Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and Ukraine

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs Ukraine 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 0.98 in Ukraine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs Ukraine 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	Ukraine
1960	3.83	2.29
1961	3.62	2.2
1962	3.5	2.15
1963	3.62	2.11
1964	3.56	2.01
1965	3.52	1.94
1966	3.43	2.04
1967	3.33	2.04
1968	3.22	2.03
1969	3.1	2.01
1970	3.01	2.08
1971	2.93	2.11
1972	2.87	2.13
1973	2.72	2.04
1974	2.7	2.06
1975	2.69	2.05
1976	2.62	2.04
1977	2.49	1.98
1978	2.42	1.97
1979	2.4	1.96
1980	2.36	1.95
1981	2.29	1.92
1982	2.29	1.95
1983	2.25	2.1
1984	2.24	2.08
1985	2.25	2.03
1986	2.25	2.12
1987	2.32	2.07
1988	2.32	2.04
1989	2.25	1.93
1990	2.27	1.85
1991	2.31	1.77
1992	2.28	1.67
1993	2.26	1.56
1994	2.23	1.47
1995	2.13	1.4
1996	2.06	1.33
1997	1.92	1.27
1998	1.89	1.21
1999	1.77	1.13
2000	1.86	1.11
2001	1.73	1.09
2002	1.79	1.13
2003	1.75	1.17
2004	1.52	1.22
2005	1.5	1.22
2006	1.46	1.3
2007	1.46	1.34
2008	1.47	1.44
2009	1.5	1.47
2010	1.6	1.44
2011	1.46	1.46
2012	1.5	1.53
2013	1.5	1.52
2014	1.5	1.47
2015	1.49	1.39
2016	1.5	1.39
2017	1.43	1.3
2018	1.42	1.23
2019	1.34	1.22
2020	1.31	1.21
2021	1.6	1.15
2022	1.6	0.9
2023	1.5	0.98
2024	1.5	0.99
2025	1.5	1
2026	1.51	1
2027	1.51	1.01
2028	1.51	1.02
2029	1.51	1.02
2030	1.52	1.03
2031	1.52	1.04
2032	1.52	1.04
2033	1.52	1.05
2034	1.52	1.05
2035	1.52	1.06
2036	1.53	1.06
2037	1.53	1.07
2038	1.53	1.07
2039	1.53	1.08
2040	1.53	1.09
2041	1.53	1.09
2042	1.53	1.1
2043	1.54	1.1
2044	1.54	1.11
2045	1.54	1.11
2046	1.54	1.12
2047	1.55	1.13
2048	1.55	1.13
2049	1.55	1.14
2050	1.55	1.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	Ukraine
1960	37.7%	26.7%
1961	37.8%	27%
1962	37.6%	27.1%
1963	37.2%	27.1%
1964	36.7%	26.8%
1965	36.3%	26.4%
1966	35.8%	26.1%
1967	35.2%	25.8%
1968	34.7%	25.5%
1969	34.1%	25.1%
1970	33.5%	24.8%
1971	33%	24.4%
1972	32.6%	24%
1973	32.2%	23.6%
1974	31.7%	23.2%
1975	31.3%	22.8%
1976	30.9%	22.4%
1977	30.6%	22.1%
1978	30.3%	21.7%
1979	29.9%	21.5%
1980	29.5%	21.4%
1981	29.1%	21.4%
1982	28.8%	21.4%
1983	28.5%	21.5%
1984	28.3%	21.6%
1985	28.1%	21.7%
1986	27.8%	21.7%
1987	27.6%	21.7%
1988	27.4%	21.7%
1989	27.1%	21.7%
1990	26.9%	21.6%
1991	26.5%	21.5%
1992	26.1%	21.4%
1993	25.7%	21.2%
1994	25.5%	21%
1995	25.4%	20.6%
1996	25.1%	20.2%
1997	24.8%	19.7%
1998	24.4%	19.2%
1999	23.9%	18.5%
2000	23.4%	17.9%
2001	22.9%	17.1%
2002	22.5%	16.3%
2003	22.1%	15.7%
2004	21.7%	15.1%
2005	21.2%	14.7%
2006	20.8%	14.3%
2007	20.4%	14.1%
2008	20%	14%
2009	19.7%	14%
2010	19.3%	14.1%
2011	19%	14.2%
2012	18.8%	14.4%
2013	18.6%	14.6%
2014	18.3%	14.9%
2015	18%	15.1%
2016	17.8%	15.3%
2017	17.5%	15.4%
2018	17.4%	15.4%
2019	17.2%	15.4%
2020	17.2%	15.3%
2021	17.2%	15.1%
2022	17.2%	14.8%
2023	17.1%	14.3%
2024	16.8%	13.9%
2025	16.5%	13.7%
2026	16.2%	13.4%
2027	15.9%	12.9%
2028	15.6%	12.4%
2029	15.3%	12%
2030	14.9%	11.6%
2031	14.6%	11.2%
2032	14.3%	10.9%
2033	14%	10.6%
2034	13.7%	10.4%
2035	13.5%	10.2%
2036	13.3%	10%
2037	13.1%	9.95%
2038	13%	9.95%
2039	13%	9.92%
2040	13%	9.9%
2041	12.9%	9.92%
2042	12.9%	9.97%
2043	13%	10%
2044	13%	10.1%
2045	13%	10.1%
2046	13%	10.2%
2047	13%	10.2%
2048	13.1%	10.2%
2049	13.1%	10.2%
2050	13.1%	10.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 13.9% in Ukraine in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and Ukraine compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs Ukraine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and -0.56% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
1960	28,816	538,812
1961	27,846	508,602
1962	25,317	481,887
1963	28,124	449,648
1964	27,889	391,120
1965	28,564	334,365
1966	28,766	337,794
1967	28,401	313,899
1968	28,378	295,162
1969	27,464	274,858
1970	28,022	291,839
1971	28,010	305,849
1972	28,236	309,785
1973	28,032	274,938
1974	28,400	273,486
1975	28,983	256,787
1976	28,799	247,323
1977	27,410	216,932
1978	27,150	206,554
1979	27,096	197,294
1980	26,547	197,223
1981	25,689	182,839
1982	25,810	194,101
1983	24,690	241,741
1984	24,436	222,430
1985	24,167	201,011
1986	23,720	225,751
1987	24,359	198,850
1988	24,064	162,002
1989	22,912	106,431
1990	22,868	48,463
1991	23,387	-16,486
1992	21,659	-95,857
1993	20,797	-169,405
1994	19,103	-238,820
1995	17,239	-281,629
1996	14,806	-305,154
1997	12,979	-306,549
1998	12,446	-318,299
1999	10,489	-348,286
2000	12,159	-364,143
2001	10,174	-374,734
2002	9,697	-364,544
2003	8,900	-351,299
2004	5,444	-344,157
2005	4,011	-337,857
2006	3,988	-300,787
2007	2,974	-282,659
2008	3,746	-229,086
2009	4,309	-197,918
2010	4,866	-180,388
2011	3,100	-158,372
2012	3,087	-130,451
2013	3,653	-129,662
2014	3,644	-140,216
2015	2,294	-147,107
2016	2,374	-135,710
2017	1,329	-158,390
2018	1,512	-227,491
2019	-375	-236,296
2020	-5,939	-307,533
2021	-9,737	-449,941
2022	-4,397	-349,284
2023	-3,290	-283,185

