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How many babies are born in North Macedonia?

16 thousand babies born in North Macedonia in 2026. That is 0.01% of all births worldwide, and the 159th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in North Macedonia: history and projections

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Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside North Macedonia’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~4.8K ~120K 40.2 Modelled estimate
1000 ~5.7K ~140K 40.4 Modelled estimate
1500 ~7.4K ~180K 41.0 Modelled estimate
1800 ~16.1K ~392K 41.2 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~31.9K ~802K 39.8 Historical reconstruction
1950 47K 1.25M 37.6 UN estimate
2000 29.8K 2.06M 14.5 UN estimate
2023 16.9K 1.83M 9.2 UN estimate
2026 16K 1.8M 8.9 UN projection
2050 12.4K 1.51M 8.2 UN projection
2075 8.48K 1.16M 7.3 UN projection
2100 5.75K 863K 6.7 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in North Macedonia among estimates through 2023 were in 1954, at about 47.4K. That is roughly 9.8 times the estimated ~4.82K births a year in 1 CE.

At 1.47 children per woman, fertility in North Macedonia is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in North Macedonia each year?

An estimated 16 thousand babies are born in North Macedonia in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 44 a day and 0.01% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in North Macedonia?

North Macedonia has an estimated 8.9 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.47 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.