Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in East Timor vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in East Timor was 2.71 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 East Timor 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
	East Timor	North Macedonia
1960	6.32	3.83
1961	6.27	3.62
1962	6.22	3.5
1963	6.16	3.62
1964	6.08	3.56
1965	6.01	3.52
1966	5.93	3.43
1967	5.86	3.33
1968	5.79	3.22
1969	5.72	3.1
1970	5.66	3.01
1971	5.58	2.93
1972	5.49	2.87
1973	5.39	2.72
1974	5.29	2.7
1975	5.19	2.69
1976	5.12	2.62
1977	5.09	2.49
1978	5.09	2.42
1979	5.14	2.4
1980	5.22	2.36
1981	5.53	2.29
1982	5.56	2.29
1983	5.59	2.25
1984	5.61	2.24
1985	5.65	2.25
1986	5.67	2.25
1987	5.68	2.32
1988	5.72	2.32
1989	5.76	2.25
1990	5.81	2.27
1991	5.84	2.31
1992	5.87	2.28
1993	5.88	2.26
1994	5.91	2.23
1995	5.94	2.13
1996	5.94	2.06
1997	5.96	1.92
1998	5.96	1.89
1999	5.97	1.77
2000	5.93	1.86
2001	5.92	1.73
2002	5.9	1.79
2003	5.85	1.75
2004	5.74	1.52
2005	5.61	1.5
2006	5.47	1.46
2007	5.33	1.46
2008	5.17	1.47
2009	4.99	1.5
2010	4.82	1.6
2011	4.61	1.46
2012	4.4	1.5
2013	4.21	1.5
2014	4	1.5
2015	3.78	1.49
2016	3.58	1.5
2017	3.4	1.43
2018	3.24	1.42
2019	3.12	1.34
2020	3.01	1.31
2021	2.89	1.6
2022	2.8	1.6
2023	2.71	1.5
2024	2.63	1.5
2025	2.56	1.5
2026	2.5	1.51
2027	2.45	1.51
2028	2.4	1.51
2029	2.36	1.51
2030	2.32	1.52
2031	2.29	1.52
2032	2.25	1.52
2033	2.22	1.52
2034	2.19	1.52
2035	2.17	1.52
2036	2.14	1.53
2037	2.12	1.53
2038	2.09	1.53
2039	2.07	1.53
2040	2.05	1.53
2041	2.03	1.53
2042	2.02	1.53
2043	2	1.54
2044	1.99	1.54
2045	1.97	1.54
2046	1.96	1.54
2047	1.95	1.55
2048	1.94	1.55
2049	1.93	1.55
2050	1.92	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	North Macedonia
1960	40.1%	37.7%
1961	39.7%	37.8%
1962	39.3%	37.6%
1963	39%	37.2%
1964	38.8%	36.7%
1965	38.7%	36.3%
1966	38.9%	35.8%
1967	39.1%	35.2%
1968	39.3%	34.7%
1969	39.5%	34.1%
1970	39.6%	33.5%
1971	39.7%	33%
1972	39.7%	32.6%
1973	39.8%	32.2%
1974	39.7%	31.7%
1975	39.4%	31.3%
1976	39%	30.9%
1977	38.5%	30.6%
1978	38%	30.3%
1979	37.5%	29.9%
1980	37.4%	29.5%
1981	37.8%	29.1%
1982	38.4%	28.8%
1983	38.8%	28.5%
1984	39.3%	28.3%
1985	39.7%	28.1%
1986	40.2%	27.8%
1987	40.7%	27.6%
1988	41.3%	27.4%
1989	41.9%	27.1%
1990	42.2%	26.9%
1991	42.4%	26.5%
1992	42.6%	26.1%
1993	42.7%	25.7%
1994	42.9%	25.5%
1995	43%	25.4%
1996	43%	25.1%
1997	43%	24.8%
1998	42.9%	24.4%
1999	42.7%	23.9%
2000	42.6%	23.4%
2001	42.5%	22.9%
2002	42.4%	22.5%
2003	42.2%	22.1%
2004	42%	21.7%
2005	42.1%	21.2%
2006	42.2%	20.8%
2007	42.3%	20.4%
2008	42.1%	20%
2009	41.9%	19.7%
2010	41.6%	19.3%
2011	41.3%	19%
2012	40.9%	18.8%
2013	40.4%	18.6%
2014	39.8%	18.3%
2015	39.1%	18%
2016	38.4%	17.8%
2017	37.8%	17.5%
2018	37.2%	17.4%
2019	36.6%	17.2%
2020	36%	17.2%
2021	35.4%	17.2%
2022	34.8%	17.2%
2023	34.2%	17.1%
2024	33.7%	16.8%
2025	33.1%	16.5%
2026	32.6%	16.2%
2027	32.1%	15.9%
2028	31.6%	15.6%
2029	31%	15.3%
2030	30.4%	14.9%
2031	29.8%	14.6%
2032	29.2%	14.3%
2033	28.7%	14%
2034	28.1%	13.7%
2035	27.6%	13.5%
