Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Romania

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Romania 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 1.71 in Romania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Romania 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	Romania
1960	3.83	2.34
1961	3.62	2.17
1962	3.5	2.04
1963	3.62	2.01
1964	3.56	1.96
1965	3.52	1.91
1966	3.43	1.9
1967	3.33	3.66
1968	3.22	3.63
1969	3.1	3.19
1970	3.01	2.89
1971	2.93	2.67
1972	2.87	2.55
1973	2.72	2.44
1974	2.7	2.71
1975	2.69	2.59
1976	2.62	2.54
1977	2.49	2.57
1978	2.42	2.52
1979	2.4	2.49
1980	2.36	2.43
1981	2.29	2.36
1982	2.29	2.17
1983	2.25	2.06
1984	2.24	2.26
1985	2.25	2.31
1986	2.25	2.39
1987	2.32	2.38
1988	2.32	2.3
1989	2.25	2.22
1990	2.27	1.83
1991	2.31	1.59
1992	2.28	1.51
1993	2.26	1.43
1994	2.23	1.4
1995	2.13	1.33
1996	2.06	1.3
1997	1.92	1.32
1998	1.89	1.32
1999	1.77	1.3
2000	1.86	1.31
2001	1.73	1.27
2002	1.79	1.27
2003	1.75	1.3
2004	1.52	1.33
2005	1.5	1.4
2006	1.46	1.42
2007	1.46	1.45
2008	1.47	1.6
2009	1.5	1.66
2010	1.6	1.59
2011	1.46	1.47
2012	1.5	1.52
2013	1.5	1.46
2014	1.5	1.56
2015	1.49	1.62
2016	1.5	1.69
2017	1.43	1.78
2018	1.42	1.76
2019	1.34	1.77
2020	1.31	1.8
2021	1.6	1.81
2022	1.6	1.71
2023	1.5	1.71
2024	1.5	1.71
2025	1.5	1.71
2026	1.51	1.7
2027	1.51	1.7
2028	1.51	1.7
2029	1.51	1.7
2030	1.52	1.7
2031	1.52	1.7
2032	1.52	1.7
2033	1.52	1.69
2034	1.52	1.69
2035	1.52	1.69
2036	1.53	1.69
2037	1.53	1.69
2038	1.53	1.69
2039	1.53	1.69
2040	1.53	1.69
2041	1.53	1.68
2042	1.53	1.68
2043	1.54	1.68
2044	1.54	1.68
2045	1.54	1.68
2046	1.54	1.68
2047	1.55	1.68
2048	1.55	1.68
2049	1.55	1.68
2050	1.55	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Romania
1960	37.7%	28.1%
1961	37.8%	28%
1962	37.6%	27.7%
1963	37.2%	27.3%
1964	36.7%	26.7%
1965	36.3%	26%
1966	35.8%	25.2%
1967	35.2%	25%
1968	34.7%	25.1%
1969	34.1%	25.1%
1970	33.5%	25.1%
1971	33%	24.9%
1972	32.6%	24.9%
1973	32.2%	24.9%
1974	31.7%	25.1%
1975	31.3%	25.3%
1976	30.9%	25.7%
1977	30.6%	26%
1978	30.3%	26.3%
1979	29.9%	26.5%
1980	29.5%	26.8%
1981	29.1%	27.1%
1982	28.8%	26.8%
1983	28.5%	25.9%
1984	28.3%	25.1%
1985	28.1%	24.6%
1986	27.8%	24.3%
1987	27.6%	24%
1988	27.4%	23.9%
1989	27.1%	23.7%
1990	26.9%	23.3%
1991	26.5%	22.8%
1992	26.1%	22.2%
1993	25.7%	21.6%
1994	25.5%	21%
1995	25.4%	20.5%
1996	25.1%	20%
1997	24.8%	19.6%
1998	24.4%	19.3%
1999	23.9%	19.1%
2000	23.4%	18.6%
2001	22.9%	18.1%
2002	22.5%	17.5%
2003	22.1%	16.9%
2004	21.7%	16.4%
2005	21.2%	16%
2006	20.8%	15.8%
2007	20.4%	15.7%
2008	20%	15.7%
2009	19.7%	15.7%
2010	19.3%	15.7%
2011	19%	15.8%
2012	18.8%	15.7%
2013	18.6%	15.7%
2014	18.3%	15.7%
2015	18%	15.7%
2016	17.8%	15.7%
2017	17.5%	15.8%
2018	17.4%	15.9%
2019	17.2%	16%
2020	17.2%	16.1%
2021	17.2%	16.1%
2022	17.2%	16%
2023	17.1%	15.9%
2024	16.8%	15.7%
2025	16.5%	15.6%
2026	16.2%	15.4%
2027	15.9%	15.3%
2028	15.6%	15.2%
2029	15.3%	15.1%
2030	14.9%	15%
2031	14.6%	14.9%
2032	14.3%	14.7%
2033	14%	14.6%
2034	13.7%	14.4%
2035	13.5%	14.4%
2036	13.3%	14.3%
2037	13.1%	14.3%
2038	13%	14.3%
2039	13%	14.2%
2040	13%	14.2%
2041	12.9%	14.3%
2042	12.9%	14.3%
2043	13%	14.3%
2044	13%	14.3%
2045	13%	14.4%
2046	13%	14.4%
2047	13%	14.4%
2048	13.1%	14.4%
2049	13.1%	14.4%
