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North Macedonia

Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income · capital Skopje

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

76.6years

Ranks 89 of 217 in 2024

3% above world median · 4% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

2.8per 1,000 live births

Ranks 17 of 196 in 2024

81% below world median · 28% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

3per 100,000 live births

Ranks 6 of 194 in 2023

94% below world median · 50% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2019 · 7 years old

4.3% of under-5s

Ranks 5 of 46 in 2019

71% below world median · 37% above Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 46 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

7.43% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

17% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

1.40births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

26% below world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2002 · 24 years old

96.1% of adults 15+

Ranks 5 of 19 in 2002

16% above world median · 2% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 19 countries reporting in 2002 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2023 · 3 years old

96.3% gross

Ranks 117 of 166 in 2023

4% below world median · 5% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Education spending

2002 · 24 years old

3.30% of GDP

Ranks 82 of 121 in 2002

18% below world median · 27% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2002 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

10,490current US$

Ranks 81 of 186 in 2025

33% above world median · 62% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

28,029international $

Ranks 75 of 185 in 2025

39% above world median · 45% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2019 · 7 years old

3.9% of population

Ranks 60 of 78 in 2019

3.1× above world median · 12.0× above Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2019 · 7 years old

33.5index, 0–100

Ranks 39 of 78 in 2019

about the same world median · 9% above Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

12.3% of labour force

Ranks 161 of 182 in 2025

1.4× above world median · 1.2× above Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2025 · 1 year old

4.1% per year

Not ranked — no better end

34% above world median

Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Military spending

2024 · 2 years old

2.10% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

33% above world median

Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

100.0% of population

Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

80.8% of population

Ranks 74 of 148 in 2024

about the same world median · 16% below Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2025 · 1 year old

93.1% of population

Ranks 5 of 10 in 2025

about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia

Medians computed across 10 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

4.00t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

57% above world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

1.8mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

72% below world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.