Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Morocco

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Morocco chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Madagascar was 3.97 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 Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	Morocco
1960	7.34	6.89
1961	7.3	6.97
1962	7.26	7.05
1963	7.21	7.01
1964	7.19	6.97
1965	7.17	6.93
1966	7.16	6.89
1967	7.14	6.85
1968	7.13	6.79
1969	7.12	6.73
1970	7.1	6.68
1971	7.07	6.62
1972	7.04	6.55
1973	7.01	6.48
1974	6.99	6.4
1975	6.97	6.3
1976	6.95	6.18
1977	6.93	6.04
1978	6.9	5.91
1979	6.87	5.85
1980	6.84	5.78
1981	6.77	5.71
1982	6.7	5.6
1983	6.63	5.41
1984	6.55	5.2
1985	6.46	4.99
1986	6.34	4.77
1987	6.24	4.58
1988	6.18	4.39
1989	6.15	4.22
1990	6.14	4.06
1991	6.12	3.95
1992	6.08	3.76
1993	6.06	3.55
1994	6.04	3.41
1995	6.04	3.3
1996	6.03	3.23
1997	6.02	3.15
1998	5.99	3.04
1999	5.84	2.88
2000	5.67	2.77
2001	5.53	2.69
2002	5.41	2.62
2003	5.33	2.61
2004	5.26	2.61
2005	5.2	2.61
2006	5.13	2.61
2007	5.08	2.62
2008	5.04	2.61
2009	5	2.62
2010	4.9	2.63
2011	4.74	2.6
2012	4.61	2.54
2013	4.53	2.48
2014	4.42	2.42
2015	4.34	2.41
2016	4.29	2.4
2017	4.26	2.38
2018	4.25	2.35
2019	4.22	2.34
2020	4.17	2.32
2021	4.1	2.29
2022	4.04	2.26
2023	3.97	2.23
2024	3.91	2.21
2025	3.84	2.18
2026	3.78	2.16
2027	3.72	2.14
2028	3.66	2.12
2029	3.61	2.1
2030	3.56	2.08
2031	3.51	2.06
2032	3.46	2.05
2033	3.41	2.03
2034	3.36	2.02
2035	3.32	2
2036	3.28	1.99
2037	3.24	1.98
2038	3.2	1.96
2039	3.16	1.95
2040	3.12	1.94
2041	3.09	1.93
2042	3.05	1.92
2043	3.02	1.91
2044	2.99	1.9
2045	2.95	1.89
2046	2.92	1.89
2047	2.9	1.88
2048	2.87	1.88
2049	2.84	1.87
2050	2.82	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Morocco
1960	45.2%	44.9%
1961	45.8%	45.4%
1962	46.3%	45.9%
1963	46.7%	46.3%
1964	46.8%	46.5%
1965	46.7%	46.6%
1966	46.6%	46.8%
1967	46.5%	46.8%
1968	46.5%	46.9%
1969	46.4%	46.8%
1970	46.4%	46.7%
1971	46.4%	46.6%
1972	46.4%	46.4%
1973	46.4%	46.3%
1974	46.5%	46.1%
1975	46.5%	45.8%
1976	46.6%	45.6%
1977	46.7%	45.3%
1978	46.8%	44.9%
1979	46.9%	44.6%
1980	47%	44.3%
1981	47.1%	44%
1982	47.1%	43.7%
1983	47%	43.4%
1984	46.9%	43.1%
1985	46.8%	42.7%
1986	46.7%	42.3%
1987	46.5%	41.8%
1988	46.3%	41.3%
1989	46.1%	40.8%
1990	45.9%	40.2%
1991	45.7%	39.6%
1992	45.6%	39%
1993	45.5%	38.4%
1994	45.4%	37.7%
1995	45.3%	37%
1996	45.3%	36.4%
1997	45.3%	35.8%
1998	45.4%	35.2%
1999	45.4%	34.6%
2000	45.4%	34%
2001	45.4%	33.5%
2002	45.4%	32.9%
2003	45.4%	32.4%
2004	45.3%	31.8%
2005	45.2%	31.2%
2006	45%	30.7%
2007	44.8%	30.2%
2008	44.6%	29.8%
2009	44.3%	29.5%
2010	44%	29.2%
2011	43.7%	29%
2012	43.3%	28.7%
2013	42.8%	28.5%
2014	42.4%	28.3%
2015	42%	28.1%
2016	41.6%	27.8%
2017	41.2%	27.6%
2018	40.9%	27.4%
2019	40.7%	27.2%
2020	40.4%	27%
2021	40.1%	26.7%
2022	39.9%	26.4%
2023	39.6%	26%
2024	39.3%	25.6%
2025	38.9%	25.2%
2026	38.6%	24.8%
2027	38.4%	24.3%
2028	38.1%	23.9%
2029	37.8%	23.6%
2030	37.6%	23.2%
2031	37.3%	22.9%
2032	37%	22.5%
2033	36.7%	22.2%
2034	36.4%	21.9%
2035	36%	21.6%
2036	35.7%	21.3%
2037	35.3%	21.1%
2038	35%	20.8%
2039	34.6%	20.6%
2040	34.3%	20.4%
2041	34%	20.2%
2042	33.6%	20.1%
2043	33.3%	19.9%
2044	33%	19.7%
2045	32.7%	19.6%
2046	32.4%	19.4%
2047	32.1%	19.3%
2048	31.8%	19.1%
2049	31.6%	19%
2050	31.3%	18.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 25.6% in Morocco in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Morocco compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Morocco by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	Morocco
1960	133,684	323,499
1961	136,578	348,650
1962	139,412	363,843
1963	142,666	369,250
1964	146,894	375,835
1965	152,362	383,989
1966	159,483	391,881
1967	167,287	400,594
1968	175,869	407,437
1969	184,562	414,931
1970	194,889	426,015
1971	204,617	435,104
1972	213,138	446,449
1973	221,768	455,699
1974	230,233	464,147
1975	238,774	474,631
1976	247,026	482,130
1977	255,399	489,173
1978	263,684	498,834
1979	270,752	515,554
1980	275,287	534,448
1981	277,535	552,936
1982	284,733	564,904
1983	290,085	566,301
1984	296,892	564,159
1985	304,199	560,810
1986	307,074	558,105
1987	317,621	553,005
1988	330,510	545,800
1989	344,279	538,996
1990	360,621	535,506
1991	375,040	539,850
1992	388,430	525,680
1993	408,801	507,707
1994	428,169	501,426
1995	450,259	496,573
1996	471,453	501,499
1997	490,905	500,807
1998	508,408	492,604
1999	516,976	473,071
2000	520,860	461,341
2001	529,656	452,621
2002	535,518	446,147
2003	544,903	452,650
2004	556,319	461,756
2005	568,143	474,285
2006	581,489	483,200
2007	597,772	493,526
2008	615,580	499,766
2009	634,008	509,386
2010	641,543	515,804
2011	640,577	513,305
2012	644,255	504,698
2013	654,230	492,284
2014	660,837	481,295
2015	668,977	477,654
2016	682,801	474,637
2017	699,498	471,011
2018	719,267	464,375
2019	735,853	457,307
2020	736,607	415,999
2021	741,416	407,829
2022	753,931	427,903
2023	766,391	417,213

