Muslims in North Macedonia represent just under one-third of the nation's total population according to the 2021 census,[2] making Islam the second most widely professed religion in the country. Muslims in North Macedonia follow Sunni Islam of the Hanafimadhhab. Some northwestern and western regions of the country have Muslim majorities. A large majority of all the Muslims in the country are ethnic Albanians, with the rest being primarily Turks, Romani, Bosniaks or Torbeš.
Albanian Muslims, forming roughly 25% of the nation's total population (2002 census), and most of the Muslim population, live mostly in the Polog and western regions of the country. The Turks, who make up about 4% of the country's total population (2002 census), are scattered throughout the country, but mostly in major cities, as are Roma Muslims. Bosniaks are mostly concentrated within Skopje. Muslims of Macedonian ethnicity number roughly 40,000 to 100,000 and can be found in the western part of North Macedonia in the Centar Župa, Debar, Struga and Plasnica areas.[citation needed]
Population of Macedonia according to ethnic affiliation in 1948, 2002 and 2021
The following table shows the Muslim population and percentage for each given year. The Muslim percentage in Macedonia generally decreased from 1904 to 1961 but began to rise again due to high fertility rate among Muslim families, reaching 33.33% in 2002. According to the census of 2021, the share of Muslims was 32.17% of the total (resident) population, which was slightly lower compared to 33.33% in the census of 2002.
The Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje stated in 2012 that "religion is primary importance to Macedonia's Muslims." The university conducted a survey of 1.850 Muslims in North Macedonia, which found that 81.6% described themselves as religious, 60.5% of which were very religious. Approximately 22% never went to a mosque(48,6% attend mosque at least once a week) and 17.3% did not pray at home(42,1% pray five times a day). About 28,6% believed that disputes should be resolved using Islamic Sharia law(41,7% say that should be resolved using North Macedonia's laws,29,7% didn't know or refused to answer), and 27,8% said that wearing a veil in school was "unacceptable." 16,4% of the respondents said cohabitation without marriage was "acceptable"(74,2% said " non acceptable" and 9,3% refused to answer), 13,6% ate pork and 24,8% drank alcohol. Also 94% of respondents said they circumcised their boys and 98% observed Muslim burial practices for their relatives.[10]
According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, 64% of Macedonian Muslims responded that religion is "very important" in their lives.[11] The same survey found that 43% of Macedonian Muslims pray all five salah,[12] 51% attend mosque at least once a week,[13] and 46% read Quran at least once a week.That makes Macedonian Muslims the most religious Muslim community between the Balkan countries with the Muslim communities in Montenegro and Serbia.[14]
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^"Total resident population in the Republic of North Macedonia by religious affiliation and sex, Census 2021".
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^Census of Pupulation, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002, p. 518
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Muslims in North Macedonia represent just under one third of the nation s total population according to the 2021 census 2 making Islam the second most widely professed religion in the country Muslims in North Macedonia follow Sunni Islam of the Hanafi madhhab Some northwestern and western regions of the country have Muslim majorities A large majority of all the Muslims in the country are ethnic Albanians with the rest being primarily Turks Romani Bosniaks or Torbes Islam in Europe by percentage of country population 1 90 100 AzerbaijanKosovoTurkey 70 80 AlbaniaKazakhstan 50 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 40 North Macedonia 10 20 BulgariaCyprusGeorgiaMontenegroRussia 5 10 AustriaSwedenBelgiumFranceGermanyGreeceLiechtensteinNetherlandsSwitzerlandUnited