Fertility & birth rates in Morocco and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Morocco vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Morocco vs Switzerland 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	Switzerland
1960	6.89	2.44
1961	6.97	2.52
1962	7.05	2.58
1963	7.01	2.65
1964	6.97	2.66
1965	6.93	2.59
1966	6.89	2.5
1967	6.85	2.39
1968	6.79	2.29
1969	6.73	2.19
1970	6.68	2.1
1971	6.62	2.04
1972	6.55	1.91
1973	6.48	1.81
1974	6.4	1.73
1975	6.3	1.61
1976	6.18	1.55
1977	6.04	1.53
1978	5.91	1.51
1979	5.85	1.52
1980	5.78	1.55
1981	5.71	1.55
1982	5.6	1.56
1983	5.41	1.52
1984	5.2	1.53
1985	4.99	1.52
1986	4.77	1.53
1987	4.58	1.52
1988	4.39	1.57
1989	4.22	1.56
1990	4.06	1.58
1991	3.95	1.58
1992	3.76	1.58
1993	3.55	1.51
1994	3.41	1.49
1995	3.3	1.48
1996	3.23	1.5
1997	3.15	1.48
1998	3.04	1.47
1999	2.88	1.48
2000	2.77	1.5
2001	2.69	1.38
2002	2.62	1.39
2003	2.61	1.39
2004	2.61	1.42
2005	2.61	1.42
2006	2.61	1.44
2007	2.62	1.46
2008	2.61	1.48
2009	2.62	1.5
2010	2.63	1.52
2011	2.6	1.52
2012	2.54	1.52
2013	2.48	1.52
2014	2.42	1.54
2015	2.41	1.54
2016	2.4	1.54
2017	2.38	1.52
2018	2.35	1.52
2019	2.34	1.48
2020	2.32	1.46
2021	2.29	1.52
2022	2.26	1.39
2023	2.23	1.33
2024	2.21	1.33
2025	2.18	1.34
2026	2.16	1.34
2027	2.14	1.35
2028	2.12	1.35
2029	2.1	1.35
2030	2.08	1.35
2031	2.06	1.36
2032	2.05	1.36
2033	2.03	1.37
2034	2.02	1.37
2035	2	1.37
2036	1.99	1.38
2037	1.98	1.38
2038	1.96	1.38
2039	1.95	1.38
2040	1.94	1.39
2041	1.93	1.39
2042	1.92	1.39
2043	1.91	1.4
2044	1.9	1.4
2045	1.89	1.4
2046	1.89	1.4
2047	1.88	1.41
2048	1.88	1.41
2049	1.87	1.41
2050	1.86	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Morocco	Switzerland
1960	44.9%	24%
1961	45.4%	24%
1962	45.9%	24.1%
1963	46.3%	24.1%
1964	46.5%	24.1%
1965	46.6%	24.1%
1966	46.8%	24.2%
1967	46.8%	24.1%
1968	46.9%	24%
1969	46.8%	23.8%
1970	46.7%	23.8%
1971	46.6%	23.7%
1972	46.4%	23.5%
1973	46.3%	23.2%
1974	46.1%	22.8%
1975	45.8%	22.4%
1976	45.6%	22%
1977	45.3%	21.4%
1978	44.9%	20.9%
1979	44.6%	20.3%
1980	44.3%	19.7%
1981	44%	19.2%
1982	43.7%	18.8%
1983	43.4%	18.3%
1984	43.1%	18%
1985	42.7%	17.6%
1986	42.3%	17.4%
1987	41.8%	17.2%
1988	41.3%	17.1%
1989	40.8%	17%
1990	40.2%	17.1%
1991	39.6%	17.2%
1992	39%	17.3%
1993	38.4%	17.5%
1994	37.7%	17.6%
1995	37%	17.6%
1996	36.4%	17.7%
1997	35.8%	17.6%
1998	35.2%	17.6%
1999	34.6%	17.5%
2000	34%	17.4%
2001	33.5%	17.1%
2002	32.9%	16.8%
2003	32.4%	16.6%
2004	31.8%	16.4%
2005	31.2%	16.1%
2006	30.7%	15.9%
2007	30.2%	15.6%
2008	29.8%	15.4%
2009	29.5%	15.3%
2010	29.2%	15.2%
2011	29%	15.1%
2012	28.7%	15%
2013	28.5%	14.9%
2014	28.3%	14.9%
2015	28.1%	14.9%
2016	27.8%	14.9%
2017	27.6%	14.9%
2018	27.4%	15%
2019	27.2%	15%
2020	27%	15.1%
2021	26.7%	15.1%
2022	26.4%	15.1%
2023	26%	15%
2024	25.6%	15%
2025	25.2%	14.9%
2026	24.8%	14.8%
2027	24.3%	14.7%
2028	23.9%	14.6%
2029	23.6%	14.5%
2030	23.2%	14.3%
2031	22.9%	14.1%
2032	22.5%	14%
2033	22.2%	13.8%
2034	21.9%	13.6%
2035	21.6%	13.5%
2036	21.3%	13.3%
2037	21.1%	13.2%
2038	20.8%	13.1%
2039	20.6%	13%
2040	20.4%	12.9%
2041	20.2%	12.8%
2042	20.1%	12.8%
2043	19.9%	12.7%
2044	19.7%	12.8%
2045	19.6%	12.8%
2046	19.4%	12.8%
2047	19.3%	12.9%
2048	19.1%	12.9%
2049	19%	13%
