Fertility & birth rates in Honduras and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Honduras vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Honduras was 2.5 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 Honduras 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
	Honduras	North Macedonia
1960	7.46	3.83
1961	7.45	3.62
1962	7.44	3.5
1963	7.44	3.62
1964	7.44	3.56
1965	7.44	3.52
1966	7.41	3.43
1967	7.36	3.33
1968	7.3	3.22
1969	7.23	3.1
1970	7.17	3.01
1971	7.11	2.93
1972	7.06	2.87
1973	6.99	2.72
1974	6.91	2.7
1975	6.87	2.69
1976	6.81	2.62
1977	6.73	2.49
1978	6.63	2.42
1979	6.53	2.4
1980	6.42	2.36
1981	6.3	2.29
1982	6.18	2.29
1983	6.06	2.25
1984	5.94	2.24
1985	5.82	2.25
1986	5.7	2.25
1987	5.58	2.32
1988	5.47	2.32
1989	5.35	2.25
1990	5.27	2.27
1991	5.19	2.31
1992	5.11	2.28
1993	5.03	2.26
1994	4.93	2.23
1995	4.84	2.13
1996	4.71	2.06
1997	4.59	1.92
1998	4.47	1.89
1999	4.37	1.77
2000	4.29	1.86
2001	4.15	1.73
2002	4	1.79
2003	3.84	1.75
2004	3.71	1.52
2005	3.58	1.5
2006	3.45	1.46
2007	3.35	1.46
2008	3.26	1.47
2009	3.17	1.5
2010	3.08	1.6
2011	3	1.46
2012	2.93	1.5
2013	2.86	1.5
2014	2.79	1.5
2015	2.75	1.49
2016	2.7	1.5
2017	2.66	1.43
2018	2.65	1.42
2019	2.61	1.34
2020	2.58	1.31
2021	2.55	1.6
2022	2.52	1.6
2023	2.5	1.5
2024	2.48	1.5
2025	2.45	1.5
2026	2.42	1.51
2027	2.4	1.51
2028	2.38	1.51
2029	2.35	1.51
2030	2.32	1.52
2031	2.3	1.52
2032	2.28	1.52
2033	2.26	1.52
2034	2.24	1.52
2035	2.22	1.52
2036	2.2	1.53
2037	2.18	1.53
2038	2.16	1.53
2039	2.15	1.53
2040	2.13	1.53
2041	2.12	1.53
2042	2.1	1.53
2043	2.09	1.54
2044	2.07	1.54
2045	2.06	1.54
2046	2.05	1.54
2047	2.03	1.55
2048	2.02	1.55
2049	2.01	1.55
2050	2	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Honduras	North Macedonia
1960	47%	37.7%
1961	47.3%	37.8%
1962	47.6%	37.6%
1963	47.8%	37.2%
1964	47.9%	36.7%
1965	48%	36.3%
1966	48%	35.8%
1967	48%	35.2%
1968	48%	34.7%
1969	48%	34.1%
1970	47.9%	33.5%
1971	47.9%	33%
1972	47.9%	32.6%
1973	47.9%	32.2%
1974	47.8%	31.7%
1975	47.6%	31.3%
1976	47.5%	30.9%
1977	47.4%	30.6%
1978	47.4%	30.3%
1979	47.3%	29.9%
1980	47.3%	29.5%
1981	47.2%	29.1%
1982	47.1%	28.8%
1983	47.1%	28.5%
1984	47%	28.3%
1985	46.8%	28.1%
1986	46.7%	27.8%
1987	46.5%	27.6%
1988	46.4%	27.4%
1989	46.3%	27.1%
1990	46.1%	26.9%
1991	45.9%	26.5%
1992	45.7%	26.1%
1993	45.4%	25.7%
1994	45.1%	25.5%
1995	44.8%	25.4%
1996	44.5%	25.1%
1997	44.2%	24.8%
1998	43.8%	24.4%
1999	43.4%	23.9%
2000	43.1%	23.4%
2001	42.7%	22.9%
2002	42.3%	22.5%
2003	41.9%	22.1%
2004	41.5%	21.7%
2005	41%	21.2%
2006	40.4%	20.8%
2007	39.9%	20.4%
2008	39.3%	20%
2009	38.7%	19.7%
2010	38.1%	19.3%
2011	37.4%	19%
2012	36.8%	18.8%
2013	36.2%	18.6%
2014	35.6%	18.3%
2015	34.9%	18%
2016	34.3%	17.8%
2017	33.7%	17.5%
2018	33.1%	17.4%
2019	32.6%	17.2%
2020	32.2%	17.2%
2021	31.8%	17.2%
2022	31.4%	17.2%
2023	31%	17.1%
2024	30.6%	16.8%
2025	30.3%	16.5%
2026	29.9%	16.2%
2027	29.6%	15.9%
2028	29.3%	15.6%
2029	28.9%	15.3%
2030	28.6%	14.9%
2031	28.3%	14.6%
2032	28%	14.3%
2033	27.6%	14%
2034	27.3%	13.7%
2035	26.9%	13.5%
2036	26.6%	13.3%
2037	26.2%	13.1%
2038	25.9%	13%
2039	25.5%	13%
2040	25.2%	13%
2041	24.8%	12.9%
2042	24.5%	12.9%
2043	24.2%	13%
2044	23.9%	13%
2045	23.6%	13%
2046	23.3%	13%
2047	23%	13%
2048	22.7%	13.1%
2049	22.5%	13.1%
