Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia

The Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци) 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

• Macedonian Muslims
• Gorani people

References

Ethnic groups in the Republic of Macedonia Macedonians (1,297,981) Officially recognised minorities Albanians (509,083) Turks (77,959) Romani (53,879) Serbs (35,939) Bosniaks (17,018) Aromanians (9,695) Other minority groups Arabs (6,300) Balkan Egyptians (3,713) Croats (2,686) Montenegrins (2,003) Bulgarians (1,417) Megleno-Romanians (< 1,000) Greeks (422) Armenians (~ 300) Jews (~ 200) Demographics of the Republic of Macedonia