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Morocco

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 445 deaths per 100,000 live births in Madagascar, compared to 70 deaths in Morocco.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Morocco
1985	751	752
1986	730	697
1987	702	650
1988	687	602
1989	684	559
1990	692	522
1991	691	490
1992	699	458
1993	688	428
1994	688	401
1995	684	378
1996	680	354
1997	676	333
1998	663	313
1999	647	291
2000	638	271
2001	611	254
2002	593	238
2003	571	224
2004	555	213
2005	540	196
2006	528	182
2007	522	169
2008	510	158
2009	507	148
2010	500	140
2011	492	130
2012	487	121
2013	481	113
2014	477	106
2015	474	100
2016	470	94
2017	469	88
2018	466	83
2019	462	79
2020	447	81
2021	467	92
2022	439	71
2023	445	70

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	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	14.6%	20.1%
1969	14.7%	19.6%
1970	14.9%	19.1%
1971	15.1%	18.7%
1972	15.3%	18.3%
1973	15.6%	17.8%
1974	15.8%	17.4%
1975	16.1%	16.8%
1976	16.3%	16.2%
1977	16.5%	15.6%
1978	16.7%	14.9%
1979	16.9%	14.2%
1980	17.1%	13.5%
1981	17.4%	12.8%
1982	17.6%	12.1%
1983	17.8%	11.5%
1984	17.8%	10.9%
1985	17.7%	10.3%
1986	17.5%	9.79%
1987	17.1%	9.3%
1988	16.6%	8.86%
1989	16.1%	8.45%
1990	15.6%	8.08%
1991	15%	7.73%
1992	14.5%	7.4%
1993	14%	7.09%
1994	13.5%	6.78%
1995	13.1%	6.49%
1996	12.6%	6.21%
1997	12%	5.94%
1998	11.5%	5.69%
1999	11%	5.45%
2000	10.5%	5.22%
2001	10%	5.01%
2002	9.6%	4.79%
2003	9.2%	4.57%
2004	8.82%	4.36%
2005	8.46%	4.13%
2006	8.12%	3.91%
2007	7.81%	3.7%
2008	7.53%	3.49%
2009	7.28%	3.29%
2010	7.07%	3.11%
2011	6.9%	2.93%
2012	6.77%	2.77%
2013	6.69%	2.62%
2014	6.62%	2.47%
2015	6.58%	2.34%
2016	6.57%	2.22%
2017	6.57%	2.11%
2018	6.58%	2.02%
2019	6.61%	1.94%
2020	6.63%	1.86%
2021	6.62%	1.79%
2022	6.57%	1.72%
2023	6.48%	1.66%