Fertility & birth rates in North Macedonia and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in North Macedonia vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Macedonia vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	3.83	2.69
1961	3.62	2.78
1962	3.5	2.86
1963	3.62	2.88
1964	3.56	2.93
1965	3.52	2.86
1966	3.43	2.78
1967	3.33	2.68
1968	3.22	2.6
1969	3.1	2.51
1970	3.01	2.44
1971	2.93	2.41
1972	2.87	2.2
1973	2.72	2.04
1974	2.7	1.92
1975	2.69	1.81
1976	2.62	1.74
1977	2.49	1.69
1978	2.42	1.75
1979	2.4	1.86
1980	2.36	1.9
1981	2.29	1.82
1982	2.29	1.78
1983	2.25	1.77
1984	2.24	1.77
1985	2.25	1.79
1986	2.25	1.78
1987	2.32	1.81
1988	2.32	1.82
1989	2.25	1.79
1990	2.27	1.83
1991	2.31	1.82
1992	2.28	1.79
1993	2.26	1.76
1994	2.23	1.74
1995	2.13	1.71
1996	2.06	1.73
1997	1.92	1.72
1998	1.89	1.71
1999	1.77	1.68
2000	1.86	1.64
2001	1.73	1.63
2002	1.79	1.63
2003	1.75	1.7
2004	1.52	1.75
2005	1.5	1.76
2006	1.46	1.82
2007	1.46	1.86
2008	1.47	1.91
2009	1.5	1.89
2010	1.6	1.92
2011	1.46	1.91
2012	1.5	1.92
2013	1.5	1.83
2014	1.5	1.81
2015	1.49	1.8
2016	1.5	1.79
2017	1.43	1.74
2018	1.42	1.68
2019	1.34	1.63
2020	1.31	1.57
2021	1.6	1.58
2022	1.6	1.56
2023	1.5	1.56
2024	1.5	1.55
2025	1.5	1.54
2026	1.51	1.53
2027	1.51	1.53
2028	1.51	1.53
2029	1.51	1.52
2030	1.52	1.52
2031	1.52	1.52
2032	1.52	1.53
2033	1.52	1.53
2034	1.52	1.53
2035	1.52	1.53
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	1.54
2042	1.53	1.54
2043	1.54	1.54
2044	1.54	1.54
2045	1.54	1.54
2046	1.54	1.54
2047	1.55	1.54
2048	1.55	1.54
2049	1.55	1.55
2050	1.55	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Macedonia	United Kingdom
1960	37.7%	23.3%
1961	37.8%	23.3%
1962	37.6%	23.2%
1963	37.2%	23.2%
1964	36.7%	23.3%
1965	36.3%	23.4%
1966	35.8%	23.5%
1967	35.2%	23.7%
1968	34.7%	23.9%
1969	34.1%	24%
1970	33.5%	24.1%
1971	33%	24.1%
1972	32.6%	24%
1973	32.2%	23.9%
1974	31.7%	23.6%
1975	31.3%	23.3%
1976	30.9%	22.9%
1977	30.6%	22.4%
1978	30.3%	21.9%
1979	29.9%	21.4%
1980	29.5%	21%
1981	29.1%	20.6%
1982	28.8%	20.2%
1983	28.5%	19.8%
1984	28.3%	19.5%
1985	28.1%	19.3%
1986	27.8%	19.1%
1987	27.6%	18.9%
1988	27.4%	18.9%
1989	27.1%	19.1%
1990	26.9%	19.1%
1991	26.5%	19.3%
1992	26.1%	19.4%
1993	25.7%	19.5%
1994	25.5%	19.6%
1995	25.4%	19.5%
1996	25.1%	19.4%
1997	24.8%	19.3%
1998	24.4%	19.3%
1999	23.9%	19.2%
2000	23.4%	18.9%
2001	22.9%	18.7%
2002	22.5%	18.5%
2003	22.1%	18.4%
2004	21.7%	18.3%
2005	21.2%	18.2%
2006	20.8%	18%
2007	20.4%	17.9%
2008	20%	17.8%
2009	19.7%	17.8%
2010	19.3%	17.8%
2011	19%	17.7%
2012	18.8%	17.8%
2013	18.6%	17.8%
2014	18.3%	17.8%
2015	18%	17.9%
2016	17.8%	18%
2017	17.5%	18%
2018	17.4%	18.1%
2019	17.2%	18%
2020	17.2%	18%
2021	17.2%	17.8%
2022	17.2%	17.6%
2023	17.1%	17.4%
2024	16.8%	17.2%
2025	16.5%	17%
2026	16.2%	16.7%
2027	15.9%	16.5%
2028	15.6%	16.2%
2029	15.3%	16%
2030	14.9%	15.7%
2031	14.6%	15.5%
2032	14.3%	15.3%
2033	14%	15.2%
2034	13.7%	15.1%
2035	13.5%	15%
2036	13.3%	14.9%
2037	13.1%	14.9%
2038	13%	14.8%
2039	13%	14.8%
2040	13%	14.8%
2041	12.9%	14.8%
2042	12.9%	14.8%
2043	13%	14.9%
2044	13%	14.9%
2045	13%	14.9%
2046	13%	15%
2047	13%	15%
2048	13.1%	15%
2049	13.1%	15%
