Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Gabon vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Gabon was 3.65 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 Gabon 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
	Gabon	North Macedonia
1960	4.42	3.83
1961	4.5	3.62
1962	4.59	3.5
1963	4.65	3.62
1964	4.71	3.56
1965	4.79	3.52
1966	4.86	3.43
1967	4.92	3.33
1968	4.98	3.22
1969	5.05	3.1
1970	5.1	3.01
1971	5.16	2.93
1972	5.24	2.87
1973	5.29	2.72
1974	5.33	2.7
1975	5.39	2.69
1976	5.46	2.62
1977	5.52	2.49
1978	5.57	2.42
1979	5.61	2.4
1980	5.66	2.36
1981	5.73	2.29
1982	5.74	2.29
1983	5.76	2.25
1984	5.73	2.24
1985	5.71	2.25
1986	5.69	2.25
1987	5.67	2.32
1988	5.62	2.32
1989	5.55	2.25
1990	5.46	2.27
1991	5.37	2.31
1992	5.29	2.28
1993	5.19	2.26
1994	5.04	2.23
1995	4.88	2.13
1996	4.74	2.06
1997	4.66	1.92
1998	4.58	1.89
1999	4.5	1.77
2000	4.47	1.86
2001	4.42	1.73
2002	4.36	1.79
2003	4.3	1.75
2004	4.25	1.52
2005	4.21	1.5
2006	4.17	1.46
2007	4.14	1.46
2008	4.12	1.47
2009	4.14	1.5
2010	4.15	1.6
2011	4.15	1.46
2012	4.09	1.5
2013	4.02	1.5
2014	3.95	1.5
2015	3.92	1.49
2016	3.92	1.5
2017	3.91	1.43
2018	3.91	1.42
2019	3.88	1.34
2020	3.83	1.31
2021	3.78	1.6
2022	3.71	1.6
2023	3.65	1.5
2024	3.59	1.5
2025	3.54	1.5
2026	3.49	1.51
2027	3.43	1.51
2028	3.37	1.51
2029	3.33	1.51
2030	3.29	1.52
2031	3.24	1.52
2032	3.2	1.52
2033	3.16	1.52
2034	3.12	1.52
2035	3.08	1.52
2036	3.04	1.53
2037	3.01	1.53
2038	2.97	1.53
2039	2.94	1.53
2040	2.91	1.53
2041	2.88	1.53
2042	2.84	1.53
2043	2.81	1.54
2044	2.78	1.54
2045	2.75	1.54
2046	2.73	1.54
2047	2.7	1.55
2048	2.67	1.55
2049	2.64	1.55
2050	2.62	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	North Macedonia
1960	31.4%	37.7%
1961	31.8%	37.8%
1962	32.2%	37.6%
1963	32.6%	37.2%
1964	33%	36.7%
1965	33.5%	36.3%
1966	33.9%	35.8%
1967	34.3%	35.2%
1968	34.7%	34.7%
1969	35.1%	34.1%
1970	35.4%	33.5%
1971	35.8%	33%
1972	36.3%	32.6%
1973	36.7%	32.2%
1974	37.1%	31.7%
1975	37.6%	31.3%
1976	38%	30.9%
1977	38.4%	30.6%
1978	38.8%	30.3%
1979	39.2%	29.9%
1980	39.6%	29.5%
1981	39.9%	29.1%
1982	40.3%	28.8%
1983	40.7%	28.5%
1984	41%	28.3%
1985	41.4%	28.1%
1986	41.6%	27.8%
1987	41.9%	27.6%
1988	42.1%	27.4%
1989	42.3%	27.1%
1990	42.4%	26.9%
1991	42.5%	26.5%
1992	42.5%	26.1%
1993	42.5%	25.7%
1994	42.4%	25.5%
1995	42.3%	25.4%
1996	42%	25.1%
1997	41.8%	24.8%
1998	41.5%	24.4%
1999	41.2%	23.9%
2000	40.8%	23.4%
2001	40.5%	22.9%
2002	40.1%	22.5%
2003	39.7%	22.1%
2004	39.4%	21.7%
2005	39%	21.2%
2006	38.6%	20.8%
2007	38.2%	20.4%
2008	37.9%	20%
2009	37.6%	19.7%
2010	37.3%	19.3%
2011	37.1%	19%
2012	37%	18.8%
2013	36.8%	18.6%
2014	36.7%	18.3%
2015	36.6%	18%
2016	36.6%	17.8%
2017	36.6%	17.5%
2018	36.7%	17.4%
2019	36.8%	17.2%
2020	36.8%	17.2%
2021	36.8%	17.2%
2022	36.8%	17.2%
2023	36.7%	17.1%
2024	36.5%	16.8%
2025	36.2%	16.5%
2026	35.9%	16.2%
2027	35.6%	15.9%
2028	35.3%	15.6%
2029	34.9%	15.3%
2030	34.6%	14.9%
2031	34.2%	14.6%
2032	33.8%	14.3%
2033	33.4%	14%
2034	33%	13.7%
2035	32.7%	13.5%
2036	32.3%	13.3%
2037	32%	13.1%
2038	31.8%	13%
2039	31.5%	13%
2040	31.3%	13%
2041	31.1%	12.9%
2042	31%	12.9%
2043	30.8%	13%
2044	30.6%	13%
2045	30.5%	13%
2046	30.3%	13%
2047	30.2%	13%
2048	30%	13.1%
2049	29.8%	13.1%
2050	29.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	North Macedonia
1960	5,732	28,816
1961	6,161	27,846
1962	6,609	25,317
1963	7,001	28,124
1964	7,402	27,889
1965	7,902	28,564
1966	8,410	28,766
1967	8,883	28,401
1968	9,417	28,378
1969	9,969	27,464
1970	10,635	28,022
1971	11,357	28,010
1972	12,095	28,236
1973	12,731	28,032
1974	13,381	28,400
1975	14,162	28,983
1976	14,998	28,799
1977	15,842	27,410
1978	16,714	27,150
1979	17,553	27,096
1980	18,503	26,547
1981	19,528	25,689
1982	20,292	25,810
1983	21,162	24,690
1984	21,851	24,436
1985	22,617	24,167
1986	23,362	23,720
1987	24,212	24,359
1988	24,888	24,064
1989	25,359	22,912
1990	25,858	22,868
1991	26,334	23,387
1992	26,810	21,659
1993	27,235	20,797
1994	27,271	19,103
1995	27,290	17,239
1996	27,450	14,806
1997	28,053	12,979
1998	28,697	12,446
1999	29,330	10,489
2000	30,210	12,159
2001	30,941	10,174
2002	31,777	9,697
2003	32,633	8,900
2004	33,615	5,444
2005	34,766	4,011
2006	35,984	3,988
2007	37,394	2,974
2008	39,002	3,746
2009	41,037	4,309
2010	43,061	4,866
2011	44,922	3,100
2012	45,941	3,087
2013	46,829	3,653
2014	47,704	3,644
2015	48,876	2,294
2016	50,321	2,374
2017	51,455	1,329
2018	52,476	1,512
2019	53,185	-375
2020	52,745	-5,939
2021	52,611	-9,737
2022	52,944	-4,397
2023	53,167	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	North Macedonia
1985	373	17
1986	369	16
1987	366	15
1988	367	16
1989	366	14
1990	368	16
1991	369	15
1992	371	14
1993	364	14
1994	357	13
1995	341	13
1996	321	14
1997	290	13
1998	258	13
1999	216	12
2000	178	11
2001	160	9
2002	151	10
2003	134	8
2004	142	8
2005	175	7
2006	186	7
2007	173	7
2008	158	6
2009	158	6
2010	144	5
2011	149	5
2012	173	5
2013	235	5
2014	273	4
2015	239	4
2016	215	4
2017	184	4
2018	176	3
2019	179	3
2020	194	7
2021	249	12
2022	216	3
2023	233	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	North Macedonia
1960	21.9%	-
1961	21.2%	-
1962	20.5%	-
1963	19.8%	-
1964	19.2%	-
1965	18.6%	-
1966	17.9%	-
1967	17.4%	-
1968	16.8%	-
1969	16.2%	-
1970	15.7%	-
1971	15.2%	-
1972	14.7%	-
1973	14.2%	-
1974	13.7%	-
1975	13.3%	-
1976	12.8%	-
1977	12.4%	-
1978	12%	-
1979	11.6%	-
1980	11.2%	-
1981	10.8%	5.79%
1982	10.5%	5.53%
1983	10.1%	5.25%
1984	9.81%	5.06%
1985	9.52%	5%
1986	9.26%	4.91%
1987	9.03%	4.69%
1988	8.82%	4.36%
1989	8.64%	4.01%
1990	8.49%	3.7%
1991	8.35%	3.46%
1992	8.24%	3.3%
1993	8.14%	3.13%
1994	8.06%	2.85%
1995	7.98%	2.45%
1996	7.89%	2.12%
1997	7.79%	1.93%
1998	7.67%	1.83%
1999	7.53%	1.73%
2000	7.37%	1.59%
2001	7.19%	1.48%
2002	7.01%	1.43%
2003	6.81%	1.43%
2004	6.6%	1.42%
2005	6.39%	1.37%
2006	6.21%	1.3%
2007	5.99%	1.23%
2008	5.77%	1.17%
2009	5.57%	1.1%
2010	5.35%	1.04%
2011	5.14%	1%
2012	4.94%	1.02%
2013	4.73%	1.07%
2014	4.57%	1.11%
2015	4.42%	1.13%
2016	4.24%	1.08%
2017	4.1%	0.97%
2018	3.96%	0.83%
2019	3.8%	0.7%
2020	3.62%	0.59%
2021	3.52%	0.5%
2022	3.41%	0.41%
2023	3.32%	0.33%