Skopje Statistical Region Explained

Skopje Statistical Region
Native Name:
Settlement Type:statistical region
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1818
Population Total:607,007
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec2:0.802[2]
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The Skopje Statistical Region (Macedonian: Скопски Регион; Albanian: Rajoni i Shkupit) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. The region is located in the north of the country, bordering Kosovo. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Polog, Northeastern, Eastern, and Southwestern statistical regions.

Municipalities

The region consists of the City of Skopje and the following municipalities:

Demographics

Population

The current population of the Skopje Statistical Region is 607,007 citizens, according to the last population census in 2021, accounting for 33.0% of the total national population. The region is the largest by population in North Macedonia.

Ethnicities

Ethnicities20022021
Number%Number%
TOTAL578,144100 607,007100
Macedonians367,41363.6340,40256.1
Albanians133,89323.2153,00325.2
Roma23,9034.119,1423.2
Serbs18,0513.112,4742.1
Turks12,1232.112,3572.0
Bosniaks10,8801.910,9861.8
others 11,8812.1 9,5551.6
Refused/undeclaredn/a49,0888.1

Religions

Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 Macedonian censuses:

Religion2002 2021
Number%Number%
TOTAL578,144100 607,007100
Orthodox381,29866.1293,27458.0
Christians/Protestants2180.0428,327
Catholics2,5720.452113
Islam180,58931.3196,19532.3
others 12,4772.169,6841.60
Refused/undeclaredn/a49,0888.1


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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.gov.mk/Publikacii/knigaXIII.pdf
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.