Demographic
Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...
features of the
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
include
population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
,
ethnicity
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The latest population census was held in 2002 due to ethnic issues between
Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
and
Macedonians, therefore demographic information may be unreliable as it is based on estimates. According to Apostol Simovski, the director of the State Statistical Office, the population of North Macedonia is around 1.5 million.
Total population
International statistics and estimates
According to statistics from the European Union, the actual population has been reduced by at least 230,000 people who emigrated into European Union member states between 1998 and 2011. Further Albanian news sources estimated at October 2012 that the real population is closer to the sum of 1,744,237 people who are accounted within all of the health funds of the country. According to
Bozhidar Dimitrov
Bozhidar Dimitrov Stoyanov ( bg, Божидар Димитров Стоянов, 3 December 1945 – 1 July 2018) was a Bulgarian historian, politician, and polemicist in the sphere of Medieval Bulgarian history, the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and ...
, the Bulgarian authorities have granted 87,000 to many of those emigrants a
Bulgarian passport
A Bulgarian passport ( bg, Български паспорт, Bŭlgarski pasport) is an international travel document issued to nationals of Bulgaria, and may also serve as proof of Bulgarian nationality law, Bulgarian citizenship. Besides enabl ...
, as of 2012, which requires that they declare to be ethnic
Bulgarians
Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe.
Etymology
Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understo ...
. Since Bulgaria's entry into the European Union, and under pressure from fellow European Union members, Bulgaria imposed more stringent rules and measures for the acquisition of a
Bulgarian citizenship
Bulgarian nationality law is governed by the Constitution of Bulgaria (article 25 and 26) of 1991 and the citizenship law of 1999 (with changes made in various years through to 2009).
It is mainly based on jus sanguinis; however, it is possibl ...
and passport.
The provisions of the
Ohrid agreement
The Ohrid Framework Agreement ( mk, Охридски рамковен договор, Ohridski ramkoven dogovor) was the peace deal signed by the government of the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) and representatives of the Albanian ...
to elevate any minority language if the minority in question is above 20% of the population of any municipality into a co-official language for that municipality has created friction within the government, and between officials of different political and ethnic interests, resulting in the indefinite postponement of the census for almost twenty years until it was finally conducted in 2021.
Vital statistics
Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia
Current vital statistics
Marriages and divorces
Vital statistics, marriages and divorces by decade
Births and fertility rates
Ethnic groups
The process of industrialization and urbanization after the Second World War that caused the population growth to decrease involved the
ethnic Macedonians
Macedonians ( mk, Македонци, Makedonci) are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identif ...
to a greater extent than Muslims. Rates of increase were very high among rural Muslims:
Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic o ...
and
Torbesh (Macedonian Muslims) had rates 2.5 times those of the Macedonian majority, while
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
*Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
had rates 3 times as high. In 1994, Macedonians had a TFR of 2.07, while the TFR of others were: Albanian (2.10), Turkish (3.55), Roma (4.01), Serb (2.07), Vlachs (1.88) and Others (3.05). The TFR by religions was: Christian (2.17, with 2.20 for Catholics and 2.06 for Orthodox), Islam (4.02) and others (2.16).
However, it is unlikely that this high minority TFR has continued since then in North Macedonia, as Balkan fertility elsewhere (
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
,
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
) has dropped sharply toward the European average. A more recent survey pegs Muslim fertility in North Macedonia at 1.7, versus 1.5 for non-Muslims.
File:Makedonija - Etnicki sastav po naseljima 1961.gif, Ethnic structure of SR Macedonia by settlements 1961.
File:Makedonija - Etnicki sastav po naseljima 1971.gif, Ethnic structure of SR Macedonia by settlements 1971.
File:Makedonija - Etnicki sastav po naseljima 1981.gif, Ethnic structure of SR Macedonia by settlements 1981.
File:Makedonija - Etnicki sastav po naseljima 1991 1.gif, Ethnic structure of SR Macedonia by settlements 1991.
