Fertility & birth rates in Morocco and North Korea

Fertility rate in Morocco vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Morocco was 2.23 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Morocco vs North Korea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Morocco	North Korea
1960	6.89	3.57
1961	6.97	3.26
1962	7.05	3.41
1963	7.01	3.63
1964	6.97	3.55
1965	6.93	3.56
1966	6.89	3.71
1967	6.85	4.05
1968	6.79	3.87
1969	6.73	3.86
1970	6.68	3.85
1971	6.62	3.74
1972	6.55	3.89
1973	6.48	3.35
1974	6.4	3.14
1975	6.3	3.05
1976	6.18	2.84
1977	6.04	2.77
1978	5.91	2.79
1979	5.85	2.85
1980	5.78	2.84
1981	5.71	2.92
1982	5.6	2.85
1983	5.41	2.78
1984	5.2	2.71
1985	4.99	2.65
1986	4.77	2.59
1987	4.58	2.53
1988	4.39	2.47
1989	4.22	2.41
1990	4.06	2.39
1991	3.95	2.35
1992	3.76	2.29
1993	3.55	2.22
1994	3.41	2.18
1995	3.3	2.15
1996	3.23	2.09
1997	3.15	2.03
1998	3.04	1.99
1999	2.88	1.97
2000	2.77	1.94
2001	2.69	1.94
2002	2.62	1.92
2003	2.61	1.91
2004	2.61	1.9
2005	2.61	1.87
2006	2.61	1.94
2007	2.62	1.94
2008	2.61	1.97
2009	2.62	1.91
2010	2.63	1.89
2011	2.6	1.88
2012	2.54	1.88
2013	2.48	1.88
2014	2.42	1.87
2015	2.41	1.86
2016	2.4	1.86
2017	2.38	1.85
2018	2.35	1.83
2019	2.34	1.83
2020	2.32	1.82
2021	2.29	1.81
2022	2.26	1.8
2023	2.23	1.78
2024	2.21	1.78
2025	2.18	1.77
2026	2.16	1.75
2027	2.14	1.74
2028	2.12	1.73
2029	2.1	1.73
2030	2.08	1.72
2031	2.06	1.72
2032	2.05	1.71
2033	2.03	1.71
2034	2.02	1.71
2035	2	1.7
2036	1.99	1.7
2037	1.98	1.7
2038	1.96	1.69
2039	1.95	1.69
2040	1.94	1.69
2041	1.93	1.69
2042	1.92	1.69
2043	1.91	1.69
2044	1.9	1.68
2045	1.89	1.68
2046	1.89	1.68
2047	1.88	1.68
2048	1.88	1.67
2049	1.87	1.67
2050	1.86	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Morocco	North Korea
1960	44.9%	37.5%
1961	45.4%	37%
1962	45.9%	36.6%
1963	46.3%	36.5%
1964	46.5%	36.6%
1965	46.6%	36.7%
1966	46.8%	37.3%
1967	46.8%	38.3%
1968	46.9%	39.2%
1969	46.8%	39.8%
1970	46.7%	40.1%
1971	46.6%	40.3%
1972	46.4%	40.2%
1973	46.3%	39.8%
1974	46.1%	39.3%
1975	45.8%	38.8%
1976	45.6%	38.3%
1977	45.3%	37.7%
1978	44.9%	36.9%
1979	44.6%	36%
1980	44.3%	35.1%
1981	44%	34.2%
1982	43.7%	33.1%
1983	43.4%	32%
1984	43.1%	30.9%
1985	42.7%	29.9%
1986	42.3%	29%
1987	41.8%	28%
1988	41.3%	27.3%
1989	40.8%	26.8%
1990	40.2%	26.5%
1991	39.6%	26.4%
1992	39%	26.3%
1993	38.4%	26.4%
1994	37.7%	26.4%
1995	37%	26.4%
1996	36.4%	26.3%
1997	35.8%	26.2%
1998	35.2%	26%
1999	34.6%	25.8%
2000	34%	25.6%
2001	33.5%	25.3%
2002	32.9%	25%
2003	32.4%	24.6%
2004	31.8%	24.3%
2005	31.2%	23.9%
2006	30.7%	23.4%
2007	30.2%	23%
2008	29.8%	22.5%
2009	29.5%	22.1%
2010	29.2%	21.6%
2011	29%	21.2%
2012	28.7%	20.8%
2013	28.5%	20.4%
2014	28.3%	20.1%
2015	28.1%	19.8%
2016	27.8%	19.6%
2017	27.6%	19.4%
2018	27.4%	19.2%
2019	27.2%	19.1%
2020	27%	19.1%
2021	26.7%	19.1%
2022	26.4%	19%
2023	26%	19%
2024	25.6%	18.9%
2025	25.2%	18.9%
2026	24.8%	18.9%
2027	24.3%	18.8%
2028	23.9%	18.7%
2029	23.6%	18.6%
2030	23.2%	18.5%
2031	22.9%	18.3%
2032	22.5%	18.1%
2033	22.2%	17.9%
2034	21.9%	17.6%
2035	21.6%	17.4%
2036	21.3%	17.1%
2037	21.1%	16.8%
2038	20.8%	16.6%
2039	20.6%	16.3%
2040	20.4%	16.1%
2041	20.2%	15.9%
2042	20.1%	15.7%
2043	19.9%	15.5%
2044	19.7%	15.4%
2045	19.6%	15.3%
2046	19.4%	15.2%
2047	19.3%	15.2%
2048	19.1%	15.2%
2049	19%	15.2%
2050	18.8%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.6% of the population in Morocco and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 40.2% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Morocco and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Morocco vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.25% in Morocco and +0.42% in North Korea. 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
