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{{Short description|Community of Macedonian emigrants}}
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[[File:Map of the Macedonian Diaspora in the World.svg|thumb|300x300px|Macedonian diaspora in the world (includes people with Macedonian ancestry or citizenship).<br />
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The '''Macedonian diaspora''' ({{langx|mk|Македонска дијаспора|translit=Makedonska dijaspora}}) consists of [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|ethnic Macedonian]] emigrants and their descendants in countries such as Australia, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and others. A 1964 estimate put the number of Macedonian emigrants at over 580,000.<ref>*{{Citation
|last=Topolinjska
|first=Z.
|year=1998
|title=In place of a foreword: facts about the Republic of Macedonia and the Macedonian language
|journal=International Journal of the Sociology of Language
|issue=131
|pages=1–11
|doi=10.1515/ijsl.1998.131.1
|s2cid=143257269
}}</ref>

==History==
{{Ethnic Macedonians}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2019}}

The Macedonian diaspora is the consequence of either voluntary departure or forced migration over the past 100 years. It is claimed that there were six major waves of emigration.<ref name=autogenerated3>Peter Hill, ''The Macedonians in Australia'', Victoria Park: Hesperian Press, 1989</ref>
The Macedonian [[Slavic languages|Slavic-speaking]] immigrants in the first half of 20th century were considered and identified as [[Bulgarians]] or [[Macedonian Bulgarians]].<ref>[[Emily Greene Balch]], ''Our Slavic fellow citizens'', Charities Publication Committee, New York, 1910, p. 275.</ref><ref>[http://promacedonia.org/en/gp2/gp_18.htm Prpic, George. South Slavic immigration in America, Boston: Twayne, 1978, p. 212-222].</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yTKFBXfCI1QC&dq=macedonian+strong+regional+identity+bulgarians&pg=PA573 ''The Australian people: an encyclopedia of the nation, its people, and their origins''], James Jupp, Cambridge University Press, 2001, {{ISBN|0-521-80789-1}}, p. 573</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dbUuX0mnvQMC&dq=Encyclopedia+of+Canada's+peoples++Multicultural+History&pg=PA1280 ''Encyclopedia of Canada's peoples''] Paul R. Magocsi, Multicultural History, pp. 287–292, University of Toronto Press, 1999, {{ISBN|0-8020-2938-8}}.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmesOn_HhfEC&dq=MPO++Bulgarian+Macedonian&pg=PA88 ''The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World''], pp. 85–89, by Loring M. Danforth.</ref><ref>Chris Kostov, Contested Ethnic Identity: The Case of Macedonian Immigrants in Toronto, 1900-1996, Peter Lang, 2010, {{ISBN|3034301960}}, p. 117.</ref> Many Macedonian Bulgarians came to the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promacedonia.org/bugarash/bginus/mbinus.html|title=Macedonian Bulgarians in the United States|website=www.promacedonia.org}}</ref> Several immigrants identified also as Macedonians, however the designation was used then mainly regionally.<ref>Victor Roudometof, Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, {{ISBN|0275976483}}, p. 109</ref>  The sense of belonging to a separate Macedonian nation gained credence after World War II, following the establishment of the [[People's Republic of Macedonia]] within the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] and the codification of a distinct Macedonian language.<ref>Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, Vol. 2: Twentieth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1983, {{ISBN|0521274591}}, pp. 320-321.</ref>

The first wave occurred after the failure of the [[Ilinden Uprising]] in 1903. Many people fled to other parts of [[Ottoman Empire]], [[Bulgaria]], Russia, the United States and Canada.

The "Pečalba" (seasonal work) tradition was common across the [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonian region]].<ref>[https://scholarworks.umass.edu/anthro_faculty_pubs/58/ ''The Pecalba Tradition in Macedonia, A Case Study''], Joel and Barbara K. Halpern, University of Massachusetts Amherst, January 1975</ref> Many people settled in the host countries. The ''pečalbari'' emigrated from the 1880s to the 1920s, mainly to Greece. Large settlements occurred in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey and the United States.

The period from World War I to the [[Great Depression]], when Macedonians fled [[Vardar Macedonia|Serbian rule]] and moved to Western Europe for industrial labor jobs, mainly in such countries as France, West Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, which was repeated in the early 1950s to late 1970s.

