Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Panama

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Panama chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in North Macedonia was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Panama population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	North Macedonia	Panama
1960	3.83	5.83
1961	3.62	5.87
1962	3.5	5.87
1963	3.62	5.87
1964	3.56	5.81
1965	3.52	5.73
1966	3.43	5.65
1967	3.33	5.53
1968	3.22	5.41
1969	3.1	5.29
1970	3.01	5.18
1971	2.93	5.05
1972	2.87	4.91
1973	2.72	4.74
1974	2.7	4.58
1975	2.69	4.41
1976	2.62	4.26
1977	2.49	4.12
1978	2.42	3.98
1979	2.4	3.88
1980	2.36	3.8
1981	2.29	3.72
1982	2.29	3.66
1983	2.25	3.6
1984	2.24	3.52
1985	2.25	3.43
1986	2.25	3.34
1987	2.32	3.25
1988	2.32	3.17
1989	2.25	3.12
1990	2.27	3.07
1991	2.31	3
1992	2.28	2.95
1993	2.26	2.91
1994	2.23	2.88
1995	2.13	2.85
1996	2.06	2.83
1997	1.92	2.81
1998	1.89	2.79
1999	1.77	2.77
2000	1.86	2.74
2001	1.73	2.72
2002	1.79	2.7
2003	1.75	2.68
2004	1.52	2.68
2005	1.5	2.64
2006	1.46	2.62
2007	1.46	2.61
2008	1.47	2.61
2009	1.5	2.59
2010	1.6	2.59
2011	1.46	2.6
2012	1.5	2.59
2013	1.5	2.57
2014	1.5	2.55
2015	1.49	2.53
2016	1.5	2.5
2017	1.43	2.46
2018	1.42	2.4
2019	1.34	2.29
2020	1.31	2.18
2021	1.6	2.15
2022	1.6	2.14
2023	1.5	2.12
2024	1.5	2.11
2025	1.5	2.09
2026	1.51	2.07
2027	1.51	2.06
2028	1.51	2.04
2029	1.51	2.02
2030	1.52	2.01
2031	1.52	2
2032	1.52	1.99
2033	1.52	1.97
2034	1.52	1.96
2035	1.52	1.95
2036	1.53	1.95
2037	1.53	1.94
2038	1.53	1.93
2039	1.53	1.92
2040	1.53	1.91
2041	1.53	1.91
2042	1.53	1.9
2043	1.54	1.89
2044	1.54	1.89
2045	1.54	1.88
2046	1.54	1.88
2047	1.55	1.87
2048	1.55	1.87
2049	1.55	1.86
2050	1.55	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Panama
1960	37.7%	44.2%
1961	37.8%	44.3%
1962	37.6%	44.5%
1963	37.2%	44.6%
1964	36.7%	44.7%
1965	36.3%	44.8%
1966	35.8%	44.8%
1967	35.2%	44.8%
1968	34.7%	44.7%
1969	34.1%	44.6%
1970	33.5%	44.5%
1971	33%	44.3%
1972	32.6%	44.1%
1973	32.2%	43.9%
1974	31.7%	43.6%
1975	31.3%	43.3%
1976	30.9%	42.9%
1977	30.6%	42.4%
1978	30.3%	41.9%
1979	29.9%	41.4%
1980	29.5%	40.8%
1981	29.1%	40.3%
1982	28.8%	39.8%
1983	28.5%	39.3%
1984	28.3%	38.8%
1985	28.1%	38.3%
1986	27.8%	37.8%
1987	27.6%	37.4%
1988	27.4%	36.9%
1989	27.1%	36.5%
1990	26.9%	36.1%
1991	26.5%	35.7%
1992	26.1%	35.3%
1993	25.7%	34.9%
1994	25.5%	34.6%
1995	25.4%	34.2%
1996	25.1%	33.9%
1997	24.8%	33.5%
1998	24.4%	33.1%
1999	23.9%	32.8%
2000	23.4%	32.4%
2001	22.9%	32%
2002	22.5%	31.6%
2003	22.1%	31.3%
2004	21.7%	31%
2005	21.2%	30.6%
2006	20.8%	30.3%
2007	20.4%	30%
2008	20%	29.7%
2009	19.7%	29.5%
2010	19.3%	29.2%
2011	19%	28.9%
2012	18.8%	28.7%
2013	18.6%	28.4%
2014	18.3%	28.2%
2015	18%	27.9%
2016	17.8%	27.6%
2017	17.5%	27.4%
2018	17.4%	27.1%
2019	17.2%	26.7%
2020	17.2%	26.4%
2021	17.2%	26%
2022	17.2%	25.7%
2023	17.1%	25.3%
2024	16.8%	24.9%
2025	16.5%	24.5%
2026	16.2%	24.1%
2027	15.9%	23.8%
2028	15.6%	23.4%
2029	15.3%	23%
2030	14.9%	22.6%
2031	14.6%	22.2%
2032	14.3%	21.9%
2033	14%	21.6%
2034	13.7%	21.3%
2035	13.5%	21%
2036	13.3%	20.9%
2037	13.1%	20.7%
2038	13%	20.5%
2039	13%	20.3%
2040	13%	20.1%
2041	12.9%	20%
2042	12.9%	19.8%
2043	13%	19.6%
2044	13%	19.4%
2045	13%	19.3%
2046	13%	19.1%
2047	13%	18.9%
