San Diego Union-Tribune

North Macedonia’s population shrank by nearly 10% since 2002

SKOPJE, North MacedoniaSKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia has lost nearly 10% of its population over the last two decades mostly due to emigration, statistics officials said on Wednesday, ...
balkaninsight

Wildly Wrong: North Macedonia’s Population Mystery

North Macedonia’s official population statistics are not just a little off — they are dramatically incorrect. And that has consequences. According to the State Statistical Office, the population of ...
balkaninsight

Macedonia Population Drained by Emigration, Report Says

European statistical report saying that more than ten per cent of Macedonians have left their country in little more than a decade has stirred up a debate on emigration. In a report on migration, the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

North Macedonia national park’s rising bear population poses a threat to residents

SKOPJE, North MacedoniaSKOPJE, North Macedonia — A rising bear population is posing a threat to people in an area in western North Macedonia, where bear break-ins are increasingly common. A dozen ...
Yahoo

North Macedonia national park's rising bear population poses a threat to residents

FILE - A bear forages near the Donnie Creek wildfire burning north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, on July 2, 2023. A rising bear population is posing a threat to people in an area in the ...