Fertility & birth rates in Bhutan and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Bhutan vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bhutan was 1.46 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 Bhutan 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
	Bhutan	North Macedonia
1960	6.7	3.83
1961	6.7	3.62
1962	6.69	3.5
1963	6.69	3.62
1964	6.68	3.56
1965	6.68	3.52
1966	6.67	3.43
1967	6.67	3.33
1968	6.66	3.22
1969	6.66	3.1
1970	6.65	3.01
1971	6.64	2.93
1972	6.64	2.87
1973	6.63	2.72
1974	6.62	2.7
1975	6.62	2.69
1976	6.62	2.62
1977	6.61	2.49
1978	6.58	2.42
1979	6.55	2.4
1980	6.51	2.36
1981	6.46	2.29
1982	6.4	2.29
1983	6.34	2.25
1984	6.26	2.24
1985	6.18	2.25
1986	6.1	2.25
1987	6	2.32
1988	5.88	2.32
1989	5.76	2.25
1990	5.6	2.27
1991	5.45	2.31
1992	5.27	2.28
1993	5.07	2.26
1994	4.87	2.23
1995	4.62	2.13
1996	4.37	2.06
1997	4.09	1.92
1998	3.85	1.89
1999	3.61	1.77
2000	3.38	1.86
2001	3.19	1.73
2002	3.01	1.79
2003	2.87	1.75
2004	2.78	1.52
2005	2.73	1.5
2006	2.66	1.46
2007	2.59	1.46
2008	2.48	1.47
2009	2.36	1.5
2010	2.25	1.6
2011	2.15	1.46
2012	2.07	1.5
2013	2	1.5
2014	1.92	1.5
2015	1.84	1.49
2016	1.74	1.5
2017	1.62	1.43
2018	1.52	1.42
2019	1.45	1.34
2020	1.5	1.31
2021	1.49	1.6
2022	1.48	1.6
2023	1.46	1.5
2024	1.45	1.5
2025	1.44	1.5
2026	1.43	1.51
2027	1.42	1.51
2028	1.42	1.51
2029	1.42	1.51
2030	1.42	1.52
2031	1.42	1.52
2032	1.42	1.52
2033	1.42	1.52
2034	1.42	1.52
2035	1.42	1.52
2036	1.43	1.53
2037	1.43	1.53
2038	1.43	1.53
2039	1.43	1.53
2040	1.43	1.53
2041	1.44	1.53
2042	1.44	1.53
2043	1.44	1.54
2044	1.44	1.54
2045	1.44	1.54
2046	1.45	1.54
2047	1.45	1.55
2048	1.45	1.55
2049	1.46	1.55
2050	1.46	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bhutan	North Macedonia
1960	42.3%	37.7%
1961	42.1%	37.8%
1962	41.9%	37.6%
1963	41.8%	37.2%
1964	41.8%	36.7%
1965	41.7%	36.3%
1966	41.7%	35.8%
1967	41.7%	35.2%
1968	41.8%	34.7%
1969	41.8%	34.1%
1970	41.8%	33.5%
1971	41.9%	33%
1972	42%	32.6%
1973	42.1%	32.2%
1974	42.2%	31.7%
1975	42.3%	31.3%
1976	42.4%	30.9%
1977	42.5%	30.6%
1978	42.6%	30.3%
1979	42.7%	29.9%
1980	42.8%	29.5%
1981	42.9%	29.1%
1982	43%	28.8%
1983	43.1%	28.5%
1984	43.1%	28.3%
1985	43.1%	28.1%
1986	43.1%	27.8%
1987	43.1%	27.6%
1988	43%	27.4%
1989	43%	27.1%
1990	42.9%	26.9%
1991	42.8%	26.5%
1992	42.6%	26.1%
1993	42.4%	25.7%
1994	42.1%	25.5%
1995	41.7%	25.4%
1996	41.3%	25.1%
1997	40.7%	24.8%
1998	40.1%	24.4%
1999	39.4%	23.9%
2000	38.6%	23.4%
2001	37.7%	22.9%
2002	36.6%	22.5%
2003	35.5%	22.1%
2004	34.3%	21.7%
2005	33.2%	21.2%
2006	32.4%	20.8%
2007	31.6%	20.4%
2008	30.8%	20%
2009	30.1%	19.7%
2010	29.4%	19.3%
2011	28.8%	19%
2012	28.3%	18.8%
2013	27.8%	18.6%
2014	27.4%	18.3%
2015	27%	18%
2016	26.5%	17.8%
2017	25.8%	17.5%
2018	25%	17.4%
2019	24.2%	17.2%
2020	23.4%	17.2%
2021	22.7%	17.2%
2022	22%	17.2%
2023	21.5%	17.1%
2024	20.9%	16.8%
2025	20.4%	16.5%
2026	19.8%	16.2%
2027	19.3%	15.9%
2028	18.7%	15.6%
2029	18.3%	15.3%
2030	17.9%	14.9%
2031	17.6%	14.6%
2032	17.4%	14.3%
2033	17.2%	14%
2034	17.1%	13.7%
2035	17%	13.5%
2036	16.9%	13.3%
2037	16.8%	13.1%
2038	16.6%	13%
2039	16.5%	13%
2040	16.3%	13%
2041	16.2%	12.9%
2042	16%	12.9%
2043	15.9%	13%
2044	15.7%	13%
2045	15.6%	13%
2046	15.4%	13%
2047	15.2%	13%
2048	15%	13.1%
2049	14.8%	13.1%
