Eastern Statistical Region

Eastern Statistical Region
Источен Регион
statistical region
Mountains on the Border with Bulgaria
Flag
Country North Macedonia
Area
 • Total
3,539 km2 (1,366 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
150,234
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
HDI (2017)0.741[2]
high · 5th of 8

The Eastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Источен Регион, romanized: Istočen Region) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Skopje, Northeastern, and Southeastern statistical regions.

Municipalities

The Eastern Statistical Region is divided into 11 municipalities:

Demographics

Population

The current population of the Eastern Statistical Region is 150,234 citizens or 8.2% of the total population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the last population census in 2021.

Census Year Population Change
1994 180,039 N/A
2002 181,858 +1.01%
2021 150,234 -13.38%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 181,858 100 150,234 100
Macedonians 168,046 92.4 126,553 84.24
Roma 6,929 3.81 6,126 4.08
Turks 3,163 1.74 2,958 1.97
Vlachs 2,535 1.39 1,892 1.26
Serbs 594 0.33 330 0.22
Albanians 20 0.01 101 0.07
Bosniaks 25 0.02 45 0.02
Others / Undeclared / Unknown 546 0.3 795 0.53
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 11,434 7.61

References

  1. ^ "North Macedonia: Statistical Regions & Major Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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