Fertility rate: births per woman in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.47 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in North Macedonia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in North Macedonia stood at 1.47 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in North Macedonia peaked at 5.14 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.47 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places North Macedonia 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.4 live births per woman | 3.86 live births per woman | 5.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 175 Dominica 1.48 live births per woman compare
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 177 Croatia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 179 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 180 Bhutan 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 181 Russia 1.45 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 59.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 90.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1371 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 506.86 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in North Macedonia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in North Macedonia was 1.47 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- North Macedonia ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.