North Macedonia vs Russia: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
North Macedonia
1.47 live births per woman
in 2023
Russia
1.45 live births per woman
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
178th
Russia rank
181st
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- North Macedonia
- Russia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 1.47 live births per woman against 1.45 live births per woman in Russia, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 178th and Russia ranks 181st of 236 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.4 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | 3.47 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.6837 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 0.1972 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 2.11 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.679 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 0.287 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 0.0505 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 0.0973 live births per woman | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, North Macedonia or Russia?
- North Macedonia, at 1.47 live births per woman against 1.45 live births per woman in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between North Macedonia and Russia?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Macedonia and Russia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- North Macedonia ranks 178th and Russia ranks 181st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.