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Bosniaks in North Macedonia

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The Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia (Template:Lang-mk) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census.[1] The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.

Culture

Religion

Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia are predominantly adherents to Sunni Islam.

Historical censuses

The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (Muslimani), the so-called Muslims by ethnicity, in the SR Macedonia at the numbers of: 1,248 (0.1%) in 1971; 39,512 (2.1%) in 1981; 35,256 (1.7%) in 1991.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Republic of Macedonia, 2002 census" (Document). {{cite document}}: Cite document requires |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)