Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Portugal

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	3.83	3.16
1961	3.62	3.21
1962	3.5	3.23
1963	3.62	3.12
1964	3.56	3.21
1965	3.52	3.15
1966	3.43	3.16
1967	3.33	3.16
1968	3.22	3.12
1969	3.1	3.12
1970	3.01	3.01
1971	2.93	3
1972	2.87	2.86
1973	2.72	2.77
1974	2.7	2.7
1975	2.69	2.75
1976	2.62	2.82
1977	2.49	2.69
1978	2.42	2.45
1979	2.4	2.31
1980	2.36	2.25
1981	2.29	2.13
1982	2.29	2.07
1983	2.25	1.95
1984	2.24	1.9
1985	2.25	1.72
1986	2.25	1.66
1987	2.32	1.62
1988	2.32	1.61
1989	2.25	1.57
1990	2.27	1.56
1991	2.31	1.56
1992	2.28	1.54
1993	2.26	1.52
1994	2.23	1.45
1995	2.13	1.41
1996	2.06	1.44
1997	1.92	1.47
1998	1.89	1.47
1999	1.77	1.5
2000	1.86	1.55
2001	1.73	1.45
2002	1.79	1.46
2003	1.75	1.44
2004	1.52	1.4
2005	1.5	1.41
2006	1.46	1.37
2007	1.46	1.35
2008	1.47	1.39
2009	1.5	1.34
2010	1.6	1.39
2011	1.46	1.35
2012	1.5	1.28
2013	1.5	1.21
2014	1.5	1.24
2015	1.49	1.31
2016	1.5	1.37
2017	1.43	1.38
2018	1.42	1.42
2019	1.34	1.44
2020	1.31	1.42
2021	1.6	1.35
2022	1.6	1.43
2023	1.5	1.44
2024	1.5	1.45
2025	1.5	1.45
2026	1.51	1.45
2027	1.51	1.46
2028	1.51	1.46
2029	1.51	1.46
2030	1.52	1.46
2031	1.52	1.47
2032	1.52	1.47
2033	1.52	1.47
2034	1.52	1.48
2035	1.52	1.48
2036	1.53	1.48
2037	1.53	1.48
2038	1.53	1.49
2039	1.53	1.49
2040	1.53	1.49
2041	1.53	1.49
2042	1.53	1.49
2043	1.54	1.49
2044	1.54	1.5
2045	1.54	1.5
2046	1.54	1.5
2047	1.55	1.5
2048	1.55	1.5
2049	1.55	1.5
2050	1.55	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Portugal
1960	37.7%	29.3%
1961	37.8%	29.1%
1962	37.6%	29.1%
1963	37.2%	29.1%
1964	36.7%	29.1%
1965	36.3%	29.1%
1966	35.8%	29.2%
1967	35.2%	29.2%
1968	34.7%	29.2%
1969	34.1%	29.1%
1970	33.5%	28.7%
1971	33%	28.4%
1972	32.6%	28.2%
1973	32.2%	27.9%
1974	31.7%	27.7%
1975	31.3%	27.4%
1976	30.9%	27.2%
1977	30.6%	27.1%
1978	30.3%	26.8%
1979	29.9%	26.4%
1980	29.5%	25.9%
1981	29.1%	25.4%
1982	28.8%	25%
1983	28.5%	24.5%
1984	28.3%	24.1%
1985	28.1%	23.7%
1986	27.8%	23.1%
1987	27.6%	22.5%
1988	27.4%	21.9%
1989	27.1%	21.2%
1990	26.9%	20.5%
1991	26.5%	19.7%
1992	26.1%	19.1%
1993	25.7%	18.6%
1994	25.5%	18.2%
1995	25.4%	17.8%
1996	25.1%	17.4%
1997	24.8%	17.1%
1998	24.4%	16.8%
1999	23.9%	16.6%
2000	23.4%	16.4%
2001	22.9%	16.2%
2002	22.5%	16.1%
2003	22.1%	16.1%
2004	21.7%	16%
2005	21.2%	15.9%
2006	20.8%	15.8%
2007	20.4%	15.6%
2008	20%	15.5%
2009	19.7%	15.4%
2010	19.3%	15.2%
2011	19%	15%
2012	18.8%	14.9%
2013	18.6%	14.8%
2014	18.3%	14.6%
2015	18%	14.3%
2016	17.8%	14.1%
2017	17.5%	13.9%
2018	17.4%	13.7%
2019	17.2%	13.5%
2020	17.2%	13.3%
2021	17.2%	13.1%
2022	17.2%	13%
2023	17.1%	12.9%
2024	16.8%	12.8%
2025	16.5%	12.7%
2026	16.2%	12.6%
2027	15.9%	12.6%
2028	15.6%	12.6%
2029	15.3%	12.6%
2030	14.9%	12.7%
2031	14.6%	12.7%
2032	14.3%	12.7%
2033	14%	12.7%
2034	13.7%	12.7%
2035	13.5%	12.8%
2036	13.3%	12.9%
2037	13.1%	12.9%
2038	13%	13%
2039	13%	13%
2040	13%	13.1%
2041	12.9%	13.1%
