List of municipalities in North Macedonia by population

The following is a list of the most populous municipalities in North Macedonia. The total population of North Macedonia in 2002 was 2,022,547.

Municipalities over 20,000 population

. The following lists municipalities in North Macedonia that have a population of at least 20,000.

Rank	Municipality	2002 census	2021 census	Skopje
1	Kumanovo	105,484	98,104	-
2	Bitola	95,385	85,164	-
3	Tetovo	86,580	84,770	-
4	Aerodrom	72,009	77,735	Greater Skopje
5	Gazi Baba	72,617	69,626	Greater Skopje
6	Prilep	76,768	69,025	-
7	Karpoš	59,666	63,760	Greater Skopje
8	Čair	64,773	62,586	Greater Skopje
9	Kisela Voda	57,236	61,965	Greater Skopje
10	Gostivar	81,042	59,770	-
11	Ohrid	55,749	51,428	-
12	Struga	63,376	50,980	-
13	Strumica	54,676	49,995	-
14	Veles	55,108	48,463	-
15	Štip	47,796	44,866	-
16	Gjorče Petrov	41,634	44,844	Greater Skopje
17	Centar	45,412	43,893	Greater Skopje
18	Kičevo	56,734	39,669	-
19	Saraj	35,408	38,399	Greater Skopje
20	Butel	36,154	37,968	Greater Skopje
21	Kavadarci	38,741	35,733	-
22	Kočani	38,092	31,602	-
23	Šuto Orizari	20,800	25,726	Greater Skopje
24	Radoviš	28,224	24,122	-
25	Bogovinje	28,997	22,906	-
26	Lipkovo	27,058	22,308	-
27	Studeničani	17,246	21,970	-
28	Gevgelija	22,988	21,582	-

Population distribution

Population	No. of Municipalities
80,000-99,999	3
60,000-79,999	6
40,000-59,999	8
20,000-39,999	11
Under 20,000	52

See also

• List of municipalities in North Macedonia

External links

• 2002 census results (PDF)