Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Saint Lucia 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 1.38 in Saint Lucia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Saint Lucia 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 Lucia
1960	3.83	6.77
1961	3.62	6.84
1962	3.5	6.82
1963	3.62	6.72
1964	3.56	6.76
1965	3.52	6.69
1966	3.43	6.61
1967	3.33	6.51
1968	3.22	6.39
1969	3.1	6.25
1970	3.01	6.1
1971	2.93	5.95
1972	2.87	5.81
1973	2.72	5.69
1974	2.7	5.57
1975	2.69	5.36
1976	2.62	5.16
1977	2.49	4.97
1978	2.42	4.83
1979	2.4	4.58
1980	2.36	4.41
1981	2.29	4.28
1982	2.29	4.17
1983	2.25	4.08
1984	2.24	4.02
1985	2.25	3.97
1986	2.25	3.8
1987	2.32	3.61
1988	2.32	3.44
1989	2.25	3.31
1990	2.27	3.24
1991	2.31	3.19
1992	2.28	3.11
1993	2.26	3
1994	2.23	3.03
1995	2.13	3.03
1996	2.06	2.71
1997	1.92	2.74
1998	1.89	2.4
1999	1.77	2.5
2000	1.86	2.21
2001	1.73	2.13
2002	1.79	2.03
2003	1.75	1.94
2004	1.52	1.86
2005	1.5	1.81
2006	1.46	1.77
2007	1.46	1.7
2008	1.47	1.7
2009	1.5	1.74
2010	1.6	1.67
2011	1.46	1.5
2012	1.5	1.5
2013	1.5	1.5
2014	1.5	1.49
2015	1.49	1.47
2016	1.5	1.46
2017	1.43	1.45
2018	1.42	1.44
2019	1.34	1.42
2020	1.31	1.41
2021	1.6	1.4
2022	1.6	1.39
2023	1.5	1.38
2024	1.5	1.38
2025	1.5	1.38
2026	1.51	1.37
2027	1.51	1.37
2028	1.51	1.36
2029	1.51	1.36
2030	1.52	1.37
2031	1.52	1.37
2032	1.52	1.37
2033	1.52	1.37
2034	1.52	1.37
2035	1.52	1.38
2036	1.53	1.38
2037	1.53	1.38
2038	1.53	1.38
2039	1.53	1.38
2040	1.53	1.39
2041	1.53	1.39
2042	1.53	1.4
2043	1.54	1.4
2044	1.54	1.4
2045	1.54	1.41
2046	1.54	1.41
2047	1.55	1.41
2048	1.55	1.41
2049	1.55	1.42
2050	1.55	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Saint Lucia
1960	37.7%	47.1%
1961	37.8%	48.1%
1962	37.6%	48.9%
1963	37.2%	49.6%
1964	36.7%	50.1%
1965	36.3%	50.5%
1966	35.8%	50.4%
1967	35.2%	50%
1968	34.7%	49.8%
1969	34.1%	50%
1970	33.5%	50.2%
1971	33%	50.4%
1972	32.6%	50.4%
1973	32.2%	50.2%
1974	31.7%	49.9%
1975	31.3%	49.5%
1976	30.9%	48.9%
1977	30.6%	47.9%
1978	30.3%	46.6%
1979	29.9%	45.5%
1980	29.5%	44.8%
1981	29.1%	44.3%
1982	28.8%	43.9%
1983	28.5%	43.5%
1984	28.3%	43.3%
1985	28.1%	43.1%
1986	27.8%	42.8%
1987	27.6%	42.6%
1988	27.4%	41.7%
1989	27.1%	40.2%
1990	26.9%	38.9%
1991	26.5%	38.1%
1992	26.1%	37.7%
1993	25.7%	37.3%
1994	25.5%	37%
1995	25.4%	36.7%
1996	25.1%	36.2%
1997	24.8%	35.7%
1998	24.4%	34.7%
1999	23.9%	33.5%
2000	23.4%	32.4%
2001	22.9%	31.4%
2002	22.5%	30.7%
2003	22.1%	30%
2004	21.7%	29.2%
2005	21.2%	28.4%
2006	20.8%	27.6%
2007	20.4%	26.8%
2008	20%	25.9%
2009	19.7%	25.1%
2010	19.3%	24.3%
2011	19%	23.5%
2012	18.8%	22.7%
2013	18.6%	22.1%
2014	18.3%	21.5%
2015	18%	20.9%
2016	17.8%	20.3%
2017	17.5%	19.9%
2018	17.4%	19.5%
2019	17.2%	19.1%
2020	17.2%	18.7%
2021	17.2%	18.5%
2022	17.2%	18.2%
2023	17.1%	17.9%
2024	16.8%	17.5%
2025	16.5%	17.2%
2026	16.2%	17.1%
2027	15.9%	16.9%
2028	15.6%	16.8%
2029	15.3%	16.6%
2030	14.9%	16.5%
2031	14.6%	16.3%
2032	14.3%	16.1%
2033	14%	15.9%
2034	13.7%	15.7%
2035	13.5%	15.6%
2036	13.3%	15.4%
2037	13.1%	15.2%
2038	13%	15%
2039	13%	14.8%
2040	13%	14.6%
2041	12.9%	14.4%
2042	12.9%	14.2%
2043	13%	14.1%
