Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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	Saint Kitts
1960	3.83	6.54
1961	3.62	6.27
1962	3.5	6.06
1963	3.62	6.12
1964	3.56	6.08
1965	3.52	6.01
1966	3.43	5.78
1967	3.33	5.46
1968	3.22	5.17
1969	3.1	4.97
1970	3.01	4.73
1971	2.93	4.51
1972	2.87	4.16
1973	2.72	3.97
1974	2.7	3.81
1975	2.69	3.68
1976	2.62	3.59
1977	2.49	3.48
1978	2.42	3.29
1979	2.4	3.23
1980	2.36	3.26
1981	2.29	3.3
1982	2.29	3.18
1983	2.25	3.1
1984	2.24	2.88
1985	2.25	2.82
1986	2.25	2.68
1987	2.32	2.62
1988	2.32	2.62
1989	2.25	2.69
1990	2.27	2.73
1991	2.31	2.6
1992	2.28	2.43
1993	2.26	2.38
1994	2.23	2.31
1995	2.13	2.3
1996	2.06	2.26
1997	1.92	2.3
1998	1.89	2.31
1999	1.77	2.26
2000	1.86	2.13
2001	1.73	2.08
2002	1.79	2.04
2003	1.75	2
2004	1.52	1.96
2005	1.5	1.93
2006	1.46	1.9
2007	1.46	1.87
2008	1.47	1.83
2009	1.5	1.8
2010	1.6	1.76
2011	1.46	1.74
2012	1.5	1.71
2013	1.5	1.68
2014	1.5	1.67
2015	1.49	1.64
2016	1.5	1.63
2017	1.43	1.61
2018	1.42	1.59
2019	1.34	1.57
2020	1.31	1.55
2021	1.6	1.53
2022	1.6	1.51
2023	1.5	1.51
2024	1.5	1.53
2025	1.5	1.51
2026	1.51	1.5
2027	1.51	1.49
2028	1.51	1.49
2029	1.51	1.49
2030	1.52	1.48
2031	1.52	1.48
2032	1.52	1.48
2033	1.52	1.48
2034	1.52	1.48
2035	1.52	1.48
2036	1.53	1.48
2037	1.53	1.49
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	1.5
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	Saint Kitts
1960	37.7%	45.6%
1961	37.8%	45.7%
1962	37.6%	45.8%
1963	37.2%	46%
1964	36.7%	46.1%
1965	36.3%	46.3%
1966	35.8%	46.6%
1967	35.2%	47%
1968	34.7%	47.4%
1969	34.1%	47.7%
1970	33.5%	47.2%
1971	33%	45.8%
1972	32.6%	44.3%
1973	32.2%	42.9%
1974	31.7%	41.6%
1975	31.3%	40.5%
1976	30.9%	39.6%
1977	30.6%	38.8%
1978	30.3%	38.2%
1979	29.9%	37.6%
1980	29.5%	36.9%
1981	29.1%	36.2%
1982	28.8%	35.6%
1983	28.5%	35.1%
1984	28.3%	34.7%
1985	28.1%	34.5%
1986	27.8%	34.3%
1987	27.6%	34.2%
1988	27.4%	34.1%
1989	27.1%	34.1%
1990	26.9%	34.2%
1991	26.5%	34.1%
1992	26.1%	33.6%
1993	25.7%	32.9%
1994	25.5%	32.3%
1995	25.4%	31.7%
1996	25.1%	31.1%
1997	24.8%	30.6%
1998	24.4%	30.1%
1999	23.9%	29.7%
2000	23.4%	29.3%
2001	22.9%	28.8%
2002	22.5%	28.1%
2003	22.1%	27.4%
2004	21.7%	26.6%
2005	21.2%	26%
2006	20.8%	25.3%
2007	20.4%	24.8%
2008	20%	24.4%
2009	19.7%	24%
2010	19.3%	23.3%
2011	19%	22.7%
2012	18.8%	22.2%
2013	18.6%	21.7%
2014	18.3%	21.1%
2015	18%	20.6%
2016	17.8%	20.2%
2017	17.5%	19.9%
2018	17.4%	19.6%
2019	17.2%	19.3%
2020	17.2%	19.1%
2021	17.2%	18.8%
2022	17.2%	18.6%
2023	17.1%	18.3%
2024	16.8%	18.2%
2025	16.5%	18.3%
2026	16.2%	18.4%
2027	15.9%	18.2%
2028	15.6%	17.9%
2029	15.3%	17.7%
2030	14.9%	17.5%
2031	14.6%	17.2%
2032	14.3%	17%
2033	14%	16.8%
2034	13.7%	16.5%
2035	13.5%	16.3%
