Fertility & birth rates in Greece and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Greece vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Greece was 1.32 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 Greece 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
	Greece	North Macedonia
1960	2.23	3.83
1961	2.13	3.62
1962	2.16	3.5
1963	2.14	3.62
1964	2.24	3.56
1965	2.25	3.52
1966	2.32	3.43
1967	2.45	3.33
1968	2.42	3.22
1969	2.36	3.1
1970	2.4	3.01
1971	2.32	2.93
1972	2.32	2.87
1973	2.27	2.72
1974	2.38	2.7
1975	2.33	2.69
1976	2.35	2.62
1977	2.27	2.49
1978	2.28	2.42
1979	2.26	2.4
1980	2.23	2.36
1981	2.09	2.29
1982	2.03	2.29
1983	1.94	2.25
1984	1.83	2.24
1985	1.67	2.25
1986	1.6	2.25
1987	1.5	2.32
1988	1.5	2.32
1989	1.4	2.25
1990	1.39	2.27
1991	1.37	2.31
1992	1.36	2.28
1993	1.32	2.26
1994	1.33	2.23
1995	1.28	2.13
1996	1.26	2.06
1997	1.27	1.92
1998	1.24	1.89
1999	1.23	1.77
2000	1.25	1.86
2001	1.25	1.73
2002	1.28	1.79
2003	1.29	1.75
2004	1.31	1.52
2005	1.34	1.5
2006	1.4	1.46
2007	1.41	1.46
2008	1.5	1.47
2009	1.5	1.5
2010	1.48	1.6
2011	1.4	1.46
2012	1.34	1.5
2013	1.29	1.5
2014	1.3	1.5
2015	1.33	1.49
2016	1.38	1.5
2017	1.35	1.43
2018	1.35	1.42
2019	1.34	1.34
2020	1.39	1.31
2021	1.43	1.6
2022	1.32	1.6
2023	1.32	1.5
2024	1.32	1.5
2025	1.33	1.5
2026	1.33	1.51
2027	1.33	1.51
2028	1.34	1.51
2029	1.34	1.51
2030	1.34	1.52
2031	1.35	1.52
2032	1.35	1.52
2033	1.35	1.52
2034	1.35	1.52
2035	1.36	1.52
2036	1.36	1.53
2037	1.36	1.53
2038	1.37	1.53
2039	1.37	1.53
2040	1.37	1.53
2041	1.38	1.53
2042	1.38	1.53
2043	1.39	1.54
2044	1.39	1.54
2045	1.39	1.54
2046	1.39	1.54
2047	1.39	1.55
2048	1.39	1.55
2049	1.4	1.55
2050	1.4	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Greece	North Macedonia
1960	26.7%	37.7%
1961	26.4%	37.8%
1962	26.1%	37.6%
1963	26%	37.2%
1964	25.9%	36.7%
1965	25.3%	36.3%
1966	25.5%	35.8%
1967	25.3%	35.2%
1968	25.2%	34.7%
1969	25.2%	34.1%
1970	24.8%	33.5%
1971	25.1%	33%
1972	24.8%	32.6%
1973	24.5%	32.2%
1974	24.3%	31.7%
1975	24%	31.3%
1976	23.8%	30.9%
1977	23.6%	30.6%
1978	23.5%	30.3%
1979	23.2%	29.9%
1980	23.4%	29.5%
1981	23.6%	29.1%
1982	23.2%	28.8%
1983	22.8%	28.5%
1984	22.4%	28.3%
1985	21.9%	28.1%
1986	21.4%	27.8%
1987	20.9%	27.6%
1988	20.5%	27.4%
1989	19.9%	27.1%
1990	19.4%	26.9%
1991	18.9%	26.5%
1992	18.6%	26.1%
1993	18.2%	25.7%
1994	17.8%	25.5%
1995	17.3%	25.4%
1996	16.9%	25.1%
1997	16.5%	24.8%
1998	16.2%	24.4%
1999	16%	23.9%
2000	15.8%	23.4%
2001	15.7%	22.9%
2002	15.6%	22.5%
2003	15.4%	22.1%
2004	15.2%	21.7%
2005	15%	21.2%
2006	14.8%	20.8%
2007	14.7%	20.4%
2008	14.6%	20%
2009	14.6%	19.7%
2010	14.6%	19.3%
2011	14.6%	19%
2012	14.7%	18.8%
2013	14.7%	18.6%
2014	14.6%	18.3%
2015	14.5%	18%
2016	14.4%	17.8%
2017	14.4%	17.5%
2018	14.4%	17.4%
2019	14.3%	17.2%
2020	14.2%	17.2%
2021	14%	17.2%
2022	13.8%	17.2%
2023	13.6%	17.1%
2024	13.2%	16.8%
2025	12.9%	16.5%
2026	12.6%	16.2%
2027	12.3%	15.9%
2028	12.1%	15.6%
2029	11.9%	15.3%
2030	11.7%	14.9%
2031	11.5%	14.6%
2032	11.3%	14.3%
2033	11.2%	14%
2034	11.1%	13.7%
2035	11%	13.5%
