Fertility & birth rates in Fiji and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Fiji vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Fiji was 2.28 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 Fiji 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
	Fiji	North Macedonia
1960	6.36	3.83
1961	6.28	3.62
1962	6.2	3.5
1963	6.09	3.62
1964	5.96	3.56
1965	5.76	3.52
1966	5.55	3.43
1967	5.33	3.33
1968	5.11	3.22
1969	4.91	3.1
1970	4.71	3.01
1971	4.51	2.93
1972	4.32	2.87
1973	4.16	2.72
1974	4.07	2.7
1975	4.1	2.69
1976	4.12	2.62
1977	4.11	2.49
1978	4.1	2.42
1979	4.08	2.4
1980	4.04	2.36
1981	3.99	2.29
1982	3.94	2.29
1983	3.88	2.25
1984	3.8	2.24
1985	3.66	2.25
1986	3.54	2.25
1987	3.48	2.32
1988	3.43	2.32
1989	3.4	2.25
1990	3.39	2.27
1991	3.37	2.31
1992	3.33	2.28
1993	3.29	2.26
1994	3.26	2.23
1995	3.25	2.13
1996	3.25	2.06
1997	3.19	1.92
1998	3.12	1.89
1999	3.05	1.77
2000	2.99	1.86
2001	2.97	1.73
2002	2.97	1.79
2003	2.96	1.75
2004	2.94	1.52
2005	2.92	1.5
2006	2.91	1.46
2007	2.87	1.46
2008	2.82	1.47
2009	2.76	1.5
2010	2.7	1.6
2011	2.63	1.46
2012	2.61	1.5
2013	2.6	1.5
2014	2.59	1.5
2015	2.57	1.49
2016	2.52	1.5
2017	2.46	1.43
2018	2.42	1.42
2019	2.38	1.34
2020	2.36	1.31
2021	2.33	1.6
2022	2.31	1.6
2023	2.28	1.5
2024	2.27	1.5
2025	2.25	1.5
2026	2.23	1.51
2027	2.21	1.51
2028	2.2	1.51
2029	2.18	1.51
2030	2.16	1.52
2031	2.15	1.52
2032	2.13	1.52
2033	2.12	1.52
2034	2.1	1.52
2035	2.09	1.52
2036	2.07	1.53
2037	2.06	1.53
2038	2.05	1.53
2039	2.04	1.53
2040	2.03	1.53
2041	2.01	1.53
2042	2.01	1.53
2043	1.99	1.54
2044	1.98	1.54
2045	1.97	1.54
2046	1.96	1.54
2047	1.95	1.55
2048	1.94	1.55
2049	1.94	1.55
2050	1.93	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Fiji	North Macedonia
1960	46.4%	37.7%
1961	46.5%	37.8%
1962	46.5%	37.6%
1963	46.5%	37.2%
1964	46.4%	36.7%
1965	46.4%	36.3%
1966	46.3%	35.8%
1967	46.1%	35.2%
1968	45.9%	34.7%
1969	45.6%	34.1%
1970	45.2%	33.5%
1971	44.7%	33%
1972	44.2%	32.6%
1973	43.5%	32.2%
1974	42.8%	31.7%
1975	42.2%	31.3%
1976	41.5%	30.9%
1977	40.9%	30.6%
1978	40.4%	30.3%
1979	40%	29.9%
1980	39.6%	29.5%
1981	39.3%	29.1%
1982	39.1%	28.8%
1983	39%	28.5%
1984	38.9%	28.3%
1985	38.9%	28.1%
1986	38.8%	27.8%
1987	38.7%	27.6%
1988	38.7%	27.4%
1989	38.7%	27.1%
1990	38.7%	26.9%
1991	38.5%	26.5%
1992	38.2%	26.1%
1993	37.9%	25.7%
1994	37.5%	25.5%
1995	37.1%	25.4%
1996	36.6%	25.1%
1997	36.1%	24.8%
1998	35.5%	24.4%
1999	34.9%	23.9%
2000	34.3%	23.4%
2001	33.8%	22.9%
2002	33.4%	22.5%
2003	33%	22.1%
2004	32.6%	21.7%
2005	32.2%	21.2%
2006	31.9%	20.8%
2007	31.6%	20.4%
2008	31.3%	20%
2009	31%	19.7%
2010	30.8%	19.3%
2011	30.5%	19%
2012	30.2%	18.8%
2013	30%	18.6%
2014	29.8%	18.3%
2015	29.6%	18%
2016	29.5%	17.8%
2017	29.2%	17.5%
2018	28.9%	17.4%
2019	28.6%	17.2%
2020	28.3%	17.2%
2021	28%	17.2%
2022	27.7%	17.2%
2023	27.4%	17.1%
2024	27.1%	16.8%
2025	26.8%	16.5%
2026	26.6%	16.2%
2027	26.3%	15.9%
2028	26%	15.6%
2029	25.7%	15.3%
2030	25.4%	14.9%
2031	25%	14.6%
2032	24.7%	14.3%
2033	24.5%	14%
2034	24.2%	13.7%
2035	24%	13.5%
2036	23.8%	13.3%
2037	23.6%	13.1%
2038	23.5%	13%
2039	23.3%	13%
2040	23.2%	13%
2041	23%	12.9%
2042	22.9%	12.9%
2043	22.7%	13%
2044	22.6%	13%
2045	22.4%	13%
2046	22.3%	13%
2047	22.1%	13%
2048	21.9%	13.1%
2049	21.8%	13.1%
