Morocco birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Morocco chart

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 below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Morocco	World
1960	6.89	4.69
1961	6.97	4.56
1962	7.05	5.02
1963	7.01	5.31
1964	6.97	5.13
1965	6.93	5.08
1966	6.89	4.97
1967	6.85	4.87
1968	6.79	4.98
1969	6.73	4.88
1970	6.68	4.84
1971	6.62	4.69
1972	6.55	4.55
1973	6.48	4.42
1974	6.4	4.26
1975	6.3	4.07
1976	6.18	3.97
1977	6.04	3.84
1978	5.91	3.77
1979	5.85	3.76
1980	5.78	3.73
1981	5.71	3.71
1982	5.6	3.72
1983	5.41	3.59
1984	5.2	3.57
1985	4.99	3.53
1986	4.77	3.51
1987	4.58	3.48
1988	4.39	3.39
1989	4.22	3.35
1990	4.06	3.31
1991	3.95	3.13
1992	3.76	3.04
1993	3.55	2.97
1994	3.41	2.92
1995	3.3	2.87
1996	3.23	2.82
1997	3.15	2.78
1998	3.04	2.75
1999	2.88	2.72
2000	2.77	2.73
2001	2.69	2.69
2002	2.62	2.66
2003	2.61	2.64
2004	2.61	2.63
2005	2.61	2.61
2006	2.61	2.61
2007	2.62	2.6
2008	2.61	2.6
2009	2.62	2.59
2010	2.63	2.57
2011	2.6	2.55
2012	2.54	2.56
2013	2.48	2.53
2014	2.42	2.52
2015	2.41	2.49
2016	2.4	2.49
2017	2.38	2.46
2018	2.35	2.39
2019	2.34	2.35
2020	2.32	2.28
2021	2.29	2.25
2022	2.26	2.22
2023	2.23	2.2
2024	2.21	2.19
2025	2.18	2.18
2026	2.16	2.18
2027	2.14	2.17
2028	2.12	2.16
2029	2.1	2.15
2030	2.08	2.14
2031	2.06	2.13
2032	2.05	2.12
2033	2.03	2.12
2034	2.02	2.11
2035	2	2.1
2036	1.99	2.09
2037	1.98	2.09
2038	1.96	2.08
2039	1.95	2.08
2040	1.94	2.08
2041	1.93	2.07
2042	1.92	2.07
2043	1.91	2.07
2044	1.9	2.07
2045	1.89	2.06
2046	1.89	2.06
2047	1.88	2.06
2048	1.88	2.05
2049	1.87	2.05
2050	1.86	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 6.26% were to women under 20 years old, 46.1% to women ages 20-29, and 47.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.4%, 50.8%, and 40.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Morocco by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Morocco	World
1960	44.9%	37.4%
1961	45.4%	37.5%
1962	45.9%	37.6%
1963	46.3%	37.8%
1964	46.5%	38%
1965	46.6%	38%
1966	46.8%	38%
1967	46.8%	38%
1968	46.9%	37.9%
1969	46.8%	37.8%
1970	46.7%	37.7%
1971	46.6%	37.6%
1972	46.4%	37.5%
1973	46.3%	37.3%
1974	46.1%	37.2%
1975	45.8%	37.1%
1976	45.6%	36.9%
1977	45.3%	36.7%
1978	44.9%	36.3%
1979	44.6%	35.9%
1980	44.3%	35.5%
1981	44%	35.2%
1982	43.7%	34.9%
1983	43.4%	34.6%
1984	43.1%	34.3%
1985	42.7%	34%
1986	42.3%	33.8%
1987	41.8%	33.6%
1988	41.3%	33.4%
1989	40.8%	33.2%
1990	40.2%	33%
1991	39.6%	32.9%
1992	39%	32.7%
1993	38.4%	32.5%
1994	37.7%	32.3%
1995	37%	32.1%
1996	36.4%	31.8%
1997	35.8%	31.5%
1998	35.2%	31.1%
1999	34.6%	30.8%
2000	34%	30.4%
2001	33.5%	30%
2002	32.9%	29.6%
2003	32.4%	29.2%
2004	31.8%	28.8%
2005	31.2%	28.5%
2006	30.7%	28.1%
2007	30.2%	27.9%
2008	29.8%	27.6%
2009	29.5%	27.5%
2010	29.2%	27.3%
2011	29%	27.1%
2012	28.7%	27%
2013	28.5%	26.9%
2014	28.3%	26.8%
2015	28.1%	26.6%
2016	27.8%	26.5%
2017	27.6%	26.4%
2018	27.4%	26.2%
2019	27.2%	26%
2020	27%	25.8%
2021	26.7%	25.6%
2022	26.4%	25.3%
2023	26%	25%
2024	25.6%	24.7%
2025	25.2%	24.4%
2026	24.8%	24.1%
2027	24.3%	23.8%
2028	23.9%	23.4%
2029	23.6%	23.1%
2030	23.2%	22.8%
2031	22.9%	22.6%
2032	22.5%	22.3%
2033	22.2%	22.1%
2034	21.9%	21.9%
2035	21.6%	21.7%
2036	21.3%	21.6%
2037	21.1%	21.5%
2038	20.8%	21.4%
2039	20.6%	21.3%
2040	20.4%	21.2%
2041	20.2%	21.1%
2042	20.1%	21%
2043	19.9%	21%
2044	19.7%	20.9%
2045	19.6%	20.8%
2046	19.4%	20.7%
2047	19.3%	20.7%
2048	19.1%	20.6%
2049	19%	20.5%
2050	18.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Morocco was 44.9% in 1960, 38.4% in 1993, and 25.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Morocco.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Morocco, excluding migration, has been +1.25% annually. On average, 449,522 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Morocco
1960	323,499
1961	348,650
1962	363,843
1963	369,250
1964	375,835
1965	383,989
1966	391,881
1967	400,594
1968	407,437
1969	414,931
1970	426,015
1971	435,104
1972	446,449
1973	455,699
1974	464,147
1975	474,631
1976	482,130
1977	489,173
1978	498,834
1979	515,554
1980	534,448
1981	552,936
1982	564,904
1983	566,301
1984	564,159
1985	560,810
1986	558,105
1987	553,005
1988	545,800
1989	538,996
1990	535,506
1991	539,850
1992	525,680
1993	507,707
1994	501,426
1995	496,573
1996	501,499
1997	500,807
1998	492,604
1999	473,071
2000	461,341
2001	452,621
2002	446,147
2003	452,650
2004	461,756
2005	474,285
2006	483,200
2007	493,526
2008	499,766
2009	509,386
2010	515,804
2011	513,305
2012	504,698
2013	492,284
2014	481,295
2015	477,654
2016	474,637
2017	471,011
2018	464,375
2019	457,307
2020	415,999
2021	407,829
2022	427,903
2023	417,213

