Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Morocco

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Morocco chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Marshall Islands was 2.92 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 the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	Morocco
1960	8.08	6.89
1961	8.12	6.97
1962	8.12	7.05
1963	8.12	7.01
1964	8.14	6.97
1965	8.16	6.93
1966	8.2	6.89
1967	8.17	6.85
1968	8.14	6.79
1969	8.11	6.73
1970	8.07	6.68
1971	8.04	6.62
1972	8	6.55
1973	7.95	6.48
1974	7.9	6.4
1975	7.83	6.3
1976	7.76	6.18
1977	7.67	6.04
1978	7.58	5.91
1979	7.47	5.85
1980	7.37	5.78
1981	7.27	5.71
1982	7.18	5.6
1983	7.08	5.41
1984	6.99	5.2
1985	6.87	4.99
1986	6.73	4.77
1987	6.57	4.58
1988	6.38	4.39
1989	6.18	4.22
1990	5.97	4.06
1991	5.76	3.95
1992	5.55	3.76
1993	5.38	3.55
1994	5.23	3.41
1995	5.09	3.3
1996	5.02	3.23
1997	4.96	3.15
1998	4.87	3.04
1999	4.78	2.88
2000	4.7	2.77
2001	4.58	2.69
2002	4.49	2.62
2003	4.42	2.61
2004	4.34	2.61
2005	4.28	2.61
2006	4.2	2.61
2007	4.09	2.62
2008	3.97	2.61
2009	3.83	2.62
2010	3.67	2.63
2011	3.53	2.6
2012	3.38	2.54
2013	3.25	2.48
2014	3.18	2.42
2015	3.13	2.41
2016	3.09	2.4
2017	3.06	2.38
2018	3.04	2.35
2019	3.01	2.34
2020	2.99	2.32
2021	2.96	2.29
2022	2.94	2.26
2023	2.92	2.23
2024	2.86	2.21
2025	2.82	2.18
2026	2.77	2.16
2027	2.73	2.14
2028	2.69	2.12
2029	2.65	2.1
2030	2.6	2.08
2031	2.57	2.06
2032	2.53	2.05
2033	2.5	2.03
2034	2.47	2.02
2035	2.44	2
2036	2.41	1.99
2037	2.38	1.98
2038	2.36	1.96
2039	2.34	1.95
2040	2.31	1.94
2041	2.29	1.93
2042	2.26	1.92
2043	2.24	1.91
2044	2.23	1.9
2045	2.21	1.89
2046	2.19	1.89
2047	2.17	1.88
2048	2.15	1.88
2049	2.13	1.87
2050	2.11	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Morocco
1960	46.1%	44.9%
1961	46.7%	45.4%
1962	47.1%	45.9%
1963	47.4%	46.3%
1964	47.5%	46.5%
1965	47.5%	46.6%
1966	47.2%	46.8%
1967	46.7%	46.8%
1968	46.1%	46.9%
1969	45.3%	46.8%
1970	45%	46.7%
1971	45.6%	46.6%
1972	46.6%	46.4%
1973	47.3%	46.3%
1974	47.8%	46.1%
1975	48.2%	45.8%
1976	48.5%	45.6%
1977	49%	45.3%
1978	49.4%	44.9%
1979	49.8%	44.6%
1980	50.1%	44.3%
1981	50.3%	44%
1982	50.3%	43.7%
1983	50.4%	43.4%
1984	50.4%	43.1%
1985	50.6%	42.7%
1986	50.7%	42.3%
1987	50.8%	41.8%
1988	50.8%	41.3%
1989	50.6%	40.8%
1990	50.2%	40.2%
1991	49.7%	39.6%
1992	49.1%	39%
1993	48.4%	38.4%
1994	47.5%	37.7%
1995	46.6%	37%
1996	45.6%	36.4%
1997	44.7%	35.8%
1998	43.7%	35.2%
1999	42.8%	34.6%
2000	42%	34%
2001	41.3%	33.5%
2002	40.6%	32.9%
2003	39.9%	32.4%
2004	39.4%	31.8%
2005	39.1%	31.2%
2006	38.9%	30.7%
2007	39%	30.2%
2008	39.2%	29.8%
2009	39.4%	29.5%
2010	39.7%	29.2%
2011	39.7%	29%
2012	39.4%	28.7%
2013	38.8%	28.5%
2014	38.2%	28.3%
2015	37.5%	28.1%
2016	36.8%	27.8%
2017	36.2%	27.6%
2018	35.7%	27.4%
2019	35.1%	27.2%
2020	34.5%	27%
2021	34.4%	26.7%
2022	34.6%	26.4%
2023	34.7%	26%
2024	34.5%	25.6%
2025	33.9%	25.2%
2026	33.2%	24.8%
2027	32.6%	24.3%
2028	32%	23.9%
2029	31.4%	23.6%
2030	30.9%	23.2%
2031	30.3%	22.9%
2032	29.7%	22.5%
2033	29.2%	22.2%
2034	28.6%	21.9%
2035	28.1%	21.6%
2036	27.6%	21.3%
2037	27.3%	21.1%
2038	27.3%	20.8%
2039	27.4%	20.6%
2040	27.7%	20.4%
2041	28%	20.2%
2042	28.3%	20.1%
2043	28.6%	19.9%
2044	28.8%	19.7%
2045	29%	19.6%
2046	29.1%	19.4%
2047	29.1%	19.3%
2048	29%	19.1%
2049	28.8%	19%
2050	28.5%	18.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 25.6% in Morocco in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Morocco compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Morocco by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	Morocco
1960	452	323,499
1961	469	348,650
1962	488	363,843
1963	509	369,250
1964	536	375,835
1965	566	383,989
1966	603	391,881
1967	636	400,594
1968	685	407,437
1969	747	414,931
1970	819	426,015
1971	877	435,104
1972	913	446,449
1973	954	455,699
1974	1,000	464,147
1975	1,055	474,631
1976	1,109	482,130
1977	1,160	489,173
1978	1,207	498,834
1979	1,250	515,554
1980	1,287	534,448
1981	1,328	552,936
1982	1,375	564,904
1983	1,422	566,301
1984	1,470	564,159
1985	1,511	560,810
1986	1,544	558,105
1987	1,566	553,005
1988	1,575	545,800
1989	1,574	538,996
1990	1,556	535,506
1991	1,540	539,850
1992	1,525	525,680
1993	1,524	507,707
1994	1,524	501,426
1995	1,522	496,573
1996	1,542	501,499
1997	1,564	500,807
1998	1,576	492,604
1999	1,590	473,071
2000	1,592	461,341
2001	1,596	452,621
2002	1,594	446,147
2003	1,600	452,650
2004	1,595	461,756
2005	1,586	474,285
2006	1,556	483,200
2007	1,507	493,526
2008	1,443	499,766
2009	1,365	509,386
2010	1,273	515,804
2011	1,185	513,305
2012	1,097	504,698
2013	1,014	492,284
2014	959	481,295
2015	912	477,654
2016	866	474,637
2017	826	471,011
2018	785	464,375
2019	746	457,307
2020	689	415,999
2021	653	407,829
2022	606	427,903
2023	550	417,213

