Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.47 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Macedonia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.47 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Macedonia peaked at 5.14 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.47 live births per woman, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.4 live births per woman | 3.86 live births per woman | 5.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 174 Dominica 1.48 live births per woman compare
- 175 Croatia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 175 Grenada 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 178 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 179 Russia 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 180 Czechia 1.46 live births per woman compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,723 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Macedonia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Macedonia was 1.47 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- North Macedonia ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.