| Population | 2,118,945 (July 2018 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 16.24% (male 177,719 /female 166,374) 15-24 years: 13.41% (male 147,292 /female 136,851) 25-54 years: 44.55% (male 478,851 /female 465,058) 55-64 years: 12.43% (male 129,731 /female 133,645) 65 years and over: 13.38% (male 123,101 /female 160,323) (2018 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 41.6 (2015 est.) youth dependency ratio: 23.8 (2015 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 17.7 (2015 est.) potential support ratio: 5.6 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 38.2 years male: 37.2 years female: 39.3 years (2018 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.19% (2018 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 58% of total population (2018) rate of urbanization: 0.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 584,000 SKOPJE (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female (2017 est.) 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female (2017 est.) 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female (2017 est.) 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female (2017 est.) 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female (2017 est.) 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female (2017 est.) total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 26.8 years (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) male: 8.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) female: 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.9 years (2018 est.) male: 73.8 years (2018 est.) female: 78.2 years (2018 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.49 children born/woman (2018 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 40.2% (2011) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (201 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | <500 (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2016 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.8% of population rural: 98.9% of population total: 99.4% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 1.1% of population total: 0.6% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 97.2% of population (2015 est.) rural: 82.6% of population (2015 est.) total: 90.9% of population (2015 est.) unimproved: urban: 2.8% of population (2015 est.) rural: 17.4% of population (2015 est.) total: 9.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Macedonian(s) adjective: Macedonian |
| Ethnic groups | Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 est.) note: Macedonia has not conducted a census since 2002; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 6.5–13% of Macedonia’s population |
| Religions | Macedonian Orthodox 64.8%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.4%, other and unspecified 1.5% (2002 est.) |
| Languages | Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 est.) note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) total population: 97.8% (2015 est.) male: 98.8% (2015 est.) female: 96.8% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years (2014) male: 13 years (2014) female: 13 years (2014) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.3% (2011) |
| Health expenditures | 6.5% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.88 physicians/1,000 population (2015) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.4 beds/1,000 population (2013) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 22.4% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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