Morocco birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Morocco has a birth rate of 16.7 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.23 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Morocco was 6.89 children per woman — 3.09 times higher than in 2023.

Morocco birth rate statistics:

Morocco is ranked 90/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 16/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.9, a change from 31 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 165 in 1960 to 25.1 in 2023.
25.5% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 22.5% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Morocco by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	2.23	87
2022	2.26	86
2021	2.29	86
2020	2.32	85
2019	2.34	88
2018	2.35	90
2017	2.38	91
2016	2.4	91
2015	2.41	91
2014	2.42	91
2013	2.48	88
2012	2.54	86
2011	2.6	87
2010	2.63	82
2009	2.62	88
2008	2.61	90
2007	2.62	89
2006	2.61	92
2005	2.61	95
2004	2.61	96
2003	2.61	98
2002	2.62	100
2001	2.69	98
2000	2.77	98
1999	2.88	96
1998	3.04	92
1997	3.15	91
1996	3.23	92
1995	3.3	92
1994	3.41	92
1993	3.55	92
1992	3.76	91
1991	3.95	90
1990	4.06	88
1989	4.22	86
1988	4.39	86
1987	4.58	84
1986	4.77	84
1985	4.99	81
1984	5.2	80
1983	5.41	78
1982	5.6	72
1981	5.71	71
1980	5.78	71
1979	5.85	70
1978	5.91	70
1977	6.04	69
1976	6.18	68
1975	6.3	65
1974	6.4	62
1973	6.48	58
1972	6.55	55
1971	6.62	51
1970	6.68	50
1969	6.73	46
1968	6.79	46
1967	6.85	44
1966	6.89	42
1965	6.93	42
1964	6.97	40
1963	7.01	36
1962	7.05	30
1961	6.97	38
1960	6.89	41

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Morocco is 2.23, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.55 — a 37.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	417,213	629,836	212,623
2022	427,903	635,900	207,997
2021	407,829	645,150	237,321
2020	415,999	653,028	237,029
2019	457,307	661,138	203,831
2018	464,375	665,651	201,276
2017	471,011	670,574	199,563
2016	474,637	673,290	198,653
2015	477,654	674,432	196,778
2014	481,295	676,809	195,514
2013	492,284	687,272	194,988
2012	504,698	699,726	195,028
2011	513,305	707,818	194,513
2010	515,804	710,086	194,282
2009	509,386	701,890	192,504
2008	499,766	690,892	191,126
2007	493,526	683,669	190,143
2006	483,200	672,596	189,396
2005	474,285	662,353	188,068
2004	461,756	649,561	187,805
2003	452,650	638,417	185,767
2002	446,147	630,679	184,532
2001	452,621	636,429	183,808
2000	461,341	644,899	183,558
1999	473,071	656,396	183,325
1998	492,604	676,122	183,518
1997	500,807	684,170	183,363
1996	501,499	684,464	182,965
1995	496,573	680,207	183,634
1994	501,426	684,965	183,539
1993	507,707	692,618	184,911
1992	525,680	712,504	186,824
1991	539,850	728,322	188,472
1990	535,506	725,562	190,056
1989	538,996	731,780	192,784
1988	545,800	741,841	196,041
1987	553,005	752,656	199,651
1986	558,105	761,986	203,881
1985	560,810	769,521	208,711
1984	564,159	777,980	213,821
