Fertility & birth rates in Indonesia and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Indonesia vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Indonesia was 2.13 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 Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	North Macedonia
1960	5.51	3.83
1961	5.52	3.62
1962	5.53	3.5
1963	5.55	3.62
1964	5.57	3.56
1965	5.59	3.52
1966	5.59	3.43
1967	5.58	3.33
1968	5.57	3.22
1969	5.55	3.1
1970	5.49	3.01
1971	5.4	2.93
1972	5.32	2.87
1973	5.25	2.72
1974	5.09	2.7
1975	5.03	2.69
1976	4.92	2.62
1977	4.81	2.49
1978	4.73	2.42
1979	4.63	2.4
1980	4.5	2.36
1981	4.36	2.29
1982	4.25	2.29
1983	4.11	2.25
1984	3.96	2.24
1985	3.73	2.25
1986	3.53	2.25
1987	3.42	2.32
1988	3.35	2.32
1989	3.25	2.25
1990	3.11	2.27
1991	3.06	2.31
1992	2.95	2.28
1993	2.9	2.26
1994	2.85	2.23
1995	2.81	2.13
1996	2.78	2.06
1997	2.74	1.92
1998	2.66	1.89
1999	2.57	1.77
2000	2.5	1.86
2001	2.47	1.73
2002	2.44	1.79
2003	2.41	1.75
2004	2.42	1.52
2005	2.45	1.5
2006	2.46	1.46
2007	2.48	1.46
2008	2.44	1.47
2009	2.44	1.5
2010	2.46	1.6
2011	2.52	1.46
2012	2.51	1.5
2013	2.44	1.5
2014	2.39	1.5
2015	2.35	1.49
2016	2.31	1.5
2017	2.25	1.43
2018	2.22	1.42
2019	2.21	1.34
2020	2.19	1.31
2021	2.17	1.6
2022	2.15	1.6
2023	2.13	1.5
2024	2.11	1.5
2025	2.1	1.5
2026	2.08	1.51
2027	2.06	1.51
2028	2.04	1.51
2029	2.03	1.51
2030	2.01	1.52
2031	2	1.52
2032	1.99	1.52
2033	1.98	1.52
2034	1.97	1.52
2035	1.95	1.52
2036	1.94	1.53
2037	1.94	1.53
2038	1.93	1.53
2039	1.92	1.53
2040	1.91	1.53
2041	1.9	1.53
2042	1.89	1.53
2043	1.89	1.54
2044	1.88	1.54
2045	1.87	1.54
2046	1.87	1.54
2047	1.86	1.55
2048	1.86	1.55
2049	1.85	1.55
2050	1.85	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Indonesia	North Macedonia
1960	39.8%	37.7%
1961	40%	37.8%
1962	40.3%	37.6%
1963	40.7%	37.2%
1964	41.1%	36.7%
1965	41.5%	36.3%
1966	41.9%	35.8%
1967	42.2%	35.2%
1968	42.5%	34.7%
1969	42.6%	34.1%
1970	42.6%	33.5%
1971	42.6%	33%
1972	42.5%	32.6%
1973	42.4%	32.2%
1974	42.3%	31.7%
1975	42%	31.3%
1976	41.8%	30.9%
1977	41.5%	30.6%
1978	41.2%	30.3%
1979	40.9%	29.9%
1980	40.6%	29.5%
1981	40.2%	29.1%
1982	39.8%	28.8%
1983	39.4%	28.5%
1984	39%	28.3%
1985	38.5%	28.1%
1986	38%	27.8%
1987	37.4%	27.6%
1988	36.9%	27.4%
1989	36.4%	27.1%
1990	35.9%	26.9%
1991	35.4%	26.5%
1992	34.8%	26.1%
1993	34.3%	25.7%
1994	33.7%	25.5%
1995	33.2%	25.4%
1996	32.7%	25.1%
1997	32.2%	24.8%
1998	31.7%	24.4%
1999	31.3%	23.9%
2000	30.8%	23.4%
2001	30.4%	22.9%
2002	30%	22.5%
2003	29.7%	22.1%
2004	29.3%	21.7%
2005	29.1%	21.2%
2006	28.8%	20.8%
2007	28.6%	20.4%
2008	28.4%	20%
2009	28.1%	19.7%
2010	27.9%	19.3%
2011	27.7%	19%
2012	27.5%	18.8%
2013	27.3%	18.6%
2014	27.2%	18.3%
2015	27%	18%
2016	26.8%	17.8%
2017	26.6%	17.5%
2018	26.3%	17.4%
2019	26.1%	17.2%
2020	25.8%	17.2%
2021	25.6%	17.2%
2022	25.3%	17.2%
2023	24.9%	17.1%
2024	24.6%	16.8%
2025	24.2%	16.5%
2026	23.9%	16.2%
2027	23.5%	15.9%
2028	23.1%	15.6%
2029	22.7%	15.3%
2030	22.4%	14.9%
2031	22.1%	14.6%
2032	21.9%	14.3%
2033	21.7%	14%
2034	21.5%	13.7%
2035	21.3%	13.5%
2036	21.1%	13.3%
2037	20.9%	13.1%
2038	20.8%	13%
2039	20.6%	13%
2040	20.5%	13%
2041	20.4%	12.9%
2042	20.2%	12.9%
2043	20.1%	13%
2044	20%	13%
2045	19.9%	13%
2046	19.7%	13%
2047	19.6%	13%
2048	19.5%	13.1%
2049	19.3%	13.1%
