Macedonian speaking countries
Macedonian is one out of two official languages in North Macedonia and is spoken in 2 other countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Macedonian language (native name: македонски јазик) has its roots in the Indo-European language family.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 67 percent is in North Macedonia. A total of about 1.6 million people worldwide speak Macedonian as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | Southern Europe | yes | 66.5 % | 1,373,000 |
| Bulgaria | Eastern Europe | no | 2.6 % | 179,000 |
| Albania | Southern Europe | no | 0.1 % | 3,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Macedonian as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.