2050	13.1%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in North Macedonia and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 26.9% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Macedonia and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in North Macedonia vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in North Macedonia and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	28,816	314,400
1961	27,846	311,519
1962	25,317	340,800
1963	28,124	337,995
1964	27,889	405,000
1965	28,564	364,132
1966	28,766	333,356
1967	28,401	346,145
1968	28,378	292,622
1969	27,464	260,577
1970	28,022	244,918
1971	28,010	257,123
1972	28,236	162,650
1973	28,032	112,389
1974	28,400	67,476
1975	28,983	33,735
1976	28,799	-5,621
1977	27,410	0
1978	27,150	16,859
1979	27,096	61,872
1980	26,547	95,734
1981	25,689	73,234
1982	25,810	56,314
1983	24,690	61,966
1984	24,436	84,633
1985	24,167	79,170
1986	23,720	90,690
1987	24,359	136,325
1988	24,064	136,628
1989	22,912	119,861
1990	22,868	154,569
1991	23,387	143,562
1992	21,659	149,709
1993	20,797	103,893
1994	19,103	127,304
1995	17,239	87,028
1996	14,806	98,884
1997	12,979	99,138
1998	12,446	87,730
1999	10,489	64,551
2000	12,159	70,671
2001	10,174	65,032
2002	9,697	65,308
2003	8,900	89,471
2004	5,444	131,974
2005	4,011	144,963
2006	3,988	176,455
2007	2,974	196,232
2008	3,746	216,325
2009	4,309	230,422
2010	4,866	251,066
2011	3,100	259,361
2012	3,087	248,473
2013	3,653	198,830
2014	3,644	206,784
2015	2,294	175,738
2016	2,374	177,139
2017	1,329	145,125
2018	1,512	119,321
2019	-375	108,342
2020	-5,939	-4,272
2021	-9,737	30,612
2022	-4,397	39,751
2023	-3,290	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: North Macedonia vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Macedonia	United Kingdom
1985	17	2
1986	16	2
1987	15	3
1988	16	4
1989	14	5
1990	16	6
1991	15	7
1992	14	7
1993	14	8
1994	13	9
1995	13	9
1996	14	8
1997	13	9
1998	13	10
1999	12	11
2000	11	12
2001	9	13
2002	10	13
2003	8	14
2004	8	13
2005	7	12
2006	7	12
2007	7	11
2008	6	11
2009	6	11
2010	5	10
2011	5	10
2012	5	9
2013	5	9
2014	4	9
2015	4	9
2016	4	9
2017	4	9
2018	3	9
2019	3	9
2020	7	14
2021	12	13
2022	3	15
2023	3	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.33% in North Macedonia and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	-	2.66%
1961	-	2.61%
1962	-	2.56%
1963	-	2.49%
1964	-	2.42%
1965	-	2.34%
1966	-	2.28%
1967	-	2.22%
1968	-	2.18%
1969	-	2.14%
1970	-	2.1%
1971	-	2.06%
1972	-	2%
1973	-	1.94%
1974	-	1.87%
1975	-	1.8%
1976	-	1.72%
1977	-	1.64%
1978	-	1.57%
1979	-	1.49%
1980	-	1.41%
1981	5.79%	1.34%
1982	5.53%	1.27%
1983	5.25%	1.22%
1984	5.06%	1.17%
1985	5%	1.14%
1986	4.91%	1.11%
1987	4.69%	1.08%
1988	4.36%	1.04%
1989	4.01%	0.99%
1990	3.7%	0.93%
1991	3.46%	0.87%
1992	3.3%	0.82%
1993	3.13%	0.77%
1994	2.85%	0.74%
1995	2.45%	0.72%
1996	2.12%	0.7%
1997	1.93%	0.69%
1998	1.83%	0.68%
1999	1.73%	0.67%
2000	1.59%	0.65%
2001	1.48%	0.64%
2002	1.43%	0.63%
2003	1.43%	0.63%
2004	1.42%	0.61%
2005	1.37%	0.6%
2006	1.3%	0.59%
2007	1.23%	0.58%
2008	1.17%	0.56%
2009	1.1%	0.54%
2010	1.04%	0.52%
2011	1%	0.5%
2012	1.02%	0.48%
2013	1.07%	0.46%
2014	1.11%	0.45%
2015	1.13%	0.45%
2016	1.08%	0.44%
2017	0.97%	0.44%
2018	0.83%	0.44%
2019	0.7%	0.44%
2020	0.59%	0.44%
2021	0.5%	0.44%
2022	0.41%	0.45%
2023	0.33%	0.45%