Migration trends in North Macedonia
Europe
534.6K people from North Macedonia have built lives abroad. That's 29.3% of the country population, spread across 38 different countries
1.8M
Population
149.4K
Immigrants
534.6K
Emigrants
−385.3K
Outflow
Every 4th person born in North Macedonia now lives abroad
The #103 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in North Macedonia
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
93.6K immigrants · 398.4K emigrants
1995
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
2015
- Germany replaced Türkiye as the main destination for those leaving
Today
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
- Since 1990: 55.7K more foreign-born residents and 136.2K more citizens living abroad