List of cities in North Macedonia

This is a list of cities and towns in North Macedonia. There are 34 cities and towns in North Macedonia. In Macedonian, every city or town, regardless of size, is called grad, but a smaller one can also be called gratče, a diminutive of grad. Only five cities in the country have a population of more than 50,000 inhabitants. The capital, Skopje, and its metropolitan area are home to about 33% of the country's total population. The 2002 census showed that the majority of the population, 59.5%, lived in urban areas.
The five largest cities in North Macedonia, each with a population of over 50,000 inhabitants, are: Skopje, Kumanovo, Bitola, Prilep and Tetovo.
Fifteen cities in the country have a population between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants: Štip, Veles, Ohrid, Strumica, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Kočani, Kičevo, Gevgelija, Struga, Radoviš, Kriva Palanka, Negotino, Debar and Sveti Nikole.
Fourteen cities have a population of less than 10,000 inhabitants: Probištip, Delčevo, Vinica, Resen, Berovo, Kratovo, Bogdanci, Makedonska Kamenica, Kruševo, Valandovo, Makedonski Brod, Demir Kapija, Pehčevo and Demir Hisar.

Statistics

Largest cities

The five largest cities in North Macedonia are:

no.	city	municipality	population
1	Skopje	Greater Skopje	526,502
2	Kumanovo	Kumanovo	75,051
3	Bitola	Bitola	69,287
4	Prilep	Prilep	63,308
5	Tetovo	Tetovo	63,176

Smallest towns

The five smallest towns in North Macedonia are:

no.	city	municipality	population
1	Demir Hisar	Demir Hisar	2,431
2	Pehčevo	Pehčevo	2,471
3	Demir Kapija	Demir Kapija	2,643
4	Makedonski Brod	Makedonski Brod	3,643
5	Valandovo	Valandovo	3,671

Demographics

The population and ethnic groups statistics are taken from the 2021 census, meanwhile the language and religion statistics are taken from the 2002 census.

city	municipality	population	dominant ethnic group	% of the dominant ethnic group	dominant language	% of the dominant language	dominant religion	% of the dominant religion
Berovo	Berovo	5,850	Macedonians	88.9	Macedonian	97.3	Orthodox	90.4
Bitola	Bitola	69,287	Macedonians	80.8	Macedonian	92.8	Orthodox	89.1
Bogdanci	Bogdanci	5,244	Macedonians	93.6	Macedonian	96.7	Orthodox	95.6
Debar	Debar	11,735	Albanians	69.8	Albanian	79	Islam	94.5
Delčevo	Delčevo	9,644	Macedonians	88.4	Macedonian	94.3	Orthodox	92.1
Demir Kapija	Demir Kapija	2,643	Macedonians	95.7	Macedonian	97.4	Orthodox	98
Demir Hisar	Demir Hisar	2,431	Macedonians	93.8	Macedonian	95.7	Orthodox	95.8
Gevgelija	Gevgelija	15,156	Macedonians	89.9	Macedonian	97.1	Orthodox	97.3
Gostivar	Gostivar	32,814	Albanians Macedonians	41.4 31.4	Albanian Macedonian	47 38.6	Islam Orthodox	66 33
Kavadarci	Kavadarci	32,038	Macedonians	89.9	Macedonian	98.8	Orthodox	96.6
Kičevo	Kičevo	23,428	Macedonians Albanians	54.2 21.8	Macedonian Albanian	62.5 28.2	Orthodox Islam	55.9 43.4
Kočani	Kočani	24,632	Macedonians	82.1	Macedonian	91.1	Orthodox	89.8
Kratovo	Kratovo	5,401	Macedonians	92.8	Macedonian	96.8	Orthodox	96.7
Kriva Palanka	Kriva Palanka	13,481	Macedonians	92	Macedonian	94.6	Orthodox	94.6
Kruševo	Kruševo	4,104	Macedonians Aromanians	74.4 21.1	Macedonian	85.5	Orthodox	98.9
Kumanovo	Kumanovo	75,051	Macedonians Albanians	57.7 23.6	Macedonian Albanian	63.9 25.8	Orthodox Islam	66 31.7
Makedonski Brod	Makedonski Brod	3,643	Macedonians	96.4	Macedonian	99.7	Orthodox	99.7
Makedonska Kamenica	Makedonska Kamenica	4,368	Macedonians	94.3	Macedonian	99.2	Orthodox	91.9
Negotino	Negotino	12,488	Macedonians	91.9	Macedonian	98.6	Orthodox	97.1
Ohrid	Ohrid	38,818	Macedonians	74.5	Macedonian	83	Orthodox	80.8
Pehčevo	Pehčevo	2,471	Macedonians	92.4	Macedonian	96.5	Orthodox	95
Prilep	Prilep	63,308	Macedonians	85.3	Macedonian	97.6	Orthodox	91.5
Probištip	Probištip	9,760	Macedonians	94.1	Macedonian	99	Orthodox	99,2
Radoviš	Radoviš	14,460	Macedonians	73.9	Macedonian	86.4	Orthodox	85.7
Resen	Resen	7,904	Macedonians	67.8	Macedonian	75.1	Orthodox	72.9
Sveti Nikole	Sveti Nikole	11,728	Macedonians	93.1	Macedonian	97.4	Orthodox	97.9
Skopje	Greater Skopje	526,502	Macedonians Albanians	58.7 22.8	Macedonian	73	Orthodox Islam	73.4 23.7
Struga	Struga	15,009	Macedonians Albanians	43.4 32.7	Macedonian Albanian	58.3 33.9	Orthodox Islam	55.5 42.7
Strumica	Strumica	33,825	Macedonians	77.4	Macedonian	90,9	Orthodox	85.6
Štip	Štip	42,000	Macedonians	77.8	Macedonian	88.9	Orthodox	89.6
Tetovo	Tetovo	63,176	Albanians Macedonians	65.5 22.3	Albanian Macedonian	55.4 35.8	Islam Orthodox	63.3 35.2
Valandovo	Valandovo	3,671	Macedonians	92.4	Macedonian	97.7	Orthodox	92.3
Veles	Veles	40,664	Macedonians	83.5	Macedonian	92.8	Orthodox	91.8
Vinica	Vinica	8,584	Macedonians	78.9	Macedonian	85.5	Orthodox	82.7

Source:

Settlements by region

Eastern Region">Eastern Statistical Region">Eastern Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Berovo	Berovo	5,850
Delčevo	Delčevo	9,644
Kočani	Kočani	24,632
Makedonska Kamenica	Makedonska Kamenica	4,368
Pehčevo	Pehčevo	2,471
Probištip	Probištip	9,760
Štip	Štip	42,000
Vinica	Vinica	8,584

Northeastern Region">Northeastern Statistical Region">Northeastern Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Kratovo	Kratovo	5,401
Kriva Palanka	Kriva Palanka	13,481
Kumanovo	Kumanovo	75,051

Pelagonia Region">Pelagonia Statistical Region">Pelagonia Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Bitola	Bitola	69,287
Demir Hisar	Demir Hisar	2,431
Kruševo	Kruševo	4,104
Prilep	Prilep	63,308
Resen	Resen	7,904

Polog Region">Polog Statistical Region">Polog Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Gostivar	Gostivar	32,814
Tetovo	Tetovo	63,176

Skopje Region">Skopje Statistical Region">Skopje Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Skopje	Greater Skopje	526,502

Southeastern Region">Southeastern Statistical Region">Southeastern Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Bogdanci	Bogdanci	5,244
Gevgelija	Gevgelija	15,156
Radoviš	Radoviš	14,460
Strumica	Strumica	33,825
Valandovo	Valandovo	3,671

Southwestern Region">Southwestern Statistical Region">Southwestern Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Debar	Debar	11,735
Kičevo	Kičevo	23,428
Makedonski Brod	Makedonski Brod	3,643
Ohrid	Ohrid	38,818
Struga	Struga	15,009

Vardar Region">Vardar Statistical Region">Vardar Region

city	municipality	population	coat of arms	flag	picture
Demir Kapija	Demir Kapija	2,643
Kavadarci	Kavadarci	32,038
Negotino	Negotino	12,488
Sveti Nikole	Sveti Nikole	11,728
Veles	Veles	40,664