| Population: |
2,063,122
note: a census was taken 1-15 November 2002, but results are not yet available (July 2003 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.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
less than 100 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian |
| Ethnic groups: |
Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.8%, Roma 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.3% (1994) |
| 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 |
