Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Russia

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Russia 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 1.41 in Russia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Russia 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	Russia
1960	3.83	2.52
1961	3.62	2.45
1962	3.5	2.36
1963	3.62	2.27
1964	3.56	2.18
1965	3.52	2.13
1966	3.43	2.1
1967	3.33	2.04
1968	3.22	1.99
1969	3.1	1.97
1970	3.01	1.99
1971	2.93	2.03
1972	2.87	2.04
1973	2.72	2.01
1974	2.7	2
1975	2.69	1.98
1976	2.62	1.97
1977	2.49	1.95
1978	2.42	1.92
1979	2.4	1.9
1980	2.36	1.89
1981	2.29	1.91
1982	2.29	2.04
1983	2.25	2.11
1984	2.24	2.06
1985	2.25	2.05
1986	2.25	2.15
1987	2.32	2.22
1988	2.32	2.12
1989	2.25	2.01
1990	2.27	1.89
1991	2.31	1.73
1992	2.28	1.55
1993	2.26	1.39
1994	2.23	1.4
1995	2.13	1.34
1996	2.06	1.27
1997	1.92	1.22
1998	1.89	1.23
1999	1.77	1.16
2000	1.86	1.2
2001	1.73	1.22
2002	1.79	1.29
2003	1.75	1.32
2004	1.52	1.34
2005	1.5	1.29
2006	1.46	1.31
2007	1.46	1.42
2008	1.47	1.5
2009	1.5	1.54
2010	1.6	1.57
2011	1.46	1.58
2012	1.5	1.69
2013	1.5	1.71
2014	1.5	1.75
2015	1.49	1.78
2016	1.5	1.76
2017	1.43	1.62
2018	1.42	1.58
2019	1.34	1.5
2020	1.31	1.51
2021	1.6	1.51
2022	1.6	1.42
2023	1.5	1.41
2024	1.5	1.42
2025	1.5	1.43
2026	1.51	1.43
2027	1.51	1.43
2028	1.51	1.44
2029	1.51	1.44
2030	1.52	1.45
2031	1.52	1.45
2032	1.52	1.45
2033	1.52	1.46
2034	1.52	1.46
2035	1.52	1.46
2036	1.53	1.47
2037	1.53	1.47
2038	1.53	1.47
2039	1.53	1.47
2040	1.53	1.48
2041	1.53	1.48
2042	1.53	1.48
2043	1.54	1.48
2044	1.54	1.49
2045	1.54	1.49
2046	1.54	1.49
2047	1.55	1.49
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	Russia
1960	37.7%	30.5%
1961	37.8%	30.9%
1962	37.6%	30.8%
1963	37.2%	30.6%
1964	36.7%	30.2%
1965	36.3%	29.5%
1966	35.8%	28.9%
1967	35.2%	28.3%
1968	34.7%	27.6%
1969	34.1%	26.9%
1970	33.5%	26.1%
1971	33%	25.4%
1972	32.6%	24.8%
1973	32.2%	24.2%
1974	31.7%	23.6%
1975	31.3%	23%
1976	30.9%	22.5%
1977	30.6%	22.1%
1978	30.3%	21.8%
1979	29.9%	21.7%
1980	29.5%	21.7%
1981	29.1%	21.7%
1982	28.8%	21.9%
1983	28.5%	22.1%
1984	28.3%	22.4%
1985	28.1%	22.6%
1986	27.8%	22.8%
1987	27.6%	22.9%
1988	27.4%	23%
1989	27.1%	23%
1990	26.9%	22.9%
1991	26.5%	22.7%
1992	26.1%	22.4%
1993	25.7%	22%
1994	25.5%	21.6%
1995	25.4%	21.2%
1996	25.1%	20.7%
1997	24.8%	20.2%
1998	24.4%	19.5%
1999	23.9%	18.8%
2000	23.4%	18%
2001	22.9%	17.3%
2002	22.5%	16.6%
2003	22.1%	16%
2004	21.7%	15.6%
2005	21.2%	15.2%
2006	20.8%	14.9%
2007	20.4%	14.8%
2008	20%	14.9%
2009	19.7%	15%
2010	19.3%	15.2%
2011	19%	15.4%
2012	18.8%	15.7%
2013	18.6%	16.1%
2014	18.3%	16.5%
2015	18%	16.9%
2016	17.8%	17.2%
2017	17.5%	17.5%
2018	17.4%	17.6%
2019	17.2%	17.6%
2020	17.2%	17.7%
2021	17.2%	17.7%
2022	17.2%	17.7%
2023	17.1%	17.5%
2024	16.8%	17.3%
2025	16.5%	17%
2026	16.2%	16.7%
2027	15.9%	16.3%
2028	15.6%	15.9%
2029	15.3%	15.5%
2030	14.9%	15%
2031	14.6%	14.6%
2032	14.3%	14.2%
2033	14%	14%
2034	13.7%	13.8%
2035	13.5%	13.7%
2036	13.3%	13.6%
2037	13.1%	13.6%
2038	13%	13.6%
2039	13%	13.7%
2040	13%	13.9%
2041	12.9%	14%
2042	12.9%	14.2%
2043	13%	14.4%
2044	13%	14.6%
2045	13%	14.8%
2046	13%	15%
2047	13%	15.2%
2048	13.1%	15.4%
2049	13.1%	15.5%
2050	13.1%	15.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 17.3% in Russia in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 22.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Russia compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Russia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and -0.24% in Russia. 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	Russia
1960	28,816	1,962,834
1961	27,846	1,810,538
1962	25,317	1,573,701
1963	28,124	1,436,077
1964	27,889	1,233,520
1965	28,564	1,059,335
1966	28,766	989,279
1967	28,401	854,554
1968	28,378	787,621
1969	27,464	753,088
1970	28,022	785,554
1971	28,010	854,999
1972	28,236	872,050
1973	28,032	846,561
1974	28,400	883,186
1975	28,983	843,850
1976	28,799	852,237
1977	27,410	832,932
1978	27,150	812,766
1979	27,096	690,135
1980	26,547	681,149
1981	25,689	713,700
1982	25,810	830,855
1983	24,690	906,676
1984	24,436	756,548
1985	24,167	762,447
1986	23,720	985,279
1987	24,359	977,583
1988	24,064	778,343
1989	22,912	576,112
1990	22,868	325,533
1991	23,387	103,876
1992	21,659	-222,808
1993	20,797	-757,140
1994	19,103	-920,129
1995	17,239	-845,742
1996	14,806	-785,248
1997	12,979	-769,159
1998	12,446	-694,053
1999	10,489	-927,453
2000	12,159	-967,540
2001	10,174	-963,445
2002	9,697	-944,492
2003	8,900	-896,822
2004	5,444	-792,370
2005	4,011	-846,761
2006	3,988	-686,638
2007	2,974	-471,257
2008	3,746	-356,856
2009	4,309	-257,014
2010	4,866	-242,844
2011	3,100	-128,716
2012	3,087	0
2013	3,653	28,761
2014	3,644	28,848
2015	2,294	43,392
2016	2,374	0
2017	1,329	-130,764
2018	1,512	-232,637
2019	-375	-319,997
2020	-5,939	-697,177
2021	-9,737	-1,027,702
2022	-4,397	-576,948
2023	-3,290	-503,392

