Population 2,054,800
note: a Framework Agreement ratified by Macedonia on 16 November 2001 calls for a new census in 2002 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 22.4% (male 239,638; female 221,446)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 694,368; female 686,450)
65 years and over: 10.4% (male 94,214; female 118,684) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.41% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 13.35 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 12.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.26 years
female: 76.68 years (2002 est.)
male: 72.01 years

Total fertility rate 1.77 children born/woman (2002 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%

NOTE: The information regarding Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of on this page is re-published from the 2002 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 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.