Demographics of the Republic of Macedonia

Population

Total: 2,022,547 (2003 count), 2,041,467 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.9% (male 235,102; female 217,574)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 700,929; female 691,552)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 96,039; female 121,926) (2003 est.)

Population growth rate

0.4% (2003 est.)
Birth rate: 13.2 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate: 7.78 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 13.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.49 years
male: 72.23 years
female: 76.94 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.75 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS

adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 100 (1999 est.)
deaths: less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality

noun: Macedonian
adjective: Macedonian

Ethnic groups

Macedonian Slavs: 64.18% (based on 2003 count)
Albanian: 25.17% (based on 2003 count)
Turkish: 3.85% (based on 2003 count)
Serb: 1.74% (based on 2003 count)
Other: 5.06% (based on 2003 count)
- Roma: 2.2% (based on old estimate)

Religions

Macedonian Orthodox: 67%
Muslim: 30%
other: 3%

Languages

Macedonian: 70%
Albanian: 21%
Turkish: 3%
Serbo-Croatian: 3%
other: 3%

Literacy

definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

See also