Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and Morocco

Fertility rate in Argentina vs Morocco chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.23 in Morocco in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Argentina vs Morocco population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Argentina	Morocco
1960	3.14	6.89
1961	3.12	6.97
1962	3.13	7.05
1963	3.11	7.01
1964	3.08	6.97
1965	3.01	6.93
1966	2.97	6.89
1967	2.98	6.85
1968	3.01	6.79
1969	3.05	6.73
1970	3.09	6.68
1971	3.11	6.62
1972	3.14	6.55
1973	3.17	6.48
1974	3.22	6.4
1975	3.27	6.3
1976	3.32	6.18
1977	3.36	6.04
1978	3.36	5.91
1979	3.34	5.85
1980	3.3	5.78
1981	3.25	5.71
1982	3.2	5.6
1983	3.15	5.41
1984	3.12	5.2
1985	3.07	4.99
1986	3.05	4.77
1987	3.04	4.58
1988	3.05	4.39
1989	3.02	4.22
1990	3.03	4.06
1991	3.01	3.95
1992	2.99	3.76
1993	2.97	3.55
1994	2.94	3.41
1995	2.86	3.3
1996	2.78	3.23
1997	2.71	3.15
1998	2.66	3.04
1999	2.64	2.88
2000	2.59	2.77
2001	2.53	2.69
2002	2.49	2.62
2003	2.45	2.61
2004	2.43	2.61
2005	2.43	2.61
2006	2.4	2.61
2007	2.37	2.62
2008	2.43	2.61
2009	2.4	2.62
2010	2.41	2.63
2011	2.39	2.6
2012	2.3	2.54
2013	2.34	2.48
2014	2.39	2.42
2015	2.35	2.41
2016	2.24	2.4
2017	2.17	2.38
2018	2.07	2.35
2019	1.88	2.34
2020	1.6	2.32
2021	1.59	2.29
2022	1.48	2.26
2023	1.5	2.23
2024	1.5	2.21
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.51	2.16
2027	1.51	2.14
2028	1.51	2.12
2029	1.51	2.1
2030	1.51	2.08
2031	1.51	2.06
2032	1.52	2.05
2033	1.52	2.03
2034	1.52	2.02
2035	1.52	2
2036	1.52	1.99
2037	1.52	1.98
2038	1.52	1.96
2039	1.52	1.95
2040	1.52	1.94
2041	1.52	1.93
2042	1.52	1.92
2043	1.53	1.91
2044	1.53	1.9
2045	1.53	1.89
2046	1.53	1.89
2047	1.53	1.88
2048	1.53	1.88
2049	1.53	1.87
2050	1.54	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	Morocco
1960	31.2%	44.9%
1961	31.1%	45.4%
1962	31%	45.9%
1963	30.8%	46.3%
1964	30.6%	46.5%
1965	30.5%	46.6%
1966	30.2%	46.8%
1967	30%	46.8%
1968	29.8%	46.9%
1969	29.7%	46.8%
1970	29.6%	46.7%
1971	29.5%	46.6%
1972	29.5%	46.4%
1973	29.5%	46.3%
1974	29.6%	46.1%
1975	29.7%	45.8%
1976	29.8%	45.6%
1977	29.9%	45.3%
1978	30.1%	44.9%
1979	30.3%	44.6%
1980	30.5%	44.3%
1981	30.6%	44%
1982	30.8%	43.7%
1983	30.9%	43.4%
1984	31%	43.1%
1985	31%	42.7%
1986	30.9%	42.3%
1987	30.9%	41.8%
1988	30.7%	41.3%
1989	30.6%	40.8%
1990	30.4%	40.2%
1991	30.3%	39.6%
1992	30%	39%
1993	29.8%	38.4%
1994	29.6%	37.7%
1995	29.3%	37%
1996	29.1%	36.4%
1997	28.8%	35.8%
1998	28.6%	35.2%
1999	28.4%	34.6%
2000	28.2%	34%
2001	27.9%	33.5%
2002	27.7%	32.9%
2003	27.5%	32.4%
2004	27.2%	31.8%
2005	26.9%	31.2%
2006	26.7%	30.7%
2007	26.4%	30.2%
2008	26.1%	29.8%
2009	25.9%	29.5%
2010	25.7%	29.2%
2011	25.5%	29%
2012	25.3%	28.7%
2013	25.2%	28.5%
2014	25%	28.3%
2015	24.9%	28.1%
2016	24.7%	27.8%
2017	24.6%	27.6%
2018	24.4%	27.4%
2019	24.1%	27.2%
2020	23.7%	27%
2021	23.2%	26.7%
2022	22.8%	26.4%
2023	22.2%	26%
2024	21.6%	25.6%
2025	21%	25.2%
2026	20.4%	24.8%
2027	19.9%	24.3%
2028	19.3%	23.9%
2029	18.7%	23.6%
2030	18.1%	23.2%
2031	17.6%	22.9%
2032	17.1%	22.5%
2033	16.7%	22.2%
2034	16.4%	21.9%
2035	16.2%	21.6%
2036	16.2%	21.3%
2037	16.1%	21.1%
2038	16.2%	20.8%
2039	16.2%	20.6%
2040	16.2%	20.4%
2041	16.1%	20.2%
2042	16.1%	20.1%
2043	16.1%	19.9%
2044	16%	19.7%
2045	16%	19.6%
2046	15.9%	19.4%
2047	15.8%	19.3%
2048	15.7%	19.1%
2049	15.6%	19%
2050	15.5%	18.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 25.6% in Morocco in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and Morocco compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs Morocco by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina and +1.25% in Morocco. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Argentina	Morocco
1960	315,943	323,499
1961	317,816	348,650
1962	316,952	363,843
1963	317,041	369,250
1964	311,020	375,835
1965	304,734	383,989
1966	303,981	391,881
1967	308,904	400,594
1968	312,440	407,437
1969	319,108	414,931
1970	339,096	426,015
1971	344,889	435,104
1972	357,835	446,449
1973	370,856	455,699
1974	388,107	464,147
1975	409,561	474,631
1976	422,330	482,130
1977	441,647	489,173
1978	448,413	498,834
1979	449,952	515,554
1980	443,732	534,448
1981	442,501	552,936
1982	431,926	564,904
1983	426,145	566,301
1984	423,279	564,159
1985	428,866	560,810
1986	436,760	558,105
1987	443,404	553,005
1988	455,701	545,800
1989	460,991	538,996
1990	466,640	535,506
1991	474,960	539,850
1992	473,226	525,680
1993	474,791	507,707
1994	481,958	501,426
1995	469,658	496,573
1996	458,199	501,499
1997	450,930	500,807
1998	440,184	492,604
1999	444,038	473,071
2000	437,562	461,341
2001	430,579	452,621
2002	424,825	446,147
2003	410,141	452,650
2004	417,970	461,756
2005	428,247	474,285
2006	424,591	483,200
2007	402,889	493,526
2008	442,442	499,766
2009	439,271	509,386
2010	441,335	515,804
2011	448,730	513,305
2012	411,540	504,698
2013	421,694	492,284
2014	450,462	481,295
2015	444,161	477,654
2016	391,767	474,637
2017	375,260	471,011
2018	346,031	464,375
2019	280,005	457,307
2020	151,347	415,999
2021	88,677	407,829
2022	96,673	427,903
2023	154,648	417,213

