Veles · Population

Question: What is the population of Veles? Answer: Veles (Велес), Macedonia (Administrative unit: Veles) - last known population is ≈ 43 500 (year 2013). This was 2.099% of total Macedonia population. If population growth rate would be same as in period 2002-2013 (-0.05%/year), Veles population in 2024 would be: 43 285*.

Population history [1]

Annual population change

[1961-1971] +2.98 %/year
[1971-1981] +1.7 %/year
[1981-1994] +0.62 %/year
[1994-2002] -0.85 %/year
[2002-2013] -0.05 %/year

Location

GPS coordinates: 41.716, 21.776

Local time in Veles: 15:30 Thursday GMT+1.

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Veles on city and population density map

City density [2]population density [3]Legend (Click on marker to hide it)

Sources, Notices

1961c, 1971c, 1981c, 1994c, 2002c, 2013e. Legend: e-estimate, c-census, o-other, ..
* Unofficial, calculated population.
** In some cases boundaries changes also influence the comparability of the population data. Data is provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness. Terms of use.
[1] Sources
State Statistical Office, Republic of Macedonia
Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002 – Book XIII, Skopje, 2005. (PDF). State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia.
• Statistical Yearbook of Yugoslavia 1987
Censuses of population 1948 - 2002 stat.gov.mk
• The Europa World Year Book 2004 ISBN: 1-85743-255-X (vol.II), p2712
National Report - UN-Habitat p12 (c.1961,71,81)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).