633K
20211.84M
2021■ Sheep ■ People
More People Than Sheep
Highest Sheep Pop.
2.47M
1995Lowest Sheep Pop.
631K
2020Max sheep per person
1.23
1995Min sheep per person
0.34
2020Summary
The sheep population of North Macedonia fell from 2,250,549 in 1992 to 633,281 in 2021 — a 72% decrease over six decades. The flock peaked at 2,466,099 in 1995. In 2021, there was 1 sheep for every 2.9 people.
Fun Sheep Fact
North Macedonia is famous for its Pramenka sheep, a woolly breed so fluffy they could win a ewe-ty contest! These hardy mountain sheep produce some of the world's finest wool, proving that Macedonian shepherds really know how to raise the bar-aa-aa.
Sheep Population (1961-2021)
Sheep & People (% of combined)
Year by Year
| Year | Sheep | People | Sheep per person | Persons per sheep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 633,281633K | 1,837,1141.84M | 0.34 | 2.90 |
| 2020 | 630,634631K | 1,856,1241.86M | 0.34 | 2.94 |
| 2019 | 684,558685K | 1,876,2621.88M | 0.36 | 2.74 |
| 2018 | 726,990727K | 1,889,0511.89M | 0.38 | 2.60 |
| 2017 | 724,555725K | 1,898,6571.9M | 0.38 | 2.62 |
| 2016 | 723,295723K | 1,906,3131.91M | 0.38 | 2.64 |
| 2015 | 733,510734K | 1,912,4301.91M | 0.38 | 2.61 |
| 2014 | 740,457740K | 1,917,5571.92M | 0.39 | 2.59 |
| 2013 | 731,828732K | 1,922,7161.92M | 0.38 | 2.63 |
| 2012 | 732,338732K | 1,929,8211.93M | 0.38 | 2.64 |
| 2011 | 766,631767K | 1,937,3981.94M | 0.40 | 2.53 |
| 2010 | 778,404778K | 1,946,2981.95M | 0.40 | 2.50 |
| 2009 | 755,358755K | 1,958,7821.96M | 0.39 | 2.59 |
| 2008 | 816,604817K | 1,971,4931.97M | 0.41 | 2.41 |
| 2007 | 817,536818K | 1,982,9331.98M | 0.41 | 2.43 |
| 2006 | 1,248,8011.25M | 1,994,2871.99M | 0.63 | 1.60 |
| 2005 | 1,244,0001.24M | 2,005,3302.01M | 0.62 | 1.61 |
| 2004 | 1,432,3691.43M | 2,016,1862.02M | 0.71 | 1.41 |
| 2003 | 1,239,3001.24M | 2,022,7252.02M | 0.61 | 1.63 |
| 2002 | 1,233,8001.23M | 2,020,1572.02M | 0.61 | 1.64 |
| 2001 | 1,251,0001.25M | 2,034,8822.03M | 0.61 | 1.63 |
| 2000 | 1,289,0001.29M | 2,026,3502.03M | 0.64 | 1.57 |
| 1999 | 1,315,0001.32M | 2,017,1422.02M | 0.65 | 1.53 |
| 1998 | 1,631,0001.63M | 2,007,5232.01M | 0.81 | 1.23 |
| 1997 | 1,813,8951.81M | 1,996,8692M | 0.91 | 1.10 |
| 1996 | 2,319,9052.32M | 2,012,5532.01M | 1.15 | 0.87 |
| 1995 | 2,466,0992.47M | 1,998,5342M | 1.23 | 0.81 |
| 1994 | 2,458,6482.46M | 1,992,6661.99M | 1.23 | 0.81 |
| 1993 | 2,351,4082.35M | 2,006,8542.01M | 1.17 | 0.85 |
| 1992 | 2,250,5492.25M | 2,032,5232.03M | 1.11 | 0.90 |
