Population:
2,066,718 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.2% (male 206,054/female 191,354)
15-64 years: 69.4% (male 722,823/female 710,830)
65 years and over: 11.4% (male 102,231/female 133,426) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 35.1 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 36.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.262% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
11.97 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
8.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.68 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.38 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2003 est.)

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)

Religions:
Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)

Languages:
Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)

Education expenditures:
3.5% of GDP (2002)