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs Ukraine

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 15 deaths in Ukraine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	Ukraine
1985	17	53
1986	16	50
1987	15	46
1988	16	44
1989	14	42
1990	16	40
1991	15	40
1992	14	40
1993	14	42
1994	13	45
1995	13	46
1996	14	45
1997	13	41
1998	13	37
1999	12	34
2000	11	32
2001	9	30
2002	10	28
2003	8	28
2004	8	27
2005	7	27
2006	7	27
2007	7	27
2008	6	26
2009	6	24
2010	5	21
2011	5	20
2012	5	20
2013	5	20
2014	4	19
2015	4	17
2016	4	17
2017	4	16
2018	3	16
2019	3	16
2020	7	18
2021	12	26
2022	3	16
2023	3	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 0.81% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
1971	-	3.23%
1972	-	3.13%
1973	-	3.04%
1974	-	2.96%
1975	-	2.89%
1976	-	2.84%
1977	-	2.78%
1978	-	2.74%
1979	-	2.69%
1980	-	2.62%
1981	5.79%	2.55%
1982	5.53%	2.47%
1983	5.25%	2.39%
1984	5.06%	2.29%
1985	5%	2.21%
1986	4.91%	2.13%
1987	4.69%	2.05%
1988	4.36%	1.99%
1989	4.01%	1.95%
1990	3.7%	1.92%
1991	3.46%	1.92%
1992	3.3%	1.94%
1993	3.13%	1.97%
1994	2.85%	2%
1995	2.45%	2.02%
1996	2.12%	2.03%
1997	1.93%	2.01%
1998	1.83%	1.97%
1999	1.73%	1.9%
2000	1.59%	1.83%
2001	1.48%	1.75%
2002	1.43%	1.66%
2003	1.43%	1.58%
2004	1.42%	1.51%
2005	1.37%	1.45%
2006	1.3%	1.4%
2007	1.23%	1.34%
2008	1.17%	1.29%
2009	1.1%	1.23%
2010	1.04%	1.17%
2011	1%	1.12%
2012	1.02%	1.07%
2013	1.07%	1.02%
2014	1.11%	0.98%
2015	1.13%	0.94%
2016	1.08%	0.91%
2017	0.97%	0.89%
2018	0.83%	0.87%
2019	0.7%	0.85%
2020	0.59%	0.84%
2021	0.5%	0.82%
2022	0.41%	0.85%
2023	0.33%	0.81%