2050	18.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.6% of the population in Morocco and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 40.2% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Morocco and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Morocco vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.25% in Morocco and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	323,499	42,090
1961	348,650	48,365
1962	363,843	49,050
1963	369,250	52,956
1964	375,835	59,050
1965	383,989	56,222
1966	391,881	53,854
1967	400,594	52,128
1968	407,437	47,328
1969	414,931	44,182
1970	426,015	42,648
1971	435,104	38,523
1972	446,449	35,061
1973	455,699	30,906
1974	464,147	27,902
1975	474,631	22,820
1976	482,130	17,017
1977	489,173	16,959
1978	498,834	13,820
1979	515,554	14,477
1980	534,448	14,535
1981	552,936	13,979
1982	564,904	15,339
1983	566,301	12,837
1984	564,159	16,105
1985	560,810	14,882
1986	558,105	16,261
1987	553,005	15,708
1988	545,800	21,099
1989	538,996	19,941
1990	535,506	20,146
1991	539,850	23,800
1992	525,680	24,064
1993	507,707	21,509
1994	501,426	20,982
1995	496,573	19,010
1996	501,499	19,801
1997	500,807	17,722
1998	492,604	16,353
1999	473,071	16,431
2000	461,341	15,806
2001	452,621	10,845
2002	446,147	10,199
2003	452,650	8,807
2004	461,756	13,302
2005	474,285	11,899
2006	483,200	12,723
2007	493,526	13,592
2008	499,766	15,295
2009	509,386	15,487
2010	515,804	17,997
2011	513,305	18,990
2012	504,698	18,393
2013	492,284	17,797
2014	481,295	21,290
2015	477,654	19,050
2016	474,637	22,608
2017	471,011	20,284
2018	464,375	20,434
2019	457,307	18,008
2020	415,999	9,502
2021	407,829	18,279
2022	427,903	7,899
2023	417,213	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Morocco vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Morocco	Switzerland
1985	752	15
1986	697	14
1987	650	14
1988	602	15
1989	559	14
1990	522	14
1991	490	14
1992	458	13
1993	428	13
1994	401	12
1995	378	12
1996	354	11
1997	333	10
1998	313	10
1999	291	9
2000	271	9
2001	254	8
2002	238	9
2003	224	8
2004	213	8
2005	196	8
2006	182	8
2007	169	7
2008	158	7
2009	148	7
2010	140	7
2011	130	7
2012	121	7
2013	113	7
2014	106	6
2015	100	6
2016	94	7
2017	88	6
2018	83	6
2019	79	6
2020	81	5
2021	92	4
2022	71	4
2023	70	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.66% in Morocco and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	24.4%	2.65%
1961	23.9%	2.6%
1962	23.4%	2.53%
1963	22.9%	2.45%
1964	22.3%	2.36%
1965	21.8%	2.26%
1966	21.2%	2.16%
1967	20.6%	2.07%
1968	20.1%	1.99%
1969	19.6%	1.92%
1970	19.1%	1.84%
1971	18.7%	1.76%
1972	18.3%	1.67%
1973	17.8%	1.57%
1974	17.4%	1.48%
1975	16.8%	1.38%
1976	16.2%	1.29%
1977	15.6%	1.21%
1978	14.9%	1.14%
1979	14.2%	1.09%
1980	13.5%	1.04%
1981	12.8%	1%
1982	12.1%	0.97%
1983	11.5%	0.94%
1984	10.9%	0.92%
1985	10.3%	0.9%
1986	9.79%	0.89%
1987	9.3%	0.88%
1988	8.86%	0.86%
1989	8.45%	0.84%
1990	8.08%	0.82%
1991	7.73%	0.78%
1992	7.4%	0.75%
1993	7.09%	0.71%
1994	6.78%	0.67%
1995	6.49%	0.64%
1996	6.21%	0.62%
1997	5.94%	0.6%
1998	5.69%	0.58%
1999	5.45%	0.57%
2000	5.22%	0.56%
2001	5.01%	0.55%
2002	4.79%	0.54%
2003	4.57%	0.53%
2004	4.36%	0.52%
2005	4.13%	0.51%
2006	3.91%	0.49%
2007	3.7%	0.48%
2008	3.49%	0.47%
2009	3.29%	0.46%
2010	3.11%	0.46%
2011	2.93%	0.45%
2012	2.77%	0.44%
2013	2.62%	0.44%
2014	2.47%	0.43%
2015	2.34%	0.43%
2016	2.22%	0.42%
2017	2.11%	0.41%
2018	2.02%	0.41%
2019	1.94%	0.4%
2020	1.86%	0.4%
2021	1.79%	0.4%
2022	1.72%	0.4%
2023	1.66%	0.39%