Fertility & birth rates in Morocco and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Morocco vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Morocco vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	6.89	7.07
1961	6.97	7.05
1962	7.05	7.04
1963	7.01	7.03
1964	6.97	7.05
1965	6.93	7.02
1966	6.89	7
1967	6.85	6.97
1968	6.79	6.95
1969	6.73	6.97
1970	6.68	6.98
1971	6.62	6.99
1972	6.55	6.99
1973	6.48	7
1974	6.4	7.01
1975	6.3	6.99
1976	6.18	6.95
1977	6.04	6.92
1978	5.91	6.87
1979	5.85	6.82
1980	5.78	6.77
1981	5.71	6.71
1982	5.6	6.64
1983	5.41	6.57
1984	5.2	6.49
1985	4.99	6.38
1986	4.77	6.26
1987	4.58	6.12
1988	4.39	5.99
1989	4.22	5.87
1990	4.06	5.74
1991	3.95	5.62
1992	3.76	5.51
1993	3.55	5.45
1994	3.41	5.4
1995	3.3	5.34
1996	3.23	5.22
1997	3.15	5.09
1998	3.04	4.98
1999	2.88	4.86
2000	2.77	4.76
2001	2.69	4.67
2002	2.62	4.6
2003	2.61	4.54
2004	2.61	4.47
2005	2.61	4.41
2006	2.61	4.39
2007	2.62	4.37
2008	2.61	4.36
2009	2.62	4.35
2010	2.63	4.34
2011	2.6	4.34
2012	2.54	4.33
2013	2.48	4.33
2014	2.42	4.36
2015	2.41	4.29
2016	2.4	4.2
2017	2.38	4.06
2018	2.35	3.93
2019	2.34	3.8
2020	2.32	3.75
2021	2.29	3.69
2022	2.26	3.62
2023	2.23	3.56
2024	2.21	3.51
2025	2.18	3.47
2026	2.16	3.42
2027	2.14	3.37
2028	2.12	3.32
2029	2.1	3.28
2030	2.08	3.24
2031	2.06	3.2
2032	2.05	3.16
2033	2.03	3.12
2034	2.02	3.08
2035	2	3.04
2036	1.99	3
2037	1.98	2.97
2038	1.96	2.94
2039	1.95	2.91
2040	1.94	2.88
2041	1.93	2.84
2042	1.92	2.82
2043	1.91	2.79
2044	1.9	2.76
2045	1.89	2.73
2046	1.89	2.71
2047	1.88	2.68
2048	1.88	2.66
2049	1.87	2.63
2050	1.86	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Morocco	Solomon Islands
1960	44.9%	46.3%
1961	45.4%	46.1%
1962	45.9%	46%
1963	46.3%	45.9%
1964	46.5%	45.8%
1965	46.6%	45.9%
1966	46.8%	46%
1967	46.8%	46.2%
1968	46.9%	46.4%
1969	46.8%	46.6%
1970	46.7%	46.7%
1971	46.6%	46.8%
1972	46.4%	46.9%
1973	46.3%	47.1%
1974	46.1%	47.5%
1975	45.8%	47.9%
1976	45.6%	48.2%
1977	45.3%	48.3%
1978	44.9%	48.3%
1979	44.6%	48.3%
1980	44.3%	48.3%
1981	44%	48.2%
1982	43.7%	48.1%
1983	43.4%	47.9%
1984	43.1%	47.8%
1985	42.7%	47.5%
1986	42.3%	47.3%
1987	41.8%	46.9%
1988	41.3%	46.6%
1989	40.8%	46.2%
1990	40.2%	45.8%
1991	39.6%	45.4%
1992	39%	45.1%
1993	38.4%	44.8%
1994	37.7%	44.5%
1995	37%	44.3%
1996	36.4%	44%
1997	35.8%	43.8%
1998	35.2%	43.5%
1999	34.6%	43.2%
2000	34%	42.9%
2001	33.5%	42.5%
2002	32.9%	42.2%
2003	32.4%	41.9%
2004	31.8%	41.7%
2005	31.2%	41.5%
2006	30.7%	41.3%
2007	30.2%	41.2%
2008	29.8%	41.2%
2009	29.5%	41.1%
2010	29.2%	41%
2011	29%	40.8%
2012	28.7%	40.7%
2013	28.5%	40.4%
2014	28.3%	40.2%
2015	28.1%	40%
2016	27.8%	39.7%
2017	27.6%	39.4%
2018	27.4%	39%
2019	27.2%	38.7%
2020	27%	38.4%
2021	26.7%	38.1%
2022	26.4%	37.7%
2023	26%	37.4%
2024	25.6%	37%
2025	25.2%	36.6%
2026	24.8%	36.1%
2027	24.3%	35.7%
2028	23.9%	35.2%
2029	23.6%	34.7%
2030	23.2%	34.3%
2031	22.9%	33.9%
2032	22.5%	33.5%
2033	22.2%	33.2%
2034	21.9%	32.9%
2035	21.6%	32.7%
2036	21.3%	32.4%
2037	21.1%	32.2%
2038	20.8%	31.9%
2039	20.6%	31.7%
2040	20.4%	31.5%
2041	20.2%	31.2%
2042	20.1%	31%
2043	19.9%	30.7%
2044	19.7%	30.4%
2045	19.6%	30.2%
2046	19.4%	29.9%
2047	19.3%	29.6%
2048	19.1%	29.3%
2049	19%	29%
