Northeastern Statistical Region

Northeastern statistical region Североисточен Регион Rajoni verilindor
Statistical region
Landscape of the Northeastern Region
Flag
Area
• Total	2,306 km2 (890 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	152,982
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.732 high · 8th of 8

The Northeastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Североисточен Регион; Albanian: Rajoni verilindor) 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

The municipalities of the region

Northeastern Statistical Region is divided into six municipalities:

•  Kratovo Municipality.
•  Kriva Palanka Municipality.
•  Kumanovo Municipality.
•  Lipkovo Municipality.
•  Rankovce Municipality.
•  Staro Nagoričane Municipality.

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

Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region.

The largest group in the region is the Macedonians. Albanians, Serbs, and Roma also account for a significant population.

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	172,787	100	152,982	100
Macedonians	102,108	59.1	83,978	54.9
Albanians	53,650	31.0	47,081	30.8
Serbs	10,461	6.1	7,075	4.6
Roma	5,132	3.0	3,488	2.3
others	1,436	0.8	1,217	0.8
Refused/undeclared	n/a	n/a	10,143	6.6

Religions

Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 Macedonian censuses:

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	n/a		10,143	6.63