Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Togo

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Togo 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	Togo
1960	3.83	6.8
1961	3.62	6.82
1962	3.5	6.86
1963	3.62	6.89
1964	3.56	6.92
1965	3.52	6.94
1966	3.43	6.96
1967	3.33	6.96
1968	3.22	6.97
1969	3.1	7.02
1970	3.01	7.04
1971	2.93	7.06
1972	2.87	7.07
1973	2.72	7.08
1974	2.7	7.09
1975	2.69	7.09
1976	2.62	7.06
1977	2.49	7.03
1978	2.42	6.98
1979	2.4	6.94
1980	2.36	6.88
1981	2.29	6.81
1982	2.29	6.73
1983	2.25	6.63
1984	2.24	6.54
1985	2.25	6.46
1986	2.25	6.38
1987	2.32	6.3
1988	2.32	6.23
1989	2.25	6.15
1990	2.27	6.07
1991	2.31	5.99
1992	2.28	5.89
1993	2.26	5.78
1994	2.23	5.67
1995	2.13	5.57
1996	2.06	5.46
1997	1.92	5.36
1998	1.89	5.29
1999	1.77	5.23
2000	1.86	5.17
2001	1.73	5.13
2002	1.79	5.09
2003	1.75	5.05
2004	1.52	5
2005	1.5	5.04
2006	1.46	5.08
2007	1.46	5.1
2008	1.47	5.1
2009	1.5	5.1
2010	1.6	5.09
2011	1.46	4.98
2012	1.5	4.85
2013	1.5	4.75
2014	1.5	4.7
2015	1.49	4.66
2016	1.5	4.63
2017	1.43	4.58
2018	1.42	4.51
2019	1.34	4.45
2020	1.31	4.39
2021	1.6	4.32
2022	1.6	4.25
2023	1.5	4.19
2024	1.5	4.12
2025	1.5	4.07
2026	1.51	4.01
2027	1.51	3.95
2028	1.51	3.89
2029	1.51	3.84
2030	1.52	3.79
2031	1.52	3.75
2032	1.52	3.7
2033	1.52	3.65
2034	1.52	3.61
2035	1.52	3.56
2036	1.53	3.52
2037	1.53	3.48
2038	1.53	3.44
2039	1.53	3.4
2040	1.53	3.37
2041	1.53	3.33
2042	1.53	3.3
2043	1.54	3.27
2044	1.54	3.23
2045	1.54	3.2
2046	1.54	3.16
2047	1.55	3.13
2048	1.55	3.1
2049	1.55	3.07
2050	1.55	3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Togo
1960	37.7%	44%
1961	37.8%	44.1%
1962	37.6%	44.2%
1963	37.2%	44.4%
1964	36.7%	44.5%
1965	36.3%	44.6%
1966	35.8%	44.7%
1967	35.2%	44.8%
1968	34.7%	44.9%
1969	34.1%	45%
1970	33.5%	45.1%
1971	33%	45.2%
1972	32.6%	45.4%
1973	32.2%	45.5%
1974	31.7%	45.6%
1975	31.3%	45.8%
1976	30.9%	45.9%
1977	30.6%	46%
1978	30.3%	46.1%
1979	29.9%	46.2%
1980	29.5%	46.2%
1981	29.1%	46.2%
1982	28.8%	46.2%
1983	28.5%	46.1%
1984	28.3%	46%
1985	28.1%	45.9%
1986	27.8%	45.8%
1987	27.6%	45.7%
1988	27.4%	45.5%
1989	27.1%	45.3%
1990	26.9%	45.2%
1991	26.5%	44.9%
1992	26.1%	44.7%
1993	25.7%	44.5%
1994	25.5%	44.2%
1995	25.4%	44%
1996	25.1%	43.8%
1997	24.8%	43.5%
1998	24.4%	43.2%
1999	23.9%	42.9%
2000	23.4%	42.6%
2001	22.9%	42.4%
2002	22.5%	42.3%
2003	22.1%	42.2%
2004	21.7%	42%
2005	21.2%	41.9%
2006	20.8%	41.8%
2007	20.4%	41.6%
2008	20%	41.6%
2009	19.7%	41.5%
2010	19.3%	41.6%
2011	19%	41.6%
2012	18.8%	41.6%
2013	18.6%	41.6%
2014	18.3%	41.5%
2015	18%	41.5%
2016	17.8%	41.4%
2017	17.5%	41.2%
2018	17.4%	41.1%
2019	17.2%	40.9%
2020	17.2%	40.7%
2021	17.2%	40.5%
2022	17.2%	40.2%
2023	17.1%	39.9%
2024	16.8%	39.5%
2025	16.5%	39.2%
2026	16.2%	38.8%
2027	15.9%	38.4%
2028	15.6%	38.1%
2029	15.3%	37.8%
2030	14.9%	37.5%
2031	14.6%	37.2%
2032	14.3%	36.9%
2033	14%	36.6%
2034	13.7%	36.4%
2035	13.5%	36.1%
2036	13.3%	35.9%
2037	13.1%	35.6%
2038	13%	35.4%
2039	13%	35.2%
2040	13%	35%
2041	12.9%	34.8%
2042	12.9%	34.6%
2043	13%	34.4%
2044	13%	34.2%
2045	13%	33.9%
2046	13%	33.7%
2047	13%	33.5%
2048	13.1%	33.2%
