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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

North Macedonia

Against upper middle income countries, North Macedonia ranks 5th of 58 on infrastructure and 22nd of 35 on wellbeing. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare North Macedonia with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure North Macedonia reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.3582 of 17920 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.16129 of 19333 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.6685 of 19927 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.1773 of 11022 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2019+0.4167 of 16517 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.3649 of 2105 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2025+1.0841 of 18612 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.1582 of 21314 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.03106 of 19532 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for North Macedonia, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate1.53per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance40.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important53.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions74.4%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.516%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share64.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share34.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households7.01%% of households2018no agreed direction
One-person households11.8%% of households2018no agreed direction
Women in a union66.1%% of women aged 15-492021no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)6.03marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.09divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age40.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29years2023no agreed direction
Population1,820,909people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.189%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization62.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+18.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1416.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.4births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate8.8per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-5,645people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population8.3%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.815index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.723index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$25,095international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$23,869international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$6,873US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.49%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation4.07%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness133%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows3.54%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue18.8%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption16.4%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense33.4%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending2.1%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture8.5%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths389PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading359PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science380PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion99.5%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14.8years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling10.2years2023higher is better
Primary enrollment96.3%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment90.1%% gross2023higher is better
Tertiary enrollment55%% gross2023higher is better
Compulsory schooling13years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary3.79%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio14.9pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers888per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita4t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area39.7%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land49.6%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land29%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.112index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.955ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.824index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers15%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament39.2%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management36.4%% of managers2025higher is better
Married by 187.5%% of women aged 20-242019higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index40index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share14%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating110per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.562index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.374index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.354index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.701index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.753index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.664index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.768index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.753index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.541index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration99.8%% of children under 52019higher is better
Control of corruption-0.329index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.225index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.0323index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.266index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.0737index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.156index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy76.6years2024higher is better
Infant mortality2.5per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality2.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.43%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate5.78per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds4.74per 1,000 people2021no agreed direction
Basic water access98.2%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting3.8%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility12.4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality3per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance100%% of births2021higher is better
Alcohol consumption4.36litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use39.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths5.1per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.94per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation89%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence11per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality19.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women21.5%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending39.6%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity15.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity26.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index69index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index33.5index (0-100)2019higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate3.9%% of population2019higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users93.1%% of population2025higher is better
Mobile subscriptions108per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.278%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband29.9per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment11.1%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment12.3%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation42.7%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation61.8%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study19.5%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment12.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust15.1%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness86.8%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.72score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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