Eastern Statistical Region
# Eastern Statistical Region

The Eastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Источен Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Skopje, Northeastern, and Southeastern statistical regions.

## Municipalities

Eastern statistical region is divided into 11 municipalities:

* Berovo Municipality
* Češinovo-Obleševo
* Delčevo Municipality
* Karbinci
* Kočani
* Makedonska Kamenica
* Pehčevo
* Probištip
* Štip
* Vinica
* Zrnovci

## Demographics

### Population

The current population of the Eastern Statistical Region is 181,858 citizens or 9.0% of the total population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the last population census in 2002.

| Census Year | Population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 1994 | 180,039 | N/A |
| 2002 | 181,858 | +1.01% |
| 2021 | 150,234 | -13.38% |

### Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.

| | 2002 | 2002 | 2021 | 2021 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Number | % | Number | % |
| TOTAL | 181,858 | 100 | 150,234 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 168,046 | 92.41 | 126,553 | 84.24 |
| Roma | 6,876 | 3.78 | 6,126 | 4.08 |
| Turks | 2,794 | 1.54 | 2,958 | 1.97 |
| Vlachs | 2,074 | 1.14 | 1,892 | 1.26 |
| others | 2,068 | 1.14 | 1,271 | 0.84 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 11,434 | 7.61 |

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