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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)
Languages:
Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)
Religions:
Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
Population:
2,082,370 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.2% (male 195,827/female 182,231)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
14.6% (male 156,278/female 146,919)
25-54 years:
43.7% (male 461,651/female 448,979)
55-64 years:
11.8% (male 119,045/female 126,471)
65 years and over:
11.8% (male 105,332/female 139,637) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 36.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
35.1 years
female:
37.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.237% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
11.8 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
8.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 59% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
SKOPJE (capital) 480,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.32 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 155
male:
8.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.36 years
country comparison to the world: 89
male:
72.82 years
female:
78.1 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.59 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.546 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
4.63 beds/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 92% of population
rural: 82% of population
total: 89% of population
unimproved:
