Population:
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2,071,210 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.5% (male 231,078; female 213,906)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 707,298; female 696,830)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 97,437; female 124,661) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 32.8 years
male: 31.7 years
female: 33.9 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.39% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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13.14 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-1.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 12.67 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.73 years
male: 72.45 years
female: 77.2 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 100 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian
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Ethnic groups:
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Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.8%, Roma 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.3% (2002)
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Religions:
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Macedonian Orthodox 70%, Muslim 29%, other 1%
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Languages:
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Macedonian 68%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2%, other 2%
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
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