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Languages North Macedonia, in 34 editions.
The entry for North Macedonia published Languages in 34 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Entry published as “Macedonia”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
Entry published as “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
Entry published as “Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian
3%, other 3%
Entry published as “Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
Entry published as “Macedonia,”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%,
3%, other 3%
Entry published as “Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian
3%, other 3%
Entry published as “Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
Entry published as “Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of”.
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%,
Entry published as “Macedonia”.
Macedonian 70%, 68%, Albanian 21%, 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, 2%, other 3% 2%
The same text in 5 editions, 2005 to 2009.
Entry published as “Macedonia”.
Macedonian 68%, 66.5%, Albanian 25%, 25.1%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2%, 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 2% 1.8% (2002 census)
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Entry published as “Macedonia”.
Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
Entry published as “Macedonia”.
Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census) est.)
Entry published as “Macedonia”.
note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Drusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 est.)
note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Drusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
Entry published as “Macedonia”.
note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 est.)
note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Drusevo; Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 1.8% (2002 est.)
note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
- Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 1.8% (2002 est.);
- note - minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population;
- Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities;
- Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica;
- Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari;
- Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo;
- Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
- major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 1.8% (2002 est.) est.); note - minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
note:
major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- Macedonian (official) 61.4%, Albanian (official) 24.3%, Turkish 3.4%, Romani 1.7%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 2%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no language data was available 7.2% (2021 est.);
- note - data represent mother tongue;
- minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population;
- Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities;
- Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica;
- Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari;
- Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo;
- Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
- major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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Macedonian (official) 66.5%, 61.4%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, 24.3%, Turkish 3.5%, 3.4%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, 1.7%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 1.8% (2002 2%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no language data was available 7.2% (2021 est.); note - data represent mother tongue; minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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note: data represent mother tongue; minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where at least 20% of the population are speakers, with Albanian co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities, Turkish in Centar Zupa and Plasnica, Romani in Suto Orizari, Aromanian in Krusevo, Serbian in Cucer Sandevo
Macedonian (official) 61.4%, Albanian (official) 24.3%, Turkish 3.4%, Romani 1.7%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 2%, persons for whom data were taken from administrative sources and no language data was available unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.); note - est.)
major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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note: data represent mother tongue; minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; population are speakers, with Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; municipalities, Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Plasnica, Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Orizari, Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Krusevo, Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo
major-language sample(s):
Книга на Светски Факти, неопходен извор на основни информации. (Macedonian)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “North Macedonia: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/north-macedonia/languages.