1983	566,301	784,721	218,420
1982	564,904	788,041	223,137
1981	552,936	780,170	227,234
1980	534,448	764,795	230,347
1979	515,554	749,541	233,987
1978	498,834	736,674	237,840
1977	489,173	730,696	241,523
1976	482,130	727,289	245,159
1975	474,631	722,545	247,914
1974	464,147	713,464	249,317
1973	455,699	705,882	250,183
1972	446,449	696,960	250,511
1971	435,104	685,899	250,795
1970	426,015	676,664	250,649
1969	414,931	665,678	250,747
1968	407,437	658,869	251,432
1967	400,594	653,026	252,432
1966	391,881	645,602	253,721
1965	383,989	638,697	254,708
1964	375,835	631,490	255,655
1963	369,250	625,818	256,568
1962	363,843	620,116	256,273
1961	348,650	603,569	254,919
1960	323,499	590,639	267,140

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Morocco (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.25% annually. On average, 449,522 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 1.11% — 417,213 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Morocco ranks 42/196 for absolute natural population change and 88/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Morocco compared to other countries

	Morocco	Rank
Fertility rate	2.23	87/196
Birth rate	16.7	90/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+417,213	42/196
Natural population change rate	+1.11%	88/196
Population growth	+0.98%	104/197
Average age at childbearing	29.9 years	67/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	24.2	108/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	99.8	100/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	29.1	77/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	25.5%	61/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	59.1%	44/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	86.6%	143/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.07%	78/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	1.02%	83/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.55%	84/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.66%	91/192
Life expectancy	75.9 years	85/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	31.9	24.2	99.8	29.1
2025	32.4	24.6	100.9	30
2024	33.1	25	102	30.9
2023	33.7	25.4	103	31.7
2022	34.4	25.8	104.3	32.5
2021	35.2	26.4	106.1	33.4
2020	36	27	107.5	34.3
2019	36.9	27.4	108.7	35.1
2018	37.5	27.7	109.3	35.8
2017	38.2	28	110.2	36.6
2016	38.8	28.5	111.2	37.3
2015	39.3	28.7	111.6	37.8
2014	39.9	29	112.5	38.4
2013	41	29.9	115.1	39.6
2012	42.3	31	118.1	40.9
2011	43.3	31.8	120.5	42.1
2010	44	32.3	122.2	43
2009	44.1	32.3	121.8	43.3
2008	44	32.1	121.1	43.6
2007	44.1	32.2	121.2	44.2
2006	43.9	32.2	120.7	44.6
2005	43.8	32.3	120.6	45.1
2004	43.5	32.2	120.3	45.5
2003	43.3	32.5	119.7	45.9
2002	43.3	33.1	119.7	46.6
2001	44.3	34.5	122.4	48.3
2000	45.5	35.9	125.6	50.4
1999	46.9	37.7	129.6	52.8
1998	49	39.4	135.2	56.3
1997	50.3	40.2	138.9	58.8
1996	51	40.5	141.4	60.7
1995	51.5	40.2	143.3	62.4
1994	52.6	41.1	147	65
