North Macedonia People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
2,130,936 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian
Ethnic groups
Macedonian 58.4%, Albanian 24.3%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.5%, Serb 1.3%, other 2.3%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no ethnic affiliation data was available 7.2% (2021 est.)
note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 6.5–13% of North Macedonia’s population
Languages
Macedonian (official) 61.4%, Albanian (official) 24.3%, Turkish 3.4%, Romani 1.7%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 2%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no language data was available 7.2% (2021 est.); note - data represent mother tongue; 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
major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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Religions
Macedonian Orthodox 46.1%, Muslim 32.2%, other Christian 13.8%, other and non-believers 0.5%, unspecified 0.2%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no religious affiliation data was available 7.2% (2021 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: 44.6
youth dependency ratio: 23.2
elderly dependency ratio: 21.4
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 39 years
male: 38 years
female: 40 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.12% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
10.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
9.61 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Urbanization
urban population: 59.1% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
606,000 SKOPJE (capital) (2022)
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: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.55 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
26.9 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 7.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.84 years
male: 74.73 years
female: 79.08 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.51 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
59.9% (2018/19)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99.7% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
7.3% of GDP (2019)
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: 98% of population
total: 99.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
22.4% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 3.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 1.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 1.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
0.9% (2018/19)
Child marriage
women married by age 15: 0.3%
women married by age 18: 7.5% (2019 est.)
Education expenditures
N/A
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.6% (2020)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 36.4%
male: 33.5%
female: 41.5% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding North Macedonia on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of North Macedonia 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about North Macedonia 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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