After [[World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia|World War II]] and the [[Greek Civil War]], thousands of Macedonians fled, were evacuated or emigrated.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmesOn_HhfEC&dq=MPO++Bulgarian+Macedonian&pg=PA88 ''The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World''], p. 54, by Loring M. Danforth</ref>
Thousands of people fled from Greece after the failure of the [[Democratic Army of Greece|DSE]], the [[National Liberation Front (Macedonia)|National Liberation Front]] and the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE) to win the [[Greek Civil War]], including a number of [[Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia]].<ref>John S. Koliopoulos. Plundered Loyalties: World War II and Civil War in Greek West Macedonia. Foreword by C. M. Woodhouse. New York: New York University Press. 1999. p. 304. 0814747302</ref><ref name="Kalyvas 2006 312">{{Cite book
|title= The Logic of Violence in Civil War
|last= Kalyvas
|first= Stathis N.
|author2=Eleni Yannakakis
 |year= 2006
|publisher= Cambridge University Press
|isbn= 0-521-85409-1
|page= 312}}</ref>  An estimated 55,000 people were evacuated to Romania, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the rest of the [[Eastern Bloc]].

During the 1960s, Yugoslavia lifted restrictions on emigration. Hundreds of thousands of Macedonians emigrated. Internal Yugoslav migration ([[Serbia]]) was also very prevalent, by 1991 an estimated 80,000 Macedonians were living throughout Yugoslavia.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Primary destinations were Australia, Chile,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/25470/56/|title=MINA Breaking News – Macedonians in Chile – work as miners, live as capitalists|website=macedoniaonline.eu}}</ref> France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Spain,{{cn|date=March 2024}} Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

After the [[Breakup of Yugoslavia]] thousands of Macedonians emigrated. Many went to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the UK and North America.<ref>Peter Hill, ''The Macedonians in Australia'', Victoria Park: Hesperian Press, 1989.</ref>

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==Number of ethnic Macedonians around the world==
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! '''Country'''
! Number of '''[[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Ethnic Macedonians]]'''
! '''Main Article'''
! '''Description'''
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| 1
| {{Flagicon|Albania}} [[Albania]]
| 4,697 (1989 census)<ref>[http://www.fes.hr/E-books/pdf/Local%20Self%20Government/09.pdf "LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT AND DECENTRALIZATION: CASE OF ALBANIA. HISTORY, REFORMES AND CHALLENGES"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025205442/https://www.fes.hr/E-books/pdf/Local%20Self%20Government/09.pdf |date=25 October 2012 }} Artan Hoxha and Alma Gurraj.</ref> – 35,000 (est.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/albania.php?aid=422 |title=Albania : 4.2 Specific policy issues and recent debates: 4.2.2 Heritage issues and policies |publisher=Culturalpolicies.net |access-date=7 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626074805/http://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/albania.php?aid=422 |archive-date=26 June 2010  }}</ref>
| [[Macedonians in Albania]]
| Although not necessarily classified as being a part of the "Macedonian diaspora", the [[Macedonians in Albania]] constitute a minority group in Albania.
|-
| 2
| {{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentina]]
| 30,000 (est.)
| [[Macedonian Argentine]]
| Many [[Macedonian Argentine|Macedonians of Argentina]] are the descendants of the "pečalbari" (seasonal workers) who came to Argentina in the early 20th century. Many decided to stay in Argentina, setting up Macedonian colonies in the Pampas and other regions. Most Macedonians can be found in [[Buenos Aires]], [[La Pampa Province|the Pampas]] and [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]]. An estimated 30,000 Macedonians can be found in Argentina.<ref name="autogenerated1">Nasevski, Boško; Angelova, Dora. Gerovska, Dragica (1995). Македонски Иселенички Алманах '95. Skopje: Матица на Иселениците на Македонија.</ref>
|-
| 3
| {{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia
|111,352 (2021 census) -200.000 etc.
| [[Macedonian Australians]]
| The [[Macedonian Australians|Macedonians in Australia]] comprise many refugees from the [[Greek Civil War]]. Although the majority are from the Republic of Macedonia having migrated to Australia from the 1960s to the early 1990s. The Republic of Macedonia claims that there are 200,000 Macedonians in Australia.<ref name="autogenerated7">[http://www.mfa.gov.mk//Upload/ContentManagement/Files/Broj%20na%20makedonski%20iselenici%20vo%20svetot.doc Population Estimate from the MFA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930042306/http://www.mfa.gov.mk//Upload/ContentManagement/Files/Broj%20na%20makedonski%20iselenici%20vo%20svetot.doc |date=30 September 2011 }}</ref> Demographer Charles Price puts the number of Macedonians in Australia at over 150,000 people.<ref name="autogenerated3" />{{Page needed|date=September 2010}}