2050	19.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in Indonesia and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Indonesia and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Indonesia vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.94% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	North Macedonia
1960	2,350,971	28,816
1961	2,434,113	27,846
1962	2,525,163	25,317
1963	2,609,526	28,124
1964	2,700,138	27,889
1965	2,278,891	28,564
1966	2,715,011	28,766
1967	2,909,981	28,401
1968	2,961,608	28,378
1969	3,034,825	27,464
1970	3,080,421	28,022
1971	3,111,304	28,010
1972	3,149,726	28,236
1973	3,210,643	28,032
1974	3,196,136	28,400
1975	3,263,794	28,983
1976	3,291,479	28,799
1977	3,334,779	27,410
1978	3,412,980	27,150
1979	3,460,621	27,096
1980	3,484,846	26,547
1981	3,497,244	25,689
1982	3,545,504	25,810
1983	3,558,949	24,690
1984	3,549,570	24,436
1985	3,419,412	24,167
1986	3,309,905	23,720
1987	3,304,520	24,359
1988	3,331,242	24,064
1989	3,316,792	22,912
1990	3,250,906	22,868
1991	3,288,791	23,387
1992	3,241,576	21,659
1993	3,287,348	20,797
1994	3,292,127	19,103
1995	3,304,550	17,239
1996	3,331,535	14,806
1997	3,338,243	12,979
1998	3,258,820	12,446
1999	3,137,133	10,489
2000	3,080,621	12,159
2001	3,066,275	10,174
2002	3,063,044	9,697
2003	3,037,698	8,900
2004	2,894,440	5,444
2005	3,149,551	4,011
2006	3,163,026	3,988
2007	3,211,484	2,974
2008	3,138,143	3,746
2009	3,140,944	4,309
2010	3,161,082	4,866
2011	3,266,560	3,100
2012	3,259,811	3,087
2013	3,104,258	3,653
2014	3,000,907	3,644
2015	2,899,165	2,294
2016	2,814,578	2,374
2017	2,682,556	1,329
2018	2,587,219	1,512
2019	2,548,048	-375
2020	2,152,076	-5,939
2021	1,764,332	-9,737
2022	2,429,171	-4,397
2023	2,364,808	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Indonesia vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 140 deaths per 100,000 live births in Indonesia, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Indonesia	North Macedonia
1985	474	17
1986	455	16
1987	437	15
1988	431	16
1989	402	14
1990	392	16
1991	378	15
1992	359	14
1993	327	14
1994	333	13
1995	334	13
1996	331	14
1997	323	13
1998	317	13
1999	321	12
2000	311	11
2001	300	9
2002	283	10
2003	279	8
2004	283	8
2005	268	7
2006	264	7
2007	257	7
2008	251	6
2009	246	6
2010	242	5
2011	230	5
2012	220	5
2013	208	5
2014	198	4
2015	190	4
2016	182	4
2017	173	4
2018	168	3
2019	161	3
2020	184	7
2021	226	12
2022	148	3
2023	140	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	North Macedonia
1960	22.4%	-
1961	21.8%	-
1962	21.2%	-
1963	20.6%	-
1964	20%	-
1965	22.9%	-
1966	18.9%	-
1967	18.3%	-
1968	17.7%	-
1969	17.2%	-
1970	16.6%	-
1971	16.1%	-
1972	15.5%	-
1973	15%	-
1974	14.6%	-
1975	14.1%	-
1976	13.7%	-
1977	13.2%	-
1978	12.8%	-
1979	12.5%	-
1980	12.1%	-
1981	11.7%	5.79%
1982	11.3%	5.53%
1983	11%	5.25%
1984	10.6%	5.06%
1985	10.2%	5%
1986	9.88%	4.91%
1987	9.51%	4.69%
1988	9.14%	4.36%
1989	8.76%	4.01%
1990	8.39%	3.7%
1991	8.01%	3.46%
1992	7.64%	3.3%
1993	7.28%	3.13%
1994	6.94%	2.85%
1995	6.61%	2.45%
1996	6.29%	2.12%
1997	5.99%	1.93%
1998	5.71%	1.83%
1999	5.44%	1.73%
2000	5.19%	1.59%
2001	4.96%	1.48%
2002	4.73%	1.43%
2003	4.52%	1.43%
2004	4.91%	1.42%
2005	4.14%	1.37%
2006	3.96%	1.3%
2007	3.8%	1.23%
2008	3.64%	1.17%
2009	3.5%	1.1%
2010	3.36%	1.04%
2011	3.22%	1%
2012	3.1%	1.02%
2013	2.97%	1.07%
2014	2.86%	1.11%
2015	2.74%	1.13%
2016	2.64%	1.08%
2017	2.54%	0.97%
2018	2.45%	0.83%
2019	2.36%	0.7%
2020	2.28%	0.59%
2021	2.2%	0.5%
2022	2.13%	0.41%
2023	2.06%	0.33%