Demographics of North Macedonia

Demographic features of the population of North Macedonia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of North Macedonia
North Macedonia population pyramid in 2020
PopulationDecrease 1,836,713 (2021)[1]
Growth rateDecrease -0.32% (2020)[1]
Birth rateDecrease 9.2 per 1,000 (2020)[1]
Death rateNegative increase 12.4 per 1,000 (2020)[1]
Life expectancyIncrease 76.40 years (2020)
 • maleIncrease 74.45 years (2020)
 • femaleIncrease 78.41 years (2020)
Fertility rateIncrease 1.59 live births per woman (2020)[2][1]
Infant mortality rateNegative increase 6.7 per 1,000 (2020)[1]
Net migration rateIncrease −766 (2020)[2]
Age structure
0–14 yearsDecrease 17.1% (2012)
15–64 yearsIncrease 71.0% (2011)
65 and overIncrease 11.9% (2012)
Sex ratio
At birth1.08 male(s)/female (2012)
Under 151.08 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
15–64 years1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
65 and over0.78 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Nationality
Nationalitynoun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian
Major ethnicDecrease Macedonians (58.44%) (2021)
Minor ethnicDecrease Albanians (24.3%) (2021)

Increase Administrative source (7.2%) (2021)[3]

Increase Turks 3.86% (2021)

Decrease Romani 2.53% (2021)

Decrease Serbs 1.30% (2021)

Increase Bosniaks 0.87% (2021)

Decrease Aromanians 0.47% (2021)
Language
OfficialMacedonian, Albanian
SpokenDecrease Macedonian (61.38%) (2021)[4]

Decrease Albanian (24.34%) (2021)[5]

Increase Administrative sources (7.2%) (2021)[6]

Decrease Turkish (3.41%) (2021)

Decrease Romani (1.73%) (2021)

Increase Bosnian (0.85%) (2021)

Decrease Serbian (0.61%) (2021)

Decrease Aromanian (0.17%) (2021)

Decrease Other (0.15%) (2021)
  1. ^ a b c d e f "Address by the Director of the State Statistical Office on the completion of the Census 2021".
  2. ^ a b "Индикатори".
  3. ^ "State Statistical Office - Census Law - Article 5 (2)" (PDF). State Statistical Office (in Macedonian). 2022-04-08.
  4. ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Macedonia 2002" (PDF). Stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of North Macedonia, 2021 - first dataset" (PDF). Stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ^ "State Statistical Office - Census Law Article 5 (2)" (PDF). State Statistical Office (in Macedonian). 2022-04-08.

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