Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Mexico vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 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 Mexico 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
	Mexico	North Macedonia
1960	6.76	3.83
1961	6.78	3.62
1962	6.8	3.5
1963	6.82	3.62
1964	6.83	3.56
1965	6.82	3.52
1966	6.79	3.43
1967	6.75	3.33
1968	6.71	3.22
1969	6.63	3.1
1970	6.53	3.01
1971	6.42	2.93
1972	6.28	2.87
1973	6.12	2.72
1974	5.95	2.7
1975	5.74	2.69
1976	5.54	2.62
1977	5.36	2.49
1978	5.2	2.42
1979	4.96	2.4
1980	4.74	2.36
1981	4.57	2.29
1982	4.43	2.29
1983	4.3	2.25
1984	4.18	2.24
1985	4.09	2.25
1986	3.97	2.25
1987	3.8	2.32
1988	3.64	2.32
1989	3.53	2.25
1990	3.44	2.27
1991	3.36	2.31
1992	3.29	2.28
1993	3.21	2.26
1994	3.13	2.23
1995	3.04	2.13
1996	2.96	2.06
1997	2.89	1.92
1998	2.82	1.89
1999	2.76	1.77
2000	2.71	1.86
2001	2.67	1.73
2002	2.63	1.79
2003	2.58	1.75
2004	2.54	1.52
2005	2.5	1.5
2006	2.46	1.46
2007	2.42	1.46
2008	2.39	1.47
2009	2.36	1.5
2010	2.34	1.6
2011	2.32	1.46
2012	2.29	1.5
2013	2.27	1.5
2014	2.21	1.5
2015	2.14	1.49
2016	2.09	1.5
2017	2.04	1.43
2018	2.03	1.42
2019	2.02	1.34
2020	1.99	1.31
2021	1.97	1.6
2022	1.94	1.6
2023	1.91	1.5
2024	1.89	1.5
2025	1.87	1.5
2026	1.85	1.51
2027	1.83	1.51
2028	1.82	1.51
2029	1.81	1.51
2030	1.79	1.52
2031	1.78	1.52
2032	1.77	1.52
2033	1.77	1.52
2034	1.76	1.52
2035	1.76	1.52
2036	1.75	1.53
2037	1.75	1.53
2038	1.74	1.53
2039	1.74	1.53
2040	1.73	1.53
2041	1.73	1.53
2042	1.72	1.53
2043	1.72	1.54
2044	1.72	1.54
2045	1.71	1.54
2046	1.71	1.54
2047	1.71	1.55
2048	1.7	1.55
2049	1.7	1.55
2050	1.7	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	North Macedonia
1960	46.8%	37.7%
1961	47%	37.8%
1962	47.1%	37.6%
1963	47.2%	37.2%
1964	47.3%	36.7%
1965	47.4%	36.3%
1966	47.5%	35.8%
1967	47.6%	35.2%
1968	47.6%	34.7%
1969	47.7%	34.1%
1970	47.7%	33.5%
1971	47.8%	33%
1972	47.7%	32.6%
1973	47.7%	32.2%
1974	47.6%	31.7%
1975	47.5%	31.3%
1976	47.2%	30.9%
1977	47%	30.6%
1978	46.7%	30.3%
1979	46.3%	29.9%
1980	45.8%	29.5%
1981	45.2%	29.1%
1982	44.4%	28.8%
1983	43.7%	28.5%
1984	43%	28.3%
1985	42.3%	28.1%
1986	41.6%	27.8%
1987	41%	27.6%
1988	40.3%	27.4%
1989	39.7%	27.1%
1990	39%	26.9%
1991	38.4%	26.5%
1992	37.8%	26.1%
1993	37.3%	25.7%
1994	36.9%	25.5%
1995	36.5%	25.4%
1996	36%	25.1%
1997	35.6%	24.8%
1998	35.2%	24.4%
1999	34.8%	23.9%
2000	34.3%	23.4%
2001	33.9%	22.9%
2002	33.4%	22.5%
2003	33%	22.1%
2004	32.5%	21.7%
2005	32.1%	21.2%
2006	31.6%	20.8%
2007	31.1%	20.4%
2008	30.6%	20%
2009	30.2%	19.7%
2010	29.8%	19.3%
2011	29.4%	19%
2012	29%	18.8%
2013	28.7%	18.6%
2014	28.3%	18.3%
2015	28%	18%
2016	27.6%	17.8%
2017	27.2%	17.5%
2018	26.7%	17.4%
2019	26.3%	17.2%
2020	26%	17.2%
2021	25.7%	17.2%
2022	25.3%	17.2%
2023	24.9%	17.1%
2024	24.5%	16.8%
2025	24.1%	16.5%
2026	23.7%	16.2%
2027	23.2%	15.9%
2028	22.8%	15.6%
2029	22.4%	15.3%
2030	22.1%	14.9%
2031	21.7%	14.6%
2032	21.4%	14.3%
2033	21.2%	14%
2034	20.9%	13.7%
2035	20.6%	13.5%
2036	20.3%	13.3%
2037	20.1%	13.1%
2038	19.9%	13%
2039	19.6%	13%
2040	19.4%	13%
2041	19.2%	12.9%
2042	19%	12.9%
2043	18.8%	13%
2044	18.6%	13%
2045	18.4%	13%
2046	18.2%	13%
2047	18%	13%
2048	17.8%	13.1%
2049	17.7%	13.1%
