Eastern Statistical Region

The Eastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Источен Регион, romanized: Istočen Region) 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.

Eastern Statistical Region Источен Регион
statistical region
Mountains on the Border with Bulgaria
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Country	North Macedonia
Area
• Total	3,539 km2 (1,366 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	150,234
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.741[2] high · 5th of 8

Municipalities

The municipalities of the region

The Eastern Statistical Region is divided into 11 municipalities:

•  Berovo Municipality
•  Češinovo-Obleševo
•  Delčevo Municipality
•  Karbinci Municipality
•  Kočani Municipality
•  Makedonska Kamenica Municipality
•  Pehčevo Municipality
•  Probištip Municipality
•  Štip Municipality
•  Vinica
•  Zrnovci Municipality

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 Year	Population	Change
1994	180,039	N/A
2002	181,858	+1.01%
2021	150,234	-13.38%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	181,858	100	150,234	100
Macedonians	168,046	92.4	126,553	84.24
Roma	6,929	3.81	6,126	4.08
Turks	3,163	1.74	2,958	1.97
Vlachs	2,535	1.39	1,892	1.26
Serbs	594	0.33	330	0.22
Albanians	20	0.01	101	0.07
Bosniaks	25	0.02	45	0.02
Others / Undeclared / Unknown	546	0.3	795	0.53
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			11,434	7.61