Demographics
The last census data from 2002 shows a population of 2,022,547 inhabitants. The last official estimate from 2009, without significant change, gives a figure of 2,050,671. According to the last census data the largest ethnic group in the country are the Macedonians. The second largest group are the Albanians who dominated much of the northwestern part of the country. Some unofficial estimates indicate that in the Republic of Macedonia there are possibly up to 260,000 Roma.
| Ethnic groups in the Republic of Macedonia in 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonians | 64.18% | |||
| Albanians | 25.17% | |||
| Turks | 3.85% | |||
| Roma | 2.66% | |||
| Serbs | 1.78% | |||
| Bosniaks | 0.84% | |||
| Aromanians | 0.48% | |||
| other | 1.04% | |||
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