2050	17.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 39% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	North Macedonia
1960	1,206,955	28,816
1961	1,265,833	27,846
1962	1,328,319	25,317
1963	1,387,678	28,124
1964	1,447,360	27,889
1965	1,508,344	28,564
1966	1,566,170	28,766
1967	1,620,534	28,401
1968	1,671,918	28,378
1969	1,711,297	27,464
1970	1,753,370	28,022
1971	1,790,990	28,010
1972	1,823,302	28,236
1973	1,845,593	28,032
1974	1,868,809	28,400
1975	1,880,241	28,983
1976	1,891,958	28,799
1977	1,902,964	27,410
1978	1,921,419	27,150
1979	1,908,018	27,096
1980	1,893,158	26,547
1981	1,904,384	25,689
1982	1,921,772	25,810
1983	1,939,193	24,690
1984	1,960,428	24,436
1985	1,983,622	24,167
1986	1,998,043	23,720
1987	1,971,231	24,359
1988	1,936,601	24,064
1989	1,927,752	22,912
1990	1,926,480	22,868
1991	1,942,832	23,387
1992	1,956,659	21,659
1993	1,963,708	20,797
1994	1,959,775	19,103
1995	1,941,458	17,239
1996	1,922,554	14,806
1997	1,898,383	12,979
1998	1,871,650	12,446
1999	1,859,475	10,489
2000	1,845,383	12,159
2001	1,836,418	10,174
2002	1,820,665	9,697
2003	1,788,016	8,900
2004	1,759,250	5,444
2005	1,732,663	4,011
2006	1,706,084	3,988
2007	1,684,915	2,974
2008	1,670,846	3,746
2009	1,661,180	4,309
2010	1,658,682	4,866
2011	1,659,161	3,100
2012	1,656,599	3,087
2013	1,642,609	3,653
2014	1,587,620	3,644
2015	1,508,439	2,294
2016	1,445,256	2,374
2017	1,384,178	1,329
2018	1,366,076	1,512
2019	1,357,485	-375
2020	1,031,637	-5,939
2021	936,682	-9,737
2022	1,224,397	-4,397
2023	1,238,366	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs North Macedonia

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	North Macedonia
1985	107	17
1986	100	16
1987	93	15
1988	88	16
1989	85	14
1990	81	16
1991	77	15
1992	73	14
1993	71	14
1994	69	13
1995	66	13
1996	64	14
1997	62	13
1998	60	13
1999	58	12
2000	56	11
2001	55	9
2002	55	10
2003	54	8
2004	53	8
2005	52	7
2006	51	7
2007	50	7
2008	51	6
2009	51	6
2010	50	5
2011	47	5
2012	46	5
2013	45	5
2014	44	4
2015	43	4
2016	43	4
2017	44	4
2018	44	3
2019	43	3
2020	61	7
2021	104	12
2022	45	3
2023	42	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	North Macedonia
1960	15.5%	-
1961	14.8%	-
1962	14.3%	-
1963	13.7%	-
1964	13.2%	-
1965	12.7%	-
1966	12.3%	-
1967	11.9%	-
1968	11.5%	-
1969	11.1%	-
1970	10.7%	-
1971	10.3%	-
1972	9.93%	-
1973	9.56%	-
1974	9.21%	-
1975	8.86%	-
1976	8.52%	-
1977	8.18%	-
1978	7.85%	-
1979	7.51%	-
1980	7.18%	-
1981	6.86%	5.79%
1982	6.55%	5.53%
1983	6.26%	5.25%
1984	5.98%	5.06%
1985	5.71%	5%
1986	5.46%	4.91%
1987	5.21%	4.69%
1988	4.98%	4.36%
1989	4.75%	4.01%
1990	4.53%	3.7%
1991	4.32%	3.46%
1992	4.12%	3.3%
1993	3.92%	3.13%
1994	3.74%	2.85%
1995	3.57%	2.45%
1996	3.4%	2.12%
1997	3.24%	1.93%
1998	3.09%	1.83%
1999	2.94%	1.73%
2000	2.81%	1.59%
2001	2.68%	1.48%
2002	2.57%	1.43%
2003	2.46%	1.43%
2004	2.36%	1.42%
2005	2.27%	1.37%
2006	2.19%	1.3%
2007	2.11%	1.23%
2008	2.04%	1.17%
2009	1.98%	1.1%
2010	1.91%	1.04%
2011	1.85%	1%
2012	1.79%	1.02%
2013	1.73%	1.07%
2014	1.68%	1.11%
2015	1.62%	1.13%
2016	1.57%	1.08%
2017	1.52%	0.97%
2018	1.47%	0.83%
2019	1.42%	0.7%
2020	1.38%	0.59%
2021	1.33%	0.5%
2022	1.29%	0.41%
2023	1.25%	0.33%