2036	10.9%	13.3%
2037	10.9%	13.1%
2038	11%	13%
2039	11%	13%
2040	11.1%	13%
2041	11.2%	12.9%
2042	11.3%	12.9%
2043	11.4%	13%
2044	11.5%	13%
2045	11.7%	13%
2046	11.8%	13%
2047	11.9%	13%
2048	12%	13.1%
2049	12.1%	13.1%
2050	12.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.2% of the population in Greece and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 19.4% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Greece and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Greece vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.39% in Greece 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
	Greece	North Macedonia
1960	96,648	28,816
1961	86,500	27,846
1962	85,327	25,317
1963	81,404	28,124
1964	83,402	27,889
1965	83,793	28,564
1966	86,998	28,766
1967	91,183	28,401
1968	87,408	28,378
1969	82,464	27,464
1970	71,222	28,022
1971	67,116	28,010
1972	64,887	28,236
1973	59,824	28,032
1974	68,111	28,400
1975	61,516	28,983
1976	65,236	28,799
1977	59,574	27,410
1978	64,124	27,150
1979	65,882	27,096
1980	60,748	26,547
1981	54,484	25,689
1982	50,906	25,810
1983	42,341	24,690
1984	37,604	24,436
1985	22,849	24,167
1986	20,931	23,720
1987	10,001	24,359
1988	15,055	24,064
1989	9,080	22,912
1990	8,157	22,868
1991	6,192	23,387
1992	6,239	21,659
1993	4,185	20,797
1994	6,307	19,103
1995	1,056	17,239
1996	0	14,806
1997	2,133	12,979
1998	-2,144	12,446
1999	-2,153	10,489
2000	-1,081	12,159
2001	0	10,174
2002	0	9,697
2003	-1,093	8,900
2004	0	5,444
2005	2,197	4,011
2006	6,612	3,988
2007	2,210	2,974
2008	11,077	3,746
2009	8,886	4,309
2010	5,560	4,866
2011	-4,441	3,100
2012	-16,568	3,087
2013	-17,545	3,653
2014	-20,696	3,644
2015	-29,216	2,294
2016	-25,862	2,374
2017	-36,566	1,329
2018	-33,272	1,512
2019	-41,814	-375
2020	-46,004	-5,939
2021	-58,131	-9,737
2022	-63,665	-4,397
2023	-56,191	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Greece vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Greece 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
	Greece	North Macedonia
1960	4.62%	-
1961	4.51%	-
1962	4.39%	-
1963	4.25%	-
1964	4.1%	-
1965	3.97%	-
1966	3.86%	-
1967	3.73%	-
1968	3.54%	-
1969	3.33%	-
1970	3.13%	-
1971	2.96%	-
1972	2.84%	-
1973	2.76%	-
1974	2.7%	-
1975	2.62%	-
1976	2.51%	-
1977	2.38%	-
1978	2.24%	-
1979	2.09%	-
1980	1.96%	-
1981	1.83%	5.79%
1982	1.71%	5.53%
1983	1.62%	5.25%
1984	1.54%	5.06%
1985	1.46%	5%
1986	1.37%	4.91%
1987	1.27%	4.69%
1988	1.19%	4.36%
1989	1.11%	4.01%
1990	1.05%	3.7%
1991	0.99%	3.46%
1992	0.95%	3.3%
1993	0.91%	3.13%
1994	0.88%	2.85%
1995	0.85%	2.45%
1996	0.81%	2.12%
1997	0.77%	1.93%
1998	0.73%	1.83%
1999	0.69%	1.73%
2000	0.64%	1.59%
2001	0.6%	1.48%
2002	0.56%	1.43%
2003	0.52%	1.43%
2004	0.49%	1.42%
2005	0.46%	1.37%
2006	0.43%	1.3%
2007	0.41%	1.23%
2008	0.4%	1.17%
2009	0.4%	1.1%
2010	0.39%	1.04%
2011	0.4%	1%
2012	0.4%	1.02%
2013	0.41%	1.07%
2014	0.42%	1.11%
2015	0.43%	1.13%
2016	0.43%	1.08%
2017	0.43%	0.97%
2018	0.42%	0.83%
2019	0.41%	0.7%
2020	0.4%	0.59%
2021	0.39%	0.5%
2022	0.38%	0.41%
2023	0.37%	0.33%