Canada vs North Macedonia: Birth rate

Canada
9.08 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Macedonia
9.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Canada rank
188th
North Macedonia rank
186th

Birth rate over time

  • Canada
  • North Macedonia
10203040192119722023

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 9.21 births per 1,000 people against 9.08 births per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 188th 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 Canada North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1950s 26.79 births per 1,000 people 34.22 births per 1,000 people 7.43 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1960s 21.17 births per 1,000 people 27.96 births per 1,000 people 6.79 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1970s 15.17 births per 1,000 people 23.23 births per 1,000 people 8.06 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1980s 14.35 births per 1,000 people 19.43 births per 1,000 people 5.07 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
1990s 12.93 births per 1,000 people 16.75 births per 1,000 people 3.82 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
2000s 10.78 births per 1,000 people 12.59 births per 1,000 people 1.8 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
2010s 10.61 births per 1,000 people 12.09 births per 1,000 people 1.49 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia
2020s 9.33 births per 1,000 people 10.13 births per 1,000 people 0.8 births per 1,000 people North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Canada or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 9.21 births per 1,000 people against 9.08 births per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Canada and North Macedonia?
0.13 births per 1,000 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North Macedonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and North Macedonia rank globally for birth rate?
Canada ranks 188th and North Macedonia ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.