Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Morocco

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Morocco chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 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 Barbados 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
	Barbados	Morocco
1960	4.71	6.89
1961	4.15	6.97
1962	4.3	7.05
1963	4.3	7.01
1964	4.21	6.97
1965	4.18	6.93
1966	4.14	6.89
1967	3.6	6.85
1968	3.57	6.79
1969	3.34	6.73
1970	3.08	6.68
1971	3.2	6.62
1972	3.15	6.55
1973	2.87	6.48
1974	2.65	6.4
1975	2.45	6.3
1976	2.24	6.18
1977	2.2	6.04
1978	1.84	5.91
1979	1.86	5.85
1980	1.78	5.78
1981	1.85	5.71
1982	1.86	5.6
1983	1.86	5.41
1984	1.75	5.2
1985	1.77	4.99
1986	1.69	4.77
1987	1.61	4.58
1988	1.58	4.39
1989	1.64	4.22
1990	1.84	4.06
1991	1.84	3.95
1992	1.8	3.76
1993	1.77	3.55
1994	1.73	3.41
1995	1.7	3.3
1996	1.67	3.23
1997	1.65	3.15
1998	1.62	3.04
1999	1.78	2.88
2000	1.93	2.77
2001	1.96	2.69
2002	1.86	2.62
2003	1.86	2.61
2004	1.8	2.61
2005	1.74	2.61
2006	1.7	2.61
2007	1.76	2.62
2008	1.76	2.61
2009	1.77	2.62
2010	1.79	2.63
2011	1.76	2.6
2012	1.73	2.54
2013	1.73	2.48
2014	1.73	2.42
2015	1.73	2.41
2016	1.72	2.4
2017	1.72	2.38
2018	1.72	2.35
2019	1.72	2.34
2020	1.71	2.32
2021	1.71	2.29
2022	1.71	2.26
2023	1.71	2.23
2024	1.71	2.21
2025	1.7	2.18
2026	1.7	2.16
2027	1.7	2.14
2028	1.7	2.12
2029	1.7	2.1
2030	1.7	2.08
2031	1.69	2.06
2032	1.69	2.05
2033	1.69	2.03
2034	1.69	2.02
2035	1.69	2
2036	1.69	1.99
2037	1.69	1.98
2038	1.69	1.96
2039	1.69	1.95
2040	1.68	1.94
2041	1.68	1.93
2042	1.68	1.92
2043	1.68	1.91
2044	1.68	1.9
2045	1.68	1.89
2046	1.68	1.89
2047	1.68	1.88
2048	1.68	1.88
2049	1.68	1.87
2050	1.68	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Morocco
1960	37.2%	44.9%
1961	37.2%	45.4%
1962	37.1%	45.9%
1963	37.1%	46.3%
1964	37.1%	46.5%
1965	37.1%	46.6%
1966	37.1%	46.8%
1967	36.9%	46.8%
1968	36.7%	46.9%
1969	36.4%	46.8%
1970	36%	46.7%
1971	35.7%	46.6%
1972	35.3%	46.4%
1973	34.9%	46.3%
1974	34.4%	46.1%
1975	33.6%	45.8%
1976	32.8%	45.6%
1977	32.1%	45.3%
1978	31.1%	44.9%
1979	30%	44.6%
1980	29%	44.3%
1981	28%	44%
1982	27.2%	43.7%
1983	26.7%	43.4%
1984	26.2%	43.1%
1985	25.8%	42.7%
1986	25.5%	42.3%
1987	25.1%	41.8%
1988	24.8%	41.3%
1989	24.5%	40.8%
1990	24.2%	40.2%
1991	23.9%	39.6%
1992	23.6%	39%
1993	23.4%	38.4%
1994	23.2%	37.7%
1995	23%	37%
1996	22.8%	36.4%
1997	22.6%	35.8%
1998	22.3%	35.2%
1999	22.1%	34.6%
2000	21.9%	34%
2001	21.7%	33.5%
2002	21.6%	32.9%
2003	21.5%	32.4%
2004	21.3%	31.8%
2005	21%	31.2%
2006	20.7%	30.7%
2007	20.5%	30.2%
2008	20.3%	29.8%
2009	20.2%	29.5%
2010	20.2%	29.2%
2011	20%	29%
2012	19.9%	28.7%
2013	19.7%	28.5%
2014	19.4%	28.3%
2015	19.2%	28.1%
2016	18.9%	27.8%
2017	18.7%	27.6%
2018	18.4%	27.4%
2019	18.2%	27.2%
2020	18.1%	27%
2021	17.9%	26.7%
2022	17.7%	26.4%
2023	17.5%	26%
2024	17.2%	25.6%
2025	17.1%	25.2%
2026	16.9%	24.8%
2027	16.8%	24.3%
2028	16.7%	23.9%
2029	16.6%	23.6%
2030	16.5%	23.2%
2031	16.4%	22.9%
2032	16.4%	22.5%
2033	16.3%	22.2%
2034	16.2%	21.9%
2035	16.1%	21.6%
2036	16%	21.3%
2037	15.9%	21.1%
2038	15.8%	20.8%
2039	15.8%	20.6%
2040	15.7%	20.4%
2041	15.6%	20.2%
2042	15.5%	20.1%
2043	15.4%	19.9%
2044	15.3%	19.7%
2045	15.2%	19.6%
2046	15.2%	19.4%
2047	15.1%	19.3%
2048	15%	19.1%
2049	14.9%	19%
2050	14.9%	18.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 25.6% in Morocco in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Morocco compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Morocco by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados 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
	Barbados	Morocco
1960	5,949	323,499
1961	5,208	348,650
1962	5,589	363,843
1963	5,706	369,250
1964	5,688	375,835
1965	5,762	383,989
1966	5,842	391,881
1967	4,984	400,594
1968	5,035	407,437
1969	4,710	414,931
1970	4,271	426,015
1971	4,530	435,104
1972	4,505	446,449
1973	3,996	455,699
1974	3,644	464,147
1975	3,321	474,631
1976	2,988	482,130
1977	2,988	489,173
1978	2,367	498,834
1979	2,485	515,554
1980	2,393	534,448
1981	2,605	552,936
1982	2,660	564,904
1983	2,656	566,301
1984	2,388	564,159
1985	2,356	560,810
1986	2,111	558,105
1987	1,841	553,005
1988	1,684	545,800
1989	1,719	538,996
1990	2,101	535,506
1991	2,055	539,850
1992	1,912	525,680
1993	1,765	507,707
1994	1,607	501,426
1995	1,467	496,573
1996	1,334	501,499
1997	1,172	500,807
1998	1,093	492,604
1999	1,351	473,071
2000	1,577	461,341
2001	1,578	452,621
2002	1,369	446,147
2003	1,321	452,650
2004	1,204	461,756
2005	1,018	474,285
2006	927	483,200
2007	1,028	493,526
2008	989	499,766
2009	1,000	509,386
2010	981	515,804
2011	897	513,305
2012	815	504,698
2013	772	492,284
2014	730	481,295
2015	690	477,654
2016	655	474,637
2017	616	471,011
2018	584	464,375
2019	542	457,307
2020	503	415,999
2021	415	407,829
2022	43	427,903
2023	158	417,213