1993	54	42.7	151.5	67.9
1992	56.5	44.7	159.3	72.1
1991	58.7	46.7	166.7	75.6
1990	59.5	45.8	170.5	78.1
1989	61.1	47.1	176.6	80.9
1988	63.1	50.1	184.3	83.7
1987	65.2	53.3	192.8	86.7
1986	67.3	55.2	202.2	89.5
1985	69.5	55.2	212.1	93.1
1984	71.9	58	223.2	95.9
1983	74.3	62.9	232.9	98.7
1982	76.6	68.5	242.5	101
1981	77.8	76.7	247.3	101.4
1980	78.3	79.2	251	102.2
1979	78.8	80.7	255.4	102.5
1978	79.4	83.5	263.7	101.5
1977	80.8	87.4	270.9	103.5
1976	82.4	92.2	277.5	106.3
1975	83.9	96	284.6	108.5
1974	84.9	96.9	288.4	111.7
1973	86.1	100.3	294.5	113.2
1972	87.1	103.4	299.5	114.5
1971	87.9	103.4	303	116.8
1970	88.9	107.3	306	118.8
1969	89.8	109.3	309	120.3
1968	91.2	117.8	310	121
1967	92.7	125.6	312	121.3
1966	94.1	131	313	121.9
1965	95.5	137.5	314	122.5
1964	96.7	146.9	314	122.6
1963	98.1	157.9	314	121.5
1962	99.7	165.2	315	120.5
1961	99.5	163.6	312	118.2
1960	99.8	166.2	308	115.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Morocco by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 6.31% will be to women under age 20, 46.2% to women ages 20-29, and 47.5% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 8.4%, 50.8%, and 40.8%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Morocco	World
2100	13.8%	16.5%
2099	13.8%	16.6%
2098	13.9%	16.6%
2097	13.9%	16.7%
2096	14%	16.8%
2095	14.1%	16.8%
2094	14.1%	16.9%
2093	14.2%	17%
2092	14.3%	17%
2091	14.4%	17.1%
2090	14.5%	17.2%
2089	14.5%	17.2%
2088	14.6%	17.3%
2087	14.7%	17.4%
2086	14.8%	17.4%
2085	14.8%	17.5%
2084	14.9%	17.5%
2083	15%	17.6%
2082	15.1%	17.7%
2081	15.1%	17.7%
2080	15.2%	17.8%
2079	15.3%	17.8%
2078	15.3%	17.9%
2077	15.4%	17.9%
2076	15.5%	18%
2075	15.5%	18%
2074	15.6%	18.1%
2073	15.7%	18.2%
2072	15.8%	18.2%
2071	15.9%	18.3%
2070	16%	18.3%
2069	16.1%	18.4%
2068	16.2%	18.5%
2067	16.3%	18.6%
2066	16.4%	18.6%
2065	16.6%	18.7%
2064	16.7%	18.8%
2063	16.9%	18.9%
2062	17%	19.1%
2061	17.2%	19.2%
2060	17.3%	19.3%
2059	17.5%	19.4%
2058	17.6%	19.5%
2057	17.8%	19.6%
2056	18%	19.8%
2055	18.1%	19.9%
2054	18.3%	20%
2053	18.5%	20.1%
2052	18.6%	20.2%
2051	18.8%	20.3%
2050	18.9%	20.4%
2049	19.1%	20.5%
2048	19.2%	20.6%
2047	19.4%	20.7%
2046	19.5%	20.8%
2045	19.7%	20.9%
2044	19.8%	20.9%
2043	20%	21%
2042	20.1%	21.1%
2041	20.3%	21.2%
2040	20.5%	21.2%
2039	20.7%	21.3%
2038	20.9%	21.4%
2037	21.2%	21.5%
2036	21.4%	21.6%
2035	21.7%	21.8%
2034	22%	22%
2033	22.4%	22.2%
2032	22.7%	22.4%
2031	23%	22.7%
2030	23.4%	23%
2029	23.7%	23.3%
2028	24.1%	23.6%
2027	24.5%	23.9%
2026	25%	24.2%
2025	25.4%	24.6%
2024	25.6%	24.7%
2023	26%	25%
2022	26.4%	25.3%
2021	26.7%	25.6%
2020	27%	25.8%
2019	27.2%	26%
2018	27.4%	26.2%
2017	27.6%	26.4%
2016	27.8%	26.5%
2015	28.1%	26.6%
2014	28.3%	26.8%
2013	28.5%	26.9%
2012	28.7%	27%
2011	29%	27.1%
2010	29.2%	27.3%
2009	29.5%	27.5%
2008	29.8%	27.6%
2007	30.2%	27.9%
2006	30.7%	28.1%
2005	31.2%	28.5%
2004	31.8%	28.8%
2003	32.4%	29.2%
2002	32.9%	29.6%
2001	33.5%	30%
2000	34%	30.4%
1999	34.6%	30.8%
1998	35.2%	31.1%
