North Macedonia

Highlights

  1. Internet Society gives North Macedonia an overall Internet resilience score of 49%, which means it has medium capacity to withstand unexpected faults or challenges to normal operation.
  2. Approximately 84% of the population is an Internet user.
  3. Internet Society rates the choice of Internet service providers as poor.
  4. As of 2024, the population of North Macedonia was 1,792,179. The United Nations defines it as a land-locked developing country.
  5. In North Macedonia, there are 5 data centers and there is 1 active IXP.
ccTLD
.mk
Flag of North Macedonia
Region
Europe
Sub-region
Southern Europe
Population
1,792,179
Classification
  • Land Locked Developing Country
  • Upper middle income country

Internet Usage Permanent link

Internet penetration

84%

of the population used the Internet at least once over a 3-month period

90%
Europe average
199520002005201020152020

Usage by gender

Proportion of the population that uses the Internet, by gender

Note: Measurement methods vary by country.

  • Female: 79%
  • Male: 84%

Urban and rural Internet penetration

Percentage of the population that uses the Internet in rural and urban areas

Note: Measurement methods vary by country.

  • Urban: 80%
  • Rural: 78%

Average download speed

Based on an average of 300 users

  • 38.92 Mbps
    Broadband
  • 81.57 Mbps
    Mobile

Average Internet cost

< 1%

of average income (GNI) is needed to cover a low-consumption basket, using at least 3G technology.

2018201920202021202220232024

Network Infrastructure Permanent link

Mobile 4G and 5G coverage

  • 100%
    has access to at least one device with 4G mobile Internet
  • 90%
    has access to at least one device with 5G mobile Internet

Active networks

The building blocks of the Internet, identified by Autonomous System (AS) numbers.

59
active networks

International connections

Routes to the global Internet

Upstream diversity is

Very Good
More than 2 connections to the global Internet improves the ability to recover from unexpected events.

Adoption of IPv6

< 1%
of users can access online resources using IPv6, the new generation of the Internet Protocol
32%
Europe average
Jul 2022Jan 2023Jul 2023Jan 2024Jul 2024Jan 2025Jul 2025

Market Overview Permanent link

Data centers

Number of data centers in operation

5

active data centers

Internet Exchange Points

1

IXP in North Macedonia

8
Europe average
10% of 67

registered networks connect via an IXP

2019202020212022202320242025

Total number of IXP members in North Macedonia

Locally cached content

16%

of the top 1000 websites in North Macedonia can be accessed through an in-country server or cache

71%
Europe average

Top Internet service providers

Top Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by market share

  • Makedonski Telekom AD-Skopje: 88%
  • A1 Makedonija DOOEL: 78%
  • Drustvo za telekomunikaciski uslugi TELEKABEL DOOEL Stip: 13%
  • NEOTEL DOO export-import Skopje: 3%
  • KDS-Kabel Net DOO: 2%

Digital public services rating

The UN's measure of a country's e-government ecosystem readiness

69.35

Market competition

Poor

market competitiveness for Internet customers and end users

Security Permanent link

Global Cybersecurity Index

Estimates the ability of a country or economy to prevent and manage cyber incidents

90 / 100

Routing security practices

The use of resource public key infrastructure (RPKI), which connects IP prefixes to the correct autonomous system (AS)

ROA

Route origin authorization uses a cryptographic signature to certify network announcements

  • 28%
    of IPv4 prefixes protected
  • 14%
    of IPv6 prefixes protected

ROV

Route origin validation filters out route announcements

  • 42%
    of networks are using ROV to filter out invalid prefixes and networks

DNSSEC status

  • Inactive

Adoption of DNSSEC

39%

of DNS queries are protected by DNSSEC, across all web traffic

46%
Europe average

Footnotes Permanent link

The geographic boundaries and country names shown do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Internet Society concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities. Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).

Pulse uses the most recent possible data from international sources. For some indicators in Pulse, the source data may be updated more frequently. For more information on how often we update individual data points, see the Indicator page.