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs Morocco

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 70 deaths in Morocco.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	Morocco
1985	80	752
1986	76	697
1987	73	650
1988	70	602
1989	68	559
1990	68	522
1991	67	490
1992	65	458
1993	62	428
1994	62	401
1995	60	378
1996	59	354
1997	60	333
1998	57	313
1999	57	291
2000	58	271
2001	60	254
2002	59	238
2003	61	224
2004	58	213
2005	57	196
2006	60	182
2007	62	169
2008	59	158
2009	62	148
2010	55	140
2011	48	130
2012	49	121
2013	47	113
2014	43	106
2015	39	100
2016	40	94
2017	38	88
2018	38	83
2019	36	79
2020	40	81
2021	76	92
2022	39	71
2023	33	70

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina and 1.66% in Morocco. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Argentina	Morocco
1960	-	24.4%
1961	-	23.9%
1962	-	23.4%
1963	-	22.9%
1964	-	22.3%
1965	-	21.8%
1966	-	21.2%
1967	-	20.6%
1968	-	20.1%
1969	7.25%	19.6%
1970	7.17%	19.1%
1971	7.08%	18.7%
1972	6.97%	18.3%
1973	6.82%	17.8%
1974	6.61%	17.4%
1975	6.33%	16.8%
1976	5.98%	16.2%
1977	5.56%	15.6%
1978	5.12%	14.9%
1979	4.68%	14.2%
1980	4.28%	13.5%
1981	3.94%	12.8%
1982	3.65%	12.1%
1983	3.41%	11.5%
1984	3.21%	10.9%
1985	3.06%	10.3%
1986	2.96%	9.79%
1987	2.91%	9.3%
1988	2.9%	8.86%
1989	2.89%	8.45%
1990	2.88%	8.08%
1991	2.84%	7.73%
1992	2.76%	7.4%
1993	2.66%	7.09%
1994	2.54%	6.78%
1995	2.42%	6.49%
1996	2.31%	6.21%
1997	2.19%	5.94%
1998	2.09%	5.69%
1999	2.01%	5.45%
2000	1.94%	5.22%
2001	1.88%	5.01%
2002	1.83%	4.79%
2003	1.78%	4.57%
2004	1.73%	4.36%
2005	1.67%	4.13%
2006	1.62%	3.91%
2007	1.58%	3.7%
2008	1.54%	3.49%
2009	1.49%	3.29%
2010	1.44%	3.11%
2011	1.39%	2.93%
2012	1.33%	2.77%
2013	1.27%	2.62%
2014	1.22%	2.47%
2015	1.17%	2.34%
2016	1.14%	2.22%
2017	1.1%	2.11%
2018	1.07%	2.02%
2019	1.05%	1.94%
2020	1.03%	1.86%
2021	1%	1.79%
2022	0.98%	1.72%
2023	0.96%	1.66%