North Macedonia vs Romania: Fertility rate, total

North Macedonia
1.4 births per woman
in 2024
Romania
1.39 births per woman
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
177th
Romania rank
180th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 1.4 births per woman against 1.39 births per woman in Romania, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 177th and Romania ranks 180th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 3.47 births per woman 2.48 births per woman 0.991 births per woman North Macedonia
1970s 2.68 births per woman 2.6 births per woman 0.0873 births per woman North Macedonia
1980s 2.28 births per woman 2.29 births per woman 0.0054 births per woman Romania
1990s 2.11 births per woman 1.43 births per woman 0.6787 births per woman North Macedonia
2000s 1.6 births per woman 1.4 births per woman 0.2027 births per woman North Macedonia
2010s 1.47 births per woman 1.62 births per woman 0.148 births per woman Romania
2020s 1.48 births per woman 1.65 births per woman 0.168 births per woman Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, North Macedonia or Romania?
North Macedonia, at 1.4 births per woman against 1.39 births per woman in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between North Macedonia and Romania?
0.01 births per woman, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Romania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Romania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
North Macedonia ranks 177th and Romania ranks 180th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.