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Air quality in North Macedonia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in North Macedonia • 21:17, Apr 17

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time North Macedonia most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of North Macedonia

Skopje

58

2
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Strumica

52

2025 North Macedonia most polluted city

Tetovo, Polog

85

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time North Macedonia cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of North Macedonia

Strumica

52

2
The national flag of North Macedonia

Skopje

58

2025 North Macedonia cleanest city

Lazaropole, Polog

41

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is North Macedonia?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 4.2 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

2025 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2025?

#CountryPopulationAQI⁺ US
1
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Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
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Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of North Macedonia

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
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Chad

17,179,740

146

5
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
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India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of North Macedonia

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of North Macedonia

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of North Macedonia

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of North Macedonia

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

34
The national flag of North Macedonia

North Macedonia

2,065,092

74

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 North Macedonia global rank in air pollution

34/143

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