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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of People 1996

Population:

2,159,503 (July 1995 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:

25% (female 257,876; male 277,314)

15-64 years:

67% (female 711,810; male 733,903)

65 years and over:

8% (female 97,475; male 81,125) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.9% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

15.82 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

24.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

74 years

male:

71.87 years

female:

76.3 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.02 children born/woman (1995 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:

NA%

Labor force:

591,773 (June 1994)

by occupation:

manufacturing and mining 40% (1992)

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