North Macedonia
Capital: Skopje · Upper middle income · Pop. 1.8 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In North Macedonia, 80.79% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 350,459 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 12.11% use safely managed sanitation services and 99% have at least a basic service (2024).
North Macedonia has about 2,948 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 40% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 6% of North Macedonia's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in North Macedonia have safe drinking water?
80.79% of North Macedonia's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 350,459 people do not.
Does North Macedonia have enough freshwater?
North Macedonia has roughly 2,948 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 40% of it annually (medium stress).