Eastern Statistical Region Explained

Eastern Statistical Region
Native Name:Источен Регион
Settlement Type:statistical region
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3539
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:150234
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec2:0.741[2]
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The Eastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Источен Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Skopje, Northeastern, and Southeastern statistical regions.

Municipalities

Eastern statistical region is divided into 11 municipalities:

Demographics

Population

The current population of the Eastern Statistical Region is 150,234 citizens or 8.2% of the total population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the last population census in 2021.

Census YearPopulationChange
1994180,039N/A
2002181,858+1.01%
2021150,234-13.38%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.

20022021
Number%Number%
TOTAL181,858100150,234100
Macedonians168,04692.41126,55384.24
Roma6,8763.786,1264.08
Turks2,7941.542,9581.97
Vlachs2,0741.141,8921.26
others2,0681.141,2710.84
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sourcesn/an/a11,4347.61

41.93°N 22.4°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Macedonia: Statistical Regions & Major Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information.
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.