Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Senegal

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Senegal 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 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Senegal 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	Senegal
1960	3.83	7
1961	3.62	7.04
1962	3.5	7.08
1963	3.62	7.12
1964	3.56	7.16
1965	3.52	7.19
1966	3.43	7.22
1967	3.33	7.24
1968	3.22	7.25
1969	3.1	7.26
1970	3.01	7.26
1971	2.93	7.26
1972	2.87	7.26
1973	2.72	7.26
1974	2.7	7.25
1975	2.69	7.25
1976	2.62	7.26
1977	2.49	7.27
1978	2.42	7.28
1979	2.4	7.29
1980	2.36	7.29
1981	2.29	7.28
1982	2.29	7.25
1983	2.25	7.19
1984	2.24	7.11
1985	2.25	7.01
1986	2.25	6.9
1987	2.32	6.79
1988	2.32	6.58
1989	2.25	6.48
1990	2.27	6.4
1991	2.31	6.27
1992	2.28	6.15
1993	2.26	6.05
1994	2.23	5.92
1995	2.13	5.82
1996	2.06	5.72
1997	1.92	5.64
1998	1.89	5.58
1999	1.77	5.57
2000	1.86	5.5
2001	1.73	5.4
2002	1.79	5.3
2003	1.75	5.25
2004	1.52	5.19
2005	1.5	5.13
2006	1.46	5.06
2007	1.46	5.02
2008	1.47	5.02
2009	1.5	5.03
2010	1.6	5.06
2011	1.46	5.1
2012	1.5	5.13
2013	1.5	5.05
2014	1.5	4.88
2015	1.49	4.75
2016	1.5	4.65
2017	1.43	4.49
2018	1.42	4.29
2019	1.34	4.1
2020	1.31	4
2021	1.6	3.94
2022	1.6	3.86
2023	1.5	3.82
2024	1.5	3.76
2025	1.5	3.71
2026	1.51	3.66
2027	1.51	3.61
2028	1.51	3.57
2029	1.51	3.53
2030	1.52	3.49
2031	1.52	3.44
2032	1.52	3.4
2033	1.52	3.35
2034	1.52	3.32
2035	1.52	3.28
2036	1.53	3.24
2037	1.53	3.22
2038	1.53	3.17
2039	1.53	3.15
2040	1.53	3.11
2041	1.53	3.08
2042	1.53	3.05
2043	1.54	3.02
2044	1.54	2.99
2045	1.54	2.96
2046	1.54	2.93
2047	1.55	2.9
2048	1.55	2.87
2049	1.55	2.85
2050	1.55	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Senegal
1960	37.7%	44.2%
1961	37.8%	44.3%
1962	37.6%	44.3%
1963	37.2%	44.3%
1964	36.7%	44.3%
1965	36.3%	44.3%
1966	35.8%	44.3%
1967	35.2%	44.3%
1968	34.7%	44.2%
1969	34.1%	44.2%
1970	33.5%	44.2%
1971	33%	44.2%
1972	32.6%	44.2%
1973	32.2%	44.3%
1974	31.7%	44.4%
1975	31.3%	44.6%
1976	30.9%	44.8%
1977	30.6%	45.2%
1978	30.3%	45.6%
1979	29.9%	46%
1980	29.5%	46.4%
1981	29.1%	46.7%
1982	28.8%	46.9%
1983	28.5%	47.1%
1984	28.3%	47.2%
1985	28.1%	47.3%
1986	27.8%	47.3%
1987	27.6%	47.2%
1988	27.4%	47%
1989	27.1%	46.9%
1990	26.9%	46.6%
1991	26.5%	46.4%
1992	26.1%	46.1%
1993	25.7%	45.8%
1994	25.5%	45.4%
1995	25.4%	45.1%
1996	25.1%	44.9%
1997	24.8%	44.6%
1998	24.4%	44.4%
1999	23.9%	44.2%
2000	23.4%	43.9%
2001	22.9%	43.7%
2002	22.5%	43.5%
2003	22.1%	43.2%
2004	21.7%	43.1%
2005	21.2%	42.9%
2006	20.8%	42.8%
2007	20.4%	42.7%
2008	20%	42.7%
2009	19.7%	42.7%
2010	19.3%	42.7%
2011	19%	42.7%
2012	18.8%	42.7%
2013	18.6%	42.7%
2014	18.3%	42.6%
2015	18%	42.4%
2016	17.8%	42.1%
2017	17.5%	41.8%
2018	17.4%	41.3%
2019	17.2%	40.9%
2020	17.2%	40.3%
2021	17.2%	39.8%
2022	17.2%	39.2%
2023	17.1%	38.6%
2024	16.8%	38.2%
2025	16.5%	37.7%
2026	16.2%	37.3%
2027	15.9%	36.9%
2028	15.6%	36.6%
2029	15.3%	36.2%
2030	14.9%	35.9%
2031	14.6%	35.6%
2032	14.3%	35.4%
2033	14%	35.1%
2034	13.7%	34.9%
2035	13.5%	34.6%
2036	13.3%	34.4%
2037	13.1%	34.1%
2038	13%	33.9%
2039	13%	33.5%
2040	13%	33.2%
2041	12.9%	32.9%
2042	12.9%	32.6%
2043	13%	32.2%
2044	13%	31.9%
2045	13%	31.5%
2046	13%	31.2%
2047	13%	30.8%