File:Makedonija - Etnicki sastav po naseljima 1991 2.gif, Ethnic structure of SR Macedonia by settlements 1991.
File:Makedonija - Etnicki sastav po naseljima 1994.gif, Ethnic structure of R. Macedonia by settlements 1994.
File:Makedonija - Etnicki sastav po naseljima 2002.gif, Ethnic structure of R. Macedonia by settlements 2002.
File:Етнички состав на Македонија, според пописот од 2021 година.png, Ethnic structure of R.North Macedonia by settlements 2021.
In 2017, 21,754 children were born in North Macedonia. The ethnic affiliation of these newborns was: 11,260 (51.76%)
Macedonian; 7,404 (34.03%)
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
; 940 (4.32%)
Turkish; 1,276 (5.87%)
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
*Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
; 40 (0.18%)
Vlach
"Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Eastern ...
; 129 (0.59%)
Serbian; 213 (0.98%)
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
; 492 (2,26%) other ethnic affiliation and unknown.
['] In the school year 2016/2017 there were 192 715 students in elementary schools from which 104,756 (55%) were
Macedonian, and 60,971 (32%) were
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
, and in High schools there were 72 482 students from which 43,658 (60.1%) were
Macedonian and 22 419 (30.9%) were
Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
. Furthermore, in 1999
Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
accounted for 34.6% of newborns and 26.1% of students who finished high school in 2016, which was regulated by the Ministry of Education.
Languages
Source:
Religion
Source:
''CIA World Factbook'' demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the ''
CIA World Factbook
''The World Factbook'', also known as the ''CIA World Factbook'', is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print version is available ...
'', unless otherwise indicated.
Age structure
* 0–14 years: 19.5% (male 210,078; female 203,106)
* 15–64 years: 67.8% (male 707,298; female 696,830)
* 65 years and over: 12.7% (male 97,437; female 124,661) (2004 est)
Sex ratio
* at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
* under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
* 15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
* 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
* total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
* total: 11.74 deaths/1,000 live births
* female: 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
* male: 12.67 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
* total population: 74.73 years
* male: 72.45 years
* female: 77.2 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
* 1.50 children born/woman (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS
* adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
* people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 100 (1999 est.)
* deaths: less than 100 (2001 est.)
Nationality
* noun: Macedonian/citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia
[Under the terms of the ]Prespa agreement
The Prespa agreement,; In mk, Договорот од Преспа, translit=Dogovorot od Prespa or Преспански договор, ''Prespanski dogovor'' also known as the Treaty of Prespa, the Prespes deal or the Prespa accord, is an agre ...
, the nationality of the country will be called "Macedonian/citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia" in full.
* adjective: Macedonian / of North Macedonia
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See also
* Demographic history of North Macedonia
* Rumelia
Rumelia ( ota, روم ايلى, Rum İli; tr, Rumeli; el, Ρωμυλία), etymologically "Land of the Names of the Greeks#Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι), Romans", at the time meaning Eastern Orthodox Christians and more specifically Christians f ...
* Demographics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
*
* Demographics of Albania
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Albania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The demogr ...
* Demographics of Bulgaria
The demography of the Republic of Bulgaria is monitored by the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria.
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bulgaria, including population density, ethnicity, education level, ...
* Demographics of Greece
The Demographics of Greece refer to the demography of the population that inhabits the Greek peninsula. The population of Greece was estimated by the United Nations to be in (including displaced refugees).
Historical overview
Greece was inha ...
* Demographics of Kosovo
The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the p ...
* Demographics of Serbia
This article is about the demographics, demographic features of the population of Serbia; including vital statistics, Ethnic group, ethnicity, religious affiliations, education level, health of the populace, and other aspects of the population.
...
References
Other sources
* ''Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia 2004 (CD version)''
External links
Results of the 2002 census
''CIA World Factbook'' entry on North Macedonia
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Society of North Macedonia
Demographics of Yugoslavia