Fertility & birth rates in Armenia and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Armenia vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Armenia was 1.9 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Armenia vs North Macedonia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Armenia	North Macedonia
1960	4.79	3.83
1961	4.67	3.62
1962	4.52	3.5
1963	4.35	3.62
1964	4.15	3.56
1965	3.99	3.52
1966	3.83	3.43
1967	3.73	3.33
1968	3.62	3.22
1969	3.49	3.1
1970	3.33	3.01
1971	3.29	2.93
1972	3.2	2.87
1973	3.08	2.72
1974	2.98	2.7
1975	2.92	2.69
1976	2.84	2.62
1977	2.74	2.49
1978	2.62	2.42
1979	2.53	2.4
1980	2.48	2.36
1981	2.48	2.29
1982	2.5	2.29
1983	2.56	2.25
1984	2.6	2.24
1985	2.64	2.25
1986	2.66	2.25
1987	2.66	2.32
1988	2.68	2.32
1989	2.71	2.25
1990	2.71	2.27
1991	2.64	2.31
1992	2.5	2.28
1993	2.29	2.26
1994	2.08	2.23
1995	2.07	2.13
1996	2.06	2.06
1997	1.9	1.92
1998	1.81	1.89
1999	1.53	1.77
2000	1.3	1.86
2001	1.2	1.73
2002	1.2	1.79
2003	1.3	1.75
2004	1.4	1.52
2005	1.3	1.5
2006	1.3	1.46
2007	1.4	1.46
2008	1.4	1.47
2009	1.5	1.5
2010	1.5	1.6
2011	1.5	1.46
2012	1.6	1.5
2013	1.6	1.5
2014	1.7	1.5
2015	1.6	1.49
2016	1.6	1.5
2017	1.6	1.43
2018	1.6	1.42
2019	1.6	1.34
2020	1.7	1.31
2021	1.7	1.6
2022	1.7	1.6
2023	1.9	1.5
2024	1.9	1.5
2025	1.9	1.5
2026	1.9	1.51
2027	1.9	1.51
2028	1.89	1.51
2029	1.89	1.51
2030	1.89	1.52
2031	1.89	1.52
2032	1.89	1.52
2033	1.89	1.52
2034	1.89	1.52
2035	1.89	1.52
2036	1.89	1.53
2037	1.88	1.53
2038	1.88	1.53
2039	1.88	1.53
2040	1.88	1.53
2041	1.88	1.53
2042	1.88	1.53
2043	1.88	1.54
2044	1.88	1.54
2045	1.88	1.54
2046	1.87	1.54
2047	1.87	1.55
2048	1.87	1.55
2049	1.87	1.55
2050	1.87	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Armenia	North Macedonia
1960	37.5%	37.7%
1961	38.7%	37.8%
1962	39.6%	37.6%
1963	40%	37.2%
1964	40.2%	36.7%
1965	40.3%	36.3%
1966	40.2%	35.8%
1967	39.9%	35.2%
1968	39.6%	34.7%
1969	39.1%	34.1%
1970	38.5%	33.5%
1971	37.7%	33%
1972	36.8%	32.6%
1973	35.9%	32.2%
1974	34.9%	31.7%
1975	33.8%	31.3%
1976	32.8%	30.9%
1977	32.1%	30.6%
1978	31.5%	30.3%
1979	31%	29.9%
1980	30.5%	29.5%
1981	30.2%	29.1%
1982	30.1%	28.8%
1983	30.1%	28.5%
1984	30.2%	28.3%
1985	30.3%	28.1%
1986	30.4%	27.8%
1987	30.5%	27.6%
1988	30.6%	27.4%
1989	30.4%	27.1%
1990	30.3%	26.9%
1991	30.4%	26.5%
1992	31%	26.1%
1993	31.7%	25.7%
1994	32%	25.5%
1995	31.8%	25.4%
1996	31.3%	25.1%
1997	30.8%	24.8%
1998	29.6%	24.4%
1999	27.9%	23.9%
2000	26.3%	23.4%
2001	24.9%	22.9%
2002	23.8%	22.5%
2003	22.9%	22.1%
2004	22.1%	21.7%
2005	21.2%	21.2%
2006	20.4%	20.8%
2007	19.8%	20.4%
2008	19.4%	20%
2009	19.3%	19.7%
2010	19.3%	19.3%
2011	19.4%	19%
2012	19.5%	18.8%
2013	19.7%	18.6%
2014	19.9%	18.3%
2015	20.1%	18%
2016	20.3%	17.8%
2017	20.5%	17.5%
2018	20.5%	17.4%
2019	20.3%	17.2%
2020	20.2%	17.2%
2021	20%	17.2%
2022	19.9%	17.2%
2023	19.5%	17.1%
2024	19.2%	16.8%
2025	19%	16.5%
2026	18.7%	16.2%
2027	18.4%	15.9%
2028	18%	15.6%
2029	17.7%	15.3%
2030	17.3%	14.9%
2031	17%	14.6%
2032	16.7%	14.3%
2033	16.4%	14%
2034	16.1%	13.7%
2035	15.9%	13.5%
2036	15.7%	13.3%
2037	15.5%	13.1%
2038	15.3%	13%
2039	15.1%	13%
2040	15%	13%
2041	14.8%	12.9%
2042	14.7%	12.9%
2043	14.7%	13%
2044	14.6%	13%
2045	14.6%	13%
2046	14.6%	13%
