Demographic history of North Macedonia

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

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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1948 census
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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

1994 census
  • 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
Ethnic groups in North Macedonia, according to the 2002 census.

See also

References
  • 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


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