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Morocco

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Marshall Islands, compared to 70 deaths in Morocco.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Morocco
1985	254	752
1986	274	697
1987	282	650
1988	276	602
1989	299	559
1990	311	522
1991	297	490
1992	322	458
1993	320	428
1994	303	401
1995	303	378
1996	292	354
1997	274	333
1998	259	313
1999	250	291
2000	251	271
2001	231	254
2002	223	238
2003	221	224
2004	238	213
2005	234	196
2006	233	182
2007	229	169
2008	226	158
2009	224	148
2010	212	140
2011	209	130
2012	207	121
2013	201	113
2014	199	106
2015	184	100
2016	183	94
2017	179	88
2018	167	83
2019	168	79
2020	178	81
2021	206	92
2022	174	71
2023	155	70

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	Morocco
1960	12.2%	24.4%
1961	11.6%	23.9%
1962	11%	23.4%
1963	10.5%	22.9%
1964	10.1%	22.3%
1965	9.64%	21.8%
1966	9.25%	21.2%
1967	8.88%	20.6%
1968	8.53%	20.1%
1969	8.19%	19.6%
1970	7.87%	19.1%
1971	7.58%	18.7%
1972	7.33%	18.3%
1973	7.13%	17.8%
1974	6.97%	17.4%
1975	6.86%	16.8%
1976	6.77%	16.2%
1977	6.69%	15.6%
1978	6.61%	14.9%
1979	6.52%	14.2%
1980	6.42%	13.5%
1981	6.29%	12.8%
1982	6.15%	12.1%
1983	6%	11.5%
1984	5.83%	10.9%
1985	5.66%	10.3%
1986	5.49%	9.79%
1987	5.31%	9.3%
1988	5.13%	8.86%
1989	4.95%	8.45%
1990	4.76%	8.08%
1991	4.59%	7.73%
1992	4.43%	7.4%
1993	4.29%	7.09%
1994	4.2%	6.78%
1995	4.15%	6.49%
1996	4.14%	6.21%
1997	4.15%	5.94%
1998	4.19%	5.69%
1999	4.23%	5.45%
2000	4.25%	5.22%
2001	4.25%	5.01%
2002	4.24%	4.79%
2003	4.21%	4.57%
2004	4.18%	4.36%
2005	4.14%	4.13%
2006	4.1%	3.91%
2007	4.06%	3.7%
2008	4.02%	3.49%
2009	3.97%	3.29%
2010	3.94%	3.11%
2011	3.89%	2.93%
2012	3.82%	2.77%
2013	3.75%	2.62%
2014	3.66%	2.47%
2015	3.57%	2.34%
2016	3.48%	2.22%
2017	3.38%	2.11%
2018	3.29%	2.02%
2019	3.19%	1.94%
2020	3.1%	1.86%
2021	3%	1.79%
2022	2.91%	1.72%
2023	2.82%	1.66%