Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Slovenia

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

Check North Macedonia vs Slovenia 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	Slovenia
1960	3.83	2.19
1961	3.62	2.27
1962	3.5	2.28
1963	3.62	2.27
1964	3.56	2.31
1965	3.52	2.43
1966	3.43	2.47
1967	3.33	2.37
1968	3.22	2.25
1969	3.1	2.17
1970	3.01	2.11
1971	2.93	2.16
1972	2.87	2.17
1973	2.72	2.2
1974	2.7	2.13
1975	2.69	2.17
1976	2.62	2.2
1977	2.49	2.17
1978	2.42	2.2
1979	2.4	2.22
1980	2.36	2.11
1981	2.29	1.96
1982	2.29	1.93
1983	2.25	1.81
1984	2.24	1.74
1985	2.25	1.71
1986	2.25	1.67
1987	2.32	1.65
1988	2.32	1.63
1989	2.25	1.52
1990	2.27	1.46
1991	2.31	1.42
1992	2.28	1.33
1993	2.26	1.33
1994	2.23	1.32
1995	2.13	1.29
1996	2.06	1.28
1997	1.92	1.25
1998	1.89	1.23
1999	1.77	1.21
2000	1.86	1.26
2001	1.73	1.21
2002	1.79	1.21
2003	1.75	1.2
2004	1.52	1.25
2005	1.5	1.26
2006	1.46	1.31
2007	1.46	1.38
2008	1.47	1.53
2009	1.5	1.53
2010	1.6	1.57
2011	1.46	1.56
2012	1.5	1.58
2013	1.5	1.55
2014	1.5	1.58
2015	1.49	1.57
2016	1.5	1.58
2017	1.43	1.62
2018	1.42	1.6
2019	1.34	1.61
2020	1.31	1.59
2021	1.6	1.64
2022	1.6	1.55
2023	1.5	1.51
2024	1.5	1.51
2025	1.5	1.51
2026	1.51	1.51
2027	1.51	1.51
2028	1.51	1.52
2029	1.51	1.52
2030	1.52	1.52
2031	1.52	1.52
2032	1.52	1.52
2033	1.52	1.52
2034	1.52	1.52
2035	1.52	1.52
2036	1.53	1.53
2037	1.53	1.53
2038	1.53	1.53
2039	1.53	1.53
2040	1.53	1.53
2041	1.53	1.53
2042	1.53	1.53
2043	1.54	1.53
2044	1.54	1.53
2045	1.54	1.53
2046	1.54	1.53
2047	1.55	1.53
2048	1.55	1.54
2049	1.55	1.54
2050	1.55	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Slovenia
1960	37.7%	27.2%
1961	37.8%	27.2%
1962	37.6%	27.1%
1963	37.2%	26.9%
1964	36.7%	26.6%
1965	36.3%	26.2%
1966	35.8%	25.8%
1967	35.2%	25.5%
1968	34.7%	25.1%
1969	34.1%	24.7%
1970	33.5%	24.3%
1971	33%	24%
1972	32.6%	23.9%
1973	32.2%	23.8%
1974	31.7%	23.7%
1975	31.3%	23.6%
1976	30.9%	23.4%
1977	30.6%	23.3%
1978	30.3%	23.2%
1979	29.9%	23.1%
1980	29.5%	23%
1981	29.1%	22.9%
1982	28.8%	22.8%
1983	28.5%	22.7%
1984	28.3%	22.5%
1985	28.1%	22.3%
1986	27.8%	22%
1987	27.6%	21.6%
1988	27.4%	21.4%
1989	27.1%	21.1%
1990	26.9%	20.8%
1991	26.5%	20.3%
1992	26.1%	19.8%
1993	25.7%	19.3%
1994	25.5%	18.8%
1995	25.4%	18.3%
1996	25.1%	17.8%
1997	24.8%	17.3%
1998	24.4%	16.8%
1999	23.9%	16.4%
2000	23.4%	15.9%
2001	22.9%	15.6%
2002	22.5%	15.2%
2003	22.1%	14.8%
2004	21.7%	14.5%
2005	21.2%	14.3%
2006	20.8%	14.1%
2007	20.4%	14%
2008	20%	14%
2009	19.7%	14%
2010	19.3%	14.1%
2011	19%	14.3%
2012	18.8%	14.4%
2013	18.6%	14.6%
2014	18.3%	14.7%
2015	18%	14.8%
2016	17.8%	14.9%
2017	17.5%	15%
2018	17.4%	15.1%
2019	17.2%	15.1%
2020	17.2%	15.1%
2021	17.2%	15.2%
2022	17.2%	15.1%
2023	17.1%	14.9%
2024	16.8%	14.7%
2025	16.5%	14.5%
2026	16.2%	14.2%
2027	15.9%	14%
2028	15.6%	13.8%
2029	15.3%	13.5%
2030	14.9%	13.3%
2031	14.6%	13.1%
2032	14.3%	13%
2033	14%	12.8%
2034	13.7%	12.7%
2035	13.5%	12.6%
2036	13.3%	12.5%
2037	13.1%	12.4%
2038	13%	12.4%
2039	13%	12.5%
2040	13%	12.5%
2041	12.9%	12.6%
2042	12.9%	12.7%
2043	13%	12.8%
2044	13%	12.9%
2045	13%	13%
2046	13%	13.2%
2047	13%	13.3%
2048	13.1%	13.4%
2049	13.1%	13.5%
2050	13.1%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 14.7% in Slovenia in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 20.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Slovenia compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Slovenia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and -0.08% in Slovenia. 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	Slovenia
1960	28,816	12,678
1961	27,846	14,985
1962	25,317	13,150
1963	28,124	14,068
1964	27,889	12,567
1965	28,564	14,513
1966	28,766	15,697
1967	28,401	13,516
1968	28,378	11,250
1969	27,464	9,427
1970	28,022	10,004
1971	28,010	10,951
1972	28,236	10,513
1973	28,032	11,837
1974	28,400	11,367
1975	28,983	11,658
1976	28,799	12,196
1977	27,410	12,160
1978	27,150	11,920
1979	27,096	12,614
1980	26,547	11,027
1981	25,689	10,485
1982	25,810	9,170
1983	24,690	6,343
1984	24,436	5,990
1985	24,167	6,213
1986	23,720	6,094
1987	24,359	5,771
1988	24,064	5,986
1989	22,912	4,592
1990	22,868	3,797
1991	23,387	2,199
1992	21,659	598
1993	20,797	-199
1994	19,103	199
1995	17,239	0
1996	14,806	0
1997	12,979	-794
1998	12,446	-1,189
1999	10,489	-1,388
2000	12,159	-398
2001	10,174	-996
2002	9,697	-1,197
2003	8,900	-1,996
2004	5,444	-599
2005	4,011	-600
2006	3,988	602
2007	2,974	1,211
2008	3,746	3,437
2009	4,309	3,060
2010	4,866	3,687
2011	3,100	3,285
2012	3,087	2,674
2013	3,653	1,648
2014	3,644	2,268
2015	2,294	826
2016	2,374	826
2017	1,329	-207
2018	1,512	-1,037
2019	-375	-1,254
2020	-5,939	-5,256
2021	-9,737	-4,216
2022	-4,397	-4,858
2023	-3,290	-4,665

