How does North Macedonia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?

North Macedonia ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this North Macedonia data come from?

The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia

Name: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia
Creator: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Macedonia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.45 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.45 children per women

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

175th

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.88 children per women

in 1950

All-time low

1.44 children per women

in 2005

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia, 1950–2023

Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 1.45 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia peaked at 3.88 children per women in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.44 children per women, in 2005.

North Macedonia ranks 175th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023.
Year	children per women	Change
1950	3.88 children per women	—
1951	3.81 children per women	-1.8%
1952	3.8 children per women	-0.3%
1953	3.61 children per women	-4.8%
1954	3.62 children per women	+0.1%
1955	3.43 children per women	-5.2%
1956	3.33 children per women	-2.9%
1957	3.21 children per women	-3.7%
1958	3.25 children per women	+1.4%
1959	3.29 children per women	+1.1%
1960	3.26 children per women	-0.9%
1961	3.08 children per women	-5.4%
1962	2.95 children per women	-4.3%
1963	3.11 children per women	+5.5%
1964	3.02 children per women	-2.8%
1965	3.02 children per women	-0.0%
1966	2.98 children per women	-1.5%
1967	2.91 children per women	-2.3%
1968	2.83 children per women	-2.5%
1969	2.73 children per women	-3.7%
1970	2.67 children per women	-2.3%
1971	2.62 children per women	-1.7%
1972	2.58 children per women	-1.6%
1973	2.49 children per women	-3.5%
1974	2.47 children per women	-0.9%
1975	2.46 children per women	-0.4%
1976	2.42 children per women	-1.7%
1977	2.3 children per women	-4.9%
1978	2.25 children per women	-2.2%
1979	2.24 children per women	-0.1%
1980	2.21 children per women	-1.8%
1981	2.16 children per women	-2.3%
1982	2.15 children per women	-0.2%
1983	2.12 children per women	-1.2%
1984	2.12 children per women	-0.1%
1985	2.14 children per women	+0.7%
1986	2.13 children per women	-0.2%
1987	2.19 children per women	+2.7%
1988	2.2 children per women	+0.7%
1989	2.14 children per women	-2.7%
1990	2.17 children per women	+1.3%
1991	2.22 children per women	+2.3%
1992	2.19 children per women	-1.3%
1993	2.18 children per women	-0.5%
1994	2.16 children per women	-1.3%
1995	2.06 children per women	-4.2%
1996	2.01 children per women	-2.6%
1997	1.87 children per women	-7.0%
1998	1.84 children per women	-1.7%
1999	1.73 children per women	-5.9%
2000	1.82 children per women	+5.4%
2001	1.7 children per women	-7.0%
2002	1.75 children per women	+3.2%
2003	1.71 children per women	-2.2%
2004	1.5 children per women	-12.6%
2005	1.44 children per women	-3.7%
2006	1.49 children per women	+3.2%
2007	1.51 children per women	+1.4%
2008	1.54 children per women	+2.2%
2009	1.61 children per women	+4.5%
2010	1.68 children per women	+4.5%
2011	1.6 children per women	-4.8%
2012	1.68 children per women	+4.9%
2013	1.68 children per women	-0.2%
2014	1.74 children per women	+3.7%
2015	1.73 children per women	-0.4%
2016	1.75 children per women	+1.1%
2017	1.7 children per women	-3.1%
2018	1.71 children per women	+0.8%
2019	1.63 children per women	-4.6%
2020	1.61 children per women	-1.7%
2021	1.61 children per women	+0.1%
2022	1.58 children per women	-1.9%
2023	1.45 children per women	-7.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.52 children per women	3.21 children per women	3.88 children per women	10
1960s	2.99 children per women	2.73 children per women	3.26 children per women	10
1970s	2.45 children per women	2.24 children per women	2.67 children per women	10
1980s	2.16 children per women	2.12 children per women	2.21 children per women	10
1990s	2.04 children per women	1.73 children per women	2.22 children per women	10
2000s	1.61 children per women	1.44 children per women	1.82 children per women	10
2010s	1.69 children per women	1.6 children per women	1.75 children per women	10
2020s	1.56 children per women	1.45 children per women	1.61 children per women	4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.47 children per women compare
173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.47 children per women compare
174 Croatia 1.46 children per women compare
176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.45 children per women compare
177 Grenada 1.45 children per women compare
178 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 children per women compare

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More population data for North Macedonia

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9708 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,909 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1557 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth -1.2% (2100)
Population density 34.22 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 28,904 people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia?: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in North Macedonia was 1.45 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 3.88 children per women in 1950.
What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.44 children per women in 2005.
How does North Macedonia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?: North Macedonia ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?: The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit: children per women
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – 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: 28 August 2026

Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).