According to the State Statistical Office data, in the Republic of North Macedonia, the number of live births in urban areas was 10 866, which represents 60.1% of the total number of live births, in comparison with 7 207 live births or 39.9% in rural areas. By regions, Skopje had the highest share of total live births, 39.6%, while the East Region had the lowest share, 6.6%.
The number of deaths in urban areas was 14 354, which represents 63.9% of the total numbers of deaths, in comparison with 8 105 or 36.1% in rural areas.By regions, Skopje had the largest share of the total number of deaths, 31.0%, while the Northeast region had the smallest share, 7.7%.
There were 34 infant deaths in urban areas and 24 in rural areas.
The natural increase was negative, -3 488 persons in urban areas and -898 persons in rural areas.
The number of marriages in urban areas was 6 975 or 51.1%, against 5 907 marriages or 45.9% in rural areas. The number of divorces in urban areas was 1005 or 62.3%, while in rural areas there were 608 divorces or 37.7% of the total number of divorces.
The data on internal migration (in the same region) show that the dominant form of migration was from rural to urban areas with 37.9%, whereas inter-urban migration accounted for 9.4%. Rural-urban migration at the regional level was highest in the East Region with 49.0%, while inter-rural migration in the Polog Region made up 54.4% of the total migration in the region.
The external net migration was highest in the Skopje Region, 1 450, while lowest in the Southwest Region, -172.