Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Peru

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Peru 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 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Peru 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	Peru
1960	3.83	6.94
1961	3.62	6.92
1962	3.5	6.9
1963	3.62	6.86
1964	3.56	6.81
1965	3.52	6.75
1966	3.43	6.68
1967	3.33	6.6
1968	3.22	6.51
1969	3.1	6.42
1970	3.01	6.32
1971	2.93	6.21
1972	2.87	6.09
1973	2.72	5.97
1974	2.7	5.84
1975	2.69	5.71
1976	2.62	5.58
1977	2.49	5.44
1978	2.42	5.31
1979	2.4	5.17
1980	2.36	5.04
1981	2.29	4.92
1982	2.29	4.8
1983	2.25	4.68
1984	2.24	4.57
1985	2.25	4.46
1986	2.25	4.35
1987	2.32	4.25
1988	2.32	4.14
1989	2.25	4.03
1990	2.27	3.91
1991	2.31	3.79
1992	2.28	3.67
1993	2.26	3.55
1994	2.23	3.43
1995	2.13	3.32
1996	2.06	3.2
1997	1.92	3.1
1998	1.89	3
1999	1.77	2.92
2000	1.86	2.85
2001	1.73	2.74
2002	1.79	2.69
2003	1.75	2.66
2004	1.52	2.67
2005	1.5	2.64
2006	1.46	2.62
2007	1.46	2.58
2008	1.47	2.53
2009	1.5	2.48
2010	1.6	2.42
2011	1.46	2.41
2012	1.5	2.36
2013	1.5	2.32
2014	1.5	2.27
2015	1.49	2.23
2016	1.5	2.19
2017	1.43	2.15
2018	1.42	2.12
2019	1.34	2.09
2020	1.31	2.06
2021	1.6	2.03
2022	1.6	2
2023	1.5	1.98
2024	1.5	1.96
2025	1.5	1.94
2026	1.51	1.92
2027	1.51	1.91
2028	1.51	1.9
2029	1.51	1.88
2030	1.52	1.87
2031	1.52	1.86
2032	1.52	1.85
2033	1.52	1.84
2034	1.52	1.83
2035	1.52	1.83
2036	1.53	1.82
2037	1.53	1.81
2038	1.53	1.81
2039	1.53	1.8
2040	1.53	1.79
2041	1.53	1.79
2042	1.53	1.78
2043	1.54	1.78
2044	1.54	1.77
2045	1.54	1.77
2046	1.54	1.76
2047	1.55	1.75
2048	1.55	1.75
2049	1.55	1.75
2050	1.55	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Peru
1960	37.7%	44%
1961	37.8%	44.2%
1962	37.6%	44.3%
1963	37.2%	44.3%
1964	36.7%	44.3%
1965	36.3%	44.3%
1966	35.8%	44.2%
1967	35.2%	44.2%
1968	34.7%	44.2%
1969	34.1%	44.1%
1970	33.5%	44%
1971	33%	43.9%
1972	32.6%	43.8%
1973	32.2%	43.7%
1974	31.7%	43.6%
1975	31.3%	43.5%
1976	30.9%	43.4%
1977	30.6%	43.2%
1978	30.3%	43%
1979	29.9%	42.8%
1980	29.5%	42.6%
1981	29.1%	42.4%
1982	28.8%	42.1%
1983	28.5%	41.8%
1984	28.3%	41.5%
1985	28.1%	41.2%
1986	27.8%	40.8%
1987	27.6%	40.5%
1988	27.4%	40.2%
1989	27.1%	39.8%
1990	26.9%	39.4%
1991	26.5%	39.1%
1992	26.1%	38.7%
1993	25.7%	38.3%
1994	25.5%	37.9%
1995	25.4%	37.4%
1996	25.1%	36.9%
1997	24.8%	36.4%
1998	24.4%	35.8%
1999	23.9%	35.3%
2000	23.4%	34.7%
2001	22.9%	34.1%
2002	22.5%	33.5%
2003	22.1%	32.9%
2004	21.7%	32.3%
2005	21.2%	31.7%
2006	20.8%	31.2%
2007	20.4%	30.7%
2008	20%	30.2%
2009	19.7%	29.7%
2010	19.3%	29.3%
2011	19%	28.9%
2012	18.8%	28.5%
2013	18.6%	28.2%
2014	18.3%	27.8%
2015	18%	27.5%
2016	17.8%	27.2%
2017	17.5%	26.8%
2018	17.4%	26.4%
2019	17.2%	25.9%
2020	17.2%	25.5%
2021	17.2%	25.1%
2022	17.2%	24.8%
2023	17.1%	24.4%
2024	16.8%	24%
2025	16.5%	23.6%
2026	16.2%	23.3%
2027	15.9%	22.9%
2028	15.6%	22.6%
2029	15.3%	22.3%
2030	14.9%	22.1%
2031	14.6%	21.8%
2032	14.3%	21.6%
2033	14%	21.3%
2034	13.7%	21%
2035	13.5%	20.8%
2036	13.3%	20.5%
2037	13.1%	20.3%
2038	13%	20.1%
2039	13%	19.8%
2040	13%	19.6%
2041	12.9%	19.4%
2042	12.9%	19.1%
2043	13%	18.9%
2044	13%	18.7%
2045	13%	18.5%
2046	13%	18.3%
2047	13%	18.1%
2048	13.1%	17.9%
