Southwestern Statistical Region

Statistical region in North Macedonia

Southwestern Statistical Region Југозападен Регион (Macedonian) Rajoni jugperendimor (Albanian)
statistical region

Official seal of Southwestern Statistical Region Seal

Country	North Macedonia
Area
• Total	3,280 km² (1,270 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	177,398
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.758^[1] high · 4th of 8
Website	southwestregion.mk

The Southwestern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Југозападен Регион, romanized: Jugozapaden Region; Albanian: Rajoni jugperendimor) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the western part of the country, sharing Ohrid Lake with its westerly border Albania. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Polog, Skopje, and Vardar statistical regions.

Municipalities

Map of the municipalities of the region (2004-2013).

The Southwestern Statistical Region is divided into nine municipalities:

The current population of the Southwestern statistical region is 177,398 citizens, according to the last population census in 2021.

Map of the majority ethnic groups by municipality (2004-2013).

The largest ethnic group in the region is Macedonian, followed by Albanians and Turkish people.

2002 2021

Number % Number %

TOTAL 221,546 100 177,398 100

Macedonians 107,387 48.5 83,757 47.2

Albanians 81,863 36.9 52,849 29.8

Turks 21,431 9.7 17,832 10.1

Roma 2,826 1.3 3,570 2.0

others 8,039 3.6 6,616 3.7

Refused/undeclared n/a n/a 12,774 7.2

Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 censuses:

Religion 2002 2021

Number % Number %

TOTAL 221,546 100 177,398 100

Orthodox 103,013 46.5 67,108 47.2

Christians/Protestants 7 0.13 16,304

Catholics 296 0.00 271

Islam 116,395 52.5 80,612 45.4

others 1,840 0.83 329 0.19

Refused/undeclared n/a 12,774 7.20

^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018年09月13日.