In the 2021 Census, 41,786 Australian residents are listed as having been born in the Republic of Macedonia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/3206_AUS |title=2021 Census Table: Country of Birth Quickstats |publisher=Censusdata.abs.gov.au |date=19 December 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> In addition, 111,352 residents declared their ancestry as Macedonian, either alone or in combination with another ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=TLPD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Ancestry&action=404&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true& |title=2006 Census Table: Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex |publisher=Censusdata.abs.gov.au |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> In 2001, the [[Macedonian language]] was spoken at home by 71,994 residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=TLPD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Language&action=404&productlabel=Language%20Spoken%20at%20Home%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true& |title=2006 Census Table: Language Spoken at Home by Sex |publisher=Censusdata.abs.gov.au |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> The 2011 census recorded 93,570 people of Macedonian ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|title=The People of Australia: Statistics from the 2011 Census|url=https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/research/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf|publisher=Australian Government|page=58|year=2014|access-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417222156/https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/research/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 4
| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria
| 13,696 (2001 census)<ref>{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://www.statistik.at/pub/neuerscheinungen/vzaustriaweb.pdf |server=FTP server |url-status=dead |title=2001 Austrian Census |access-date=7 August 2014 }}</ref><sup>1</sup> – 25,000 (est.)<ref name=autogenerated7 />
| [[Macedonians in Austria]]
| Thousand of Macedonians emigrated to Austria during the years of the Yugoslav federation. Many were temporary workers. After the [[Breakup of Yugoslavia]] many returned to [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] but a large proportion of the minority remained. In recent years migration to Austria has increased. By 2001 there were 13,696 Macedonian citizens in Austria,<ref>[ftp://www.statistik.at/pub/neuerscheinungen/vzaustriaweb.pdf 2001 census ]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} – Tabelle 13: Ausländer nach Staatsangehörigkeit (ausgewählte Staaten), Altersgruppen und Geschlecht – page 74</ref> however the Macedonian government puts the figure at 15,000.<ref name="autogenerated4">[http://www.mfa.gov.mk//Upload/ContentManagement/Files/Broj%20na%20makedonski%20iselenici%20vo%20svetot.doc] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626055957/http://www.mfa.gov.mk//Upload/ContentManagement/Files/Broj%20na%20makedonski%20iselenici%20vo%20svetot.doc|date=26 June 2008}}</ref>
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| 5
| {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium
| 3,419<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dofi.fgov.be/fr/statistieken/statistiques_etrangers/Stat_ETRANGERS.htm|title=Untitled 1|website=Dofi.fgov.be|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref><sup>1</sup> – 15,406<ref>[http://ecodata.mineco.fgov.be/mdn/Vreemde_bevolking.jsp 2007 Belgian figures] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021008133014/http://ecodata.mineco.fgov.be/mdn/Vreemde_bevolking.jsp |date=8 October 2002 }}</ref>
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| 6
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil
| 45,000 (est.)
| Macedonians in Brazil
| An estimated 45,000 people in Brazil are of Macedonian Ancestry.<ref name="autogenerated1" />{{Page needed|date=September 2010}} Many Pečalbari (seasonal workers) came to Brazil in the early 1900s looking for work. Many of them stayed and established themselves in Brazil. The Macedonians in Brazil can be found in [[Porto Alegre]], [[Rio de Janeiro]] and [[Curitiba]]. Many of the descendants no longer speak the [[Macedonian language]].
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| 7
| {{Flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgaria]]
| 1,143 people (2021 census) 
| [[Ethnic Macedonians in Bulgaria]] or ''Pirin Macedonians''
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| 8
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada
| 37,705 (2006 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=92333&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=801&Temporal=2006&Theme=80&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |title=2006 census |publisher=2.statcan.ca |date=2 April 2008 |access-date=7 August 2014 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225044404/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=92333&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=801&Temporal=2006&Theme=80&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> – 200,000 (est.)<ref name=autogenerated7 />
| [[Macedonian Canadians]]
| The Macedonian Community of Canada is one of the largest and oldest Macedonian diaspora groups in the world. Many refugees from the [[Balkan Wars]] and World War I emigrated to Canada in the early 20th century. They were joined by Aegean Macedonians in the 1920s and 1930s. Another wave of refugees arrived after World War II. Many emigrants from Aegean Macedonia began to arrive in the 1950s and 1960s joined by Yugoslav Macedonians.
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| 9
| {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]
| 2,068 citizens of RM ([http://www.czso.cz/csu/cizinci.nsf/t/C50055F12A/$File/c01t01.pdf 2009 census]), 13–15,000 ([http://aa.ecn.cz/img_upload/f76c21488a048c95bc0a5f12deece153/greek_macedonians.pdf 2001 estimate])
| [[Macedonians in the Czech Republic]]
| The Macedonians in the Czech Republic are mainly descended from the [[Deca Begalci|refugee children]] who were resettled in the former [[Czechoslovakia]]. It was estimated that 11,623 people were resettled in Czechoslovakia.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Many later decided to return to the [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia]], which shaprly reduced the community's numbers. Although Many decided to stay in the [[Czech Republic]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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| 10
| {{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark
| 3,349 (2008 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statbank.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1024 |title=2008 census |publisher=Statbank.dk |access-date=7 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515221433/https://www.statbank.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1024 |archive-date=15 May 2019  }}</ref><sup>1</sup> – 12,000 (est.)<ref name=autogenerated7 />
| [[Macedonians in Denmark]]
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| 11
| {{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland
| 8,963<ref name="un">{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimates17.shtml|title=United Nations Population Division &#124; Department of Economic and Social Affairs|website=un.org|access-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>
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| 12
| {{Flagicon|France}} France
| 2,300<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/macedoine-arym_442/presentation-macedoine-arym_991/donnees-generales_12144.html |title=French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |publisher=Diplomatie.gouv.fr |access-date=7 August 2014  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102733/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/macedoine-arym_442/presentation-macedoine-arym_991/donnees-generales_12144.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref> – 15,000(est.)<ref name=autogenerated7 />
| [[Macedonians in France]]
| The French government estimates the number of Macedonians in France to be 2,300<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/macedoine-arym_442/presentation-macedoine-arym_991/donnees-generales_12144.html |title=French 2005 Estimates |publisher=Diplomatie.gouv.fr |access-date=7 August 2014  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102733/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/macedoine-arym_442/presentation-macedoine-arym_991/donnees-generales_12144.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref> while Macedonian figures put the number at over 15,000 persons.<ref name=autogenerated7 />
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| 13
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany
| 62,295 (2006 figures)<sup>1</sup> – 85,000 (est.)<ref name="autogenerated7" />
| [[Macedonians in Germany]]
| Many Macedonians came to Germany in the 1960s and 1970s. Many went to work in the industrial centres of [[East Germany]] and the [[Ruhr]]. Later still many thousands emigrated to Germany after the [[Breakup of Yugoslavia]]. The first of eight [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]] communities was established in Hamburg in 1980. The Macedonian Soccer team ''FK Makedonija 1970'' was founded in 1970. There are concentrations of Macedonians in Berlin, [[Bavaria]], [[Hamburg]] and the [[Ruhr]]. 62,295 Macedonian citizens were living in Germany in 2006, although Macedonian sources claim the true number of Macedonians ranges from 75,000 to 85,000.<ref name="autogenerated8">[http://www.mfa.gov.mk//Upload/ContentManagement/Files/Broj%20na%20makedonski%20iselenici%20vo%20svetot.doc Estimates from the MFA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930042306/http://www.mfa.gov.mk//Upload/ContentManagement/Files/Broj%20na%20makedonski%20iselenici%20vo%20svetot.doc |date=30 September 2011 }}</ref>
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| 14
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece
| 962 (2001 census)<ref name="MIG">{{cite web|url=http://migrantsingreece.org/transpartner/Tables.pdf |title=Data on immigrants in Greece, from Census 2001 |work=Migrants in Greece |access-date=12 January 2009  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218110856/http://www.migrantsingreece.org/transpartner/Tables.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2008 }}</ref> to 10,000–30,000 (1999 est.)<ref name="GHM">{{cite web|url=http://dev.eurac.edu:8085/mugs2/do/blob.html?type=html&serial=1044526702223 |title=Greece – Report about Compliance with the Principles of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (along guidelines for state reports according to Article 25.1 of the Convention) |date=18 September 1999 |work=Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) & Minority Rights Group – Greece (MRG-G) |access-date=12 January 2009  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030523145306/http://dev.eurac.edu:8085/mugs2/do/blob.html?type=html&serial=1044526702223 |archive-date=23 May 2003 }}</ref>
