Crude birth rate in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Crude birth rate was 9.21 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.21
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
37.63
in 1950
All-time low
9.21
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Crude birth rate in North Macedonia, 1950–2023

10203040195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 9.21 for crude birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crude birth rate in North Macedonia peaked at 37.63 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.21, in 2023.

That places North Macedonia 186th 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.

Crude birth rate in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Crude birth rate in North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 37.63 —
1951 37.08 -1.5%
1952 36.62 -1.2%
1953 34.96 -4.6%
1954 35.39 +1.2%
1955 33.78 -4.6%
1956 32.17 -4.8%
1957 31.47 -2.2%
1958 31.33 -0.4%
1959 31.78 +1.5%
1960 30.99 -2.5%
1961 29.23 -5.7%
1962 28.28 -3.2%
1963 28.96 +2.4%
1964 28.42 -1.9%
1965 28.07 -1.2%
1966 27.45 -2.2%
1967 26.74 -2.6%
1968 26.06 -2.5%
1969 25.43 -2.4%
1970 25.05 -1.5%
1971 24.71 -1.4%
1972 24.46 -1.0%
1973 23.5 -3.9%
1974 23.5 -0.0%
1975 23.58 +0.3%
1976 23.04 -2.3%
1977 21.94 -4.8%
1978 21.32 -2.8%
1979 21.14 -0.8%
1980 20.77 -1.8%
1981 20.07 -3.3%
1982 19.95 -0.6%
1983 19.47 -2.4%
1984 19.21 -1.4%
1985 19.12 -0.5%
1986 18.92 -1.0%
1987 19.26 +1.8%
1988 19.14 -0.6%
1989 18.36 -4.1%
1990 18.37 +0.0%
1991 18.66 +1.6%
1992 18.39 -1.4%
1993 18.17 -1.2%
1994 17.73 -2.4%
1995 16.69 -5.9%
1996 16.06 -3.7%
1997 14.94 -7.0%
1998 14.72 -1.4%
1999 13.79 -6.3%
2000 14.47 +4.9%
2001 13.38 -7.5%
2002 13.78 +3.0%
2003 13.46 -2.4%
2004 11.74 -12.8%
2005 11.31 -3.6%
2006 11.69 +3.3%
2007 11.79 +0.9%
2008 11.93 +1.2%
2009 12.32 +3.3%
2010 12.71 +3.1%
2011 11.95 -5.9%
2012 12.4 +3.8%
2013 12.18 -1.8%
2014 12.42 +1.9%
2015 12.27 -1.2%
2016 12.37 +0.8%
2017 11.84 -4.3%
2018 11.74 -0.8%
2019 11.04 -6.0%
2020 10.71 -3.1%
2021 10.47 -2.2%
2022 10.13 -3.3%
2023 9.21 -9.0%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 9.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.97, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 9.21 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.31, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34.22 31.33 37.63 10
1960s 27.96 25.43 30.99 10
1970s 23.23 21.14 25.05 10
1980s 19.43 18.36 20.77 10
1990s 16.75 13.79 18.66 10
2000s 12.59 11.31 14.47 10
2010s 12.09 11.04 12.71 10
2020s 10.13 9.21 10.71 4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 183 Netherlands 9.28 compare
  2. 184 Mauritius 9.27 compare
  3. 185 Bulgaria 9.22 compare
  4. 187 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 9.13 compare
  5. 188 Canada 9.08 compare
  6. 189 Anguilla 9.03 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for North Macedonia

All data for North Macedonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is crude birth rate in North Macedonia?
Crude birth rate in North Macedonia was 9.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest crude birth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 37.63 in 1950.
What is the lowest crude birth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.21 in 2023.
How does North Macedonia rank for crude birth rate?
North Macedonia ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is crude birth rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Crude birth rate in North Macedonia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/crude-birth-rate/north-macedonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/crude-birth-rate/north-macedonia/">Crude birth rate in North Macedonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Crude birth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed