Northeastern Statistical Region

The Northeastern Statistical Region 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

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.

Religions

Religious affiliation according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census: