Short facts about people of Macedonia

Population:

2,046,209 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  22.92% (male 243,715; female 225,349) 15-64 years:  66.94% (male 688,484; female 681,225) 65 years and over:  10.14% (male 92,043; female 115,393) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.43% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

13.5 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.8 male(s)/female total population:  1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

12.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  74.02 years male:  71.79 years female:  76.43 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.79 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Macedonian(s) adjective:  Macedonian

Ethnic groups:

Macedonian 66.6%, Albanian 22.7%, Turkish 4%, Roma 2.2%, Serb 2.1%, other 2.4% (1994)

Religions:

Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3%

Languages:

Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%

Literacy:

definition:  NA total population:  NA% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook