Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and South Sudan

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs South Sudan 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	South Sudan
1960	3.83	7.16
1961	3.62	7.18
1962	3.5	7.2
1963	3.62	7.2
1964	3.56	7.22
1965	3.52	7.22
1966	3.43	7.25
1967	3.33	7.26
1968	3.22	7.26
1969	3.1	7.28
1970	3.01	7.29
1971	2.93	7.3
1972	2.87	7.31
1973	2.72	7.31
1974	2.7	7.31
1975	2.69	7.33
1976	2.62	7.33
1977	2.49	7.33
1978	2.42	7.33
1979	2.4	7.32
1980	2.36	7.33
1981	2.29	7.33
1982	2.29	7.34
1983	2.25	7.34
1984	2.24	7.35
1985	2.25	7.36
1986	2.25	7.38
1987	2.32	7.39
1988	2.32	7.38
1989	2.25	7.37
1990	2.27	7.38
1991	2.31	7.38
1992	2.28	7.37
1993	2.26	7.36
1994	2.23	7.35
1995	2.13	7.34
1996	2.06	7.32
1997	1.92	7.2
1998	1.89	7.08
1999	1.77	6.94
2000	1.86	6.8
2001	1.73	6.65
2002	1.79	6.52
2003	1.75	6.35
2004	1.52	6.19
2005	1.5	6.02
2006	1.46	5.85
2007	1.46	5.7
2008	1.47	5.57
2009	1.5	5.45
2010	1.6	5.32
2011	1.46	5.19
2012	1.5	5.06
2013	1.5	4.94
2014	1.5	4.82
2015	1.49	4.7
2016	1.5	4.58
2017	1.43	4.48
2018	1.42	4.37
2019	1.34	4.26
2020	1.31	4.16
2021	1.6	4.05
2022	1.6	3.96
2023	1.5	3.86
2024	1.5	3.79
2025	1.5	3.71
2026	1.51	3.63
2027	1.51	3.56
2028	1.51	3.49
2029	1.51	3.43
2030	1.52	3.37
2031	1.52	3.31
2032	1.52	3.26
2033	1.52	3.2
2034	1.52	3.15
2035	1.52	3.1
2036	1.53	3.06
2037	1.53	3.01
2038	1.53	2.96
2039	1.53	2.92
2040	1.53	2.88
2041	1.53	2.84
2042	1.53	2.8
2043	1.54	2.76
2044	1.54	2.73
2045	1.54	2.69
2046	1.54	2.66
2047	1.55	2.63
2048	1.55	2.6
2049	1.55	2.58
2050	1.55	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	South Sudan
1960	37.7%	42.5%
1961	37.8%	42.6%
1962	37.6%	42.6%
1963	37.2%	42.8%
1964	36.7%	43%
1965	36.3%	43.3%
1966	35.8%	43.5%
1967	35.2%	43.8%
1968	34.7%	44%
1969	34.1%	44.3%
1970	33.5%	44.5%
1971	33%	44.7%
1972	32.6%	44.8%
1973	32.2%	45%
1974	31.7%	45.1%
1975	31.3%	45.2%
1976	30.9%	45.3%
1977	30.6%	45.4%
1978	30.3%	45.5%
1979	29.9%	45.7%
1980	29.5%	45.8%
1981	29.1%	46%
1982	28.8%	46.2%
1983	28.5%	46.3%
1984	28.3%	46.5%
1985	28.1%	46.6%
1986	27.8%	46.7%
1987	27.6%	46.9%
1988	27.4%	46.2%
1989	27.1%	45.4%
1990	26.9%	45.4%
1991	26.5%	45.5%
1992	26.1%	45.6%
1993	25.7%	45.7%
1994	25.5%	45.8%
1995	25.4%	45.8%
1996	25.1%	46%
1997	24.8%	46%
1998	24.4%	45.8%
1999	23.9%	45.6%
2000	23.4%	45.5%
2001	22.9%	45.5%
2002	22.5%	45.7%
2003	22.1%	45.9%
2004	21.7%	45.8%
2005	21.2%	45.3%
2006	20.8%	44.8%
2007	20.4%	44.3%
2008	20%	43.8%
2009	19.7%	43.4%
2010	19.3%	42.8%
2011	19%	42.2%
2012	18.8%	41.9%
2013	18.6%	41.9%
2014	18.3%	42.5%
2015	18%	43.1%
2016	17.8%	43.7%
2017	17.5%	45%
2018	17.4%	44.9%
2019	17.2%	43.6%
2020	17.2%	42.4%
2021	17.2%	41.6%
2022	17.2%	40.9%
2023	17.1%	39.9%
2024	16.8%	38.9%
2025	16.5%	38%
2026	16.2%	37.1%
2027	15.9%	36.2%
2028	15.6%	35.5%
2029	15.3%	35%
2030	14.9%	34.7%
2031	14.6%	34.5%
2032	14.3%	34.4%
2033	14%	34.3%
2034	13.7%	34.3%
2035	13.5%	34.2%
2036	13.3%	34.1%
2037	13.1%	34%
2038	13%	33.8%
2039	13%	33.7%
2040	13%	33.4%
2041	12.9%	33.2%
2042	12.9%	32.9%