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Morocco

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados, compared to 70 deaths in Morocco.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Morocco
1985	55	752
1986	56	697
1987	57	650
1988	55	602
1989	57	559
1990	59	522
1991	60	490
1992	61	458
1993	55	428
1994	53	401
1995	52	378
1996	51	354
1997	51	333
1998	45	313
1999	44	291
2000	46	271
2001	46	254
2002	43	238
2003	45	224
2004	43	213
2005	44	196
2006	45	182
2007	42	169
2008	42	158
2009	42	148
2010	42	140
2011	41	130
2012	40	121
2013	40	113
2014	39	106
2015	37	100
2016	36	94
2017	37	88
2018	37	83
2019	36	79
2020	39	81
2021	38	92
2022	38	71
2023	35	70

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados 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
	Barbados	Morocco
1960	8.47%	24.4%
1961	7.86%	23.9%
1962	7.33%	23.4%
1963	6.86%	22.9%
1964	6.45%	22.3%
1965	6.1%	21.8%
1966	5.79%	21.2%
1967	5.52%	20.6%
1968	5.28%	20.1%
1969	5.03%	19.6%
1970	4.79%	19.1%
1971	4.55%	18.7%
1972	4.32%	18.3%
1973	4.08%	17.8%
1974	3.86%	17.4%
1975	3.64%	16.8%
1976	3.43%	16.2%
1977	3.23%	15.6%
1978	3.04%	14.9%
1979	2.86%	14.2%
1980	2.69%	13.5%
1981	2.55%	12.8%
1982	2.44%	12.1%
1983	2.34%	11.5%
1984	2.26%	10.9%
1985	2.19%	10.3%
1986	2.12%	9.79%
1987	2.05%	9.3%
1988	1.97%	8.86%
1989	1.89%	8.45%
1990	1.81%	8.08%
1991	1.73%	7.73%
1992	1.66%	7.4%
1993	1.59%	7.09%
1994	1.53%	6.78%
1995	1.49%	6.49%
1996	1.45%	6.21%
1997	1.43%	5.94%
1998	1.42%	5.69%
1999	1.42%	5.45%
2000	1.44%	5.22%
2001	1.45%	5.01%
2002	1.47%	4.79%
2003	1.48%	4.57%
2004	1.49%	4.36%
2005	1.48%	4.13%
2006	1.47%	3.91%
2007	1.45%	3.7%
2008	1.43%	3.49%
2009	1.41%	3.29%
2010	1.39%	3.11%
2011	1.37%	2.93%
2012	1.35%	2.77%
2013	1.33%	2.62%
2014	1.31%	2.47%
2015	1.28%	2.34%
2016	1.25%	2.22%
2017	1.21%	2.11%
2018	1.18%	2.02%
2019	1.14%	1.94%
2020	1.11%	1.86%
2021	1.07%	1.79%
2022	1.04%	1.72%
2023	1%	1.66%