North Macedonia vs Serbia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
North Macedonia
62.9%
in 2025
Serbia
62.6%
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
132nd
Serbia rank
134th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- North Macedonia
- Serbia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 62.9% against 62.6% in Serbia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 132nd and Serbia ranks 134th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 7 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.0% | 24.1% | 3.9% | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | 40.2% | 34.0% | 6.1% | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 43.1% | 7.5% | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 55.4% | 48.2% | 7.2% | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 52.7% | 6.4% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 57.5% | 0.5% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 60.1% | 1.0% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 61.9% | 0.1% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, North Macedonia or Serbia?
- North Macedonia, at 62.9% against 62.6% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between North Macedonia and Serbia?
- 0.3%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Serbia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and Serbia rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- North Macedonia ranks 132nd and Serbia ranks 134th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.