| [[Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia]]
| As of 1 January 2010, there are 1,705 citizens from the Republic of Macedonia with a residency permit in Greece.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://taxalia.blogspot.com/2010/05/532898.html |title=taxalia Θεσσαλονικη: 532.898 οι νόμιμοι μετανάστες στην Ελλάδα |publisher=Taxalia.blogspot.com |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref>
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| 15
| {{Flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary
| 5,000 (est.)
| [[Macedonians in Hungary]]
| After the [[Greek Civil War]] many Macedonians were evacuated to Hungary. Many left for the [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia]] in the 1950s and 1960s. Although a substantial minority remained of the 7,253 who fled Greece.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} An estimated 5,000 Macedonians resided in Hungary in 1995.<ref name="autogenerated1" />
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| 16
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy
| 78,090 (2007 figures)<sup>1</sup>
|
| The largest population of [[Macedonian Muslims]] in the Macedonian diaspora can be found Italy.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Many of them are from the [[Debar]], [[Gostivar]], [[Struga]] and [[Mavrovo (region)|Mavrovo]] regions of Macedonia.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Next to the Macedonian Muslims there is also a large population of [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian Christians]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The total number of Macedonian citizens in Italy has risen from 34,019 in 2003 to 78,090 in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demo.istat.it/str2007/index.html |title=Statistics Italy |publisher=Demo.istat.it |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref>
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| 17
| {{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourg]]
| 200<ref name="autogenerated7" />
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| 18
| {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
| 10,000 – 15,000 (est.)<ref name=autogenerated7 />
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| Many Macedonians entered the Netherlands during the 1960s and 1970s.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Most of these returned to Macedonia while a minority remained. They were joined by business migrants and students after the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} It is estimated that over between 10,000 and 15,000 Macedonians can be found in the Netherlands.<ref name=autogenerated4 />
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| 19
| {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| 807 [https://web.archive.org/web/20071127012451/http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/7C1B027C-9D93-4657-96CB-901111E560E5/0/07birhtplace.xls 2006 census]<sup>1</sup> – 1,500 (est.)<ref name=autogenerated7 />
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| 20
| {{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway
| 2,000<ref name=autogenerated7 />
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| 21
| {{Flagicon|Poland}} Poland
| 2,000<ref name=autogenerated7 />
| [[Macedonians in Poland]]
| Most of the Macedonians of Poland originate from the Child Refugees of the [[Greek Civil War]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Estimates put the number of Macedonian refugees settled in Poland at 11,458.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Most Macedonians are settled in Southern and Central Poland. Many Macedonians immigrated to Poland after the breakup of Yugoslavia.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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|22
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal
|310 
|
|[[United Nations|UN]] 2020 estimate,<ref>{{Cite web |title=República de Macedonia - Emigrantes totales 2020 {{!}} Datosmacro.com |url=https://datosmacro.expansion.com/demografia/migracion/emigracion/macedonia |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=datosmacro.expansion.com |language=es}}</ref> Macedonian-born only
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| 23
| {{Flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania]]
| 731 – 6,000
| [[Macedonians of Romania]]
| A large group of Macedonians has been present in Romania since the end of the [[Greek Civil War]] when thousands of refugees were transferred there.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Many chose to remain in Romania. Today the Macedonians in Romania are a fully recognised minority group.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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| 24
| {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia
| 1,000 (est.)<ref name="autogenerated7" />
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|By the 21st century an estimated 1000 Macedonians remained in Russia.<ref name="autogenerated8" />
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| {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia]]
| 4,600 (est.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/26/42/39332415.xls |title=OECD Statistics |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref><sup>1</sup>
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| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain
| 200 (est.)<ref name="autogenerated7" />
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| {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden
| 6,000 – 15,000 (est.)<ref name="autogenerated7" />
| [[Macedonians in Sweden]]
| [[Ethnic Macedonians|Macedonians]] began to immigrate to Sweden after World War II.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Many of these were originally [[Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia]] who were later joined by Macedonians from Yugoslavia, a large proportion of these were [[Macedonian Muslims]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The Macedonian population settled heavily in the south-western region of Sweden. The Swedish Government officially recognizes the Macedonian minority present in Sweden.<ref>[http://www.immi.se/alfa/m.htm Immi Sweden] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320051858/http://www.immi.se/alfa/m.htm |date=20 March 2008 }}</ref> Macedonians in Sweden are well organized through many associations and they are recognized as a [[Ethnic Macedonians|Macedonian minority]] through law.<ref>Regeringskansliet Justitiedepartamentet, 10333 Stockholm En sammanfattning av regeringens minoritetpolitik</ref> Throughout Sweden there are over 20 registered Macedonian associations. There are several [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]]es and Macedonian language newspapers in Sweden.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 2006 there were 3,669<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/BE0101_2006A01_BR_03_BE0107TAB.pdf|title=Tabeller över Sveriges befolkning 2006 Folkmängd – översikt |website=Scb.se|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref> Macedonian born in Sweden. The Swedish immigrant center puts the number of Macedonians at 6,000.<ref>[http://www.immi.se/alfa/m.htm Invandringens elektroniska encyklopedi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218125305/http://www.immi.se/alfa/m.htm |date=18 December 2008 }}</ref> Macedonian sources put the number of [[Macedonians in Sweden]] at over 15,000.<ref name="autogenerated7" />
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| {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland
| 61,304 (2006 figures)<sup>1</sup> – 63,000 (est.)<ref name="autogenerated7" />
| [[Immigration from the former Yugoslavia to Switzerland]]
| Thousand of Macedonians emigrated to Switzerland during the years of the Yugoslav federation.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Many were temporary workers. After the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]] thousands more came to Switzerland.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 1992 an association of Macedonian clubs and groups was founded, the "Združenie na Makedonskite Društva" (ZMD) has member from every Macedonian society in Switzerland.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} By 2000 large concentrations had been established in [[Biel/Bienne]], [[Bern]], [[Geneva]] and [[Zürich]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} By 2005 there were 61,304 Macedonian citizens in Switzerland.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 10,000 (est.)<ref name="autogenerated7" />
| [[Macedonians in the United Kingdom]]
| An estimated 10,000 Macedonians live in the United Kingdom. The majority of them are concentrated in the Greater London region.
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| {{Flagicon|United States}} United States
| 51,733 (2006 figures)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=2006 Community Survey |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=7 August 2014 }}</ref> – 200,000 (est.)<ref name="autogenerated7" />
| [[Macedonian Americans]]
| Macedonians emigrated to America as "Pečalbari" (seasonal workers) in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is estimated that after the failure of the [[Ilinden Uprising]], over 50,000 Macedonians came to America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Macedonian-Americans.html |title=Macedonian Americans |publisher=Everyculture.com|access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> The first immigrants were primarily from the [[Lerin]], [[Kastoria|Kostur]], and [[Bitola]] regions.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} After World War I, many Macedonians returned to Europe only to be joined by Macedonians who were fleeing persecution under the [[4th of August Regime|Metaxas regime]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} By 1945, an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 Macedonians were in the United States.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Post-war immigration was limited until the [[Breakup of Yugoslavia]]. Large Macedonian concentrations can be found in [[Detroit]] (20,000), [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]], [[Chicago]], and northern [[New Jersey]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The 1990 census recorded 20,365 Macedonians.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} By 2006, this number had increased to 42,812.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The [[United Macedonian Diaspora]] was established by Macedonian Americans real Macedonians who live and work in USA with their establishment  are also present in the United States <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umdiaspora.org/|website=www.umdiaspora.org|access-date=2023-09-26|title=United Macedonian Diaspora}} </ref> 

