Population
Skopje is the most populous Macedonian city. According to the 2002 census, the population of Skopje was 506,926 people. According to a more recent unofficial estimate from 2006, it has 668,518 inhabitants.
Skopje has a density of 360.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. This figure is much lower than those of other European capitals, such as Belgrade (3,561 inhabitants per square kilometer), London (4,700) or Paris (20,433).
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