2050	13.1%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 15.7% in Romania in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Romania compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and -0.4% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	28,816	191,431
1961	27,846	163,286
1962	25,317	130,736
1963	28,124	139,104
1964	27,889	134,326
1965	28,564	114,190
1966	28,766	115,293
1967	28,401	347,709
1968	28,378	338,577
1969	27,464	264,120
1970	28,022	234,905
1971	28,010	206,662
1972	28,236	198,316
1973	28,032	175,020
1974	28,400	235,530
1975	28,983	219,324
1976	28,799	213,361
1977	27,410	215,385
1978	27,150	204,148
1979	27,096	194,397
1980	26,547	168,776
1981	25,689	156,472
1982	25,810	119,121
1983	24,690	87,986
1984	24,436	117,731
1985	24,167	111,392
1986	23,720	134,737
1987	24,359	128,517
1988	24,064	126,817
1989	22,912	122,756
1990	22,868	69,605
1991	23,387	25,301
1992	21,659	-4,559
1993	20,797	-13,658
1994	19,103	-18,184
1995	17,239	-36,295
1996	14,806	-56,548
1997	12,979	-42,853
1998	12,446	-33,761
1999	10,489	-31,461
2000	12,159	-22,443
2001	10,174	-37,625
2002	9,697	-58,673
2003	8,900	-56,093
2004	5,444	-42,904
2005	4,011	-40,508
2006	3,988	-38,148
2007	2,974	-37,590
2008	3,746	-30,806
2009	4,309	-34,625
2010	4,866	-46,567
2011	3,100	-56,413
2012	3,087	-54,157
2013	3,653	-59,951
2014	3,644	-55,745
2015	2,294	-59,447
2016	2,374	-53,196
2017	1,329	-50,930
2018	1,512	-62,316
2019	-375	-60,053
2020	-5,939	-100,179
2021	-9,737	-141,504
2022	-4,397	-93,338
2023	-3,290	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Romania

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 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Romania
1985	17	184
1986	16	180
1987	15	173
1988	16	159
1989	14	143
1990	16	118
1991	15	104
1992	14	95
1993	14	87
1994	13	80
1995	13	75
1996	14	72
1997	13	66
1998	13	58
1999	12	51
2000	11	45
2001	9	41
2002	10	38
2003	8	35
2004	8	32
2005	7	30
2006	7	27
2007	7	25
2008	6	25
2009	6	25
2010	5	23
2011	5	20
2012	5	19
2013	5	18
2014	4	18
2015	4	18
2016	4	17
2017	4	17
2018	3	15
2019	3	14
2020	7	16
2021	12	20
2022	3	13
2023	3	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 0.66% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	-	8.82%
1961	-	7.98%
1962	-	6.98%
1963	-	6.03%
1964	-	5.45%
1965	-	5.44%
1966	-	5.83%
1967	-	6.27%
1968	-	6.44%
1969	-	6.23%
1970	-	5.69%
1971	-	5.06%
1972	-	4.64%
1973	-	4.49%
1974	-	4.43%
1975	-	4.27%
1976	-	4.05%
1977	-	3.86%
1978	-	3.76%
1979	-	3.68%
1980	-	3.57%
1981	5.79%	3.44%
1982	5.53%	3.28%
1983	5.25%	3.14%
1984	5.06%	3.08%
1985	5%	3.16%
1986	4.91%	3.33%
1987	4.69%	3.45%
1988	4.36%	3.43%
1989	4.01%	3.31%
1990	3.7%	3.14%
1991	3.46%	2.97%
1992	3.3%	2.84%
1993	3.13%	2.79%
1994	2.85%	2.76%
1995	2.45%	2.73%
1996	2.12%	2.68%
1997	1.93%	2.58%
1998	1.83%	2.44%
1999	1.73%	2.29%
2000	1.59%	2.16%
2001	1.48%	2.06%
2002	1.43%	2.01%
2003	1.43%	1.99%
2004	1.42%	1.94%
2005	1.37%	1.82%
2006	1.3%	1.66%
2007	1.23%	1.51%
2008	1.17%	1.4%
2009	1.1%	1.31%
2010	1.04%	1.24%
2011	1%	1.18%
2012	1.02%	1.12%
2013	1.07%	1.05%
2014	1.11%	0.99%
2015	1.13%	0.92%
2016	1.08%	0.85%
2017	0.97%	0.79%
2018	0.83%	0.73%
2019	0.7%	0.68%
2020	0.59%	0.66%
2021	0.5%	0.65%
2022	0.41%	0.66%
2023	0.33%	0.66%