Population
1.8M
Unitary parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,501
in 2031
Passport power
#74
80 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Skopje
of 8 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Capital
- Skopje
- Continent
- Europe / Southeast Europe
- Area
- 25,713 km²
- Population
- 1.8M
- Density
- 71.4/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .mk
- Calling code
- +389
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #74 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 80
- Total accessible
- 117
- Digital nomad visa
- Digital Nomad Visa $1,620/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad
Culture and society
- Languages
- Macedonian (македонски јазик)
- Religions
- Christianity 60.4%, Islam 32.2%, No religion 0.1%, Other 0.1%
- Currencies
- den MKD — denar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.815
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $47,501
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.6 yrs
- Internet users (2025)
- 93.1%
- Gini index (2018)
- 33.0
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 11.0%
- Urban population (2025)
- 62.9%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.7/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 20.7 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.5/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.56