Fertility & birth rates in Nauru and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Nauru vs North Macedonia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nauru was 3.33 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 Nauru 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
	Nauru	North Macedonia
1960	5.34	3.83
1961	5.38	3.62
1962	5.42	3.5
1963	5.44	3.62
1964	5.47	3.56
1965	5.48	3.52
1966	5.41	3.43
1967	5.29	3.33
1968	5.14	3.22
1969	4.94	3.1
1970	4.74	3.01
1971	4.54	2.93
1972	4.36	2.87
1973	4.19	2.72
1974	4.07	2.7
1975	3.97	2.69
1976	3.9	2.62
1977	3.86	2.49
1978	3.84	2.42
1979	3.85	2.4
1980	3.88	2.36
1981	3.94	2.29
1982	3.99	2.29
1983	4.06	2.25
1984	4.11	2.24
1985	4.14	2.25
1986	4.15	2.25
1987	4.14	2.32
1988	4.11	2.32
1989	4.07	2.25
1990	4.02	2.27
1991	3.99	2.31
1992	3.95	2.28
1993	3.89	2.26
1994	3.84	2.23
1995	3.81	2.13
1996	3.78	2.06
1997	3.74	1.92
1998	3.68	1.89
1999	3.64	1.77
2000	3.54	1.86
2001	3.46	1.73
2002	3.4	1.79
2003	3.39	1.75
2004	3.38	1.52
2005	3.38	1.5
2006	3.4	1.46
2007	3.5	1.46
2008	3.67	1.47
2009	3.85	1.5
2010	4.02	1.6
2011	4.12	1.46
2012	4.12	1.5
2013	4.1	1.5
2014	4.09	1.5
2015	4.08	1.49
2016	4.03	1.5
2017	3.88	1.43
2018	3.68	1.42
2019	3.53	1.34
2020	3.47	1.31
2021	3.43	1.6
2022	3.38	1.6
2023	3.33	1.5
2024	3.29	1.5
2025	3.25	1.5
2026	3.2	1.51
2027	3.16	1.51
2028	3.12	1.51
2029	3.09	1.51
2030	3.05	1.52
2031	3.01	1.52
2032	2.98	1.52
2033	2.95	1.52
2034	2.92	1.52
2035	2.89	1.52
2036	2.86	1.53
2037	2.83	1.53
2038	2.8	1.53
2039	2.77	1.53
2040	2.75	1.53
2041	2.72	1.53
2042	2.7	1.53
2043	2.67	1.54
2044	2.65	1.54
2045	2.63	1.54
2046	2.61	1.54
2047	2.58	1.55
2048	2.56	1.55
2049	2.55	1.55
2050	2.53	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nauru	North Macedonia
1960	34.8%	37.7%
1961	35.2%	37.8%
1962	35.7%	37.6%
1963	36.5%	37.2%
1964	37.5%	36.7%
1965	38.6%	36.3%
1966	39.4%	35.8%
1967	39.5%	35.2%
1968	41.3%	34.7%
1969	43.4%	34.1%
1970	42.9%	33.5%
1971	41.3%	33%
1972	39.7%	32.6%
1973	38.1%	32.2%
1974	36.4%	31.7%
1975	34.9%	31.3%
1976	33.4%	30.9%
1977	31.9%	30.6%
1978	30.9%	30.3%
1979	30.6%	29.9%
1980	30.9%	29.5%
1981	31.9%	29.1%
1982	33.2%	28.8%
1983	34.6%	28.5%
1984	35.7%	28.3%
1985	36.5%	28.1%
1986	37.5%	27.8%
1987	38.3%	27.6%
1988	39.2%	27.4%
1989	40.2%	27.1%
1990	41.2%	26.9%
1991	42.1%	26.5%
1992	42.5%	26.1%
1993	42.5%	25.7%
1994	42.1%	25.5%
1995	41.7%	25.4%
1996	41.1%	25.1%
1997	40.5%	24.8%
1998	39.9%	24.4%
1999	39.4%	23.9%
2000	38.9%	23.4%
2001	38.5%	22.9%
2002	38.2%	22.5%
2003	37.7%	22.1%
2004	37.1%	21.7%
2005	36.6%	21.2%
2006	36.1%	20.8%
2007	35.7%	20.4%
2008	35.6%	20%
2009	35.8%	19.7%
2010	36.3%	19.3%
2011	37.1%	19%
2012	37.7%	18.8%
2013	38%	18.6%
2014	38.2%	18.3%
2015	38.2%	18%
2016	38.2%	17.8%
2017	38%	17.5%
2018	37.6%	17.4%
2019	37.6%	17.2%
2020	38%	17.2%
2021	38.3%	17.2%
2022	38.3%	17.2%
2023	38.2%	17.1%
2024	37.8%	16.8%
2025	37.1%	16.5%
2026	36.4%	16.2%
2027	35.7%	15.9%
2028	35%	15.6%
2029	34.3%	15.3%
2030	33.7%	14.9%
2031	33.1%	14.6%
2032	32.7%	14.3%
2033	32.4%	14%
2034	32.1%	13.7%
2035	31.9%	13.5%
2036	31.6%	13.3%
2037	31.3%	13.1%
2038	31.1%	13%
2039	31%	13%
2040	31%	13%