2050	18.8%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.6% of the population in Morocco and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 40.2% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Morocco and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Morocco vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.25% in Morocco and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	323,499	4,119
1961	348,650	4,257
1962	363,843	4,408
1963	369,250	4,571
1964	375,835	4,747
1965	383,989	4,885
1966	391,881	5,028
1967	400,594	5,151
1968	407,437	5,285
1969	414,931	5,444
1970	426,015	5,575
1971	435,104	5,814
1972	446,449	6,074
1973	455,699	6,343
1974	464,147	6,612
1975	474,631	6,635
1976	482,130	7,058
1977	489,173	7,290
1978	498,834	7,598
1979	515,554	7,874
1980	534,448	8,156
1981	552,936	8,436
1982	564,904	8,720
1983	566,301	9,011
1984	564,159	9,299
1985	560,810	9,534
1986	558,105	9,656
1987	553,005	9,943
1988	545,800	10,142
1989	538,996	10,354
1990	535,506	10,561
1991	539,850	10,789
1992	525,680	11,029
1993	507,707	11,396
1994	501,426	11,771
1995	496,573	12,124
1996	501,499	12,328
1997	500,807	12,478
1998	492,604	12,658
1999	473,071	12,809
2000	461,341	12,938
2001	452,621	13,061
2002	446,147	13,195
2003	452,650	13,344
2004	461,756	13,444
2005	474,285	13,568
2006	483,200	13,799
2007	493,526	13,963
2008	499,766	14,225
2009	509,386	14,381
2010	515,804	14,604
2011	513,305	15,095
2012	504,698	15,585
2013	492,284	16,038
2014	481,295	16,652
2015	477,654	16,909
2016	474,637	17,027
2017	471,011	16,897
2018	464,375	16,790
2019	457,307	16,649
2020	415,999	16,488
2021	407,829	16,626
2022	427,903	17,253
2023	417,213	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Morocco vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Morocco	Solomon Islands
1985	752	209
1986	697	226
1987	650	200
1988	602	193
1989	559	188
1990	522	184
1991	490	178
1992	458	174
1993	428	173
1994	401	170
1995	378	168
1996	354	166
1997	333	164
1998	313	165
1999	291	164
2000	271	166
2001	254	167
2002	238	168
2003	224	167
2004	213	164
2005	196	161
2006	182	159
2007	169	163
2008	158	153
2009	148	152
2010	140	148
2011	130	147
2012	121	146
2013	113	147
2014	106	147
2015	100	146
2016	94	143
2017	88	140
2018	83	136
2019	79	135
2020	81	131
2021	92	153
2022	71	126
2023	70	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.66% in Morocco and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	24.4%	16.7%
1961	23.9%	16%
1962	23.4%	15.4%
1963	22.9%	14.7%
1964	22.3%	14%
1965	21.8%	13.3%
1966	21.2%	12.7%
1967	20.6%	12%
1968	20.1%	11.3%
1969	19.6%	10.6%
1970	19.1%	9.94%
1971	18.7%	9.29%
1972	18.3%	8.69%
1973	17.8%	8.12%
1974	17.4%	7.6%
1975	16.8%	7.9%
1976	16.2%	6.68%
1977	15.6%	6.29%
1978	14.9%	5.95%
1979	14.2%	5.64%
1980	13.5%	5.38%
1981	12.8%	5.14%
1982	12.1%	4.93%
1983	11.5%	4.74%
1984	10.9%	4.58%
1985	10.3%	4.42%
1986	9.79%	4.28%
1987	9.3%	4.16%
1988	8.86%	4.04%
1989	8.45%	3.93%
1990	8.08%	3.82%
1991	7.73%	3.72%
1992	7.4%	3.62%
1993	7.09%	3.52%
1994	6.78%	3.43%
1995	6.49%	3.35%
1996	6.21%	3.27%
1997	5.94%	3.21%
1998	5.69%	3.16%
1999	5.45%	3.11%
2000	5.22%	3.07%
2001	5.01%	3.03%
2002	4.79%	2.99%
2003	4.57%	2.97%
2004	4.36%	2.94%
2005	4.13%	2.91%
2006	3.91%	2.88%
2007	3.7%	2.85%
2008	3.49%	2.81%
2009	3.29%	2.76%
2010	3.11%	2.72%
2011	2.93%	2.67%
2012	2.77%	2.62%
2013	2.62%	2.58%
2014	2.47%	2.53%
2015	2.34%	2.49%
2016	2.22%	2.45%
2017	2.11%	2.41%
2018	2.02%	2.36%
2019	1.94%	2.3%
2020	1.86%	2.24%
2021	1.79%	2.18%
2022	1.72%	2.12%
2023	1.66%	2.06%