KingdomNorwayDenmark 4 5 Italy 2 4 LuxembourgSloveniaSpainSerbia 1 2 CroatiaIrelandUkraine lt 1 AndorraArmeniaBelarusCzech RepublicEstoniaFinlandHungaryIcelandLatviaLithuaniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoPolandPortugalRomaniaSan MarinoSlovakia Religious structure of Macedonia by settlements 2002 Muslims green Orthodox Christian blue Map of the muftiships of North Macedonia Contents 1 Population 1 1 Ethnicity 1 2 Historical population 1 3 Geographic distribution 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesPopulation EditEthnicity Edit The Sarena Dzamija built in 1438 is a mosque in Tetovo Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Skopje Gazi Hajdar Kadi Mosque in Bitola Albanian Muslims forming roughly 25 of the nation s total population 2002 census and most of the Muslim population live mostly in the Polog and western regions of the country The Turks who make up about 4 of the country s total population 2002 census are scattered throughout the country but mostly in major cities as are Roma Muslims Bosniaks are mostly concentrated within Skopje Muslims of Macedonian ethnicity number roughly 40 000 to 100 000 and can be found in the western part of North Macedonia in the Centar Zupa Debar Struga and Plasnica areas citation needed Population of Macedonia according to ethnic affiliation in 1948 2002 and 2021 Ethnic group Population 1948 Population 2002 Population 2021Albanians 197 389 509 083 3 4 446 245Turks 95 940 77 959 3 4 70 961Romani 19 500 53 879 3 4 46 433Macedonian Muslims 1 560 2 553 3 5 1 187Bosniaks 17 018 3 4 16 042Historical population Edit The following table shows the Muslim population and percentage for each given year The Muslim percentage in Macedonia generally decreased from 1904 to 1961 but began to rise again due to high fertility rate among Muslim families reaching 33 33 in 2002 According to the census of 2021 the share of Muslims was 32 17 of the total resident population which was slightly lower compared to 33 33 in the census of 2002 Year Muslim population Muslim percentage1904 634 000 6 36 76 1912 384 000 6 33 47 1921 269 000 6 31 43 1948 314 603 6 27 29 1953 388 515 6 29 78 1961 338 200 6 24 05 1971 414 176 6 25 14 1981 546 437 6 28 62 1991 611 326 6 30 06 1994 581 203 6 7 30 04 2002 674 015 6 8 33 33 2021 590 878 9 32 17 Geographic distribution Edit according to the 2021 census Municipality Population 2021 Muslims 2021 Percentage Tetovo 84 770 64 468 76 1 Cair 62 586 50 755 81 1 Gostivar 59 770 43 459 72 7 Saraj 38 399 35 959 93 6 Struga 50 980 32 231 63 2 Kumanovo 98 104 28 528 29 1 Lipkovo 22 308 21 570 96 7 Bogovinje 22 906 21 329 93 1 Kicevo 39 669 21 056 53 1 Studenicani 21 970 19 968 90 9 Suto Orizari 25 726 19 350 75 2 Vrapciste 19 842 18 224 91 8 Zelino 18 988 18 193 95 8 Gazi Baba 69 626 17 476 25 1 Butel 37 968 17 438 45 9 Tearce 17 694 15 144 85 6 Debar 15 412 13 611 88 3 Aracinovo 12 676 12 363 97 5 Dolneni 13 126 8 873 67 6 Bitola 85 164 8 232 9 7 Brvenica 13 645 7 386 54 1 Veles 48 463 6 286 13 0 Ohrid 51 428 5 908 11 5 Prilep 69 025 5 063 7 3 Caska 7 942 4 710 59 3 Radovis 24 122 4 470 18 5 Strumica 49 995 4 331 8 7 Plasnica 4 222 4 115 97 5 Stip 44 866 3 798 8 5 Gjorce Petrov 44 844 3 680 8 2 Mavrovo and Rostusa 5 042 3 669 72 8 Karpos 63 760 3 629 5 7 Petrovec 9 150 3 588 39 2 Jegunovce 8 895 3 522 39 6 Resen 14 373 3 423 23 8 Centar Zupa 3 720 3 346 89 9 Krusevo 8 385 2 859 34 1 Vasilevo 10 552 2 557 24 2 Centar 43 893 2 507 5 7 Kisela Voda 61 965 2 267 3 7 Aerodrom 77 735 2 184 2 8 Sopiste 6 713 2 159 32 2 Kocani 31 602 2 069 6 5 Valandovo 10 508 1 435 13 7 Cucer Sandevo 9 200 1 363 14 8 Kavadarci 35 733 1 157 3 2 Negotino 18 194 1 105 6 1 Vinica 14 475 942 6 5 Karbinci 3 420 865 25 3 Ilinden 17 435 855 4 9 Gradsko 3 233 740 22 9 Bosilovo 11 508 702 6 1 Delcevo 13 585 694 5 1 Zelenikovo 3 361 654 19 5 Konce 2 725 607 22 3 Pehcevo 3 983 597 15 0 Berovo 10 890 514 4 7 Demir Kapija 3 777 419 11 1 Kriva Palanka 18 059 418 2 3 Mogila 5 283 336 6 4 Dojran 3 084 309 10 0 Makedonski Brod 5 889 259 4 4 Demir Hisar 7 260 244 3 4 Lozovo 2 264 236 10 4 Kratovo 7 545 108 1 4 Gevgelija 21 582 104 0 5 Sveti