1997	35.8%	31.5%
1996	36.4%	31.8%
1995	37%	32.1%
1994	37.7%	32.3%
1993	38.4%	32.5%
1992	39%	32.7%
1991	39.6%	32.9%
1990	40.2%	33%
1989	40.8%	33.2%
1988	41.3%	33.4%
1987	41.8%	33.6%
1986	42.3%	33.8%
1985	42.7%	34%
1984	43.1%	34.3%
1983	43.4%	34.6%
1982	43.7%	34.9%
1981	44%	35.2%
1980	44.3%	35.5%
1979	44.6%	35.9%
1978	44.9%	36.3%
1977	45.3%	36.7%
1976	45.6%	36.9%
1975	45.8%	37.1%
1974	46.1%	37.2%
1973	46.3%	37.3%
1972	46.4%	37.5%
1971	46.6%	37.6%
1970	46.7%	37.7%
1969	46.8%	37.8%
1968	46.9%	37.9%
1967	46.8%	38%
1966	46.8%	38%
1965	46.6%	38%
1964	46.5%	38%
1963	46.3%	37.8%
1962	45.9%	37.6%
1961	45.4%	37.5%
1960	44.9%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Morocco was 44.9% in 1960, 39% in 1992, and 25.6% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Morocco.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Morocco	World
2023	70	197
2022	71	203
2021	92	242
2020	81	211
2019	79	207
2018	83	211
2017	88	215
2016	94	220
2015	100	228
2014	106	231
2013	113	235
2012	121	239
2011	130	247
2010	140	253
2009	148	258
2008	158	264
2007	169	269
2006	182	276
2005	196	283
2004	213	291
2003	224	301
2002	238	311
2001	254	321
2000	271	328
1999	291	340
1998	313	360
1997	333	358
1996	354	366
1995	378	371
1994	401	382
1993	428	389
1992	458	395
1991	490	395
1990	522	391
1989	559	401
1988	602	414
1987	650	429
1986	697	438
1985	752	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Morocco was 70 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.07% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 74.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Morocco	World
2023	1.66%	2.49%
2022	1.72%	2.59%
2021	1.79%	2.66%
2020	1.86%	2.75%
2019	1.94%	2.86%
2018	2.02%	2.97%
2017	2.11%	3.11%
2016	2.22%	3.22%
2015	2.34%	3.35%
2014	2.47%	3.48%
2013	2.62%	3.61%
2012	2.77%	3.77%
2011	2.93%	3.97%
2010	3.11%	4.11%
2009	3.29%	4.31%
2008	3.49%	4.5%
2007	3.7%	4.7%
2006	3.91%	4.92%
2005	4.13%	5.16%
2004	4.36%	5.43%
2003	4.57%	5.65%
2002	4.79%	5.94%
2001	5.01%	6.21%
2000	5.22%	6.48%
1999	5.45%	6.75%
1998	5.69%	7.05%
1997	5.94%	7.28%
1996	6.21%	7.52%
1995	6.49%	7.76%
1994	6.78%	7.98%
1993	7.09%	8.19%
1992	7.4%	8.46%
1991	7.73%	8.66%
1990	8.08%	8.81%
1989	8.45%	9.02%
1988	8.86%	9.31%
1987	9.3%	9.47%
1986	9.79%	9.81%
1985	10.3%	10.1%
1984	10.9%	10.4%
1983	11.5%	10.6%
1982	12.1%	10.8%
1981	12.8%	11%
1980	13.5%	11.4%
1979	14.2%	11.7%
1978	14.9%	12.2%
1977	15.6%	12.6%
1976	16.2%	13%
1975	16.8%	13.4%
1974	17.4%	13.8%
1973	17.8%	14.1%
1972	18.3%	14.5%
1971	18.7%	15.1%
1970	19.1%	15.2%
1969	19.6%	15.4%
1968	20.1%	15.6%
1967	20.6%	15.9%
1966	21.2%	16.1%
1965	21.8%	16.4%
1964	22.3%	16.6%
1963	22.9%	16.5%
1962	23.4%	16.7%
1961	23.9%	17%
1960	24.4%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Morocco was 16.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.66% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 52.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.