2048	13.1%	18.8%
2049	13.1%	18.6%
2050	13.1%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Panama compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +1.31% in Panama. 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
	North Macedonia	Panama
1960	28,816	35,431
1961	27,846	37,100
1962	25,317	38,537
1963	28,124	39,872
1964	27,889	40,806
1965	28,564	41,604
1966	28,766	42,457
1967	28,401	43,054
1968	28,378	43,641
1969	27,464	44,278
1970	28,022	45,075
1971	28,010	45,867
1972	28,236	46,311
1973	28,032	46,540
1974	28,400	46,932
1975	28,983	47,149
1976	28,799	47,307
1977	27,410	47,438
1978	27,150	47,694
1979	27,096	48,362
1980	26,547	49,077
1981	25,689	50,018
1982	25,810	50,858
1983	24,690	51,880
1984	24,436	52,436
1985	24,167	52,573
1986	23,720	52,681
1987	24,359	52,690
1988	24,064	52,767
1989	22,912	52,295
1990	22,868	53,451
1991	23,387	53,079
1992	21,659	53,186
1993	20,797	53,591
1994	19,103	53,845
1995	17,239	54,069
1996	14,806	54,512
1997	12,979	55,060
1998	12,446	55,482
1999	10,489	55,911
2000	12,159	56,236
2001	10,174	56,654
2002	9,697	57,011
2003	8,900	57,458
2004	5,444	58,281
2005	4,011	58,014
2006	3,988	58,067
2007	2,974	58,454
2008	3,746	58,961
2009	4,309	59,168
2010	4,866	59,418
2011	3,100	60,411
2012	3,087	60,471
2013	3,653	60,295
2014	3,644	60,227
2015	2,294	59,896
2016	2,374	59,454
2017	1,329	58,607
2018	1,512	57,508
2019	-375	54,420
2020	-5,939	46,599
2021	-9,737	46,747
2022	-4,397	50,556
2023	-3,290	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Panama

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in North Macedonia, compared to 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Panama
1985	17	95
1986	16	94
1987	15	93
1988	16	93
1989	14	96
1990	16	89
1991	15	87
1992	14	85
1993	14	81
1994	13	78
1995	13	77
1996	14	73
1997	13	70
1998	13	68
1999	12	65
2000	11	64
2001	9	62
2002	10	59
2003	8	58
2004	8	57
2005	7	57
2006	7	56
2007	7	55
2008	6	55
2009	6	55
2010	5	56
2011	5	55
2012	5	53
2013	5	52
2014	4	49
2015	4	48
2016	4	47
2017	4	47
2018	3	43
2019	3	41
2020	7	74
2021	12	59
2022	3	40
2023	3	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 1.33% in Panama. 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
	North Macedonia	Panama
1960	-	9.31%
1961	-	9.04%
1962	-	8.78%
1963	-	8.52%
1964	-	8.28%
1965	-	8.05%
1966	-	7.83%
1967	-	7.62%
1968	-	7.38%
1969	-	7.1%
1970	-	6.78%
1971	-	6.43%
1972	-	6.07%
1973	-	5.72%
1974	-	5.41%
1975	-	5.15%
1976	-	4.93%
1977	-	4.76%
1978	-	4.61%
1979	-	4.47%
1980	-	4.34%
1981	5.79%	4.19%
1982	5.53%	4.05%
1983	5.25%	3.9%
1984	5.06%	3.75%
1985	5%	3.61%
1986	4.91%	3.47%
1987	4.69%	3.35%
1988	4.36%	3.24%
1989	4.01%	3.14%
1990	3.7%	3.05%
1991	3.46%	2.97%
1992	3.3%	2.91%
1993	3.13%	2.87%
1994	2.85%	2.83%
1995	2.45%	2.8%
1996	2.12%	2.77%
1997	1.93%	2.73%
1998	1.83%	2.68%
1999	1.73%	2.63%
2000	1.59%	2.56%
2001	1.48%	2.49%
2002	1.43%	2.41%
2003	1.43%	2.33%
2004	1.42%	2.25%
2005	1.37%	2.17%
2006	1.3%	2.1%
2007	1.23%	2.03%
2008	1.17%	1.97%
2009	1.1%	1.91%
2010	1.04%	1.86%
2011	1%	1.81%
2012	1.02%	1.77%
2013	1.07%	1.75%
2014	1.11%	1.73%
2015	1.13%	1.72%
2016	1.08%	1.7%
2017	0.97%	1.68%
2018	0.83%	1.65%
2019	0.7%	1.59%
2020	0.59%	1.52%
2021	0.5%	1.45%
2022	0.41%	1.39%
2023	0.33%	1.33%