
1984	2.24
1985	2.25
1986	2.25
1987	2.31
1988	2.32
1989	2.25
1990	2.27
1991	2.31
1992	2.28
1993	2.26
1994	2.23
1995	2.13
1996	2.06
1997	1.92
1998	1.89
1999	1.77
2000	1.86
2001	1.73
2002	1.79
2003	1.75
2004	1.52
2005	1.47
2006	1.51
2007	1.53
2008	1.57
2009	1.64
2010	1.71
2011	1.63
2012	1.71
2013	1.70
2014	1.77
2015	1.76
2016	1.79
2017	1.73
2018	1.73
2019	1.65
2020	1.62
2021	1.62
2022	1.59
2023	1.46
2024 *	1.47
2025 *	1.47
2026 *	1.47
2027 *	1.47
2028 *	1.48
2029 *	1.48
2030 *	1.48
2031 *	1.48
2032 *	1.48
2033 *	1.49
2034 *	1.49
2035 *	1.49
2036 *	1.49
2037 *	1.49
2038 *	1.49
2039 *	1.49
2040 *	1.49
2041 *	1.50
2042 *	1.50
2043 *	1.50
2044 *	1.50
2045 *	1.51
2046 *	1.51
2047 *	1.51
2048 *	1.51
2049 *	1.51
2050 *	1.51
2051 *	1.51
2052 *	1.51
2053 *	1.52
2054 *	1.52
2055 *	1.52
2056 *	1.52
2057 *	1.52
2058 *	1.52
2059 *	1.52
2060 *	1.53
2061 *	1.53
2062 *	1.53
2063 *	1.53
2064 *	1.53
2065 *	1.53
2066 *	1.53
2067 *	1.53
2068 *	1.53
2069 *	1.54
2070 *	1.54
2071 *	1.54
2072 *	1.54
2073 *	1.54
2074 *	1.54
2075 *	1.54
2076 *	1.54
2077 *	1.54
2078 *	1.54
2079 *	1.55
2080 *	1.55
2081 *	1.55
2082 *	1.55
2083 *	1.55
2084 *	1.55
2085 *	1.55
2086 *	1.55
2087 *	1.55
2088 *	1.55
2089 *	1.55
2090 *	1.55
2091 *	1.55
2092 *	1.55
2093 *	1.55
2094 *	1.55
2095 *	1.55
2096 *	1.55
2097 *	1.55
2098 *	1.55
2099 *	1.55
2100 *	1.55

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths have outnumbered births since 2020.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

5.7k15.2k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	46,992	24,012
1951	47,130	25,410
1952	47,411	22,142
1953	46,123	21,502
1954	47,421	19,577
1955	45,790	19,620
1956	44,098	17,068
1957	43,589	18,911
1958	43,861	15,614
1959	45,037	16,302
1960	44,473	15,658
1961	42,527	14,681
1962	41,620	16,303
1963	43,118	14,995
1964	42,934	15,044
1965	43,041	14,478
1966	42,750	13,986
1967	42,311	13,910
1968	41,929	13,550
1969	41,610	14,147
1970	41,696	13,675
1971	41,787	13,778
1972	42,016	13,780
1973	40,981	12,950
1974	41,602	13,203
1975	42,392	13,410
1976	42,070	13,272
1977	40,662	13,251
1978	40,074	12,922
1979	40,314	13,217
1980	40,145	13,599
1981	39,329	13,639
1982	39,472	13,663
1983	38,784	14,095
1984	38,479	14,044
1985	38,505	14,339
1986	38,313	14,594
1987	39,195	14,837
1988	39,158	15,094
1989	37,738	14,825
1990	37,901	15,034
1991	38,368	14,980
1992	37,383	15,725
1993	36,466	15,670
1994	35,328	16,225
1995	33,354	16,114
1996	32,330	17,523
1997	30,255	17,788
1998	30,004	17,780
1999	28,247	17,582
2000	29,766	18,009
2001	27,656	17,563
2002	28,591	18,548
2003	28,012	18,461
2004	24,498	18,184
2005	23,641	18,626
2006	24,414	18,705
2007	24,555	19,448
2008	24,707	18,737
2009	25,389	18,730
2010	26,063	18,792
2011	24,390	19,244
2012	25,148	19,645
2013	24,529	18,670
2014	24,809	19,138
2015	24,296	19,763
2016	24,258	19,845
2017	22,977	19,773
2018	22,543	18,938
2019	20,958	19,661
2020	20,045	24,931
2021	19,383	27,373
2022	18,639	21,619
2023	16,878	19,863
2024 *	16,587	19,871
2025 *	16,313	20,095
2026 *	16,027	20,314
2027 *	15,783	20,527
2028 *	15,559	20,740
2029 *	15,328	20,960
2030 *	15,121	21,177
2031 *	14,935	21,392
2032 *	14,773	21,593
2033 *	14,626	21,789
2034 *	14,509	21,987
2035 *	14,413	22,169
2036 *	14,349	22,336
2037 *	14,265	22,488
2038 *	14,209	22,639
2039 *	14,174	22,773
2040 *	14,138	22,856
2041 *	14,067	22,911
2042 *	13,989	22,953
2043 *	13,895	22,970
2044 *	13,765	22,964
2045 *	13,618	22,945
2046 *	13,419	22,898
2047 *	13,201	22,843
2048 *	12,949	22,740
2049 *	12,666	22,662
2050 *	12,389	22,565
2051 *	12,088	22,468
2052 *	11,763	22,376
2053 *	11,457	22,261
2054 *	11,123	22,156
2055 *	10,829	22,050
2056 *	10,551	21,948
2057 *	10,298	21,848
2058 *	10,079	21,745
2059 *	9,882	21,655
2060 *	9,717	21,567
2061 *	9,566	21,471
2062 *	9,433	21,371
2063 *	9,309	21,263
2064 *	9,189	21,183
2065 *	9,111	21,081
2066 *	9,048	20,992
2067 *	8,985	20,896
2068 *	8,944	20,778
2069 *	8,893	20,639
2070 *	8,838	20,491
2071 *	8,784	20,344
2072 *	8,730	20,189
2073 *	8,656	20,015
2074 *	8,576	19,836
2075 *	8,482	19,658
2076 *	8,386	19,477
2077 *	8,274	19,279
2078 *	8,151	19,083
2079 *	8,027	18,874
2080 *	7,899	18,663
2081 *	7,755	18,466
2082 *	7,603	18,247
2083 *	7,447	18,015
2084 *	7,291	17,802
2085 *	7,146	17,582
2086 *	7,005	17,369
2087 *	6,863	17,157
2088 *	6,736	16,950
2089 *	6,603	16,753
2090 *	6,491	16,559
2091 *	6,385	16,376
2092 *	6,277	16,198
2093 *	6,181	16,037
2094 *	6,095	15,892
2095 *	6,024	15,751
2096 *	5,964	15,620
2097 *	5,905	15,504
2098 *	5,854	15,392
2099 *	5,799	15,284
2100 *	5,748	15,174

* UN projection

Economy of North Macedonia

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $21.2 billion 133rd largest economy
GDP per person: $11,762 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 32,009 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +3.5% real GDP
Inflation: 4.0% consumer prices
Unemployment: 11.5% of the labour force
Government debt: 53.8% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.0%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

28.3B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1992	2,443,000,000
1993	2,687,000,000
1994	3,561,000,000
1995	4,687,000,000
1996	4,643,000,000
1997	3,928,000,000
1998	3,764,000,000
1999	3,867,000,000
2000	3,774,000,000
2001	3,709,000,000
2002	3,991,000,000
2003	4,946,000,000
2004	5,684,000,000
2005	6,257,000,000
2006	6,860,000,000
2007	8,337,000,000
2008	9,912,000,000
2009	9,400,000,000
2010	9,415,000,000
2011	10,499,000,000
2012	9,751,000,000
2013	10,824,000,000
2014	11,378,000,000
2015	10,067,000,000
2016	10,686,000,000
2017	11,336,000,000
2018	12,694,000,000
2019	12,609,000,000
2020	12,385,000,000
2021	14,008,000,000
2022	13,957,000,000
2023	15,864,000,000
2024	16,954,000,000
2025	19,142,000,000
2026 *	21,236,000,000
2027 *	22,786,000,000
2028 *	24,296,000,000
2029 *	25,710,000,000
2030 *	27,026,000,000
2031 *	28,253,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of North Macedonia

