Population growth rate: 0.68% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 15.71 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 8.08 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 19.49 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.77 years male: 70.67 years female: 75.03 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.06 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Macedonian(s) adjective: Macedonian
Ethnic groups: Macedonian 65%, Albanian 22%, Turkish 4%, Serb 2%,
Gypsies 3%, other 4%