North Macedonia vs Slovenia
Slovenia has 1.2× the population of North Macedonia: 2,130,986 vs 1,820,909, a gap of 310,077. Slovenia is growing faster (+0.17% vs −0.19% a year), adding about 3,589 people a year against −3,447. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Slovenia is the older society: 22.2% aged 65+ against 18.5% in North Macedonia, while North Macedonia has more children (16.5% under 15 vs 14.5%). Slovenia is 1.5× as densely populated (105.3 vs 72.5 people per km²). People in Slovenia live 5.7 years longer on average (82.3 vs 76.6). GDP per capita is 3.6× higher in Slovenia ($37,376 vs $10,490).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (North Macedonia) and 2025 (Slovenia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
North Macedonia vs Slovenia — side by side
| Population | 1,820,9092025 | 2,130,9862025 |
|---|---|---|
| Growth rate / yr | −0.19%2025 | +0.17%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 8.82024 | 7.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 11.12024 | 10.12024 |
| Children per woman | 1.402024 | 1.522024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.6 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.5%2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 18.5%2025 | 22.2%2025 |
| Density | 72.5 /km²2023 | 105.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 25,710 km²2023 | 20,480 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 62.9%2025 | 56.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -5,6452025 | +2,7112025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,4902025 | $37,3762025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #151 | #148 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). North Macedonia: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025; Slovenia: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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