Northeastern Statistical Region
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.
Geography
Municipalities
Northeastern Statistical Region is divided into six municipalities:
Demographics
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 | ||
