| Rakovec | |
| Official Name: | Раковец |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Republic of Macedonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Republic of Macedonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Polog |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bogovinje |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 577 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9206°N 20.8992°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Website: | . |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | TE |
Rakovec (Macedonian: Раковец, Albanian: Rakovec) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Rakovec appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Koj-o, son of Gjon; Tano, siromah (poor); Nik-o, the son of Petr-o-; Gjon, brother of Gjur-o; Atmaxha, his son; Gjuro, son of Pavl; Bajo-Pejo, son of Gjon; Koja, son of Gjon; Nikolla, son of Petro; Gjuro, son of Pavl; Nikolla, son of Gjurgji.[1]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rakovec was inhabited by 584 Muslim Albanians.[2]
As of the 2021 census, Rakovec had 577 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 811 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]