2047	14.6%	13%
2048	14.6%	13.1%
2049	14.6%	13.1%
2050	14.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.2% of the population in Armenia and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 30.3% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Armenia and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Armenia vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Armenia and -0.07% in North Macedonia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Armenia	North Macedonia
1960	51,675	28,816
1961	51,957	27,846
1962	50,461	25,317
1963	48,058	28,124
1964	44,886	27,889
1965	42,271	28,564
1966	39,842	28,766
1967	38,674	28,401
1968	38,118	28,378
1969	37,333	27,464
1970	36,045	28,022
1971	36,590	28,010
1972	36,943	28,236
1973	37,355	28,032
1974	38,392	28,400
1975	40,217	28,983
1976	41,948	28,799
1977	45,320	27,410
1978	48,326	27,150
1979	52,452	27,096
1980	54,128	26,547
1981	56,323	25,689
1982	58,617	25,810
1983	61,028	24,690
1984	62,124	24,436
1985	62,499	24,167
1986	61,771	23,720
1987	60,176	24,359
1988	33,232	24,064
1989	57,520	22,912
1990	59,893	22,868
1991	56,269	23,387
1992	50,346	21,659
1993	35,818	20,797
1994	26,271	19,103
1995	22,452	17,239
1996	21,092	14,806
1997	16,685	12,979
1998	14,357	12,446
1999	10,452	10,489
2000	9,985	12,159
2001	8,030	10,174
2002	6,719	9,697
2003	9,866	8,900
2004	11,710	5,444
2005	11,013	4,011
2006	10,320	3,988
2007	13,362	2,974
2008	13,583	3,746
2009	16,863	4,309
2010	16,746	4,866
2011	15,442	3,100
2012	14,818	3,087
2013	14,505	3,653
2014	15,371	3,644
2015	13,821	2,294
2016	12,269	2,374
2017	10,428	1,329
2018	10,688	1,512
2019	10,072	-375
2020	296	-5,939
2021	2,370	-9,737
2022	9,799	-4,397
2023	12,153	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Armenia vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Armenia	North Macedonia
1985	55	17
1986	54	16
1987	52	15
1988	55	16
1989	46	14
1990	47	16
1991	47	15
1992	50	14
1993	50	14
1994	51	13
1995	50	13
1996	49	14
1997	48	13
1998	45	13
1999	42	12
2000	40	11
2001	38	9
2002	36	10
2003	35	8
2004	34	8
2005	32	7
2006	31	7
2007	30	7
2008	29	6
2009	29	6
2010	28	5
2011	27	5
2012	27	5
2013	26	5
2014	26	4
2015	25	4
2016	25	4
2017	24	4
2018	24	3
2019	23	3
2020	43	7
2021	57	12
2022	27	3
2023	19	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Armenia and 0.33% in North Macedonia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Armenia	North Macedonia
1976	8.67%	-
1977	8.32%	-
1978	7.98%	-
1979	7.67%	-
1980	7.36%	-
1981	7.06%	5.79%
1982	6.78%	5.53%
1983	6.52%	5.25%
1984	6.26%	5.06%
1985	6.01%	5%
1986	5.78%	4.91%
1987	5.55%	4.69%
1988	9.93%	4.36%
1989	5.11%	4.01%
1990	4.9%	3.7%
1991	4.69%	3.46%
1992	4.49%	3.3%
1993	4.29%	3.13%
1994	4.09%	2.85%
1995	3.9%	2.45%
1996	3.72%	2.12%
1997	3.55%	1.93%
1998	3.39%	1.83%
1999	3.23%	1.73%
2000	3.08%	1.59%
2001	2.93%	1.48%
2002	2.79%	1.43%
2003	2.65%	1.43%
2004	2.52%	1.42%
2005	2.4%	1.37%
2006	2.28%	1.3%
2007	2.17%	1.23%
2008	2.06%	1.17%
2009	1.97%	1.1%
2010	1.87%	1.04%
2011	1.78%	1%
2012	1.7%	1.02%
2013	1.62%	1.07%
2014	1.54%	1.11%
2015	1.46%	1.13%
2016	1.4%	1.08%
2017	1.33%	0.97%
2018	1.27%	0.83%
2019	1.21%	0.7%
2020	1.16%	0.59%
2021	1.1%	0.5%
2022	1.05%	0.41%
2023	1%	0.33%