{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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| {{Flagicon|Yugoslavia}} '''[[Former Yugoslavia]]'''
| 65,000 (est.)
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| While Macedonia was part of the [[Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia]], thousands of Macedonians resettled in other constituent republics. Many settled there permanently although most were temporary migrants. By 1980 there were large Macedonian population in every major city of the former Yugoslavia.<ref name=autogenerated5>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistas/ghi/0214400x/articulos/CHCO9393110171A.PDF |title=UCM-Universidad Complutense de Madrid |publisher=Ucm.es |access-date=7 August 2014  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219052449/http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistas/ghi/0214400x/articulos/CHCO9393110171A.PDF |archive-date=19 February 2009  }}</ref> Over 60,000 Macedonians were scattered throughout the rest of Yugoslavia by 1991.<ref name=autogenerated5 />
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| {{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} ''[[Bosnia and Hercegovina]]''
| 2,278 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183909/http://www.uni-koeln.de/jur-fak/ostrecht/minderheitenschutz/Vortraege/BiH/BiH_Marko_Railic.pdf 2005 census]) – 10,000 (est.)
|
| Many Macedonians emigrated to [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] during the 1960s and 1970s. Many Macedonians such as [[Branko Crvenkovski]] and [[Stevo Teodosievski]] were born in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. Their numbers have fluctuating from 657 in 1948, 2,297 in 1953, 3,642 in 1961 and 3,764 in 1971.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 1981 there were 2,753 Macedonians in Bosnia, this number fell to 2,278 in 2005.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Most Macedonians left [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] during the [[Bosnian War]], many returned after the War.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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| {{Flagicon|Croatia}} ''[[Croatia]]''
| 4,270 (2001 census) – 15,000 (est.)
| [[Macedonians of Croatia]]
| Macedonians have been emigrating to Croatia since the end of World War II. Their numbers have fluctuating from 1,387 in 1948, 2,385 in 1953, 4,381 in 1961 and 5,625 in 1971.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 1981 there were 6,362 Macedonians in Croatia, this number fell to 4,270 in 2001.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in Croatia. It is claimed that up to 15,000 Macedonians live in Croatia.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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| {{Flagicon|Montenegro}} ''[[Montenegro]]''
| 819 ([http://www.monstat.org/Popis/Popis01a.zip 2003 census]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}) – 2,500 (est.)
| [[Macedonians in Montenegro]]
| A small Macedonian population had existed in [[Montenegro]] since the early 1900s.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} By 1948 only 133 Macedonians remained in Montenegro, this number rose to 875 in 1981.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} 1,072 Macedonians were counted in the 1991 Yugoslav Census, this number had fallen to 819 by 2003.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] was the mother language of 507 people.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The Macedonians were concentrated in [[Podgorica]], [[Herceg Novi]] and [[Tivat]].
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| {{Flagicon|Serbia}} ''[[Serbia]]''
| 25,847 ([http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/zip/esn31.pdf 2002 census]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}) – 50,000 (est.)<ref>Poulton, Hugh (1993) ''The Balkans: Minorities and States in Conflict'', 2nd edition
(London: Minority Rights Group).</ref>
| [[Macedonians in Serbia]]
| Thousand of Macedonian joined the [[Partisan (military)|Partisans]] and fought in [[Serbia]] and the rest of [[Yugoslavia]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Many decided to remain in [[Serbia]]. Tens of thousands of Macedonian migrants emigrated to Serbia during the years of the Yugoslav federation.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Their numbers have fluctuating significantly from 17,917 in 1948, 27,277 in 1953, 36,288 in 1961 and 42,675 in 1971.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 1981 there were 48,986 [[Macedonians in Serbia]], this number fell to 46,046 in 1991.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 2002 there were 25,847 Macedonians in Serbia.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

