Fertility & birth rates in Kazakhstan and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Kazakhstan vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kazakhstan was 3.01 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 Kazakhstan 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
	Kazakhstan	North Macedonia
1960	4.5	3.83
1961	4.42	3.62
1962	4.36	3.5
1963	4.26	3.62
1964	4.07	3.56
1965	3.88	3.52
1966	3.82	3.43
1967	3.77	3.33
1968	3.63	3.22
1969	3.51	3.1
1970	3.51	3.01
1971	3.53	2.93
1972	3.55	2.87
1973	3.51	2.72
1974	3.45	2.7
1975	3.4	2.69
1976	3.33	2.62
1977	3.26	2.49
1978	3.16	2.42
1979	3.14	2.4
1980	3.09	2.36
1981	3.05	2.29
1982	3.02	2.29
1983	3.07	2.25
1984	3.15	2.24
1985	3.21	2.25
1986	3.19	2.25
1987	3.12	2.32
1988	3	2.32
1989	2.87	2.25
1990	2.75	2.27
1991	2.68	2.31
1992	2.58	2.28
1993	2.48	2.26
1994	2.38	2.23
1995	2.25	2.13
1996	2.08	2.06
1997	1.97	1.92
1998	1.94	1.89
1999	1.9	1.77
2000	1.9	1.86
2001	1.91	1.73
2002	1.96	1.79
2003	2.08	1.75
2004	2.2	1.52
2005	2.27	1.5
2006	2.38	1.46
2007	2.49	1.46
2008	2.62	1.47
2009	2.58	1.5
2010	2.61	1.6
2011	2.61	1.46
2012	2.64	1.5
2013	2.67	1.5
2014	2.76	1.5
2015	2.76	1.49
2016	2.8	1.5
2017	2.75	1.43
2018	2.85	1.42
2019	2.89	1.34
2020	3.13	1.31
2021	3.32	1.6
2022	3.05	1.6
2023	3.01	1.5
2024	2.98	1.5
2025	2.95	1.5
2026	2.92	1.51
2027	2.9	1.51
2028	2.87	1.51
2029	2.84	1.51
2030	2.81	1.52
2031	2.78	1.52
2032	2.76	1.52
2033	2.74	1.52
2034	2.71	1.52
2035	2.69	1.52
2036	2.66	1.53
2037	2.64	1.53
2038	2.62	1.53
2039	2.6	1.53
2040	2.58	1.53
2041	2.56	1.53
2042	2.54	1.53
2043	2.52	1.54
2044	2.5	1.54
2045	2.48	1.54
2046	2.47	1.54
2047	2.44	1.55
2048	2.43	1.55
2049	2.41	1.55
2050	2.39	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kazakhstan	North Macedonia
1960	37.2%	37.7%
1961	38%	37.8%
1962	38.4%	37.6%
1963	38.5%	37.2%
1964	38.4%	36.7%
1965	38.1%	36.3%
1966	37.8%	35.8%
1967	37.4%	35.2%
1968	37%	34.7%
1969	36.5%	34.1%
1970	36.1%	33.5%
1971	35.6%	33%
1972	35.2%	32.6%
1973	34.7%	32.2%
1974	34.1%	31.7%
1975	33.6%	31.3%
1976	33.3%	30.9%
1977	33.1%	30.6%
1978	32.8%	30.3%
1979	32.9%	29.9%
1980	33%	29.5%
1981	32.8%	29.1%
1982	32.7%	28.8%
1983	32.6%	28.5%
1984	32.6%	28.3%
1985	32.6%	28.1%
1986	32.6%	27.8%
1987	32.4%	27.6%
1988	32.1%	27.4%
1989	31.9%	27.1%
1990	31.7%	26.9%
1991	31.6%	26.5%
1992	31.4%	26.1%
1993	31.1%	25.7%
1994	30.8%	25.5%
1995	30.5%	25.4%
1996	30.1%	25.1%
1997	29.6%	24.8%
1998	29%	24.4%
1999	28.3%	23.9%
2000	27.6%	23.4%
2001	26.9%	22.9%
2002	26.2%	22.5%
2003	25.6%	22.1%
2004	25.1%	21.7%
2005	24.8%	21.2%
2006	24.7%	20.8%
2007	24.7%	20.4%
2008	24.9%	20%
2009	25.1%	19.7%
2010	25.4%	19.3%
2011	25.7%	19%
2012	26.2%	18.8%
2013	26.7%	18.6%
2014	27.2%	18.3%
2015	27.7%	18%
2016	28.1%	17.8%
2017	28.5%	17.5%
2018	28.8%	17.4%
2019	29%	17.2%
2020	29.2%	17.2%
2021	29.5%	17.2%
2022	29.6%	17.2%
2023	29.5%	17.1%
2024	29.4%	16.8%
2025	29.1%	16.5%
2026	28.9%	16.2%
2027	28.5%	15.9%
2028	28.2%	15.6%
2029	27.9%	15.3%
2030	27.5%	14.9%
2031	27.1%	14.6%
2032	26.8%	14.3%
2033	26.5%	14%
2034	26.1%	13.7%
2035	25.8%	13.5%
2036	25.4%	13.3%
2037	25%	13.1%
2038	24.8%	13%
2039	24.7%	13%
2040	24.6%	13%
2041	24.5%	12.9%
2042	24.5%	12.9%
2043	24.6%	13%
2044	24.6%	13%
2045	24.6%	13%
2046	24.7%	13%
2047	24.7%	13%
2048	24.7%	13.1%
2049	24.7%	13.1%
