Northeastern Statistical Region
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The Northeastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Североисточен Регион, romanized: Severoistočen Region; Albanian: Rajoni verilindor) is one of eight statistical regions in North Macedonia. It borders Kosovo and Serbia to the north and Bulgaria to the east, while internally, it borders the Skopje and Eastern statistical regions.
Municipalities
Northeastern Statistical Region is divided into six municipalities:
Demographics
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Perspective
Population
The current population of the Northeastern Statistical Region is 152,982 citizens or 8.3% of the total population of North Macedonia, according to the last population census in 2021.
| Census year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 163,841 | N/A |
| 2002 | 172,787 | +5.46% |
| 2021 | 152,982 | -11.46% |
Ethnicities
The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians followed by the Albanians.[3]
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 172,787 | 100 | 152,982 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 102,108 | 59.09 | 83,978 | 54.89 |
| Albanians | 53,651 | 31.05 | 47,081 | 30.78 |
| Serbs | 10,512 | 6.08 | 7,075 | 4.62 |
| Roma | 5,133 | 2.97 | 3,488 | 2.28 |
| Turks | 302 | 0.17 | 151 | 0.1 |
| Vlachs | 152 | 0.09 | 123 | 0.08 |
| Bosniaks | 28 | 0.03 | 44 | 0.03 |
| Others / Undeclared / Unknown | 901 | 0.52 | 899 | 0.59 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 10,143 | 6.63 | ||
Religions
Religious affiliation according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census:
| Religion | 2002 | 2021 | ||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 172,787 | 100 | 152,982 | 100 |
| Orthodox | 111,332 | 64.4 | 71,306 | 60.0 |
| Christians/Protestants | 15 | 0.01 | 20,291 | |
| Catholics | 141 | 0.08 | 181 | |
| Islam | 58,842 | 34.1 | 50,690 | 33.1 |
| Others | 2,457 | 1.42 | 1,217 | 0.23 |
| Refused/Undeclared | 10,143 | 6.63 | ||
References
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