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Russia

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 9 deaths in Russia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Russia
1985	17	81
1986	16	69
1987	15	65
1988	16	63
1989	14	61
1990	16	58
1991	15	57
1992	14	62
1993	14	76
1994	13	85
1995	13	82
1996	14	69
1997	13	59
1998	13	53
1999	12	53
2000	11	51
2001	9	48
2002	10	47
2003	8	45
2004	8	41
2005	7	38
2006	7	32
2007	7	29
2008	6	27
2009	6	24
2010	5	23
2011	5	19
2012	5	18
2013	5	16
2014	4	16
2015	4	15
2016	4	14
2017	4	12
2018	3	12
2019	3	12
2020	7	19
2021	12	21
2022	3	13
2023	3	9

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 0.45% in Russia. 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	Russia
1960	-	4.55%
1961	-	4.26%
1962	-	3.99%
1963	-	3.76%
1964	-	3.55%
1965	-	3.38%
1966	-	3.23%
1967	-	3.11%
1968	-	3.02%
1969	-	2.94%
1970	-	2.88%
1971	-	2.84%
1972	-	2.81%
1973	-	2.78%
1974	-	2.77%
1975	-	2.76%
1976	-	2.76%
1977	-	2.76%
1978	-	2.76%
1979	-	2.75%
1980	-	2.73%
1981	5.79%	2.7%
1982	5.53%	2.66%
1983	5.25%	2.62%
1984	5.06%	2.56%
1985	5%	2.5%
1986	4.91%	2.42%
1987	4.69%	2.34%
1988	4.36%	2.26%
1989	4.01%	2.2%
1990	3.7%	2.17%
1991	3.46%	2.16%
1992	3.3%	2.17%
1993	3.13%	2.19%
1994	2.85%	2.2%
1995	2.45%	2.2%
1996	2.12%	2.17%
1997	1.93%	2.13%
1998	1.83%	2.08%
1999	1.73%	2.02%
2000	1.59%	1.94%
2001	1.48%	1.84%
2002	1.43%	1.73%
2003	1.43%	1.61%
2004	1.42%	1.5%
2005	1.37%	1.39%
2006	1.3%	1.29%
2007	1.23%	1.2%
2008	1.17%	1.13%
2009	1.1%	1.07%
2010	1.04%	1.04%
2011	1%	1.02%
2012	1.02%	0.99%
2013	1.07%	0.95%
2014	1.11%	0.89%
2015	1.13%	0.82%
2016	1.08%	0.75%
2017	0.97%	0.69%
2018	0.83%	0.63%
2019	0.7%	0.58%
2020	0.59%	0.54%
2021	0.5%	0.51%
2022	0.41%	0.47%
2023	0.33%	0.45%