2049	13.1%	33%
2050	13.1%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Togo compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +2.46% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	28,816	43,307
1961	27,846	44,623
1962	25,317	46,201
1963	28,124	47,869
1964	27,889	49,449
1965	28,564	51,323
1966	28,766	53,640
1967	28,401	56,128
1968	28,378	59,110
1969	27,464	62,589
1970	28,022	65,851
1971	28,010	69,206
1972	28,236	72,008
1973	28,032	74,713
1974	28,400	77,347
1975	28,983	79,831
1976	28,799	82,321
1977	27,410	84,572
1978	27,150	86,950
1979	27,096	89,148
1980	26,547	91,445
1981	25,689	94,318
1982	25,810	97,003
1983	24,690	99,817
1984	24,436	102,425
1985	24,167	104,949
1986	23,720	107,957
1987	24,359	110,739
1988	24,064	112,915
1989	22,912	114,432
1990	22,868	116,200
1991	23,387	117,409
1992	21,659	118,876
1993	20,797	119,938
1994	19,103	113,074
1995	17,239	116,314
1996	14,806	119,418
1997	12,979	122,109
1998	12,446	125,392
1999	10,489	129,832
2000	12,159	133,873
2001	10,174	137,808
2002	9,697	141,643
2003	8,900	144,900
2004	5,444	147,574
2005	4,011	154,117
2006	3,988	160,671
2007	2,974	168,144
2008	3,746	173,677
2009	4,309	180,111
2010	4,866	185,294
2011	3,100	186,406
2012	3,087	186,061
2013	3,653	187,309
2014	3,644	190,667
2015	2,294	194,768
2016	2,374	199,364
2017	1,329	202,307
2018	1,512	204,942
2019	-375	207,608
2020	-5,939	208,663
2021	-9,737	210,613
2022	-4,397	215,090
2023	-3,290	218,093

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Togo
1985	17	668
1986	16	649
1987	15	636
1988	16	628
1989	14	644
1990	16	657
1991	15	676
1992	14	692
1993	14	728
1994	13	688
1995	13	663
1996	14	627
1997	13	600
1998	13	570
1999	12	529
2000	11	496
2001	9	478
2002	10	447
2003	8	431
2004	8	431
2005	7	434
2006	7	453
2007	7	448
2008	6	457
2009	6	471
2010	5	497
2011	5	501
2012	5	506
2013	5	500
2014	4	490
2015	4	470
2016	4	460
2017	4	443
2018	3	435
2019	3	416
2020	7	398
2021	12	397
2022	3	362
2023	3	349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 5.83% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	-	26%
1961	-	25.8%
1962	-	25.5%
1963	-	25.2%
1964	-	24.9%
1965	-	24.6%
1966	-	24.2%
1967	-	23.8%
1968	-	23.4%
1969	-	23%
1970	-	22.5%
1971	-	22.1%
1972	-	21.6%
1973	-	21.1%
1974	-	20.7%
1975	-	20.2%
1976	-	19.7%
1977	-	19.2%
1978	-	18.8%
1979	-	18.3%
1980	-	17.9%
1981	5.79%	17.5%
1982	5.53%	17.1%
1983	5.25%	16.7%
1984	5.06%	16.3%
1985	5%	16%
1986	4.91%	15.7%
1987	4.69%	15.4%
1988	4.36%	15.2%
1989	4.01%	14.9%
1990	3.7%	14.7%
1991	3.46%	14.5%
1992	3.3%	14.3%
1993	3.13%	14.1%
1994	2.85%	13.9%
1995	2.45%	13.6%
1996	2.12%	13.3%
1997	1.93%	13%
1998	1.83%	12.7%
1999	1.73%	12.3%
2000	1.59%	12%
2001	1.48%	11.6%
2002	1.43%	11.3%
2003	1.43%	10.9%
2004	1.42%	10.6%
2005	1.37%	10.3%
2006	1.3%	9.97%
2007	1.23%	9.69%
2008	1.17%	9.41%
2009	1.1%	9.14%
2010	1.04%	8.87%
2011	1%	8.59%
2012	1.02%	8.33%
2013	1.07%	8.07%
2014	1.11%	7.81%
2015	1.13%	7.56%
2016	1.08%	7.32%
2017	0.97%	7.09%
2018	0.83%	6.86%
2019	0.7%	6.63%
2020	0.59%	6.43%
2021	0.5%	6.22%
2022	0.41%	6.02%
2023	0.33%	5.83%