| Population | 2,055,915 (July 2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Median age | total: 34.4 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35.5 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.263% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.21 years
male: 71.73 years
female: 76.88 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.57 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian |
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| Ethnic groups | Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census) |
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| Religions | Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census) |
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| Languages | Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 census) |
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