2041	30.9%	12.9%
2042	30.9%	12.9%
2043	30.9%	13%
2044	30.9%	13%
2045	30.8%	13%
2046	30.7%	13%
2047	30.6%	13%
2048	30.4%	13.1%
2049	30.2%	13.1%
2050	30%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.8% of the population in Nauru and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 41.2% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nauru and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Nauru vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.28% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	North Macedonia
1960	72	28,816
1961	70	27,846
1962	75	25,317
1963	88	28,124
1964	100	27,889
1965	113	28,564
1966	123	28,766
1967	117	28,401
1968	116	28,378
1969	71	27,464
1970	49	28,022
1971	50	28,010
1972	53	28,236
1973	57	28,032
1974	63	28,400
1975	70	28,983
1976	79	28,799
1977	89	27,410
1978	111	27,150
1979	130	27,096
1980	145	26,547
1981	157	25,689
1982	162	25,810
1983	163	24,690
1984	166	24,436
1985	171	24,167
1986	178	23,720
1987	186	24,359
1988	195	24,064
1989	204	22,912
1990	214	22,868
1991	225	23,387
1992	237	21,659
1993	235	20,797
1994	229	19,103
1995	225	17,239
1996	221	14,806
1997	218	12,979
1998	214	12,446
1999	212	10,489
2000	207	12,159
2001	203	10,174
2002	200	9,697
2003	201	8,900
2004	202	5,444
2005	204	4,011
2006	209	3,988
2007	222	2,974
2008	240	3,746
2009	261	4,309
2010	281	4,866
2011	291	3,100
2012	292	3,087
2013	291	3,653
2014	290	3,644
2015	291	2,294
2016	289	2,374
2017	279	1,329
2018	265	1,512
2019	255	-375
2020	246	-5,939
2021	236	-9,737
2022	226	-4,397
2023	213	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Nauru vs North Macedonia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 273 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nauru, compared to 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nauru	North Macedonia
1985	191	17
1986	209	16
1987	206	15
1988	202	16
1989	198	14
1990	195	16
1991	216	15
1992	217	14
1993	219	14
1994	220	13
1995	219	13
1996	218	14
1997	218	13
1998	257	13
1999	277	12
2000	278	11
2001	299	9
2002	321	10
2003	323	8
2004	324	8
2005	328	7
2006	304	7
2007	303	7
2008	302	6
2009	300	6
2010	297	5
2011	260	5
2012	255	5
2013	247	5
2014	240	4
2015	253	4
2016	248	4
2017	259	4
2018	269	3
2019	267	3
2020	309	7
2021	266	12
2022	317	3
2023	273	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.89% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	North Macedonia
1981	-	5.79%
1982	-	5.53%
1983	-	5.25%
1984	-	5.06%
1985	8.62%	5%
1986	8.2%	4.91%
1987	7.81%	4.69%
1988	7.43%	4.36%
1989	7.08%	4.01%
1990	6.74%	3.7%
1991	6.41%	3.46%
1992	6.09%	3.3%
1993	5.78%	3.13%
1994	5.49%	2.85%
1995	5.22%	2.45%
1996	4.97%	2.12%
1997	4.74%	1.93%
1998	4.52%	1.83%
1999	4.32%	1.73%
2000	4.13%	1.59%
2001	3.96%	1.48%
2002	3.81%	1.43%
2003	3.66%	1.43%
2004	3.53%	1.42%
2005	3.41%	1.37%
2006	3.29%	1.3%
2007	3.15%	1.23%
2008	3%	1.17%
2009	2.84%	1.1%
2010	2.66%	1.04%
2011	2.48%	1%
2012	2.29%	1.02%
2013	2.11%	1.07%
2014	1.93%	1.11%
2015	1.76%	1.13%
2016	1.61%	1.08%
2017	1.47%	0.97%
2018	1.34%	0.83%
2019	1.22%	0.7%
2020	1.11%	0.59%
2021	1.02%	0.5%
2022	0.95%	0.41%
2023	0.89%	0.33%