2050	22.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.6% of the population in Honduras and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Honduras and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Honduras vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.85% in Honduras 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
	Honduras	North Macedonia
1960	62,602	28,816
1961	64,672	27,846
1962	67,332	25,317
1963	69,883	28,124
1964	72,756	27,889
1965	75,622	28,564
1966	78,369	28,766
1967	81,131	28,401
1968	84,070	28,378
1969	87,273	27,464
1970	90,875	28,022
1971	94,597	28,010
1972	98,634	28,236
1973	99,553	28,032
1974	98,141	28,400
1975	111,469	28,983
1976	115,754	28,799
1977	119,333	27,410
1978	122,593	27,150
1979	125,957	27,096
1980	128,856	26,547
1981	131,789	25,689
1982	134,629	25,810
1983	137,597	24,690
1984	139,851	24,436
1985	142,190	24,167
1986	144,500	23,720
1987	146,750	24,359
1988	149,130	24,064
1989	152,266	22,912
1990	156,537	22,868
1991	160,933	23,387
1992	165,434	21,659
1993	169,358	20,797
1994	173,437	19,103
1995	177,309	17,239
1996	180,083	14,806
1997	182,308	12,979
1998	169,632	12,446
1999	186,816	10,489
2000	190,308	12,159
2001	190,636	10,174
2002	189,653	9,697
2003	187,854	8,900
2004	186,774	5,444
2005	185,216	4,011
2006	183,381	3,988
2007	183,052	2,974
2008	182,607	3,746
2009	182,250	4,309
2010	180,318	4,866
2011	180,164	3,100
2012	180,384	3,087
2013	179,999	3,653
2014	180,075	3,644
2015	181,098	2,294
2016	182,243	2,374
2017	182,731	1,329
2018	184,953	1,512
2019	185,200	-375
2020	179,553	-5,939
2021	172,890	-9,737
2022	186,257	-4,397
2023	186,125	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Honduras vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in Honduras, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Honduras	North Macedonia
1985	199	17
1986	191	16
1987	183	15
1988	177	16
1989	169	14
1990	159	16
1991	148	15
1992	138	14
1993	128	14
1994	119	13
1995	109	13
1996	101	14
1997	96	13
1998	91	13
1999	86	12
2000	82	11
2001	78	9
2002	75	10
2003	75	8
2004	74	8
2005	73	7
2006	72	7
2007	72	7
2008	72	6
2009	71	6
2010	72	5
2011	68	5
2012	64	5
2013	62	5
2014	60	4
2015	57	4
2016	55	4
2017	53	4
2018	52	3
2019	51	3
2020	57	7
2021	88	12
2022	48	3
2023	47	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Honduras 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
	Honduras	North Macedonia
1960	20.7%	-
1961	20%	-
1962	19.4%	-
1963	18.7%	-
1964	18.1%	-
1965	17.5%	-
1966	16.9%	-
1967	16.3%	-
1968	15.7%	-
1969	15.2%	-
1970	14.6%	-
1971	14%	-
1972	13.5%	-
1973	12.9%	-
1974	14.9%	-
1975	11.9%	-
1976	11.4%	-
1977	10.9%	-
1978	10.4%	-
1979	9.94%	-
1980	9.48%	-
1981	9.05%	5.79%
1982	8.62%	5.53%
1983	8.2%	5.25%
1984	7.81%	5.06%
1985	7.43%	5%
1986	7.07%	4.91%
1987	6.73%	4.69%
1988	6.4%	4.36%
1989	6.1%	4.01%
1990	5.81%	3.7%
1991	5.54%	3.46%
1992	5.29%	3.3%
1993	5.06%	3.13%
1994	4.84%	2.85%
1995	4.64%	2.45%
1996	4.44%	2.12%
1997	4.25%	1.93%
1998	6.49%	1.83%
1999	3.9%	1.73%
2000	3.73%	1.59%
2001	3.57%	1.48%
2002	3.41%	1.43%
2003	3.26%	1.43%
2004	3.11%	1.42%
2005	2.98%	1.37%
2006	2.86%	1.3%
2007	2.75%	1.23%
2008	2.65%	1.17%
2009	2.55%	1.1%
2010	2.46%	1.04%
2011	2.37%	1%
2012	2.28%	1.02%
2013	2.2%	1.07%
2014	2.12%	1.11%
2015	2.05%	1.13%
2016	1.98%	1.08%
2017	1.91%	0.97%
2018	1.84%	0.83%
2019	1.78%	0.7%
2020	1.72%	0.59%
2021	1.66%	0.5%
2022	1.6%	0.41%
2023	1.55%	0.33%