2048	13.1%	30.5%
2049	13.1%	30.2%
2050	13.1%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +2.55% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	28,816	84,735
1961	27,846	87,322
1962	25,317	89,937
1963	28,124	92,264
1964	27,889	94,797
1965	28,564	97,912
1966	28,766	101,359
1967	28,401	104,824
1968	28,378	108,240
1969	27,464	112,393
1970	28,022	117,264
1971	28,010	122,511
1972	28,236	128,024
1973	28,032	133,834
1974	28,400	139,974
1975	28,983	147,311
1976	28,799	154,776
1977	27,410	161,636
1978	27,150	167,744
1979	27,096	173,425
1980	26,547	179,707
1981	25,689	185,917
1982	25,810	191,309
1983	24,690	197,673
1984	24,436	203,125
1985	24,167	208,218
1986	23,720	212,887
1987	24,359	218,522
1988	24,064	221,772
1989	22,912	227,797
1990	22,868	234,155
1991	23,387	237,713
1992	21,659	241,482
1993	20,797	245,742
1994	19,103	249,115
1995	17,239	252,552
1996	14,806	255,418
1997	12,979	261,200
1998	12,446	267,404
1999	10,489	277,944
2000	12,159	283,946
2001	10,174	289,690
2002	9,697	298,842
2003	8,900	308,856
2004	5,444	317,286
2005	4,011	323,908
2006	3,988	331,364
2007	2,974	339,963
2008	3,746	351,661
2009	4,309	362,238
2010	4,866	372,934
2011	3,100	387,290
2012	3,087	402,243
2013	3,653	406,582
2014	3,644	405,019
2015	2,294	407,008
2016	2,374	411,480
2017	1,329	410,366
2018	1,512	405,454
2019	-375	399,436
2020	-5,939	400,910
2021	-9,737	403,019
2022	-4,397	415,507
2023	-3,290	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Senegal

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 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Senegal
1985	17	899
1986	16	820
1987	15	760
1988	16	709
1989	14	662
1990	16	640
1991	15	616
1992	14	598
1993	14	589
1994	13	579
1995	13	586
1996	14	601
1997	13	599
1998	13	605
1999	12	602
2000	11	581
2001	9	560
2002	10	531
2003	8	520
2004	8	501
2005	7	488
2006	7	462
2007	7	457
2008	6	463
2009	6	441
2010	5	436
2011	5	415
2012	5	405
2013	5	385
2014	4	373
2015	4	357
2016	4	345
2017	4	325
2018	3	305
2019	3	286
2020	7	252
2021	12	263
2022	3	228
2023	3	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 3.85% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	-	29.3%
1961	-	29.4%
1962	-	29.5%
1963	-	29.6%
1964	-	29.7%
1965	-	29.7%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	29.6%
1968	-	29.4%
1969	-	29.2%
1970	-	28.8%
1971	-	28.4%
1972	-	27.8%
1973	-	27%
1974	-	26.2%
1975	-	25.3%
1976	-	24.2%
1977	-	23.1%
1978	-	22.1%
1979	-	21.2%
1980	-	20.4%
1981	5.79%	19.7%
1982	5.53%	19.1%
1983	5.25%	18.5%
1984	5.06%	17.9%
1985	5%	17.1%
1986	4.91%	16.3%
1987	4.69%	15.4%
1988	4.36%	14.7%
1989	4.01%	14.1%
1990	3.7%	13.7%
1991	3.46%	13.6%
1992	3.3%	13.5%
1993	3.13%	13.6%
1994	2.85%	13.7%
1995	2.45%	13.8%
1996	2.12%	13.8%
1997	1.93%	13.9%
1998	1.83%	13.7%
1999	1.73%	13.4%
2000	1.59%	12.9%
2001	1.48%	12.2%
2002	1.43%	11.4%
2003	1.43%	10.5%
2004	1.42%	9.59%
2005	1.37%	8.8%
2006	1.3%	8.11%
2007	1.23%	7.52%
2008	1.17%	7.03%
2009	1.1%	6.63%
2010	1.04%	6.3%
2011	1%	6.01%
2012	1.02%	5.77%
2013	1.07%	5.57%
2014	1.11%	5.39%
2015	1.13%	5.24%
2016	1.08%	5.11%
2017	0.97%	4.97%
2018	0.83%	4.82%
2019	0.7%	4.65%
2020	0.59%	4.46%
2021	0.5%	4.25%
2022	0.41%	4.04%
2023	0.33%	3.85%