Large Macedonian centers were established in [[Vojvodina]] and [[Belgrade]]. Most notably in [[Pančevo]], [[Kacarevo]] (19%), [[Jabuka, Pančevo|Jabuka]] (33%), [[Plandište]] (21.3%), [[Glogonj]] (12%) and [[Dužine]] (31%). By 1965 65% of Jabuka, 40% of Kacarevo and 39% of Plandište were Macedonian.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Many Macedonians chose to leave Serbia after the collapse of the Yugoslav Federation.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Macedonian was soon recognised as a Minority language<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maticanaiselenici.com/?page=read_news&id=60&PHPSESSID=c624ce197aa17b7be3cd7c579a36cb93 |title=Матица на иселениците – Македонија |publisher=Maticanaiselenici.com |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> and the Macedonians became a recognised minority. Today they enjoy full minority rights.
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| {{Flagicon|Slovenia}} ''[[Slovenia]]''
| 3,972<ref name="Slovenian Census">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.si/popis2002/si/rezultati/rezultati_red.asp?ter=SLO&st=7 |title=Slovenian Census |publisher=Stat.si |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> – 12,000 (est.)
| [[Macedonians in Slovenia]]
| During the years of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav federation]], many [[Ethnic Macedonians|Macedonians]] migrated to the [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Most of them came from the east of the [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia]] and they settled mainly in the town of [[Kranj]] and the capital [[Ljubljana]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Macedonian communities can be also found in larger towns such as [[Jesenice, Jesenice|Jesenice]], [[Nova Gorica]], [[Maribor]] and [[Celje]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Around 450 Macedonians reside in the [[Celje]] region.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The Macedonians are well established in Slovenia and currently have newspapers, churches, folkloric groups and many other Macedonian institutions in operation.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The 1951 Yugoslav census recorded 640 Macedonians while the 1961 census recorded 1,009 Macedonians.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} By 1971 the number had grown to 1,613 and to 3,288 by 1981.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The 1991 Yugoslav census recorded 4,371 Macedonians.<ref name=autogenerated6>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.si/pxweb/Dialog/Saveshow.asp|title=Napaka 404|website=Stat.si|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref> The 2002 census recorded 3,972 Macedonians, while 4,760<ref name=autogenerated6 /> people claimed that Macedonian was their mother language up from the 4,535 in 1991.<ref name="Napaka 404">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.si/pxweb/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=SLO-09E&ti=++++Population+by+mother+tongue,+Slovenia,+Census+1991+and+2002&path=../Database/Census2002/Slovenia/Population/Demographic+characteristics/&lang=1|title=Napaka 404|website=Stat.si|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref> Macedonian diaspora organization claim that the number of Macedonians in Slovenia exceeds 12,000.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
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! |
! | '''Summary'''
! | ''~'' '''619.905'''
! | ''~'' '''1 325.413'''
! | The number of [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] in [[Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia|Greece]], [[Ethnic Macedonians in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Macedonians in Albania|Albania]] and [[Macedonians in Serbia|Serbia]] is not clear due to politics.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} They might represent a larger or smaller number within their borders.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
|}
<sup>1</sup>; This figure refers to country of birth only.