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Slovenia

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 3 deaths in Slovenia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Slovenia
1985	17	17
1986	16	16
1987	15	16
1988	16	16
1989	14	15
1990	16	14
1991	15	13
1992	14	13
1993	14	12
1994	13	12
1995	13	11
1996	14	10
1997	13	9
1998	13	9
1999	12	8
2000	11	7
2001	9	6
2002	10	6
2003	8	6
2004	8	6
2005	7	6
2006	7	6
2007	7	6
2008	6	7
2009	6	7
2010	5	7
2011	5	6
2012	5	6
2013	5	6
2014	4	6
2015	4	5
2016	4	5
2017	4	5
2018	3	4
2019	3	4
2020	7	12
2021	12	8
2022	3	15
2023	3	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 0.22% in Slovenia. 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	Slovenia
1981	5.79%	1.78%
1982	5.53%	1.69%
1983	5.25%	1.61%
1984	5.06%	1.53%
1985	5%	1.44%
1986	4.91%	1.36%
1987	4.69%	1.27%
1988	4.36%	1.19%
1989	4.01%	1.11%
1990	3.7%	1.04%
1991	3.46%	0.97%
1992	3.3%	0.9%
1993	3.13%	0.84%
1994	2.85%	0.79%
1995	2.45%	0.73%
1996	2.12%	0.69%
1997	1.93%	0.65%
1998	1.83%	0.61%
1999	1.73%	0.58%
2000	1.59%	0.54%
2001	1.48%	0.52%
2002	1.43%	0.49%
2003	1.43%	0.47%
2004	1.42%	0.44%
2005	1.37%	0.42%
2006	1.3%	0.4%
2007	1.23%	0.38%
2008	1.17%	0.36%
2009	1.1%	0.34%
2010	1.04%	0.32%
2011	1%	0.31%
2012	1.02%	0.29%
2013	1.07%	0.28%
2014	1.11%	0.27%
2015	1.13%	0.26%
2016	1.08%	0.26%
2017	0.97%	0.25%
2018	0.83%	0.24%
2019	0.7%	0.24%
2020	0.59%	0.24%
2021	0.5%	0.23%
2022	0.41%	0.23%
2023	0.33%	0.22%