Maternal mortality chart

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rate chart

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.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Morocco	World
1960	24.4%	18.5%
1961	23.9%	18.1%
1962	23.4%	17.8%
1963	22.9%	17.5%
1964	22.3%	17.7%
1965	21.8%	17.5%
1966	21.2%	17.3%
1967	20.6%	17%
1968	20.1%	16.5%
1969	19.6%	15.5%
1970	19.1%	15.2%
1971	18.7%	15.1%
1972	18.3%	14.4%
1973	17.8%	14.1%
1974	17.4%	13.7%
1975	16.8%	13.4%
1976	16.2%	13%
1977	15.6%	12.5%
1978	14.9%	12.1%
1979	14.2%	11.7%
1980	13.5%	11.4%
1981	12.8%	11%
1982	12.1%	10.8%
1983	11.5%	10.6%
1984	10.9%	10.4%
1985	10.3%	10.1%
1986	9.79%	9.81%
1987	9.3%	9.47%
1988	8.86%	9.31%
1989	8.45%	9.02%
1990	8.08%	8.81%
1991	7.73%	8.66%
1992	7.4%	8.46%
1993	7.09%	8.19%
1994	6.78%	7.98%
1995	6.49%	7.76%
1996	6.21%	7.52%
1997	5.94%	7.28%
1998	5.69%	7.05%
1999	5.45%	6.76%
2000	5.22%	6.48%
2001	5.01%	6.21%
2002	4.79%	5.94%
2003	4.57%	5.65%
2004	4.36%	5.43%
2005	4.13%	5.16%
2006	3.91%	4.92%
2007	3.7%	4.7%
2008	3.49%	4.5%
2009	3.29%	4.31%
2010	3.11%	4.11%
2011	2.93%	3.97%
2012	2.77%	3.77%
2013	2.62%	3.61%
2014	2.47%	3.48%
2015	2.34%	3.35%
2016	2.22%	3.23%
2017	2.11%	3.11%
2018	2.02%	2.97%
2019	1.94%	2.86%
2020	1.86%	2.75%
2021	1.79%	2.66%
2022	1.72%	2.59%
2023	1.66%	2.49%