=== Cities with the most Macedonians ===

# Melbourne, Australia: 46,233<ref>{{Cite web|title=ABS Statistics|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/3206_2GMEL}}</ref>
# Sydney, Australia: 28,916<ref>{{Cite web|title=ABS Statistics|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/3206_1GSYD}}</ref>
# Toronto, Canada: 25,245<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 February 2017|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Toronto &#91;Population centre&#93;, Ontario and Canada &#91;Country&#93;|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=POPC&Code1=0944&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1}}</ref>
# Vienna, Austria: 14,074<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bevölkerung nach Herkunft und Geschlecht 2019 und 2020 - Offizielle Statistik der Stadt Wien|url=https://www.wien.gv.at/statistik/bevoelkerung/tabellen/bevoelkerung-herk-geschl-zr.html}}</ref>

==Diaspora organizations and political parties==
Organizations representing ethnic Macedonians in the broader region of Macedonia outside of North Macedonia have been established. In Albania, the [[Macedonian Alliance for European Integration]] is a political party of ethnic Macedonians in Albania that has succeeded in getting Macedonians elected to local and national positions. In Bulgaria, [[United Macedonian Organization Ilinden–Pirin]] focuses on achieving human rights for ethnic Macedonians. It is part of the [[European Free Alliance]].<ref name="member-parties">{{Cite web|title=Member Parties|url=https://www.e-f-a.org/member-parties/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=EFA - European Free Alliance|language=en-US}}</ref> In Greece, [[Rainbow (Greece)|Rainbow]] is a political party representing ethnic Macedonians. It has been participating in elections since 1994 and is also part of the European Free Alliance.<ref name="member-parties"/> 

