Skopje Statistical Region
Skopje Statistical Region | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,818 km2 (702 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 607,007 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.802[2] very high · 1st of 8 |
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
| Ethnicities | 2002 | 2021 | ||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 578,144 | 100 | 607,007 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 367,413 | 63.6 | 340,402 | 56.1 |
| Albanians | 133,893 | 23.2 | 153,003 | 25.2 |
| Roma | 23,903 | 4.1 | 19,142 | 3.2 |
| Serbs | 18,051 | 3.1 | 12,474 | 2.1 |
| Turks | 12,123 | 2.1 | 12,357 | 2.0 |
| Bosniaks | 10,880 | 1.9 | 10,986 | 1.8 |
| others | 11,881 | 2.1 | 9,555 | 1.6 |
| Refused/undeclared | n/a | 49,088 | 8.1 | |
Religions
Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 Macedonian censuses:
| Religion | 2002 | 2021 | ||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 578,144 | 100 | 607,007 | 100 |
| Orthodox | 381,298 | 66.1 | 293,274 | 58.0 |
| Christians/Protestants | 218 | 0.04 | 28,327 | |
| Catholics | 2,572 | 0.45 | 2113 | |
| Islam | 180,589 | 31.3 | 196,195 | 32.3 |
| others | 12,477 | 2.16 | 9,684 | 1.60 |
| Refused/undeclared | n/a | 49,088 | 8.1 | |
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References
- ^ http://www.stat.gov.mk/Publikacii/knigaXIII.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.