	Morocco	North Korea
1960	323,499	277,717
1961	348,650	257,788
1962	363,843	286,534
1963	369,250	321,805
1964	375,835	323,623
1965	383,989	335,587
1966	391,881	363,882
1967	400,594	414,632
1968	407,437	399,837
1969	414,931	404,189
1970	426,015	406,129
1971	435,104	393,220
1972	446,449	411,997
1973	455,699	338,600
1974	464,147	306,902
1975	474,631	288,966
1976	482,130	255,841
1977	489,173	242,870
1978	498,834	243,533
1979	515,554	251,409
1980	534,448	255,206
1981	552,936	273,800
1982	564,904	276,332
1983	566,301	279,046
1984	564,159	282,987
1985	560,810	287,714
1986	558,105	293,227
1987	553,005	296,030
1988	545,800	299,305
1989	538,996	303,078
1990	535,506	312,460
1991	539,850	320,551
1992	525,680	324,002
1993	507,707	320,880
1994	501,426	320,861
1995	496,573	233,381
1996	501,499	226,095
1997	500,807	211,325
1998	492,604	197,589
1999	473,071	181,613
2000	461,341	161,591
2001	452,621	143,321
2002	446,147	119,504
2003	452,650	178,775
2004	461,756	155,838
2005	474,285	132,765
2006	483,200	129,171
2007	493,526	120,521
2008	499,766	122,015
2009	509,386	111,530
2010	515,804	112,443
2011	513,305	114,798
2012	504,698	118,773
2013	492,284	122,519
2014	481,295	127,078
2015	477,654	127,365
2016	474,637	125,048
2017	471,011	120,181
2018	464,375	113,164
2019	457,307	106,208
2020	415,999	95,920
2021	407,829	99,710
2022	427,903	96,495
2023	417,213	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Morocco vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 70 deaths per 100,000 live births in Morocco, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Morocco	North Korea
1985	752	76
1986	697	68
1987	650	62
1988	602	55
1989	559	49
1990	522	43
1991	490	38
1992	458	37
1993	428	46
1994	401	57
1995	378	127
1996	354	128
1997	333	128
1998	313	129
1999	291	129
2000	271	129
2001	254	130
2002	238	131
2003	224	76
2004	213	77
2005	196	78
2006	182	80
2007	169	80
2008	158	79
2009	148	78
2010	140	77
2011	130	76
2012	121	76
2013	113	75
2014	106	73
2015	100	72
2016	94	71
2017	88	70
2018	83	69
2019	79	66
2020	81	66
2021	92	72
2022	71	67
2023	70	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.66% in Morocco and 1.8% in North Korea. 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
	Morocco	North Korea
1960	24.4%	11.6%
1961	23.9%	11.2%
1962	23.4%	10.8%
1963	22.9%	10.4%
1964	22.3%	9.92%
1965	21.8%	9.46%
1966	21.2%	8.96%
1967	20.6%	8.45%
1968	20.1%	7.94%
1969	19.6%	7.45%
1970	19.1%	6.99%
1971	18.7%	6.58%
1972	18.3%	6.2%
1973	17.8%	5.86%
1974	17.4%	5.56%
1975	16.8%	5.28%
1976	16.2%	5.03%
1977	15.6%	4.8%
1978	14.9%	4.59%
1979	14.2%	4.4%
1980	13.5%	4.22%
1981	12.8%	4.05%
1982	12.1%	3.91%
1983	11.5%	3.8%
1984	10.9%	3.71%
1985	10.3%	3.68%
1986	9.79%	3.68%
1987	9.3%	3.78%
1988	8.86%	3.83%
1989	8.45%	3.95%
1990	8.08%	4.07%
1991	7.73%	4.18%
1992	7.4%	4.25%
1993	7.09%	4.27%
1994	6.78%	4.25%
1995	6.49%	10.8%
1996	6.21%	10.6%
1997	5.94%	10.5%
1998	5.69%	10.3%
1999	5.45%	10.2%
2000	5.22%	10%
2001	5.01%	9.9%
2002	4.79%	9.78%
2003	4.57%	3.45%
2004	4.36%	3.38%
2005	4.13%	3.33%
2006	3.91%	3.28%
2007	3.7%	3.24%
2008	3.49%	3.1%
2009	3.29%	3%
2010	3.11%	2.87%
2011	2.93%	2.72%
2012	2.77%	2.57%
2013	2.62%	2.41%
2014	2.47%	2.26%
2015	2.34%	2.14%
2016	2.22%	2.06%
2017	2.11%	1.91%
2018	2.02%	1.84%
2019	1.94%	1.77%
2020	1.86%	1.74%
2021	1.79%	1.74%
2022	1.72%	1.77%
2023	1.66%	1.8%