Nikole 15 320 92 0 6 Debarca 3 719 76 2 0 Probistip 13 417 57 0 4 Bogdanci 7 339 52 0 7 Rankovce 3 465 52 1 5 Rosoman 3 796 36 0 9 Novaci 2 648 35 1 3 Makedonska Kamenica 6 439 18 0 3 Staro Nagoricane 3 501 14 0 4 Vevcani 2 359 10 0 4 Krivogastani 5 167 8 0 2 Cesinovo Oblesevo 5 471 5 0 1 Zrnovci 2 086 4 0 2 Novo Selo 6 972 3 0 0 Macedonia total 1 836 713 590 878 32 2 The Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje stated in 2012 that religion is primary importance to Macedonia s Muslims The university conducted a survey of 1 850 Muslims in North Macedonia which found that 81 6 described themselves as religious 60 5 of which were very religious Approximately 22 never went to a mosque 48 6 attend mosque at least once a week and 17 3 did not pray at home 42 1 pray five times a day About 28 6 believed that disputes should be resolved using Islamic Sharia law 41 7 say that should be resolved using North Macedonia s laws 29 7 didn t know or refused to answer and 27 8 said that wearing a veil in school was unacceptable 16 4 of the respondents said cohabitation without marriage was acceptable 74 2 said non acceptable and 9 3 refused to answer 13 6 ate pork and 24 8 drank alcohol Also 94 of respondents said they circumcised their boys and 98 observed Muslim burial practices for their relatives 10 According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey 64 of Macedonian Muslims responded that religion is very important in their lives 11 The same survey found that 43 of Macedonian Muslims pray all five salah 12 51 attend mosque at least once a week 13 and 46 read Quran at least once a week That makes Macedonian Muslims the most religious Muslim community between the Balkan countries with the Muslim communities in Montenegro and Serbia 14 Gallery Edit Yeni Mosque in Bitola The Monastir Bitola bazaar in 1914 Mosques in Bitola Mustafa Pasha s Mosque Door detail from Mustafa Pasha s Mosque Islamic inscription from Mustafa Pasha s Mosque Mosque of Ali Pasha in OhridSee also EditDemographics of North Macedonia Religion in North Macedonia Rumelia Albanians in North Macedonia Macedonian Muslims Turks in North Macedonia Romani in North Macedonia Bosniaks in North MacedoniaReferences Edit Religious Composition by Country 2010 2050 Pew Research Center 12 April 2015 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Total resident population in the Republic of North Macedonia by religious affiliation and sex Census 2021 a b c d e Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia 2016 p 67 PDF Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office 2016 Retrieved 13 June 2017 a b c d Census of Pupulation Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia 2002 p 591 PDF Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office 2002 Retrieved 20 November 2016 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia 2014 p 67 Retrieved 11 December 2016 a b c d e f g h i j k Kettani Houssain 2010 Muslim Population in Europe 1950 2020 PDF International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol 1 no 2 p 156 Retrieved 17 November 2016 Coughlin Kathryn M 2006 Muslim Cultures Today A Reference Guide Greenwood Press Westport Connecticut London p 16 ISBN 9780313323867 Census of Pupulation Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia 2002 p 518 Popis na naselenieto domaќinstvata i stanovite vo Republika Severna Makedoniјa 2021 prv set na podatoci PDF popis2021 stat gov mk in Macedonian 30 March 2022 p 82 Retrieved 30 March 2022 Bulgaria s Muslims not deeply religious study Hurriyet Daily News 9 December 2011 Retrieved 10 December 2011 Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe Final Topline PDF Pew Research Center 10 May 2017 p 121 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe Final Topline PDF Pew Research Center 10 May 2017 p 154 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe Final Topline PDF Pew Research Center 10 May 2017 p 118 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe Final Topline PDF Pew Research Center 10 May 2017 p 122 Retrieved 22 October 2017 Wikimedia Commons 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