Capital city · North Macedonia · Europe
Skopje
City population
474,889
#1
in North Macedonia
#1
in Grad Skopje
#1,212
worldwide
41.996, 21.431
About Skopje
Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, with a city population of 474,889. It is the 1st largest of the 36 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Macedonia, and the 1,212th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Capital
National capital
Elevation
247 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Skopje
Coordinates
41.996, 21.431
Record updated
2019-10-04
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 36 in North MacedoniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.