Vardar Statistical Region

The Vardar Statistical Region (Macedonian: Вардарски Регион, romanized: Vardarski Region) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Vardar, located in the central part of North Macedonia, borders Greece to the south. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Southwestern, Skopje, Southeastern, and Eastern. The Vardar Statistical Region is named after the Vardar River, which runs through the region.

Vardar Statistical Region Вардарски Регион (Macedonian)
statistical region
Seal
Country	North Macedonia
Area
• Total	3,995 km2 (1,542 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	138,722
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.759[1] high · 3rd of 8
Website	vardarregion.gov.mk

Municipalities

The municipalities of the region

Vardar statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:

• Čaška
• Demir Kapija
• Gradsko
• Kavadarci
• Lozovo
• Negotino
• Rosoman
• Sveti Nikole
• Veles

Geography

The Vardar Statistical Region is bisected by the Vardar River and is bounded to the south by Greece. The region is flatter than most of the rest of the country.

Demographics

Map of the largest ethnic groups in the region

Population

The current population of the Vardar Statistical Region is 154,535 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002, making it the least populous of the eight statistical regions.

Census year	Population	Change
1994	130,793	N/A
2002	154,535	+18.2%
2021	138,722	-10.4%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians (81.06%) followed by the Albanians (5.03%), Turks (1.88%), Bosniaks (1.61%), Roma (1.46%).

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	154,535	100	138,722	100
Macedonians	137,520	88.99	112,444	81.06
Albanians	5,127	3.38	6,981	5.03
Turks	3,178	2.06	2,608	1.88
Bosniaks	2,979	1.93	2,238	1.61
Roma	2,153	1.39	2,029	1.46
Serbs	2,102	1.36	1,209	0.87
Vlachs	745	0.48	496	0.38
Others / Undeclared / Unknown	641	0.41	1,027	0.72
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			9,690	6.99

See also

• Vardar