Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 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 Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	North Macedonia
1960	3.39	3.83
1961	3.62	3.62
1962	3.51	3.5
1963	3.49	3.62
1964	3.41	3.56
1965	3.47	3.52
1966	3.4	3.43
1967	3.32	3.33
1968	3.27	3.22
1969	3.19	3.1
1970	3.07	3.01
1971	3.04	2.93
1972	2.99	2.87
1973	2.4	2.72
1974	2.28	2.7
1975	2.11	2.69
1976	2.33	2.62
1977	2.09	2.49
1978	2.08	2.42
1979	2.14	2.4
1980	2.3	2.36
1981	2.15	2.29
1982	2.49	2.29
1983	2.49	2.25
1984	2.51	2.24
1985	2.43	2.25
1986	2.45	2.25
1987	2.39	2.32
1988	2.47	2.32
1989	2.37	2.25
1990	2.4	2.27
1991	2.34	2.31
1992	2.46	2.28
1993	2.25	2.26
1994	2.16	2.23
1995	2.03	2.13
1996	1.95	2.06
1997	1.86	1.92
1998	1.76	1.89
1999	1.67	1.77
2000	1.64	1.86
2001	1.57	1.73
2002	1.5	1.79
2003	1.51	1.75
2004	1.51	1.52
2005	1.48	1.5
2006	1.51	1.46
2007	1.45	1.46
2008	1.48	1.47
2009	1.48	1.5
2010	1.43	1.6
2011	1.36	1.46
2012	1.38	1.5
2013	1.3	1.5
2014	1.31	1.5
2015	1.32	1.49
2016	1.36	1.5
2017	1.32	1.43
2018	1.32	1.42
2019	1.33	1.34
2020	1.36	1.31
2021	1.39	1.6
2022	1.39	1.6
2023	1.39	1.5
2024	1.38	1.5
2025	1.37	1.5
2026	1.37	1.51
2027	1.36	1.51
2028	1.36	1.51
2029	1.36	1.51
2030	1.37	1.52
2031	1.37	1.52
2032	1.37	1.52
2033	1.37	1.52
2034	1.37	1.52
2035	1.38	1.52
2036	1.38	1.53
2037	1.38	1.53
2038	1.38	1.53
2039	1.39	1.53
2040	1.39	1.53
2041	1.39	1.53
2042	1.39	1.53
2043	1.4	1.54
2044	1.4	1.54
2045	1.4	1.54
2046	1.41	1.54
2047	1.41	1.55
2048	1.42	1.55
2049	1.42	1.55
2050	1.42	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	North Macedonia
1960	36.5%	37.7%
1961	36.4%	37.8%
1962	35.8%	37.6%
1963	35.1%	37.2%
1964	34.5%	36.7%
1965	34%	36.3%
1966	33.5%	35.8%
1967	33%	35.2%
1968	32.6%	34.7%
1969	32.1%	34.1%
1970	31.7%	33.5%
1971	31.2%	33%
1972	30.8%	32.6%
1973	30.3%	32.2%
1974	30%	31.7%
1975	29.6%	31.3%
1976	28.8%	30.9%
1977	27.9%	30.6%
1978	27%	30.3%
1979	26.2%	29.9%
1980	25.5%	29.5%
1981	25%	29.1%
1982	24.8%	28.8%
1983	24.9%	28.5%
1984	25.1%	28.3%
1985	25.2%	28.1%
1986	25.2%	27.8%
1987	25.2%	27.6%
1988	25.1%	27.4%
1989	25%	27.1%
1990	24.8%	26.9%
1991	24.7%	26.5%
1992	24.6%	26.1%
1993	24.6%	25.7%
1994	24.7%	25.5%
1995	24.6%	25.4%
1996	24.3%	25.1%
1997	23.9%	24.8%
1998	23.4%	24.4%
1999	22.9%	23.9%
2000	22.3%	23.4%
2001	21.7%	22.9%
2002	21.3%	22.5%
2003	21%	22.1%
2004	20.5%	21.7%
2005	19.9%	21.2%
2006	19.3%	20.8%
2007	18.7%	20.4%
2008	18%	20%
2009	17.5%	19.7%
2010	17%	19.3%
2011	16.6%	19%
2012	16.4%	18.8%
2013	16.2%	18.6%
2014	16.1%	18.3%
2015	16%	18%
2016	15.9%	17.8%
2017	15.9%	17.5%
2018	15.9%	17.4%
2019	15.9%	17.2%
2020	15.9%	17.2%
2021	16%	17.2%
2022	16%	17.2%
2023	16.1%	17.1%
2024	16.1%	16.8%
2025	16.1%	16.5%
2026	16%	16.2%
2027	16%	15.9%
2028	15.9%	15.6%
2029	15.8%	15.3%
2030	15.6%	14.9%
2031	15.4%	14.6%
2032	15.2%	14.3%
2033	15%	14%
2034	14.8%	13.7%
2035	14.6%	13.5%
2036	14.3%	13.3%
