Population: 2,213,785 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.89% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 15.59 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.72 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 27.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.59 years
male: 71.51 years
female: 75.85 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.98 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian

Ethnic divisions: 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:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 507,324
by occupation: agriculture 8%, manufacturing and mining 40% (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.