North Macedonia People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

2,128,262 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Macedonian(s)

adjective: Macedonian

Ethnic groups

Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 est.)

note: North Macedonia has not conducted a census since 2002; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 6.5–13% of North Macedonia’s population

Languages

Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 1.8% (2002 est.); note - minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo

printed major-language sample:
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)

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Religions

Macedonian Orthodox 64.8%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.4%, other and unspecified 1.5% (2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.16% (male 177,553/female 165,992)

15-24 years: 12.65% (male 139,250/female 129,770)

25-54 years: 44.47% (male 480,191/female 465,145)

55-64 years: 12.55% (male 131,380/female 135,407)

65 years and over: 14.17% (male 131,674/female 169,609) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 44.5

youth dependency ratio: 23.6

elderly dependency ratio: 20.9

potential support ratio: 4.8 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 39 years

male: 38 years

female: 40 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.13% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

10.55 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

9.65 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

Urbanization

urban population: 58.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

601,000 SKOPJE (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

27 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.49 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.46 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.59 years

male: 74.47 years

female: 78.84 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.51 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

59.9% (2018/19)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 99.8% of population

rural: 98.9% of population

total: 99.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population

rural: 1.1% of population

total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.6% (2018)

Physicians density

2.87 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

4.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 97.9% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.8% of population

rural: 17.4% of population

total: 9.1% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1 est.>

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - deaths

300 (2018 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.4% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

0.9% (2018/19)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.8%

male: 98.8%

female: 96.8% (2015)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 35.6%

male: 33.4%

female: 38.9% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding North Macedonia on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of North Macedonia 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about North Macedonia 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.