The [[Democratic Party of the Macedonians (Kosovo)|Democratic Party of the Macedonians]] was established in Kosovo to represent the Macedonians of [[Gora (region)|Gora]]. There is also an organization of Macedonian Gorani in Kosovo, led by Avnija Rahte and Ace Dimoski. The group has met with leadership from North Macedonia including Stevo Pendarovski and Zoran Zaev.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nezavisen.mk/pendarovski-razgovarashe-so-goranite-od-kosovo-po-propagandite-na-jotova/ |title=Пендаровски разговараше со Гораните од Косово по пропагандите на Јотова |publisher=Nezavisen |date=22 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/sredba-na-premierot-zaev-so-pretstavniczi-na-makedonskata-goranska-zaednicza-na-kosovo/ |title=Meeting of Prime Minister Zaev with representatives of the Macedonian Gorani community in Kosovo |publisher=Sloboden Pečat }}</ref>

Several organizations have been established by ethnic Macedonians in the diaspora. The [[Macedonian Patriotic Organization]] (MPO) is the oldest association of Macedonian Americans and Macedonian Canadians, founded in 1922 by [[Macedonian Bulgarians|Macedono-Bulgarians]]. Its initial objective was the creation of an independent Macedonian state and now focuses on preserving the customs and traditions of Macedonians in North America. MPO's Mission Statement states "The mission of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization is to: Continue to work for human, civil and economic rights for all Macedonians of the world promote and preserve the ethnic traditions, customs and history of our people promote and develop the cultural and social growth of our youth promote and strengthen our Organization."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mission Statement|url=http://macedonian.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=56|access-date=2020-07-06|website=macedonian.org}}</ref> MPO maintains a "Works for Macedonia" "The Gotse Delcheff Fund," which "allows the MPO to channel its charitable fund raising efforts into results for those in need of humanitarian assistance in Macedonia."<ref>{{Cite web|title=MPO Works For Macedonia|url=http://macedonian.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=66|access-date=2020-07-06|website=macedonian.org}}</ref>

The [[Macedonian-Australian People's League]] existed from 1946 to 1957, reaching 53 branches in Australia. It decentralized its operations in 1957.

The United Macedonia Diaspora (UMD), the largest Macedonian diaspora organization,<ref>{{cite news |title=Opposition to 'French Proposal' Mounts in North Macedonia |author=Sinisa Jakov Marusic |work=Balkan Insight |date=4 July 2022 }}</ref> is an advocacy group in Washington, DC, founded in 2004.<ref>{{cite book |title=The European Diaspora in Australia |author=Bruno Mascitelli |author2=Gerardo Papalia |author3=Sonia Mycak |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |date=11 May 2016 |isbn=978-1-4438-9419-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrT6DAAAQBAJ&dq=united+macedonian+diaspora&pg=PA58 }}</ref> It has a global network and organizes initiatives in support of North Macedonia's constitutional name at independence, the [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|ethnic Macedonian]] minorities throughout [[Southeast Europe]], and NATO and EU integration, among other issues.<ref>{{cite book |last= Mascitelli, Mycak, Papalia|first= Bruno, Sonia, Gerardo|date= 2016|title= The European Diaspora in Australia|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=zrT6DAAAQBAJ&q=united+macedonian+diaspora&pg=PA58|publisher= Cambridge Scholars|isbn=978-1-4438-8816-5}}</ref> It has been described as [[Macedonian nationalism|nationalist]]<ref>DeCorse, Christina J. (2019), ''Diasporic Macedonians: Transnational Communities and National Identity Development in Los Angeles County''. California State University p. 19</ref> and also as [[Ultranationalism|ultra-nationalist]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Papavizas |first=George C. |date=2012-06-01 |title=Fyrom: A Source of Balkan Instability |journal=Mediterranean Quarterly |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=42–63 |doi=10.1215/10474552-1587856 |s2cid=154146530 |issn=1047-4552}}</ref> 

The [[World Macedonian Congress]] (WMC) is a political organization is set up to be a parliament for ethnic Macedonians globally. Established in 1990, it is based in Skopje.

==See also==
*[[Todor Petrov]]
*[[World Macedonian Congress]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://macedonian.org/joomla/index.php Macedonian Patriotic Organization]
* [http://www.maticanaiselenici.com/ Matica na iselenicite]
* {{cite web|url=http://www.umdiaspora.org/|website=www.umdiaspora.org|access-date=2023-09-26|title=United Macedonian Diaspora}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130623225828/http://smk.mk/ World Macedonian Congress]

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