Population 2,009,387 (July 1998 est.)
note: the Macedonian government census of July 1994 put the population at 1.94 million, but ethnic allocations were likely undercounted

Age structure
0-14 years: 24% (male 244,636; female 230,103)
15-64 years: 67% (male 675,783; female 669,878)
65 years and over: 9% (male 85,030; female 103,957) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 0.68% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 15.71 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.08 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 19.49 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.77 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 75.03 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.06 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian

Ethnic groups Macedonian 65%, Albanian 22%, Turkish 4%, Serb 2%, Gypsies 3%, other 4%

Religions Eastern Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3%

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

Literacy NA

NOTE: The information regarding Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.