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 6.6 million tonnes 127th largest emitter
Per person: 3.63 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.02% 0.02% of its people
Change since 1990: −40% −23% since 2005

6.6 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	1.50
1951	1.42
1952	1.42
1953	1.41
1954	1.69
1955	1.94
1956	2.23
1957	2.41
1958	2.37
1959	2.72
1960	2.98
1961	3.13
1962	3.21
1963	3.57
1964	4.05
1965	4.17
1966	4.13
1967	4.17
1968	4.45
1969	4.62
1970	6.06
1971	6.52
1972	6.07
1973	7.28
1974	7.30
1975	7.61
1976	7.84
1977	7.61
1978	8.52
1979	9.28
1980	9.10
1981	9.90
1982	9.06
1983	9.79
1984	10.35
1985	10.58
1986	11.06
1987	10.79
1988	11.16
1989	11.13
1990	11.10
1991	7.79
1992	8.39
1993	7.60
1994	7.90
1995	7.92
1996	9.42
1997	8.45
1998	9.65
1999	8.78
2000	8.47
2001	8.29
2002	7.84
2003	8.53
2004	8.23
2005	8.60
2006	8.65
2007	9.01
2008	8.94
2009	8.25
2010	8.18
2011	8.82
2012	8.46
2013	7.45
2014	7.17
2015	6.72
2016	6.61
2017	7.09
2018	6.65
2019	7.62
2020	6.98
2021	6.52
2022	7.35
2023	7.34
2024	6.62

By source, 2024

Oil53.0%
Coal37.0%
Gas10.0%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with Europe

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
North Macedonia	1.8 million	−0.56%	1.47	41.4
Russia	143 million	−0.23%	1.47	40.7
Germany	83.6 million	−0.23%	1.46	45.7
United Kingdom	69.9 million	+0.52%	1.53	40.2
France	66.7 million	+0.14%	1.64	42.5
Italy	58.9 million	−0.39%	1.22	48.6
Spain	47.9 million	−0.10%	1.24	46.3
Ukraine	39.5 million	−0.74%	1.00	41.8
Poland	37.8 million	−0.38%	1.31	43.0

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Questions

What is the population of North Macedonia in 2026?

1,804,062 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 1.8 million people, −0.54% on 2025.

Is North Macedonia's population growing or shrinking?

Shrinking: 9,729 fewer people in 2026 than in 2025. Deaths have outnumbered births since 2020.

When will North Macedonia's population peak?

It already did: 2.1 million in 2005. The UN projects 1.5 million in 2050 and 863 thousand in 2100.

What is the fertility rate in North Macedonia?

1.47 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. North Macedonia has been below that since 1996.

How many babies are born in North Macedonia every day?

About 44 a day (16 thousand in 2026), against about 56 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in North Macedonia?

77.8 years at birth in 2026: 80.0 for women and 75.6 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in North Macedonia?

About 878 thousand men and 926 thousand women in 2026, or 94.8 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of North Macedonia?

72 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 25,333 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of North Macedonia in 2000?

2,057,252 (2.1 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has fallen by 12% since, to 1.8 million in 2026.

What will the population of North Macedonia be in 2050?

About 1.5 million on the UN's medium projection (1,512,688), −16.2% from 2026; 863 thousand by 2100.

What are the largest cities in North Macedonia?

Skopje (352 thousand), Kumanovo (62 thousand), Tetovo (57 thousand), Bitola (52 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of North Macedonia in 2026?

$21.2 billion at current prices, the 133rd largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +3.5%.

What is North Macedonia's GDP per capita?

$11,762 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 32,009 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does North Macedonia emit?

6.6 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 3.63 t per person and 0.02% of the world total; oil is the largest source (53%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.