2049	13.1%	17.8%
2050	13.1%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Peru compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +1.05% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	28,816	302,924
1961	27,846	313,385
1962	25,317	321,716
1963	28,124	332,352
1964	27,889	341,570
1965	28,564	349,245
1966	28,766	356,819
1967	28,401	365,224
1968	28,378	372,379
1969	27,464	379,347
1970	28,022	318,022
1971	28,010	391,506
1972	28,236	396,960
1973	28,032	400,752
1974	28,400	408,299
1975	28,983	414,400
1976	28,799	420,284
1977	27,410	425,428
1978	27,150	432,127
1979	27,096	439,110
1980	26,547	445,100
1981	25,689	453,158
1982	25,810	461,107
1983	24,690	469,781
1984	24,436	477,968
1985	24,167	488,887
1986	23,720	496,712
1987	24,359	502,229
1988	24,064	508,429
1989	22,912	512,152
1990	22,868	515,233
1991	23,387	513,867
1992	21,659	514,618
1993	20,797	513,769
1994	19,103	512,735
1995	17,239	507,894
1996	14,806	501,855
1997	12,979	495,348
1998	12,446	489,436
1999	10,489	487,095
2000	12,159	484,222
2001	10,174	470,154
2002	9,697	463,709
2003	8,900	459,243
2004	5,444	459,617
2005	4,011	454,199
2006	3,988	445,884
2007	2,974	435,122
2008	3,746	413,640
2009	4,309	396,522
2010	4,866	382,510
2011	3,100	383,268
2012	3,087	376,501
2013	3,653	372,694
2014	3,644	368,708
2015	2,294	362,781
2016	2,374	355,859
2017	1,329	349,333
2018	1,512	343,123
2019	-375	346,981
2020	-5,939	301,950
2021	-9,737	235,440
2022	-4,397	327,859
2023	-3,290	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Peru

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 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Peru
1985	17	198
1986	16	193
1987	15	192
1988	16	190
1989	14	190
1990	16	191
1991	15	201
1992	14	195
1993	14	192
1994	13	188
1995	13	179
1996	14	166
1997	13	152
1998	13	139
1999	12	124
2000	11	115
2001	9	109
2002	10	106
2003	8	104
2004	8	107
2005	7	103
2006	7	99
2007	7	94
2008	6	91
2009	6	89
2010	5	86
2011	5	83
2012	5	79
2013	5	75
2014	4	73
2015	4	71
2016	4	69
2017	4	67
2018	3	66
2019	3	60
2020	7	75
2021	12	141
2022	3	81
2023	3	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 1.58% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	-	22.9%
1961	-	22.2%
1962	-	21.6%
1963	-	20.9%
1964	-	20.2%
1965	-	19.4%
1966	-	18.7%
1967	-	18.1%
1968	-	17.5%
1969	-	17%
1970	-	19.7%
1971	-	16.1%
1972	-	15.6%
1973	-	15.1%
1974	-	14.7%
1975	-	14.2%
1976	-	13.8%
1977	-	13.5%
1978	-	13.2%
1979	-	12.9%
1980	-	12.7%
1981	5.79%	12.4%
1982	5.53%	12%
1983	5.25%	11.6%
1984	5.06%	11.1%
1985	5%	10.5%
1986	4.91%	9.97%
1987	4.69%	9.43%
1988	4.36%	8.92%
1989	4.01%	8.46%
1990	3.7%	8.04%
1991	3.46%	7.63%
1992	3.3%	7.2%
1993	3.13%	6.75%
1994	2.85%	6.29%
1995	2.45%	5.82%
1996	2.12%	5.36%
1997	1.93%	4.92%
1998	1.83%	4.51%
1999	1.73%	4.13%
2000	1.59%	3.79%
2001	1.48%	3.49%
2002	1.43%	3.24%
2003	1.43%	3.01%
2004	1.42%	2.82%
2005	1.37%	2.65%
2006	1.3%	2.5%
2007	1.23%	2.37%
2008	1.17%	2.25%
2009	1.1%	2.14%
2010	1.04%	2.04%
2011	1%	1.96%
2012	1.02%	1.89%
2013	1.07%	1.84%
2014	1.11%	1.79%
2015	1.13%	1.76%
2016	1.08%	1.73%
2017	0.97%	1.71%
2018	0.83%	1.69%
2019	0.7%	1.68%
2020	0.59%	1.66%
2021	0.5%	1.64%
2022	0.41%	1.61%
2023	0.33%	1.58%