Talk:Religion in North Macedonia

Latest comment: 7 years ago by Local hero in topic Macedonia or FYROM

Population of Macedonia according to the religion

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The figures show that 33.33% of the population were Muslim in Macedonia in 2002. However, regarding the people below 20 years the religious affiliation was different. The Muslim percentage of this group of people were between 38.83% (15-19 years) and 46.46% (0-4 years). According to this, after 20 years (in 2022) these people will be below 40 years and the religious affiliation of the total population will be changed as well. For this reason, it is realistic that 39.3% of the population were Muslim in Macedonia in 2010.

Population of Macedonia according to the religion and age in 2002[1]
Age Total population Orthodox population Orthodox percentage Muslim population Muslim percentage
Total 2,022,547 1,310,184 64.78% 674,015 33.33%
0-4 122,757 63,229 51.51% 57,028 46.46%
5-9 143,184 73,384 51.25% 67,227 46.95%
10-14 160,339 86,952 54.23% 70,443 43.93%
15-19 165,422 98,253 59.40% 64,232 38.83%

In 2013, 23,138 children were born in Macedonia. The ethnic affiliation of these newborns was: 11,550 (49.92%) Macedonian; 8,137 (35.17%) Albanian; 1,104 (4.77%) Turkish; 1,554 (6.72%) Roma; 17 (0.07%) Vlach; 120 (0.52%) Serbian; 248 (1.07%) Bosniak; 408 (1.76%) other ethnic affiliation and unknown.[2]

According to the census 1981, there were living 39,555[3][4] Macedonian Muslims (2.19% of the total population and 3.09%% of the Macedonians) in the Republic of Macedonia.

Newborns in Macedonia according to ethnic group in 2013[5]
Ethnic group Number Percentage
Total 23,138 100%
Macedonians 11,550 49.92%
Albanians 8,137 35.17%
Turks 1,104 4.77%
Romani 1,554 6.72%
Bosniaks 248 1.07%

In addition, there are two different sources which mention: In 2010, 39.3% of the population were Muslim in Macedonia.[6][7]


Population according to age, by censuses in 2002[8]
Age Number Percentage
Total 2,022,547 100%
0-4 122,757 6.07%
5-9 143,184 7.08%
10-14 160,339 7.93%
15-19 165,422 8.18%
20-24 161,945 8.01%
25-29 153,461 7.59%
30-34 148,281 7.33%
35-39 149,837 7.41%
40-44 146,902 7.26%
45-49 142,688 7.05%
50-54 127,760 6.32%
55-59 95,234 4.71%
60-64 89,822 4.44%
65 and over 213,712 10.57%


Population according to age, by estimates in 2015[9]
Age Number Percentage
Total 2,070,226 100%
0-4 115,575 5.58%
5-9 113,676 5.5%
10-14 117,022 5.65%
15-19 129,956 6.28%
20-24 152,412 7.36%
25-29 162,025 7.83%
30-34 163,748 7.91%
35-39 155,802 7.53%
40-44 147,612 7.53%
45-49 145,896 7.05%
50-54 142,389 6.88%
55-59 136,382 6.59%
60-64 121,867 5.89%
65 and over 265,570 12.83%
That's good analysis, however we cannot draw our own conclusions from the data. We can only go with what is explicitly stated in sources. So, we have an outdated census and a more recent estimate from Pew. I think the best way to go about this is to present figures from both sources in the article but to avoid using the pie chart as that makes it seem like we have definitive percentages when it seems that we really don't. --Local hero talk 02:26, 9 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ Census of Pupulation, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002, p. 518
  2. ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia, 2014, p. 79, Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. ^ Hugh, Poulton (2000). Who Are the Macedonians?. Hurst & Company, London. p. 124.
  4. ^ Pettifer, James (1999). The new Macedonian Question. Macmillan Press Ltd. p. 115.
  5. ^ Census of Pupulation, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002, p. 518
  6. ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050" in: Pew Research Center, Retrieved 3 December 2016
  7. ^ Republic of Macedonia, in: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures, Retrieved 3 December 2016
  8. ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia, 2014, p. 68, Retrieved 8 December 2016
  9. ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia, 2016, p. 78, Retrieved 8 December 2016

Macedonia or FYROM

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There's someone who's changing everything in the page related to Macedonia (such as culture, peoples, etc.) to Slavic and changing every appearance of the "Republic of Macedonia" to "FYROM". Does this edit have any kind of legitimacy? FlagFlayer (talk) 18:01, 23 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

No, WP:NCMAC. --Local hero talk 08:11, 24 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Arrange the order of religions according to the population size of each; and for the few equal numbers alphabetically

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I don't like Islam but we should respect democracy. Put all opinions relative to the population size without filthy tricks!

But should we break the front of Christianity against Islam?

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