Population:
2,046,209 (July 2001 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
22.92% (male 243,715; female 225,349)
15-64 years:
66.94% (male 688,484; female 681,225)
65 years and over:
10.14% (male 92,043; female 115,393) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.43% (2001 est.)
Birth rate:
13.5 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate:
7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
12.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.02 years
male:
71.79 years
female:
76.43 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.01% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
less than 100 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 100 (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Macedonian(s)
adjective:
Macedonian
Ethnic groups:
Macedonian 66.6%, Albanian 22.7%, Turkish 4%, Roma 2.2%, Serb 2.1%, other 2.4% (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%
NOTE: The information regarding Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of People 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of People 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.
