NUTS 3

Istočen

Region of North Macedonia · NUTS code MK002

Among 8 NUTS 3 regions of North Macedonia, Istočen ranks best in gdp per capita (4th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Istočen vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
7,700 €/inh.
+400 vs 2023
4th of 8 in the country
North Macedonia 9,310 €/inh. · -17%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
41.6 /km²
−0.7 vs 2022
7th of 8 in the country
North Macedonia 73.3 /km² · -43%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-7.3 ‰
+0.8 vs 2023
8th of 8 in the country
North Macedonia -1.9 ‰ · +284%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-0.3 ‰
+0.2 vs 2023
6th of 8 in the country
North Macedonia 0.5 ‰ · -160%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
46.6 years
+0.3 vs 2024
1st of 8 in the country
North Macedonia 42.1 years · +11%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
23.2 %
+0.7 vs 2024
1st of 8 in the country
North Macedonia 18.6 % · +25%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Severna Makedonija

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Istočen belongs to.

Population
1,822,612
−3,635 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
73.2 years
−1.2 vs 2020
2021 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
11.5 %
−0.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
63.7 %
+1.0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tourist nights
1,194 per 1,000
+61 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
78 per mn
+8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
25.1 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.44
−0.05 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.3 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
3.0 %
+0.4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
300 per 100k
0 vs 2016
2017 · NUTS 2 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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