Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Spain

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Spain 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 1.12 in Spain in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Spain 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	Spain
1960	3.83	2.86
1961	3.62	2.77
1962	3.5	2.8
1963	3.62	2.88
1964	3.56	3.01
1965	3.52	2.94
1966	3.43	2.91
1967	3.33	2.94
1968	3.22	2.87
1969	3.1	2.86
1970	3.01	2.84
1971	2.93	2.9
1972	2.87	2.87
1973	2.72	2.84
1974	2.7	2.88
1975	2.69	2.77
1976	2.62	2.77
1977	2.49	2.65
1978	2.42	2.54
1979	2.4	2.37
1980	2.36	2.22
1981	2.29	2.04
1982	2.29	1.94
1983	2.25	1.8
1984	2.24	1.73
1985	2.25	1.64
1986	2.25	1.56
1987	2.32	1.49
1988	2.32	1.45
1989	2.25	1.4
1990	2.27	1.36
1991	2.31	1.33
1992	2.28	1.31
1993	2.26	1.26
1994	2.23	1.19
1995	2.13	1.16
1996	2.06	1.14
1997	1.92	1.15
1998	1.89	1.13
1999	1.77	1.17
2000	1.86	1.22
2001	1.73	1.23
2002	1.79	1.25
2003	1.75	1.3
2004	1.52	1.31
2005	1.5	1.33
2006	1.46	1.36
2007	1.46	1.38
2008	1.47	1.45
2009	1.5	1.38
2010	1.6	1.37
2011	1.46	1.34
2012	1.5	1.32
2013	1.5	1.27
2014	1.5	1.32
2015	1.49	1.33
2016	1.5	1.33
2017	1.43	1.31
2018	1.42	1.26
2019	1.34	1.23
2020	1.31	1.18
2021	1.6	1.18
2022	1.6	1.16
2023	1.5	1.12
2024	1.5	1.13
2025	1.5	1.14
2026	1.51	1.14
2027	1.51	1.15
2028	1.51	1.16
2029	1.51	1.16
2030	1.52	1.17
2031	1.52	1.17
2032	1.52	1.18
2033	1.52	1.18
2034	1.52	1.19
2035	1.52	1.19
2036	1.53	1.2
2037	1.53	1.2
2038	1.53	1.2
2039	1.53	1.21
2040	1.53	1.21
2041	1.53	1.22
2042	1.53	1.23
2043	1.54	1.23
2044	1.54	1.24
2045	1.54	1.24
2046	1.54	1.24
2047	1.55	1.25
2048	1.55	1.25
2049	1.55	1.25
2050	1.55	1.26

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Spain
1960	37.7%	27.4%
1961	37.8%	27.4%
1962	37.6%	27.4%
1963	37.2%	27.4%
1964	36.7%	27.4%
1965	36.3%	27.5%
1966	35.8%	27.6%
1967	35.2%	27.7%
1968	34.7%	27.8%
1969	34.1%	27.8%
1970	33.5%	27.9%
1971	33%	27.8%
1972	32.6%	27.8%
1973	32.2%	27.7%
1974	31.7%	27.5%
1975	31.3%	27.3%
1976	30.9%	27.2%
1977	30.6%	27%
1978	30.3%	26.8%
1979	29.9%	26.4%
1980	29.5%	26%
1981	29.1%	25.5%
1982	28.8%	24.9%
1983	28.5%	24.4%
1984	28.3%	23.8%
1985	28.1%	23.2%
1986	27.8%	22.5%
1987	27.6%	21.9%
1988	27.4%	21.2%
1989	27.1%	20.5%
1990	26.9%	19.8%
1991	26.5%	19.1%
1992	26.1%	18.4%
1993	25.7%	17.8%
1994	25.5%	17.2%
1995	25.4%	16.6%
1996	25.1%	16.1%
1997	24.8%	15.7%
1998	24.4%	15.3%
1999	23.9%	15%
2000	23.4%	14.8%
2001	22.9%	14.7%
2002	22.5%	14.6%
2003	22.1%	14.5%
2004	21.7%	14.5%
2005	21.2%	14.5%
2006	20.8%	14.5%
2007	20.4%	14.6%
2008	20%	14.7%
2009	19.7%	14.8%
2010	19.3%	14.9%
2011	19%	15%
2012	18.8%	15.1%
2013	18.6%	15.1%
2014	18.3%	15.1%
2015	18%	15%
2016	17.8%	14.9%
2017	17.5%	14.8%
2018	17.4%	14.7%
2019	17.2%	14.4%
2020	17.2%	14.2%
2021	17.2%	13.9%
2022	17.2%	13.6%
2023	17.1%	13.3%
2024	16.8%	12.9%
2025	16.5%	12.6%
2026	16.2%	12.3%
2027	15.9%	12.1%
2028	15.6%	11.8%
2029	15.3%	11.6%
2030	14.9%	11.4%
2031	14.6%	11.2%
2032	14.3%	11%
2033	14%	10.9%
2034	13.7%	10.8%
2035	13.5%	10.7%
2036	13.3%	10.7%
2037	13.1%	10.7%
2038	13%	10.8%
2039	13%	10.8%
2040	13%	10.8%
2041	12.9%	10.9%
2042	12.9%	11%
2043	13%	11%
2044	13%	11.1%
2045	13%	11.2%
2046	13%	11.3%
2047	13%	11.3%
2048	13.1%	11.4%
2049	13.1%	11.5%
2050	13.1%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 12.9% in Spain in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 19.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Spain compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Spain by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and -0.13% in Spain. 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	Spain
1960	28,816	398,960
1961	27,846	396,537
1962	25,317	384,690
1963	28,124	394,338
1964	27,889	429,885
1965	28,564	405,819
1966	28,766	397,084
1967	28,401	402,001
1968	28,378	387,423
1969	27,464	367,851
1970	28,022	378,723
1971	28,010	369,625
1972	28,236	391,030
1973	28,032	374,381
1974	28,400	396,182
1975	28,983	371,882
1976	28,799	375,834
1977	27,410	361,465
1978	27,150	339,157
1979	27,096	312,407
1980	26,547	281,184
1981	25,689	237,879
1982	25,810	231,714
1983	24,690	183,223
1984	24,436	172,487
1985	24,167	146,184
1986	23,720	131,188
1987	24,359	116,054
1988	24,064	100,794
1989	22,912	81,538
1990	22,868	66,075
1991	23,387	58,450
1992	21,659	62,652
1993	20,797	47,234
1994	19,103	31,639
1995	17,239	15,889
1996	14,806	11,967
1997	12,979	20,028
1998	12,446	4,022
1999	10,489	8,077
2000	12,159	36,512
2001	10,174	44,936
2002	9,697	53,861
2003	8,900	54,844
2004	5,444	85,844
2005	4,011	78,576
2006	3,988	110,994
2007	2,974	108,545
2008	3,746	133,267
2009	4,309	106,635
2010	4,866	102,469
2011	3,100	84,137
2012	3,087	51,450
2013	3,653	37,284
2014	3,644	32,522
2015	2,294	-4,642
2016	2,374	0
2017	1,329	-32,600
2018	1,512	-56,139
2019	-375	-56,542
2020	-5,939	-151,551
2021	-9,737	-113,865
2022	-4,397	-133,801
2023	-3,290	-111,201

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Spain

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 Spain.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Spain
1985	17	6
1986	16	7
1987	15	7
1988	16	7
1989	14	7
1990	16	6
1991	15	6
1992	14	6
1993	14	6
1994	13	6
1995	13	6
1996	14	6
1997	13	5
1998	13	5
1999	12	5
2000	11	5
2001	9	5
2002	10	5
2003	8	4
2004	8	5
2005	7	5
2006	7	4
2007	7	4
2008	6	4
2009	6	4
2010	5	4
2011	5	4
2012	5	4
2013	5	4
2014	4	4
2015	4	4
2016	4	3
2017	4	3
2018	3	3
2019	3	3
2020	7	4
2021	12	4
2022	3	4
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 0.31% in Spain. 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	Spain
1960	-	5.47%
1961	-	5.2%
1962	-	4.94%
1963	-	4.68%
1964	-	4.45%
1965	-	4.23%
1966	-	4.03%
1967	-	3.83%
1968	-	3.61%
1969	-	3.39%
1970	-	3.16%
1971	-	2.94%
1972	-	2.72%
1973	-	2.52%
1974	-	2.33%
1975	-	2.17%
1976	-	2.02%
1977	-	1.87%
1978	-	1.74%
1979	-	1.61%
1980	-	1.49%
1981	5.79%	1.38%
1982	5.53%	1.3%
1983	5.25%	1.23%
1984	5.06%	1.17%
1985	5%	1.11%
1986	4.91%	1.07%
1987	4.69%	1.03%
1988	4.36%	0.99%
1989	4.01%	0.95%
1990	3.7%	0.92%
1991	3.46%	0.88%
1992	3.3%	0.83%
1993	3.13%	0.79%
1994	2.85%	0.74%
1995	2.45%	0.69%
1996	2.12%	0.65%
1997	1.93%	0.61%
1998	1.83%	0.58%
1999	1.73%	0.56%
2000	1.59%	0.54%
2001	1.48%	0.53%
2002	1.43%	0.51%
2003	1.43%	0.5%
2004	1.42%	0.49%
2005	1.37%	0.47%
2006	1.3%	0.45%
2007	1.23%	0.44%
2008	1.17%	0.42%
2009	1.1%	0.4%
2010	1.04%	0.38%
2011	1%	0.37%
2012	1.02%	0.36%
2013	1.07%	0.35%
2014	1.11%	0.34%
2015	1.13%	0.33%
2016	1.08%	0.33%
2017	0.97%	0.32%
2018	0.83%	0.32%
2019	0.7%	0.32%
2020	0.59%	0.32%
2021	0.5%	0.31%
2022	0.41%	0.31%
2023	0.33%	0.31%