2042	12.9%	13.2%
2043	13%	13.2%
2044	13%	13.3%
2045	13%	13.3%
2046	13%	13.4%
2047	13%	13.4%
2048	13.1%	13.4%
2049	13.1%	13.5%
2050	13.1%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	28,816	118,693
1961	27,846	117,867
1962	25,317	123,217
1963	28,124	113,783
1964	27,889	120,170
1965	28,564	115,182
1966	28,766	107,171
1967	28,401	106,495
1968	28,378	100,737
1969	27,464	89,329
1970	28,022	87,672
1971	28,010	82,980
1972	28,236	83,715
1973	28,032	76,835
1974	28,400	74,412
1975	28,983	81,841
1976	28,799	85,138
1977	27,410	84,156
1978	27,150	70,731
1979	27,096	67,628
1980	26,547	63,481
1981	25,689	56,152
1982	25,810	58,479
1983	24,690	47,798
1984	24,436	45,983
1985	24,167	33,077
1986	23,720	31,102
1987	24,359	28,084
1988	24,064	24,047
1989	22,912	22,011
1990	22,868	13,976
1991	23,387	12,948
1992	21,659	13,933
1993	20,797	7,972
1994	19,103	9,991
1995	17,239	4,011
1996	14,806	4,026
1997	12,979	8,087
1998	12,446	7,112
1999	10,489	8,175
2000	12,159	15,435
2001	10,174	8,290
2002	9,697	8,335
2003	8,900	4,184
2004	5,444	7,339
2005	4,011	2,101
2006	3,988	3,156
2007	2,974	-1,055
2008	3,746	0
2009	4,309	-5,284
2010	4,866	-4,230
2011	3,100	-5,279
2012	3,087	-17,875
2013	3,653	-24,052
2014	3,644	-22,882
2015	2,294	-23,823
2016	2,374	-23,749
2017	1,329	-23,691
2018	1,512	-25,709
2019	-375	-24,687
2020	-5,939	-39,129
2021	-9,737	-45,592
2022	-4,397	-40,694
2023	-3,290	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Portugal
1985	17	20
1986	16	19
1987	15	19
1988	16	18
1989	14	18
1990	16	17
1991	15	17
1992	14	16
1993	14	15
1994	13	13
1995	13	12
1996	14	12
1997	13	12
1998	13	11
1999	12	10
2000	11	9
2001	9	9
2002	10	9
2003	8	8
2004	8	8
2005	7	8
2006	7	8
2007	7	8
2008	6	9
2009	6	9
2010	5	10
2011	5	10
2012	5	10
2013	5	10
2014	4	11
2015	4	11
2016	4	12
2017	4	13
2018	3	14
2019	3	15
2020	7	14
2021	12	19
2022	3	16
2023	3	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	-	11.4%
1961	-	11%
1962	-	10.4%
1963	-	9.76%
1964	-	9.1%
1965	-	8.53%
1966	-	8.09%
1967	-	7.76%
1968	-	7.51%
1969	-	7.22%
1970	-	6.81%
1971	-	6.3%
1972	-	5.78%
1973	-	5.27%
1974	-	4.79%
1975	-	4.35%
1976	-	3.94%
1977	-	3.57%
1978	-	3.24%
1979	-	2.97%
1980	-	2.75%
1981	5.79%	2.58%
1982	5.53%	2.43%
1983	5.25%	2.29%
1984	5.06%	2.16%
1985	5%	2.04%
1986	4.91%	1.93%
1987	4.69%	1.82%
1988	4.36%	1.7%
1989	4.01%	1.59%
1990	3.7%	1.47%
1991	3.46%	1.36%
1992	3.3%	1.25%
1993	3.13%	1.14%
1994	2.85%	1.05%
1995	2.45%	0.98%
1996	2.12%	0.92%
1997	1.93%	0.86%
1998	1.83%	0.82%
1999	1.73%	0.77%
2000	1.59%	0.72%
2001	1.48%	0.66%
2002	1.43%	0.61%
2003	1.43%	0.55%
2004	1.42%	0.5%
2005	1.37%	0.47%
2006	1.3%	0.44%
2007	1.23%	0.42%
2008	1.17%	0.4%
2009	1.1%	0.39%
2010	1.04%	0.38%
2011	1%	0.37%
2012	1.02%	0.37%
2013	1.07%	0.36%
2014	1.11%	0.36%
2015	1.13%	0.36%
2016	1.08%	0.36%
2017	0.97%	0.36%
2018	0.83%	0.35%
2019	0.7%	0.35%
2020	0.59%	0.34%
2021	0.5%	0.33%
2022	0.41%	0.32%
2023	0.33%	0.32%