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The Bosniaks in North Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци, Bosnian: Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census. The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.

Culture

Religion

Bosniaks started settling in North Macedonia after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. Bosniaks in the Republic of North Macedonia are predominantly adherents to Sunni Islam.

History

In 1952, Yugoslavia and Turkey signed a free emigration agreement that allowed for Muslims in Yugoslavia to migrate to Turkey. Some of these individuals from more northern portions of Yugoslavia did not migrate and instead settled in North Macedonia, including 5,276 Bosniaks from Sandžak.

The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (Muslimani), the so-called ethnic Muslims, 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.

Notable individuals

• Adis Jahović, member of the North Macedonia national football team
• Ferid Muhić, academic
• Cedi Osman, basketball player
• Elvira Rahić, singer

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina–North Macedonia relations
• Macedonian Muslims
• Gorani people
• Macedonians in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. ^ Popis Na Naselenieto, Domaḱinstvata i Stanovite vo Republika Makedonija, 2002 [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002] (PDF). Државен завод за статистика. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
2. Историја и географија. Институт за новију историју Србије,Географски институт "Јован Цвијић" САНУ. 2014. p. 351. ISBN 9788670051256.

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v t e Ethnic groups in North 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) Portuguese (18)
Demographics of North Macedonia

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• North Macedonia

• Bosniaks in North Macedonia
• Ethnic groups in North Macedonia
• Islam in North Macedonia