Skopje, Macedonia Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Skopje, Macedonia metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Skopje in 2024 is 616,000, a 0.82% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Skopje in 2023 was 611,000, a 0.83% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Skopje in 2022 was 606,000, a 0.83% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Skopje in 2021 was 601,000, a 1.01% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Macedonia
City Name Population
Skopje 616,000
Skopje - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 616,000 0.82%
2023 611,000 0.83%
2022 606,000 0.83%
2021 601,000 1.01%
2020 595,000 0.85%
2019 590,000 1.03%
2018 584,000 1.39%
2017 576,000 1.41%
2016 568,000 1.43%
2015 560,000 1.45%
2014 552,000 1.47%
2013 544,000 1.49%
2012 536,000 1.32%
2011 529,000 1.54%
2010 521,000 1.36%
2009 514,000 1.38%
2008 507,000 1.60%
2007 499,000 1.42%
2006 492,000 1.44%
2005 485,000 1.46%
2004 478,000 1.27%
2003 472,000 1.29%
2002 466,000 0.43%
2001 464,000 0.65%
2000 461,000 0.66%
1999 458,000 0.66%
1998 455,000 0.66%
1997 452,000 0.44%
1996 450,000 0.67%
1995 447,000 0.68%
1994 444,000 -0.22%
1993 445,000 -0.45%
1992 447,000 -0.22%
1991 448,000 0.67%
1990 445,000 0.91%
1989 441,000 0.92%
1988 437,000 0.92%
1987 433,000 0.93%
1986 429,000 0.94%
1985 425,000 0.95%
1984 421,000 0.96%
1983 417,000 0.97%
1982 413,000 0.98%
1981 409,000 2.25%
1980 400,000 2.56%
1979 390,000 2.90%
1978 379,000 2.71%
1977 369,000 2.50%
1976 360,000 2.86%
1975 350,000 2.64%
1974 341,000 2.71%
1973 332,000 2.47%
1972 324,000 2.86%
1971 315,000 4.30%
1970 302,000 4.50%
1969 289,000 4.71%
1968 276,000 4.94%
1967 263,000 4.78%
1966 251,000 4.58%
1965 240,000 4.80%
1964 229,000 4.57%
1963 219,000 4.78%
1962 209,000 4.50%
1961 200,000 4.71%
1960 191,000 4.95%
1959 182,000 4.60%
1958 174,000 4.82%
1957 166,000 4.40%
1956 159,000 5.30%
1955 151,000 4.14%
1954 145,000 5.07%
1953 138,000 4.55%
1952 132,000 4.76%
1951 126,000 5.00%
1950 120,000 0.00%