The Polog Statistical Region (Macedonian: Полошки Регион; Albanian: Rajoni i Pollogut) is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of North Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.
Municipalities
Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:
Demographics
Population
The current population of the Polog statistical region is 304,125 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.
| Census Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 282,432 | N/A |
| 2002 | 304,125 | +8.24% |
| 2021 | 251,552 | -17.4% |
Ethnicities
Polog is the only statistical region in North Macedonia where Macedonians are not the majority.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 304,125 | 100 | 251,552 | 100 |
| Albanians | 222,679 | 73.2 | 173,344 | 68.9 |
| Macedonians | 56,079 | 18.4 | 43,285 | 17.2 |
| Turks | 17,386 | 5.7 | 15,182 | 6.0 |
| Roma | 4,594 | 1.4 | 4,264 | 1.7 |
| others | 3,387 | 1.1 | 2,817 | 1.1 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from the administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 12,660 | 5.0 |
See also
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References
- ^ "North Macedonia: Statistical Regions & Major Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.