2036	13.3%	16.1%
2037	13.1%	15.9%
2038	13%	15.7%
2039	13%	15.5%
2040	13%	15.4%
2041	12.9%	15.2%
2042	12.9%	15.1%
2043	13%	15%
2044	13%	14.8%
2045	13%	14.7%
2046	13%	14.6%
2047	13%	14.5%
2048	13.1%	14.5%
2049	13.1%	14.4%
2050	13.1%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1960	28,816	1,562
1961	27,846	1,466
1962	25,317	1,373
1963	28,124	1,360
1964	27,889	1,305
1965	28,564	1,228
1966	28,766	1,103
1967	28,401	951
1968	28,378	812
1969	27,464	708
1970	28,022	611
1971	28,010	615
1972	28,236	619
1973	28,032	646
1974	28,400	670
1975	28,983	688
1976	28,799	703
1977	27,410	697
1978	27,150	654
1979	27,096	643
1980	26,547	652
1981	25,689	684
1982	25,810	672
1983	24,690	664
1984	24,436	598
1985	24,167	574
1986	23,720	520
1987	24,359	486
1988	24,064	471
1989	22,912	476
1990	22,868	471
1991	23,387	411
1992	21,659	369
1993	20,797	373
1994	19,103	370
1995	17,239	382
1996	14,806	379
1997	12,979	405
1998	12,446	415
1999	10,489	413
2000	12,159	376
2001	10,174	369
2002	9,697	365
2003	8,900	369
2004	5,444	365
2005	4,011	361
2006	3,988	355
2007	2,974	341
2008	3,746	322
2009	4,309	300
2010	4,866	274
2011	3,100	250
2012	3,087	246
2013	3,653	227
2014	3,644	213
2015	2,294	197
2016	2,374	185
2017	1,329	169
2018	1,512	150
2019	-375	135
2020	-5,939	98
2021	-9,737	-20
2022	-4,397	14
2023	-3,290	84

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Saint Kitts
1985	17	290
1986	16	285
1987	15	302
1988	16	308
1989	14	316
1990	16	302
1991	15	280
1992	14	255
1993	14	225
1994	13	205
1995	13	204
1996	14	194
1997	13	194
1998	13	193
1999	12	164
2000	11	143
2001	9	131
2002	10	115
2003	8	111
2004	8	104
2005	7	102
2006	7	99
2007	7	96
2008	6	95
2009	6	93
2010	5	92
2011	5	90
2012	5	88
2013	5	82
2014	4	82
2015	4	76
2016	4	75
2017	4	74
2018	3	78
2019	3	74
2020	7	80
2021	12	111
2022	3	99
2023	3	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1973	-	6.16%
1974	-	6.03%
1975	-	5.91%
1976	-	5.78%
1977	-	5.64%
1978	-	5.48%
1979	-	5.29%
1980	-	5.06%
1981	5.79%	4.81%
1982	5.53%	4.53%
1983	5.25%	4.26%
1984	5.06%	4%
1985	5%	3.76%
1986	4.91%	3.56%
1987	4.69%	3.39%
1988	4.36%	3.24%
1989	4.01%	3.12%
1990	3.7%	3.03%
1991	3.46%	2.96%
1992	3.3%	2.9%
1993	3.13%	2.85%
1994	2.85%	2.8%
1995	2.45%	2.76%
1996	2.12%	2.7%
1997	1.93%	2.64%
1998	1.83%	2.56%
1999	1.73%	2.48%
2000	1.59%	2.39%
2001	1.48%	2.29%
2002	1.43%	2.2%
2003	1.43%	2.11%
2004	1.42%	2.03%
2005	1.37%	1.97%
2006	1.3%	1.92%
2007	1.23%	1.89%
2008	1.17%	1.88%
2009	1.1%	1.87%
2010	1.04%	1.88%
2011	1%	1.89%
2012	1.02%	1.91%
2013	1.07%	1.93%
2014	1.11%	1.95%
2015	1.13%	1.94%
2016	1.08%	1.93%
2017	0.97%	1.9%
2018	0.83%	1.86%
2019	0.7%	1.82%
2020	0.59%	1.77%
2021	0.5%	1.72%
2022	0.41%	1.68%
2023	0.33%	1.63%