Southeastern Statistical Region | |
Settlement Type: | statistical region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2741 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 148,387 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2017) |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0.736[2] · 8th of 8 |
The Southeastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Југоисточен Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southeastern, located in the southeastern part of the country, borders Greece and Bulgaria. Internally, it borders the Vardar and Eastern statistical regions.
The Southeastern statistical region is divided into 10 municipalities:
The current population of the Southeastern Statistical Region is 171,416 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.
Census Year | Population | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | 167,941 | N/A | |
2002 | 171,416 | +3.13% | |
2021 | 148,387 | -13.4% |
The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.
2002 | 2021 | ||||
Number | % | Number | % | ||
Total | 171,416 | 100 | 148,387 | 100 | |
Macedonians | 154,957 | 90.4 | 118,284 | 79.71 | |
Turks | 12,661 | 7.4 | 13,194 | 8.89 | |
Serbs | 1,808 | 1.05 | 1,254 | 0.85 | |
Others | 1,990 | 1.5 | 1,823 | 1.23 | |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 13,832 | 9.32 |