Urban Development in North Macedonia 56 indicators covering urban development for North Macedonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 54.2% 2025 up 9.4% 17th Population density 72.47 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 4.9% 133rd PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 21.81 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 23.5% 74th Population in largest city 620,825 2025 up 10.9% 138th Crude steelmaking capacity 0.5 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 69th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 25.09 Hectares 2020 up 28.5% 114th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 509 Number 2024 up 15.4% 38th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 2.18 million Number 2024 up 43.5% 43rd Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen 2.38 million 2023 down 40.7% 69th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 1,382 Number 2024 up 36.7% 43rd Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 5.6% 2024 down 64.1% 32nd At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 30.6% 2024 down 13.3% 18th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.1 Average 2024 up 10.0% 42nd Total housing costs in pps 213.5 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2024 up 18.9% 46th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 12.2% 2024 down 35.4% 24th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 0.4% 2024 down 84.6% 28th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 148 Thousand persons 2024 up 24.4% 32nd Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 3.7 Thousand 2024 down 2.6% 42nd Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 3.7 Thousand 2024 down 2.6% 42nd Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 159 Thousand persons 2024 down 12.2% 21st Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.1 Average 2024 up 10.0% 42nd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 230 Thousand persons 2024 up 0.9% 29th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 30.6% 2024 down 9.5% 16th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 11.4% 2024 down 32.9% 32nd Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 5.6% 2024 down 64.1% 32nd Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 6.2% 2024 down 66.7% 27th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 44.3% 2024 down 28.1% 3rd Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 509 Number 2024 up 15.4% 40th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 57,168 Number 2025 up 72.0% 45th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 7.1% 2023 down 38.8% 8th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 11.4% 2023 down 23.0% 30th Financial burden of the total housing cost 47.2% 2023 down 17.8% 6th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 87.3% 2023 up 10.4% 15th Prison capacity and number of persons held 2,573 Number 2023 up 32.6% 37th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 1.5% 2023 down 77.3% 11th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 8.8% 2023 down 42.1% 42nd Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 10.6% 2023 up 8.2% 26th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 1.6% 2023 down 85.7% 21st Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 2.18 million Number 2024 up 43.5% 43rd Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 9.1% 2023 down 48.9% 4th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 25.0% 2024 down 41.9% 4th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 1,325 Number 2025 down 37.4% 37th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 176 Thousand persons 2024 down 14.6% 29th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 12.9% 2024 down 31.4% 3rd Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 11.6% 2024 down 57.8% 5th Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 11.6% 2023 down 25.2% 30th Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 5.0% 2023 up 47.1% 28th Severe housing deprivation rate by level of disability (activity) 10.7% 2023 down 20.7% 9th Persons with no bath or shower in their dwelling by level of 1.8% 2023 down 67.9% 13th Transport equipment indicators — Available seat capacity for schedule 520.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2016 up 130.7% 28th Lorries by load capacity 26,542 Number 2012 up 31.3% 41st New lorries by load capacity 2,003 Number 2012 up 398.3% 41st Trailers by load capacity 5,442 Number 2012 up 18.6% 36th Semi-trailers by load capacity 4,588 Number 2005 down 30.6% 37th New semi-trailers and their load capacity 687 Number 2010 up 76.2% 26th