Netherlands vs North Macedonia: Birth rate

Netherlands
9.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Macedonia
9.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
183rd
North Macedonia rank
186th

Birth rate over time

  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 9.28 births per 1,000 people against 9.21 births per 1,000 people in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Netherlands ranks 183rd and North Macedonia ranks 186th of 236 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1950s 21.72 births per 1,000 people 34.22 births per 1,000 people 12.5 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1960s 19.99 births per 1,000 people 27.96 births per 1,000 people 7.97 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1970s 14.32 births per 1,000 people 23.23 births per 1,000 people 8.91 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1980s 12.47 births per 1,000 people 19.43 births per 1,000 people 6.96 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1990s 12.82 births per 1,000 people 16.75 births per 1,000 people 3.93 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
2000s 11.85 births per 1,000 people 12.59 births per 1,000 people 0.7348 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
2010s 10.25 births per 1,000 people 12.09 births per 1,000 people 1.84 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
2020s 9.72 births per 1,000 people 10.13 births per 1,000 people 0.41 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Netherlands or North Macedonia?
Netherlands, at 9.28 births per 1,000 people against 9.21 births per 1,000 people in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Netherlands and North Macedonia?
0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North Macedonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and North Macedonia rank globally for birth rate?
Netherlands ranks 183rd and North Macedonia ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.