Fertility Rate: North Macedonia
North Macedonia 's fertility rate is currently 1.4 births per woman as of 2024. # North Macedonia Fertility Rate North Macedonia's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.4 births per woman
-6.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
3.826 births per woman
Low (2020)
1.31 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — North Macedonia
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — North Macedonia
Analysis# North Macedonia Fertility Rate
North Macedonia's fertility rate stands at 1.4 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 3.826 births per woman. This 63.4% decrease over six decades reflects broader demographic shifts across Southeast Europe. The country reached its record low of 1.31 births per woman in 2020, though recent years have shown modest recovery, hovering between 1.4 and 1.6 births per woman.
The most significant turning point occurred around 2019–2020, when fertility dropped to historic lows during the pandemic period. A temporary uptick followed in 2021–2022, reaching 1.6 births per woman, but the rate has since returned to 1.4 in 2024. North Macedonia's fertility trajectory continues below replacement level, consistent with demographic challenges facing the wider Balkans region and raising long-term implications for population growth and workforce sustainability.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.4 births per woman | -6.67% |
| 2023 | 1.5 births per woman | -6.25% |
| 2022 | 1.6 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 1.6 births per woman | +22.14% |
| 2020 | 1.31 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 2019 | 1.34 births per woman | -5.63% |
| 2018 | 1.42 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2017 | 1.43 births per woman | -4.67% |
| 2016 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.67% |
| 2015 | 1.49 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2014 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 1.5 births per woman | +2.74% |
| 2011 | 1.46 births per woman | -8.75% |
| 2010 | 1.6 births per woman | +6.67% |
| 2009 | 1.5 births per woman | +2.04% |
| 2008 | 1.47 births per woman | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 1.46 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2006 | 1.46 births per woman | -2.67% |
| 2005 | 1.5 births per woman | -1.57% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.524 births per woman | -12.66% |
| 2003 | 1.745 births per woman | -2.30% |
| 2002 | 1.786 births per woman | +3.30% |
| 2001 | 1.729 births per woman | -7.19% |
| 2000 | 1.863 births per woman | +5.25% |
| 1999 | 1.77 births per woman | -6.35% |
| 1998 | 1.89 births per woman | -1.36% |
| 1997 | 1.916 births per woman | -6.95% |
| 1996 | 2.059 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 1995 | 2.13 births per woman | -4.57% |
| 1994 | 2.232 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1993 | 2.26 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 1992 | 2.281 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1991 | 2.31 births per woman | +1.81% |
| 1990 | 2.269 births per woman | +0.84% |
| 1989 | 2.25 births per woman | -3.18% |
| 1988 | 2.324 births per woman | +0.39% |
| 1987 | 2.315 births per woman | +2.75% |
| 1986 | 2.253 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1985 | 2.252 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 1984 | 2.24 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 1983 | 2.25 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 1982 | 2.286 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1981 | 2.293 births per woman | -2.96% |
| 1980 | 2.363 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1979 | 2.401 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1978 | 2.416 births per woman | -2.97% |
| 1977 | 2.49 births per woman | -5.07% |
| 1976 | 2.623 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 1975 | 2.692 births per woman | -0.22% |
| 1974 | 2.698 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1973 | 2.719 births per woman | -5.10% |
| 1972 | 2.865 births per woman | -2.12% |
| 1971 | 2.927 births per woman | -2.82% |
| 1970 | 3.012 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 1969 | 3.101 births per woman | -3.67% |
| 1968 | 3.219 births per woman | -3.39% |
| 1967 | 3.332 births per woman | -2.91% |
| 1966 | 3.432 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 1965 | 3.516 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1964 | 3.56 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 1963 | 3.616 births per woman | +3.23% |
| 1962 | 3.503 births per woman | -3.10% |
| 1961 | 3.615 births per woman | -5.51% |
| 1960 | 3.826 births per woman | — |
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