2050	14.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.9% of the population in Bhutan and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 42.9% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bhutan and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Bhutan vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Bhutan 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
	Bhutan	North Macedonia
1960	4,888	28,816
1961	5,081	27,846
1962	5,297	25,317
1963	5,551	28,124
1964	5,818	27,889
1965	6,109	28,564
1966	6,418	28,766
1967	6,744	28,401
1968	7,085	28,378
1969	7,435	27,464
1970	7,791	28,022
1971	8,161	28,010
1972	8,549	28,236
1973	8,939	28,032
1974	9,324	28,400
1975	9,775	28,983
1976	10,228	28,799
1977	10,679	27,410
1978	11,133	27,150
1979	11,583	27,096
1980	12,016	26,547
1981	12,444	25,689
1982	12,872	25,810
1983	13,284	24,690
1984	13,688	24,436
1985	14,061	24,167
1986	14,516	23,720
1987	14,887	24,359
1988	15,212	24,064
1989	15,516	22,912
1990	15,704	22,868
1991	15,801	23,387
1992	15,594	21,659
1993	13,915	20,797
1994	13,536	19,103
1995	12,938	17,239
1996	12,153	14,806
1997	11,668	12,979
1998	11,320	12,446
1999	10,940	10,489
2000	10,142	12,159
2001	9,904	10,174
2002	9,464	9,697
2003	9,132	8,900
2004	9,056	5,444
2005	9,102	4,011
2006	9,197	3,988
2007	9,322	2,974
2008	9,200	3,746
2009	8,913	4,309
2010	8,598	4,866
2011	8,282	3,100
2012	7,967	3,087
2013	7,689	3,653
2014	7,290	3,644
2015	6,762	2,294
2016	6,164	2,374
2017	5,367	1,329
2018	4,909	1,512
2019	4,643	-375
2020	5,142	-5,939
2021	5,162	-9,737
2022	5,204	-4,397
2023	5,153	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Bhutan vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bhutan, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bhutan	North Macedonia
1985	969	17
1986	911	16
1987	857	15
1988	798	16
1989	747	14
1990	704	16
1991	671	15
1992	656	14
1993	578	14
1994	544	13
1995	498	13
1996	450	14
1997	415	13
1998	378	13
1999	346	12
2000	324	11
2001	286	9
2002	257	10
2003	229	8
2004	207	8
2005	186	7
2006	167	7
2007	149	7
2008	133	6
2009	121	6
2010	107	5
2011	96	5
2012	86	5
2013	79	5
2014	73	4
2015	68	4
2016	63	4
2017	58	4
2018	55	3
2019	52	3
2020	51	7
2021	50	12
2022	49	3
2023	47	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bhutan 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
	Bhutan	North Macedonia
1968	27.4%	-
1969	26.7%	-
1970	26.2%	-
1971	25.5%	-
1972	24.9%	-
1973	24.3%	-
1974	23.6%	-
1975	22.9%	-
1976	22.3%	-
1977	21.6%	-
1978	20.9%	-
1979	20.2%	-
1980	19.5%	-
1981	18.7%	5.79%
1982	18%	5.53%
1983	17.3%	5.25%
1984	16.6%	5.06%
1985	15.9%	5%
1986	15.3%	4.91%
1987	14.6%	4.69%
1988	14%	4.36%
1989	13.4%	4.01%
1990	12.8%	3.7%
1991	12.3%	3.46%
1992	11.8%	3.3%
1993	11.3%	3.13%
1994	10.8%	2.85%
1995	10.3%	2.45%
1996	9.75%	2.12%
1997	9.26%	1.93%
1998	8.77%	1.83%
1999	8.3%	1.73%
2000	7.85%	1.59%
2001	7.4%	1.48%
2002	6.96%	1.43%
2003	6.54%	1.43%
2004	6.12%	1.42%
2005	5.71%	1.37%
2006	5.32%	1.3%
2007	4.96%	1.23%
2008	4.62%	1.17%
2009	4.31%	1.1%
2010	4.03%	1.04%
2011	3.77%	1%
2012	3.56%	1.02%
2013	3.38%	1.07%
2014	3.22%	1.11%
2015	3.08%	1.13%
2016	2.96%	1.08%
2017	2.85%	0.97%
2018	2.74%	0.83%
2019	2.65%	0.7%
2020	2.55%	0.59%
2021	2.47%	0.5%
2022	2.39%	0.41%
2023	2.31%	0.33%