This article presents the Demographic history of North Macedonia through census results since 1948.

1948 census

*TOTAL = 1,152,986 * Macedonians = 789,603 (''68.5%'') *

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= 197,603 (''17.1%'') *Turks in North Macedonia, Turks = 95,940 (''8.3%'') *Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs = 29,721 (''2.6%'') *Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani = 19,500 (''1.7%'') *Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians = 9,511 (''0.8%'') *Montenegrins of North Macedonia, Montenegrins = 2,348 (''0.2%'') *Croats in North Macedonia, Croats = 2,090 *Muslims (ethnic group), Muslims = 1,560 *Others = 5,324 (''0.46%'')

1953 census

*TOTAL = 1,394,514 * Macedonians = 860,699 (''66%'') *

= 162,000 (''12.4%'') *Turks in North Macedonia, Turks = 203,928 (''15.6%'') *Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani = 20,462 (''1.6%'') *Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs = 35,112 (''2.7%'') *Croats in North Macedonia, Croats = 2,771 *Montenegrins of North Macedonia, Montenegrins = 2,526 (''0.18%'') *Muslims (ethnic group), Muslims = 1,591 *Others = 56,981 (''1.07%'')

1961 census

*TOTAL = 1,406,003 * Macedonians = 900,685 (''71.2%'') *

= 183,108 (''13%'') *Turks in North Macedonia, Turks = 131,481 (''9.4%'') *Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs = 42,728 (''2.7%'') *Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani = 20,606 (''1.5%'') *Croats in North Macedonia, Croats = 3,801 *Montenegrins of North Macedonia, Montenegrins = 3,414 (''0.24%'') *Yugoslavs = 1,260 *Muslims (ethnic group), Muslims = 3,002 *Slovenes = 1,147 *Others = 90,549 (''1.03%'')

1971 census

*TOTAL = 1,647,308 * Macedonians = 1,142,375 (''69.3%'') *

= 279,871 (''17%'') *Turks in North Macedonia, Turks = 108,552 (''6.6%'') *Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani = 24,505 (''1.5%'') *Yugoslavs = 3,652 (''0.24%'') *Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs = 46,465 (''2.85%'') *Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians = 7,000 (''0.42%'') *Croats in North Macedonia, Croats = 3,882 *Montenegrins of North Macedonia, Montenegrins = 3,246 (''0.19%'') *Muslims (ethnic group), Muslims = 1,248 *Others = 34,005 (''1.55%'')

1981 census

*TOTAL = 1,909,146 * Macedonians = 1,279,323 (''67%'') *

= 377,208 (''19.8%'') *Turks in North Macedonia, Turks = 86,591 (''4.5%'') *Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani = 43,125 (''2.3%'') *Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians = 6,384 (''0.3%'') *Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs = 44,613 (''2.3%'') *Muslims (ethnic group), Muslims = 39,555 (''2.2%'') *Yugoslavs = 14,240 *Croats in North Macedonia, Croats = 3,349 *Montenegrins of North Macedonia, Montenegrins = 3,940 (''0.21%'') *Others = 10,818 (''0.56%'')

1991 census

*TOTAL = 2,033,964 * Macedonians = 1,328,187 (''65.3%'') *

= 441,987 (''21.73%'') *Turks in North Macedonia, Turks = 77,080 (''3.79%'') *Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani = 52,103 (''2.56%'') *Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians = 7,764 (''0.38%'') *Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs = 42,755 (''2.1%'') *Muslims (ethnic group), Muslims = 31,356 (''1.54%'') *Greeks in North Macedonia, Greeks = 474 (''0.02%'') *Bulgarians in North Macedonia, Bulgarians = 1,370 (''0.07%'') *Others = 50,888 (''2.6%'')

1994 census

*TOTAL = 1,936,877 * Macedonians = 1,288,330 (''66.5%'') *

= 441,104 (''22.86%'') *Turks in North Macedonia, Turks = 77,252 (''4%'') *Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani = 43,732 (''2.25%'') *Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians = 8,467(''0.44%'') *Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs = 39,620 (''2.04%'') *Others = 34,960 (''1.8%'')

2002 census

Map of the majority ethnic groups of Macedonia by municipality

*TOTAL = 2,022,547 * Macedonians: 1,297,981 (64.17%) *

: 509,083 (25.17%) * Turks in North Macedonia, Turks: 77,959 (3.85%) * Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani: 53,879 (2.66%) * Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs: 35,939 (1.78%) * Bosniaks in North Macedonia, Bosniaks 17,018 (0.84%) * Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians: 9,695 (0.479%) * Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, Egyptians: 3,713 (0.184%) * Croats in North Macedonia, Croats: 2,686 (0.133%) * Muslims (ethnic group), Muslims: 2,553 (0.13%) * Montenegrins of North Macedonia, Montenegrins: 2,003 (0.1%) * Bulgarians in North Macedonia, Bulgarians: 1,418 (0.073%) * Greeks in North Macedonia, Greeks: 422 (0.021%) * Russians: 368 (0.018%) * Slovenes: 365 * Polish people, Poles: 162 * Ukrainians: 136 * Hungarians: 129 * Germans: 88 * Czechs: 60 * Slovaks: 60 * History of the Jews in North Macedonia, Jews: 53 * Italians: 46 * Austrians: 35 * Rusyns: 24 * Regionally affiliated: 829 * Non-declared: 404 * Others: 5,332 (0.264%)

2021 census

References

* Nasevski, Boško; Angelova, Dora. Gerovska, Dragica (1995). ''Македонски Иселенички Алманах '95''. Skopje: Матица на Иселениците на Македонија. * ''Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia 2004 (CD version)''
2002 Macedonian Census

External links

State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia
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