Population during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how population changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	VMRO-DPMNE Ljubčo Georgievski	30 Nov 1998 – 1 Nov 2002	+0.6% 1998 → 2002	+0.2%/yr
2	Branko Crvenkovski	4 Sep 1992 – 30 Nov 1998	−1.2% 1992 → 1998	−0.2%/yr
3	Zoran Zaev	31 May 2017 – 3 Jan 2020	−1.6% 2016 → 2019	−0.5%/yr
4	VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski	27 Aug 2006 – 18 Jan 2016	−4.1% 2006 → 2015	−0.5%/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. millions, mid-year estimate · State Statistical Office, resident population on 30 June, revised on the 2021 census from 2003, via the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL; the UN's estimates before 2003) · North Macedonia data · as of Aug 2026.