2050	21.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.1% of the population in Fiji and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Fiji and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Fiji vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.03% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	North Macedonia
1960	13,313	28,816
1961	13,653	27,846
1962	14,429	25,317
1963	14,774	28,124
1964	14,979	27,889
1965	15,166	28,564
1966	15,111	28,766
1967	14,861	28,401
1968	14,831	28,378
1969	14,669	27,464
1970	14,538	28,022
1971	14,313	28,010
1972	13,905	28,236
1973	13,383	28,032
1974	13,557	28,400
1975	14,272	28,983
1976	14,933	28,799
1977	15,532	27,410
1978	16,196	27,150
1979	16,450	27,096
1980	16,907	26,547
1981	17,282	25,689
1982	17,681	25,810
1983	18,237	24,690
1984	18,499	24,436
1985	18,469	24,167
1986	18,024	23,720
1987	17,987	24,359
1988	18,063	24,064
1989	18,007	22,912
1990	17,748	22,868
1991	17,617	23,387
1992	17,170	21,659
1993	16,751	20,797
1994	16,424	19,103
1995	16,273	17,239
1996	16,163	14,806
1997	15,750	12,979
1998	15,464	12,446
1999	15,229	10,489
2000	14,724	12,159
2001	14,720	10,174
2002	14,468	9,697
2003	14,527	8,900
2004	14,526	5,444
2005	14,503	4,011
2006	14,555	3,988
2007	14,349	2,974
2008	14,000	3,746
2009	13,540	4,309
2010	13,227	4,866
2011	12,657	3,100
2012	11,716	3,087
2013	11,972	3,653
2014	11,680	3,644
2015	11,213	2,294
2016	10,807	2,374
2017	10,413	1,329
2018	9,779	1,512
2019	9,271	-375
2020	8,730	-5,939
2021	6,777	-9,737
2022	8,223	-4,397
2023	8,078	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Fiji vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 30 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Fiji	North Macedonia
1985	78	17
1986	76	16
1987	74	15
1988	71	16
1989	70	14
1990	70	16
1991	67	15
1992	64	14
1993	62	14
1994	58	13
1995	55	13
1996	53	14
1997	51	13
1998	49	13
1999	46	12
2000	47	11
2001	46	9
2002	48	10
2003	47	8
2004	46	8
2005	44	7
2006	43	7
2007	43	7
2008	42	6
2009	41	6
2010	40	5
2011	39	5
2012	42	5
2013	40	5
2014	38	4
2015	37	4
2016	38	4
2017	34	4
2018	35	3
2019	34	3
2020	34	7
2021	68	12
2022	32	3
2023	30	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.91% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	North Macedonia
1960	7.89%	-
1961	7.53%	-
1962	7.21%	-
1963	6.9%	-
1964	6.61%	-
1965	6.35%	-
1966	6.14%	-
1967	5.97%	-
1968	5.84%	-
1969	5.75%	-
1970	5.69%	-
1971	5.66%	-
1972	5.63%	-
1973	5.59%	-
1974	5.52%	-
1975	5.41%	-
1976	5.27%	-
1977	5.1%	-
1978	4.9%	-
1979	4.68%	-
1980	4.46%	-
1981	4.24%	5.79%
1982	4.03%	5.53%
1983	3.84%	5.25%
1984	3.67%	5.06%
1985	3.51%	5%
1986	3.37%	4.91%
1987	3.24%	4.69%
1988	3.12%	4.36%
1989	3%	4.01%
1990	2.89%	3.7%
1991	2.78%	3.46%
1992	2.68%	3.3%
1993	2.6%	3.13%
1994	2.52%	2.85%
1995	2.45%	2.45%
1996	2.39%	2.12%
1997	2.35%	1.93%
1998	2.31%	1.83%
1999	2.28%	1.73%
2000	2.27%	1.59%
2001	2.26%	1.48%
2002	2.27%	1.43%
2003	2.28%	1.43%
2004	2.31%	1.42%
2005	2.33%	1.37%
2006	2.35%	1.3%
2007	2.35%	1.23%
2008	2.32%	1.17%
2009	2.28%	1.1%
2010	2.22%	1.04%
2011	2.16%	1%
2012	2.1%	1.02%
2013	2.07%	1.07%
2014	2.06%	1.11%
2015	2.09%	1.13%
2016	2.16%	1.08%
2017	2.27%	0.97%
2018	2.41%	0.83%
2019	2.57%	0.7%
2020	2.72%	0.59%
2021	2.83%	0.5%
2022	2.89%	0.41%
2023	2.91%	0.33%