2044	13%	13.9%
2045	13%	13.7%
2046	13%	13.6%
2047	13%	13.4%
2048	13.1%	13.3%
2049	13.1%	13.1%
2050	13.1%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +0.34% in Saint Lucia. 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 Lucia
1960	28,816	3,202
1961	27,846	3,173
1962	25,317	3,124
1963	28,124	3,048
1964	27,889	3,074
1965	28,564	3,042
1966	28,766	3,028
1967	28,401	3,113
1968	28,378	3,154
1969	27,464	3,143
1970	28,022	3,093
1971	28,010	3,046
1972	28,236	3,028
1973	28,032	3,033
1974	28,400	3,106
1975	28,983	3,126
1976	28,799	3,166
1977	27,410	3,240
1978	27,150	3,340
1979	27,096	3,301
1980	26,547	3,275
1981	25,689	3,306
1982	25,810	3,360
1983	24,690	3,443
1984	24,436	3,526
1985	24,167	3,591
1986	23,720	3,496
1987	24,359	3,351
1988	24,064	3,229
1989	22,912	3,146
1990	22,868	3,061
1991	23,387	3,009
1992	21,659	2,981
1993	20,797	2,899
1994	19,103	2,976
1995	17,239	3,019
1996	14,806	2,649
1997	12,979	2,709
1998	12,446	2,294
1999	10,489	2,389
2000	12,159	1,967
2001	10,174	1,860
2002	9,697	1,774
2003	8,900	1,694
2004	5,444	1,615
2005	4,011	1,553
2006	3,988	1,511
2007	2,974	1,422
2008	3,746	1,369
2009	4,309	1,349
2010	4,866	1,176
2011	3,100	934
2012	3,087	916
2013	3,653	892
2014	3,644	852
2015	2,294	841
2016	2,374	767
2017	1,329	724
2018	1,512	694
2019	-375	609
2020	-5,939	562
2021	-9,737	-15
2022	-4,397	530
2023	-3,290	475

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Saint Lucia

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 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Saint Lucia
1985	17	56
1986	16	57
1987	15	69
1988	16	71
1989	14	66
1990	16	72
1991	15	71
1992	14	58
1993	14	58
1994	13	60
1995	13	60
1996	14	72
1997	13	89
1998	13	89
1999	12	88
2000	11	83
2001	9	70
2002	10	62
2003	8	56
2004	8	54
2005	7	55
2006	7	53
2007	7	55
2008	6	55
2009	6	51
2010	5	56
2011	5	56
2012	5	55
2013	5	53
2014	4	49
2015	4	46
2016	4	46
2017	4	43
2018	3	41
2019	3	43
2020	7	43
2021	12	94
2022	3	48
2023	3	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. 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 Lucia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	-	12.9%
1962	-	12.3%
1963	-	11.6%
1964	-	11%
1965	-	10.3%
1966	-	9.62%
1967	-	8.96%
1968	-	8.32%
1969	-	7.7%
1970	-	7.1%
1971	-	6.54%
1972	-	6.02%
1973	-	5.53%
1974	-	5.08%
1975	-	4.67%
1976	-	4.3%
1977	-	3.97%
1978	-	3.68%
1979	-	3.42%
1980	-	3.2%
1981	5.79%	3%
1982	5.53%	2.83%
1983	5.25%	2.68%
1984	5.06%	2.55%
1985	5%	2.44%
1986	4.91%	2.35%
1987	4.69%	2.27%
1988	4.36%	2.2%
1989	4.01%	2.14%
1990	3.7%	2.09%
1991	3.46%	2.05%
1992	3.3%	2.01%
1993	3.13%	1.98%
1994	2.85%	1.95%
1995	2.45%	1.92%
1996	2.12%	1.9%
1997	1.93%	1.88%
1998	1.83%	1.87%
1999	1.73%	1.86%
2000	1.59%	1.85%
2001	1.48%	1.84%
2002	1.43%	1.83%
2003	1.43%	1.83%
2004	1.42%	1.83%
2005	1.37%	1.83%
2006	1.3%	1.82%
2007	1.23%	1.82%
2008	1.17%	1.82%
2009	1.1%	1.81%
2010	1.04%	1.8%
2011	1%	1.79%
2012	1.02%	1.78%
2013	1.07%	1.77%
2014	1.11%	1.75%
2015	1.13%	1.74%
2016	1.08%	1.72%
2017	0.97%	1.7%
2018	0.83%	1.67%
2019	0.7%	1.65%
2020	0.59%	1.63%
2021	0.5%	1.6%
2022	0.41%	1.58%
2023	0.33%	1.55%