Total fertility rate in North Macedonia
The total fertility rate in North Macedonia was 1.44 births per woman in 2024.
North Macedonia, 2024
1.44
Change from 2023
−3.4%
European Union, 2024
1.34 births per womanep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
17th of 38
Total fertility rate in North Macedonia over time
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Live births per woman. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.44 births per woman | 1.34 births per womanep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 1.49 births per woman | 1.38 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 1.58 births per womanb (break in time series) | 1.46 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 1.44 births per womanb (break in time series) | 1.53 births per womanep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 1.31 births per woman | 1.51 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 1.34 births per woman | 1.53 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 1.42 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 1.43 births per woman | 1.56 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 1.50 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.50 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 1.52 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 1.49 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| 2012 | 1.51 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 1.46 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 1.56 births per woman | 1.57 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 1.52 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2008 | 1.47 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2007 | 1.46 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| 2006 | 1.46 births per woman | 1.50 births per woman |
| 2005 | 1.46 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman |
| 2004 | 1.52 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman |
| 2003 | 1.77 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| 2002 | 1.80 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| 2001 | 1.73 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| 2000 | 1.88 births per woman | – |
Flags: b break in time series; ep estimated, provisional; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −3.4% from 1.49 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.52 births per woman, the figure has changed by −5.3%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 38 countries with data for 2024, North Macedonia has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.34 births per woman.
More for North Macedonia
All statistics for North Macedonia
Crude birth rate
8.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Fertility rate
1.40 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
1,822,612 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
1,822,612 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
11.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
18.6%
2025 · Eurostat