People of Macedonia
Population: | 2,055,915 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 19.8% (male 210,418/female 195,884) 15-64 years: 69.1% (male 715,997/female 704,739) 65 years and over: 11.1% (male 99,892/female 128,985) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 34.4 years male: 33.5 years female: 35.5 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 0.263% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | -0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.074 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.016 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.774 male(s)/female total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 9.53 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 74.21 years male: 71.73 years female: 76.88 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 1.57 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: | less than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality: | noun: Macedonian(s) adjective: Macedonian |
Ethnic groups: | Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census) |
Religions: | Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census) |
Languages: | Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census) |
Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.1% male: 98.2% female: 94.1% (2002 census) |