2037	14%	13.1%
2038	13.8%	13%
2039	13.5%	13%
2040	13.3%	13%
2041	13.1%	12.9%
2042	12.9%	12.9%
2043	12.7%	13%
2044	12.6%	13%
2045	12.5%	13%
2046	12.4%	13%
2047	12.4%	13%
2048	12.4%	13.1%
2049	12.3%	13.1%
2050	12.3%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	North Macedonia
1960	8,385	28,816
1961	9,584	27,846
1962	9,455	25,317
1963	8,568	28,124
1964	8,322	27,889
1965	9,643	28,564
1966	9,478	28,766
1967	9,313	28,401
1968	9,153	28,378
1969	8,857	27,464
1970	8,412	28,022
1971	8,398	28,010
1972	8,244	28,236
1973	5,405	28,032
1974	321	28,400
1975	5,023	28,983
1976	6,546	28,799
1977	5,607	27,410
1978	5,949	27,150
1979	6,620	27,096
1980	7,954	26,547
1981	7,135	25,689
1982	9,282	25,810
1983	9,318	24,690
1984	9,516	24,436
1985	9,242	24,167
1986	9,412	23,720
1987	9,114	24,359
1988	9,595	24,064
1989	9,156	22,912
1990	9,417	22,868
1991	9,102	23,387
1992	9,844	21,659
1993	8,463	20,797
1994	7,973	19,103
1995	7,226	17,239
1996	6,911	14,806
1997	6,444	12,979
1998	5,879	12,446
1999	5,524	10,489
2000	5,570	12,159
2001	5,308	10,174
2002	5,225	9,697
2003	5,484	8,900
2004	5,705	5,444
2005	5,646	4,011
2006	6,166	3,988
2007	5,983	2,974
2008	6,429	3,746
2009	6,820	4,309
2010	6,723	4,866
2011	6,271	3,100
2012	6,726	3,087
2013	6,116	3,653
2014	6,193	3,644
2015	6,340	2,294
2016	6,643	2,374
2017	6,082	1,329
2018	5,905	1,512
2019	5,679	-375
2020	5,826	-5,939
2021	5,305	-9,737
2022	4,466	-4,397
2023	5,025	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cyprus, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	North Macedonia
1985	19	17
1986	18	16
1987	17	15
1988	17	16
1989	16	14
1990	15	16
1991	15	15
1992	15	14
1993	15	14
1994	15	13
1995	14	13
1996	14	14
1997	13	13
1998	13	13
1999	12	12
2000	12	11
2001	11	9
2002	11	10
2003	10	8
2004	10	8
2005	10	7
2006	10	7
2007	10	7
2008	10	6
2009	10	6
2010	10	5
2011	10	5
2012	10	5
2013	10	5
2014	11	4
2015	11	4
2016	12	4
2017	12	4
2018	13	3
2019	13	3
2020	87	7
2021	98	12
2022	53	3
2023	14	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	North Macedonia
1971	3.81%	-
1972	3.72%	-
1973	3.63%	-
1974	3.53%	-
1975	3.37%	-
1976	3.16%	-
1977	2.91%	-
1978	2.65%	-
1979	2.39%	-
1980	2.16%	-
1981	1.96%	5.79%
1982	1.78%	5.53%
1983	1.61%	5.25%
1984	1.45%	5.06%
1985	1.33%	5%
1986	1.23%	4.91%
1987	1.16%	4.69%
1988	1.13%	4.36%
1989	1.12%	4.01%
1990	1.11%	3.7%
1991	1.09%	3.46%
1992	1.06%	3.3%
1993	1.02%	3.13%
1994	0.97%	2.85%
1995	0.91%	2.45%
1996	0.86%	2.12%
1997	0.81%	1.93%
1998	0.76%	1.83%
1999	0.71%	1.73%
2000	0.66%	1.59%
2001	0.62%	1.48%
2002	0.58%	1.43%
2003	0.54%	1.43%
2004	0.5%	1.42%
2005	0.46%	1.37%
2006	0.42%	1.3%
2007	0.39%	1.23%
2008	0.37%	1.17%
2009	0.35%	1.1%
2010	0.33%	1.04%
2011	0.32%	1%
2012	0.3%	1.02%
2013	0.3%	1.07%
2014	0.29%	1.11%
2015	0.29%	1.13%
2016	0.29%	1.08%
2017	0.3%	0.97%
2018	0.3%	0.83%
2019	0.31%	0.7%
2020	0.32%	0.59%
2021	0.34%	0.5%
2022	0.35%	0.41%
2023	0.35%	0.33%