Fertility & birth rates in Eswatini and Morocco

Fertility rate in Eswatini vs Morocco chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Eswatini was 2.75 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 Eswatini 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
	Eswatini	Morocco
1960	6.75	6.89
1961	6.77	6.97
1962	6.79	7.05
1963	6.8	7.01
1964	6.79	6.97
1965	6.79	6.93
1966	6.8	6.89
1967	6.77	6.85
1968	6.76	6.79
1969	6.76	6.73
1970	6.75	6.68
1971	6.74	6.62
1972	6.72	6.55
1973	6.72	6.48
1974	6.71	6.4
1975	6.71	6.3
1976	6.7	6.18
1977	6.68	6.04
1978	6.65	5.91
1979	6.61	5.85
1980	6.57	5.78
1981	6.54	5.71
1982	6.49	5.6
1983	6.43	5.41
1984	6.36	5.2
1985	6.28	4.99
1986	6.11	4.77
1987	5.9	4.58
1988	5.69	4.39
1989	5.48	4.22
1990	5.3	4.06
1991	5.13	3.95
1992	4.98	3.76
1993	4.82	3.55
1994	4.66	3.41
1995	4.52	3.3
1996	4.38	3.23
1997	4.24	3.15
1998	4.13	3.04
1999	4.09	2.88
2000	4.03	2.77
2001	3.94	2.69
2002	3.85	2.62
2003	3.8	2.61
2004	3.76	2.61
2005	3.7	2.61
2006	3.63	2.61
2007	3.58	2.62
2008	3.57	2.61
2009	3.5	2.62
2010	3.38	2.63
2011	3.32	2.6
2012	3.27	2.54
2013	3.24	2.48
2014	3.18	2.42
2015	3.12	2.41
2016	3.07	2.4
2017	3.02	2.38
2018	2.97	2.35
2019	2.93	2.34
2020	2.89	2.32
2021	2.84	2.29
2022	2.8	2.26
2023	2.75	2.23
2024	2.72	2.21
2025	2.68	2.18
2026	2.64	2.16
2027	2.61	2.14
2028	2.57	2.12
2029	2.54	2.1
2030	2.51	2.08
2031	2.49	2.06
2032	2.45	2.05
2033	2.42	2.03
2034	2.4	2.02
2035	2.37	2
2036	2.35	1.99
2037	2.32	1.98
2038	2.3	1.96
2039	2.28	1.95
2040	2.26	1.94
2041	2.24	1.93
2042	2.22	1.92
2043	2.2	1.91
2044	2.18	1.9
2045	2.16	1.89
2046	2.14	1.89
2047	2.13	1.88
2048	2.11	1.88
2049	2.1	1.87
2050	2.08	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Eswatini	Morocco
1960	46.9%	44.9%
1961	47.2%	45.4%
1962	47.4%	45.9%
1963	47.7%	46.3%
1964	47.8%	46.5%
1965	47.7%	46.6%
1966	47.7%	46.8%
1967	47.5%	46.8%
1968	47.3%	46.9%
1969	47.2%	46.8%
1970	47.2%	46.7%
1971	47.2%	46.6%
1972	47.3%	46.4%
1973	47.4%	46.3%
1974	47.5%	46.1%
1975	47.7%	45.8%
1976	47.9%	45.6%
1977	48.1%	45.3%
1978	48.3%	44.9%
1979	48.5%	44.6%
1980	48.7%	44.3%
1981	48.9%	44%
1982	49.2%	43.7%
1983	49.3%	43.4%
1984	49.4%	43.1%
1985	49.5%	42.7%
1986	49.4%	42.3%
1987	49.3%	41.8%
1988	48.7%	41.3%
1989	48.1%	40.8%
1990	47.6%	40.2%
1991	47.1%	39.6%
1992	46.6%	39%
1993	46.4%	38.4%
1994	47%	37.7%
1995	47.4%	37%
1996	46.9%	36.4%
1997	46.2%	35.8%
1998	45.3%	35.2%
1999	44.4%	34.6%
2000	43.6%	34%
2001	42.9%	33.5%
2002	42.3%	32.9%
2003	41.8%	32.4%
2004	41.4%	31.8%
2005	41.1%	31.2%
2006	40.8%	30.7%
2007	40.4%	30.2%
2008	39.9%	29.8%
2009	39.3%	29.5%
2010	38.8%	29.2%
2011	38.4%	29%
2012	38%	28.7%
2013	37.6%	28.5%
2014	37.2%	28.3%
2015	36.8%	28.1%
2016	36.4%	27.8%
2017	36%	27.6%
2018	35.6%	27.4%
2019	35.1%	27.2%
2020	34.7%	27%
2021	34.3%	26.7%
2022	34%	26.4%
2023	33.7%	26%
2024	33.4%	25.6%
2025	33%	25.2%
2026	32.6%	24.8%
2027	32.2%	24.3%
2028	31.8%	23.9%
2029	31.4%	23.6%
2030	31%	23.2%
2031	30.7%	22.9%
2032	30.3%	22.5%
2033	29.9%	22.2%
2034	29.5%	21.9%
2035	29.1%	21.6%
2036	28.7%	21.3%
2037	28.4%	21.1%
2038	28%	20.8%
2039	27.7%	20.6%
2040	27.4%	20.4%
2041	27.1%	20.2%
2042	26.8%	20.1%
2043	26.5%	19.9%
2044	26.2%	19.7%
2045	26%	19.6%
2046	25.7%	19.4%
2047	25.4%	19.3%
2048	25.1%	19.1%
2049	24.9%	19%
2050	24.6%	18.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.4% of the population in Eswatini and 25.6% in Morocco in 2024, compared to 47.6% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Eswatini and Morocco compared.