2043	13%	32.5%
2044	13%	32.2%
2045	13%	31.8%
2046	13%	31.4%
2047	13%	31%
2048	13.1%	30.5%
2049	13.1%	30.1%
2050	13.1%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	28,816	42,945
1961	27,846	45,186
1962	25,317	47,406
1963	28,124	46,333
1964	27,889	64,786
1965	28,564	51,682
1966	28,766	38,523
1967	28,401	41,357
1968	28,378	44,213
1969	27,464	42,015
1970	28,022	44,776
1971	28,010	72,308
1972	28,236	74,803
1973	28,032	94,765
1974	28,400	97,181
1975	28,983	99,882
1976	28,799	102,346
1977	27,410	104,886
1978	27,150	107,352
1979	27,096	109,540
1980	26,547	112,307
1981	25,689	115,163
1982	25,810	118,641
1983	24,690	104,107
1984	24,436	90,970
1985	24,167	95,342
1986	23,720	99,502
1987	24,359	5,756
1988	24,064	-125,447
1989	22,912	83,735
1990	22,868	82,900
1991	23,387	87,873
1992	21,659	28,874
1993	20,797	32,779
1994	19,103	165,407
1995	17,239	110,417
1996	14,806	116,728
1997	12,979	121,454
1998	12,446	-12,157
1999	10,489	180,721
2000	12,159	196,055
2001	10,174	204,108
2002	9,697	212,014
2003	8,900	225,822
2004	5,444	231,877
2005	4,011	239,272
2006	3,988	246,706
2007	2,974	256,546
2008	3,746	268,268
2009	4,309	278,859
2010	4,866	287,409
2011	3,100	303,181
2012	3,087	312,974
2013	3,653	315,983
2014	3,644	227,611
2015	2,294	148,542
2016	2,374	110,553
2017	1,329	72,193
2018	1,512	168,497
2019	-375	209,708
2020	-5,939	212,332
2021	-9,737	213,567
2022	-4,397	211,166
2023	-3,290	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	South Sudan
1985	17	3,845
1986	16	3,720
1987	15	8,045
1988	16	5,535
1989	14	5,103
1990	16	4,877
1991	15	4,764
1992	14	7,597
1993	14	7,537
1994	13	1,666
1995	13	4,430
1996	14	4,357
1997	13	4,172
1998	13	7,514
1999	12	2,048
2000	11	1,658
2001	9	1,580
2002	10	1,521
2003	8	1,199
2004	8	1,150
2005	7	1,074
2006	7	1,005
2007	7	933
2008	6	858
2009	6	823
2010	5	776
2011	5	770
2012	5	755
2013	5	771
2014	4	1,216
2015	4	1,436
2016	4	1,629
2017	4	1,662
2018	3	913
2019	3	745
2020	7	729
2021	12	749
2022	3	704
2023	3	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	-	35.5%
1961	-	35.2%
1962	-	34.9%
1963	-	34.6%
1964	-	34.3%
1965	-	34%
1966	-	33.6%
1967	-	33.3%
1968	-	32.9%
1969	-	32.6%
1970	-	32.3%
1971	-	31.9%
1972	-	31.6%
1973	-	31.3%
1974	-	30.9%
1975	-	30.6%
1976	-	30.2%
1977	-	29.9%
1978	-	29.5%
1979	-	29.2%
1980	-	28.9%
1981	5.79%	28.5%
1982	5.53%	28.2%
1983	5.25%	27.8%
1984	5.06%	27.5%
1985	5%	27.1%
1986	4.91%	26.7%
1987	4.69%	36%
1988	4.36%	76.7%
1989	4.01%	30.7%
1990	3.7%	30.3%
1991	3.46%	29.7%
1992	3.3%	33.8%
1993	3.13%	33.1%
1994	2.85%	23%
1995	2.45%	27%
1996	2.12%	26.1%
1997	1.93%	25.2%
1998	1.83%	42.6%
1999	1.73%	19.2%
2000	1.59%	18.3%
2001	1.48%	17.4%
2002	1.43%	16.5%
2003	1.43%	15.7%
2004	1.42%	14.8%
2005	1.37%	14.1%
2006	1.3%	13.4%
2007	1.23%	12.7%
2008	1.17%	12.1%
2009	1.1%	11.5%
2010	1.04%	10.9%
2011	1%	10.5%
2012	1.02%	10.1%
2013	1.07%	9.92%
2014	1.11%	18.2%
2015	1.13%	23.7%
2016	1.08%	26.4%
2017	0.97%	27.8%
2018	0.83%	13.2%
2019	0.7%	9.87%
2020	0.59%	9.87%
2021	0.5%	9.87%
2022	0.41%	9.87%
2023	0.33%	9.87%