2036	27.2%	13.3%
2037	26.9%	13.1%
2038	26.7%	13%
2039	26.4%	13%
2040	26.2%	13%
2041	25.9%	12.9%
2042	25.6%	12.9%
2043	25.4%	13%
2044	25.1%	13%
2045	24.8%	13%
2046	24.5%	13%
2047	24.1%	13%
2048	23.8%	13.1%
2049	23.5%	13.1%
2050	23.1%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor 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
	East Timor	North Macedonia
1960	7,012	28,816
1961	7,330	27,846
1962	7,639	25,317
1963	7,938	28,124
1964	8,235	27,889
1965	8,526	28,564
1966	8,810	28,766
1967	9,089	28,401
1968	9,356	28,378
1969	9,611	27,464
1970	9,824	28,022
1971	9,964	28,010
1972	10,030	28,236
1973	10,033	28,032
1974	8,405	28,400
1975	-1,062	28,983
1976	783	28,799
1977	296	27,410
1978	-1,000	27,150
1979	987	27,096
1980	6,940	26,547
1981	9,336	25,689
1982	9,579	25,810
1983	9,686	24,690
1984	10,922	24,436
1985	10,788	24,167
1986	11,062	23,720
1987	11,945	24,359
1988	12,118	24,064
1989	17,758	22,912
1990	18,343	22,868
1991	18,605	23,387
1992	19,880	21,659
1993	20,770	20,797
1994	21,746	19,103
1995	21,962	17,239
1996	22,703	14,806
1997	23,501	12,979
1998	23,590	12,446
1999	21,871	10,489
2000	21,579	12,159
2001	23,314	10,174
2002	25,410	9,697
2003	26,900	8,900
2004	26,751	5,444
2005	26,412	4,011
2006	26,221	3,988
2007	26,074	2,974
2008	25,888	3,746
2009	25,696	4,309
2010	25,515	4,866
2011	25,237	3,100
2012	24,890	3,087
2013	24,538	3,653
2014	24,040	3,644
2015	23,391	2,294
2016	22,778	2,374
2017	22,145	1,329
2018	21,650	1,512
2019	21,307	-375
2020	21,166	-5,939
2021	20,101	-9,737
2022	20,625	-4,397
2023	20,495	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 192 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	North Macedonia
1985	1,916	17
1986	1,860	16
1987	1,763	15
1988	1,743	16
1989	1,511	14
1990	1,477	16
1991	1,439	15
1992	1,368	14
1993	1,308	14
1994	1,254	13
1995	1,239	13
1996	1,193	14
1997	1,166	13
1998	1,157	13
1999	1,488	12
2000	796	11
2001	761	9
2002	724	10
2003	714	8
2004	683	8
2005	648	7
2006	600	7
2007	559	7
2008	518	6
2009	477	6
2010	439	5
2011	404	5
2012	374	5
2013	349	5
2014	327	4
2015	305	4
2016	287	4
2017	269	4
2018	251	3
2019	237	3
2020	257	7
2021	263	12
2022	235	3
2023	192	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor 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
	East Timor	North Macedonia
1981	-	5.79%
1982	-	5.53%
1983	-	5.25%
1984	-	5.06%
1985	27.1%	5%
1986	26.3%	4.91%
1987	24.4%	4.69%
1988	24.1%	4.36%
1989	23%	4.01%
1990	22.5%	3.7%
1991	22.2%	3.46%
1992	21.1%	3.3%
1993	20%	3.13%
1994	19.2%	2.85%
1995	19.3%	2.45%
1996	18.5%	2.12%
1997	17.7%	1.93%
1998	18%	1.83%
1999	19.4%	1.73%
2000	11.1%	1.59%
2001	10.6%	1.48%
2002	10.1%	1.43%
2003	9.61%	1.43%
2004	9.17%	1.42%
2005	8.75%	1.37%
2006	8.36%	1.3%
2007	8.01%	1.23%
2008	7.68%	1.17%
2009	7.38%	1.1%
2010	7.11%	1.04%
2011	6.86%	1%
2012	6.63%	1.02%
2013	6.42%	1.07%
2014	6.23%	1.11%
2015	6.06%	1.13%
2016	5.91%	1.08%
2017	5.78%	0.97%
2018	5.66%	0.83%
2019	5.55%	0.7%
2020	5.42%	0.59%
2021	5.28%	0.5%
2022	5.14%	0.41%
2023	5%	0.33%