Natural population change in Eswatini vs Morocco by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.63% in Eswatini 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
	Eswatini	Morocco
1960	9,947	323,499
1961	10,262	348,650
1962	10,601	363,843
1963	10,929	369,250
1964	11,266	375,835
1965	11,719	383,989
1966	12,282	391,881
1967	12,773	400,594
1968	13,449	407,437
1969	14,164	414,931
1970	14,873	426,015
1971	15,615	435,104
1972	16,353	446,449
1973	17,145	455,699
1974	17,971	464,147
1975	18,849	474,631
1976	19,734	482,130
1977	20,609	489,173
1978	21,466	498,834
1979	22,299	515,554
1980	23,153	534,448
1981	23,973	552,936
1982	24,742	564,904
1983	24,883	566,301
1984	26,149	564,159
1985	26,835	560,810
1986	27,096	558,105
1987	27,285	553,005
1988	27,396	545,800
1989	28,257	538,996
1990	28,349	535,506
1991	28,497	539,850
1992	28,446	525,680
1993	28,046	507,707
1994	26,703	501,426
1995	23,029	496,573
1996	21,858	501,499
1997	20,686	500,807
1998	19,762	492,604
1999	19,420	473,071
2000	18,830	461,341
2001	17,824	452,621
2002	16,924	446,147
2003	16,396	452,650
2004	15,979	461,756
2005	15,945	474,285
2006	16,133	483,200
2007	16,595	493,526
2008	17,275	499,766
2009	17,656	509,386
2010	17,652	515,804
2011	17,645	513,305
2012	18,308	504,698
2013	18,903	492,284
2014	19,107	481,295
2015	19,223	477,654
2016	19,233	474,637
2017	19,278	471,011
2018	19,392	464,375
2019	19,488	457,307
2020	18,899	415,999
2021	17,314	407,829
2022	20,125	427,903
2023	20,147	417,213

Maternal mortality chart: Eswatini vs Morocco

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 118 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini, compared to 70 deaths in Morocco.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Eswatini	Morocco
1985	580	752
1986	548	697
1987	521	650
1988	494	602
1989	505	559
1990	520	522
1991	545	490
1992	580	458
1993	609	428
1994	645	401
1995	612	378
1996	604	354
1997	550	333
1998	475	313
1999	409	291
2000	361	271
2001	307	254
2002	331	238
2003	392	224
2004	451	213
2005	529	196
2006	511	182
2007	647	169
2008	766	158
2009	855	148
2010	752	140
2011	765	130
2012	613	121
2013	491	113
2014	369	106
2015	283	100
2016	213	94
2017	151	88
2018	133	83
2019	96	79
2020	102	81
2021	219	92
2022	112	71
2023	118	70

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.5% in Eswatini 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
	Eswatini	Morocco
1960	20.7%	24.4%
1961	20.4%	23.9%
1962	20%	23.4%
1963	19.6%	22.9%
1964	19.2%	22.3%
1965	18.8%	21.8%
1966	18.3%	21.2%
1967	17.9%	20.6%
1968	17.4%	20.1%
1969	17%	19.6%
1970	16.5%	19.1%
1971	16%	18.7%
1972	15.4%	18.3%
1973	14.9%	17.8%
1974	14.3%	17.4%
1975	13.7%	16.8%
1976	13.2%	16.2%
1977	12.6%	15.6%
1978	12%	14.9%
1979	11.5%	14.2%
1980	10.9%	13.5%
1981	10.4%	12.8%
1982	9.89%	12.1%
1983	10.4%	11.5%
1984	8.85%	10.9%
1985	8.37%	10.3%
1986	7.93%	9.79%
1987	7.54%	9.3%
1988	7.2%	8.86%
1989	6.93%	8.45%
1990	6.75%	8.08%
1991	6.72%	7.73%
1992	6.85%	7.4%
1993	7.17%	7.09%
1994	7.62%	6.78%
1995	8.12%	6.49%
1996	8.71%	6.21%
1997	9.3%	5.94%
1998	9.87%	5.69%
1999	10.4%	5.45%
2000	10.9%	5.22%
2001	11.3%	5.01%
2002	11.4%	4.79%
2003	11.6%	4.57%
2004	11.6%	4.36%
2005	11.6%	4.13%
2006	10.5%	3.91%
2007	10%	3.7%
2008	9.82%	3.49%
2009	9.25%	3.29%
2010	8.18%	3.11%
2011	6.81%	2.93%
2012	6.38%	2.77%
2013	6.16%	2.62%
2014	6.17%	2.47%
2015	5.86%	2.34%
2016	5.53%	2.22%
2017	5.43%	2.11%
2018	5.1%	2.02%
2019	5.16%	1.94%
2020	4.98%	1.86%
2021	4.76%	1.79%
2022	4.62%	1.72%
2023	4.5%	1.66%