2050	24.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.4% of the population in Kazakhstan and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 31.7% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kazakhstan and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Kazakhstan vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.44% in Kazakhstan 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
	Kazakhstan	North Macedonia
1960	226,027	28,816
1961	228,686	27,846
1962	228,177	25,317
1963	223,105	28,124
1964	208,899	27,889
1965	194,470	28,564
1966	191,506	28,766
1967	191,536	28,401
1968	186,254	28,378
1969	184,118	27,464
1970	191,775	28,022
1971	202,450	28,010
1972	212,319	28,236
1973	215,940	28,032
1974	217,668	28,400
1975	219,748	28,983
1976	221,992	28,799
1977	224,284	27,410
1978	225,895	27,150
1979	237,442	27,096
1980	238,977	26,547
1981	243,652	25,689
1982	246,983	25,810
1983	260,471	24,690
1984	278,485	24,436
1985	293,834	24,167
1986	295,818	23,720
1987	290,227	24,359
1988	275,278	24,064
1989	254,394	22,912
1990	235,113	22,868
1991	221,581	23,387
1992	204,785	21,659
1993	185,649	20,797
1994	165,631	19,103
1995	140,721	17,239
1996	112,384	14,806
1997	92,778	12,979
1998	85,735	12,446
1999	79,536	10,489
2000	80,699	12,159
2001	84,279	10,174
2002	93,564	9,697
2003	112,137	8,900
2004	132,286	5,444
2005	146,619	4,011
2006	166,480	3,988
2007	188,486	2,974
2008	214,169	3,746
2009	218,036	4,309
2010	230,479	4,866
2011	237,883	3,100
2012	249,987	3,087
2013	259,239	3,653
2014	274,406	3,644
2015	273,523	2,294
2016	277,878	2,374
2017	268,066	1,329
2018	278,917	1,512
2019	278,788	-375
2020	272,458	-5,939
2021	269,026	-9,737
2022	277,019	-4,397
2023	273,013	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Kazakhstan vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kazakhstan, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kazakhstan	North Macedonia
1985	68	17
1986	67	16
1987	66	15
1988	65	16
1989	64	14
1990	64	16
1991	64	15
1992	65	14
1993	67	14
1994	70	13
1995	72	13
1996	72	14
1997	71	13
1998	68	13
1999	63	12
2000	58	11
2001	53	9
2002	48	10
2003	45	8
2004	41	8
2005	38	7
2006	35	7
2007	32	7
2008	28	6
2009	25	6
2010	22	5
2011	19	5
2012	17	5
2013	15	5
2014	14	4
2015	13	4
2016	12	4
2017	12	4
2018	11	3
2019	11	3
2020	18	7
2021	23	12
2022	14	3
2023	10	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Kazakhstan 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
	Kazakhstan	North Macedonia
1971	8.54%	-
1972	8.33%	-
1973	8.14%	-
1974	7.96%	-
1975	7.8%	-
1976	7.66%	-
1977	7.53%	-
1978	7.39%	-
1979	7.24%	-
1980	7.05%	-
1981	6.83%	5.79%
1982	6.6%	5.53%
1983	6.38%	5.25%
1984	6.16%	5.06%
1985	5.94%	5%
1986	5.73%	4.91%
1987	5.54%	4.69%
1988	5.37%	4.36%
1989	5.23%	4.01%
1990	5.16%	3.7%
1991	5.13%	3.46%
1992	5.16%	3.3%
1993	5.23%	3.13%
1994	5.28%	2.85%
1995	5.26%	2.45%
1996	5.16%	2.12%
1997	4.99%	1.93%
1998	4.76%	1.83%
1999	4.51%	1.73%
2000	4.25%	1.59%
2001	3.99%	1.48%
2002	3.76%	1.43%
2003	3.54%	1.43%
2004	3.33%	1.42%
2005	3.12%	1.37%
2006	2.9%	1.3%
2007	2.69%	1.23%
2008	2.47%	1.17%
2009	2.25%	1.1%
2010	2.04%	1.04%
2011	1.83%	1%
2012	1.63%	1.02%
2013	1.46%	1.07%
2014	1.3%	1.11%
2015	1.19%	1.13%
2016	1.1%	1.08%
2017	1.05%	0.97%
2018	1.03%	0.83%
2019	1.02%	0.7%
2020	1.01%	0.59%
2021	1%	0.5%
2022	0.98%	0.41%
2023	0.96%	0.33%