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Live births in North Macedonia

Live births in North Macedonia was 16,878 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 9.4% from 2022. That is the 157th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count16,878 Estimated
Change on 2022-9.4%
Rank157th of 236Countries ranked
Series high47,4211954
Series low16,8782023
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Live births in North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023

10K20K30K40K50K19501961197219831994200520231950: 46,992 count1951: 47,130 count1952: 47,411 count1953: 46,123 count1954: 47,421 count1955: 45,790 count1956: 44,098 count1957: 43,589 count1958: 43,861 count1959: 45,037 count1960: 44,473 count1961: 42,527 count1962: 41,620 count1963: 43,118 count1964: 42,934 count1965: 43,041 count1966: 42,750 count1967: 42,311 count1968: 41,929 count1969: 41,610 count1970: 41,696 count1971: 41,787 count1972: 42,016 count1973: 40,981 count1974: 41,602 count1975: 42,392 count1976: 42,070 count1977: 40,662 count1978: 40,074 count1979: 40,314 count1980: 40,145 count1981: 39,329 count1982: 39,472 count1983: 38,784 count1984: 38,479 count1985: 38,505 count1986: 38,313 count1987: 39,195 count1988: 39,158 count1989: 37,738 count1990: 37,901 count1991: 38,368 count1992: 37,383 count1993: 36,466 count1994: 35,328 count1995: 33,354 count1996: 32,330 count1997: 30,255 count1998: 30,004 count1999: 28,247 count2000: 29,766 count2001: 27,656 count2002: 28,591 count2003: 28,012 count2004: 24,498 count2005: 23,641 count2006: 24,414 count2007: 24,555 count2008: 24,707 count2009: 25,389 count2010: 26,063 count2011: 24,390 count2012: 25,148 count2013: 24,529 count2014: 24,809 count2015: 24,296 count2016: 24,258 count2017: 22,977 count2018: 22,543 count2019: 20,958 count2020: 20,045 count2021: 19,383 count2022: 18,639 count2023: 16,878 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202316,878 Estimated
202218,639 Estimated
202119,383 Estimated
202020,045 Estimated
201920,958 Estimated
201822,543 Estimated
201722,977 Estimated
201624,258 Estimated
201524,296 Estimated
201424,809 Estimated
201324,529 Estimated
201225,148 Estimated
201124,390 Estimated
201026,063 Estimated
200925,389 Estimated
200824,707 Estimated
200724,555 Estimated
200624,414 Estimated
200523,641 Estimated
200424,498 Estimated
200328,012 Estimated
200228,591 Estimated
200127,656 Estimated
200029,766 Estimated
199928,247 Estimated
199830,004 Estimated
199730,255 Estimated
199632,330 Estimated
199533,354 Estimated
199435,328 Estimated
199336,466 Estimated
199237,383 Estimated
199138,368 Estimated
199037,901 Estimated
198937,738 Estimated
198839,158 Estimated
198739,195 Estimated
198638,313 Estimated
198538,505 Estimated
198438,479 Estimated
198338,784 Estimated
198239,472 Estimated
198139,329 Estimated
198040,145 Estimated
197940,314 Estimated
197840,074 Estimated
197740,662 Estimated
197642,070 Estimated
197542,392 Estimated
197441,602 Estimated
197340,981 Estimated
197242,016 Estimated
197141,787 Estimated
197041,696 Estimated
196941,610 Estimated
196841,929 Estimated
196742,311 Estimated
196642,750 Estimated
196543,041 Estimated
196442,934 Estimated
196343,118 Estimated
196241,620 Estimated
196142,527 Estimated
196044,473 Estimated
195945,037 Estimated
195843,861 Estimated
195743,589 Estimated
195644,098 Estimated
195545,790 Estimated
195447,421 Estimated
195346,123 Estimated
195247,411 Estimated
195147,130 Estimated
195046,992 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/north-macedonia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/north-macedonia.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/north-macedonia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_north_macedonia_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/north-macedonia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in North Macedonia?

Live births in North Macedonia was 16,878 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 9.4% from 2022. That is the 157th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in North Macedonia?

47,421 in 1954, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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