Southwestern Statistical Region


The Southwestern Statistical Region is one of eight statistical [regions of North Macedonia]. Southwestern, located in the western part of the country, sharing Ohrid Lake with its westerly border Albania. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Polog, Skopje, and Vardar statistical regions.

Municipalities

The Southwestern Statistical Region is divided into nine municipalities:
The current population of the Southwestern statistical region is 177,398 citizens, according to the last population census in 2021.
Census YearPopulationChange
1994211,046N/A
2002221,546+5.0%
2021177,398-19.9%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonian followed by the Albanians and Turks.

Religions

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