Demographic history of North Macedonia

This article is about censuses since 1948 of the former Yugoslav and present independent North Macedonia. For a more detailed overview of current demographics from the 2002 census, see Demographics of North Macedonia. For the demographic history before World War II of the historical Macedonian region that crossed several present-day Balkan borders, see Demographic history of Macedonia.

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This article presents the Demographic history of North Macedonia through census results since 1948.

## 1948 census[edit]

* TOTAL = 1,152,986
* Macedonians = 789,603 (68.5%)
* Albanians = 197,603 (17.1%)
* Turks = 95,940 (8.3%)
* Serbs = 29,721 (2.6%)
* Romani = 19,500 (1.7%)
* Aromanians = 9,511 (0.8%)
* Montenegrins = 2,348 (0.2%)
* Croats = 2,090
* Muslims = 1,560
* Others = 5,324 (0.46%)

## 1953 census[edit]

* TOTAL = 1,394,514
* Macedonians = 860,699 (66%)
* Albanians = 162,000 (12.4%)
* Turks = 203,928 (15.6%)
* Romani = 20,462 (1.6%)
* Serbs = 35,112 (2.7%)
* Croats = 2,771
* Montenegrins = 2,526 (0.18%)
* Muslims = 1,591
* Others = 56,981 (1.07%)

## 1961 census[edit]

* TOTAL = 1,406,003
* Macedonians = 900,685 (71.2%)
* Albanians = 183,108 (13%)
* Turks = 131,481 (9.4%)
* Serbs = 42,728 (2.7%)
* Romani = 20,606 (1.5%)
* Croats = 3,801
* Montenegrins = 3,414 (0.24%)
* Yugoslavs = 1,260
* Muslims = 3,002
* Slovenes = 1,147
* Others = 90,549 (1.03%)

## 1971 census[edit]

* TOTAL = 1,647,308
* Macedonians = 1,142,375 (69.3%)
* Albanians = 279,871 (17%)
* Turks = 108,552 (6.6%)
* Romani = 24,505 (1.5%)
* Yugoslavs = 3,652 (0.24%)
* Serbs = 46,465 (2.85%)
* Aromanians = 7,000 (0.42%)
* Croats = 3,882
* Montenegrins = 3,246 (0.19%)
* Muslims = 1,248
* Others = 34,005 (1.55%)

## 1981 census[edit]

Ethnic map of North Macedonia, according to the 1981 census

* TOTAL = 1,909,146
* Macedonians = 1,279,323 (67%)
* Albanians = 377,208 (19.8%)
* Turks = 86,591 (4.5%)
* Romani = 43,125 (2.3%)
* Aromanians = 6,384 (0.3%)
* Serbs = 44,613 (2.3%)
* Muslims = 39,555 (2.2%)
* Yugoslavs = 14,240
* Croats = 3,349
* Montenegrins = 3,940 (0.21%)
* Others = 10,818 (0.56%)

## 1991 census[edit]

* TOTAL = 2,033,964
* Macedonians = 1,328,187 (65.3%)
* Albanians = 441,987 (21.73%)
* Turks = 77,080 (3.79%)
* Romani = 52,103 (2.56%)
* Aromanians = 7,764 (0.38%)
* Serbs = 42,755 (2.1%)
* Muslims = 31,356 (1.54%)
* Greeks = 474 (0.02%)
* Bulgarians = 1,370 (0.07%)
* Others = 50,888 (2.6%)

## 1994 census[edit]

* TOTAL = 1,936,877
* Macedonians = 1,288,330 (66.5%)
* Albanians = 441,104 (22.86%)
* Turks = 77,252 (4%)
* Romani = 43,732 (2.25%)
* Aromanians = 8,467(0.44%)
* Serbs = 39,620 (2.04%)
* Others = 34,960 (1.8%)

## 2002 census[edit]

Ethnic groups in North Macedonia, according to the 2002 census

* TOTAL = 2,022,547
* Macedonians: 1,297,981 (64.17%)
* Albanians: 509,083 (25.17%)
* Turks: 77,959 (3.85%)
* Romani: 53,879 (2.66%)
* Serbs: 35,939 (1.78%)
* Bosniaks 17,018 (0.84%)
* Aromanians: 9,695 (0.479%)
* Egyptians: 3,713 (0.184%)
* Croats: 2,686 (0.133%)
* Muslims: 2,553 (0.13%)
* Montenegrins: 2,003 (0.1%)
* Bulgarians: 1,418 (0.073%)
* Greeks: 422 (0.021%)
* Russians: 368 (0.018%)
* Slovenes: 365
* Poles: 162
* Ukrainians: 136
* Hungarians: 129
* Germans: 88
* Czechs: 60
* Slovaks: 60
* Jews: 53
* Italians: 46
* Austrians: 35
* Rusyns: 24
* Regionally affiliated: 829
* Non-declared: 404
* Others: 5,332 (0.264%)

## 2021 census[edit]

Ethnicity[1] | Number  | %

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Total | 1836713 | 100
Macedonians | 1073299  | 58.44
Albanians | 446245  | 24.30
Turks | 70961  | 3.86
Romani | 46433  | 2.53
Serbs | 23847  | 1.30
Bosniaks | 16042  | 0.87
Aromanians | 8714  | 0.47
Torbesh | 4174  | 0.23
Bulgarians | 3504  | 0.19
Egyptians | 2406  | 0.13
Croats | 2145  | 0.12
Muslims | 1187  | 0.06
Montenegrins | 1023  | 0.06
Macedonian Muslims | 455  | 0.02
Unknown  | 472  | 0.03
Others  | 2987  | 0.16
Non-declared  | 450  | 0.02
Regionally affiliated  | 110  | 0.01
Persons for whom data were obtained from administrative sources  | 132 260  | 7.20

## See also[edit]

* Demographics of North Macedonia
* Demographic history of Macedonia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of North Macedonia, 2021 - first dataset" (PDF). State Statistical Office. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

* Nasevski, Boško; Angelova, Dora. Gerovska, Dragica (1995). Македонски Иселенички Алманах '95. Skopje: Матица на Иселениците на Македонија.
* Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia 2004 (CD version)
* 2002 Macedonian Census

## External links[edit]

* State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia

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Ethnic groups in North Macedonia

* Macedonians (1,297,981)

Officially recognised minorities|

* Albanians (509,083)
* Turks (77,959)
* Romani (53,879)
* Serbs (35,939)
* Bosniaks (17,018)
* Aromanians (9,695)

Ethnic map of North Macedonia (2002)

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* Arabs (6,300)
* Balkan Egyptians (3,713)
* Croats (2,686)
* Montenegrins (2,003)
* Bulgarians (1,417)
* Megleno-Romanians (< 1,000)
* Greeks (422)
* Armenians (~ 300)
* Jews (~ 200)
* Portuguese (18)

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