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Fertility & birth rates in Morocco and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

Morocco has an annual birth rate of 16.7 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.23 in Morocco and 4.19 in Togo — 88% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -67.6% in Morocco and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 6.89 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Morocco is ranked 90/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.9 in Morocco — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 25.1 in Morocco vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In Morocco, 25.5% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.11% in Morocco and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Morocco Togo
Fertility rate 2.23 4.19
Birth rate 16.7 31.1
Birth rate rank 90/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 25 years
Average age at childbearing 29.9 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 24.4 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 100.7 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 29.7 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.5% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 59.1% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 86.6% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.07% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.02% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.55% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.66% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +417,213 +218,093
Natural population change rank 42/196 57/196
Natural population change rate +1.11% +2.34%
Population growth +0.98% +2.27%
Population growth rank 105/197 42/197
Life expectancy 75.7 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Morocco vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Morocco
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Morocco Togo
1960 6.89 6.8
1961 6.97 6.82
1962 7.05 6.86
1963 7.01 6.89
1964 6.97 6.92
1965 6.93 6.94
1966 6.89 6.96
1967 6.85 6.96
1968 6.79 6.97
1969 6.73 7.02
1970 6.68 7.04
1971 6.62 7.06
1972 6.55 7.07
1973 6.48 7.08
1974 6.4 7.09
1975 6.3 7.09
1976 6.18 7.06
1977 6.04 7.03
1978 5.91 6.98
1979 5.85 6.94
1980 5.78 6.88
1981 5.71 6.81
1982 5.6 6.73
1983 5.41 6.63
1984 5.2 6.54
1985 4.99 6.46
1986 4.77 6.38
1987 4.58 6.3
1988 4.39 6.23
1989 4.22 6.15
1990 4.06 6.07
1991 3.95 5.99
1992 3.76 5.89
1993 3.55 5.78
1994 3.41 5.67
1995 3.3 5.57
1996 3.23 5.46
1997 3.15 5.36
1998 3.04 5.29
1999 2.88 5.23
2000 2.77 5.17
2001 2.69 5.13
2002 2.62 5.09
2003 2.61 5.05
2004 2.61 5
2005 2.61 5.04
2006 2.61 5.08
2007 2.62 5.1
2008 2.61 5.1
2009 2.62 5.1
2010 2.63 5.09
2011 2.6 4.98
2012 2.54 4.85
2013 2.48 4.75
2014 2.42 4.7
2015 2.41 4.66
2016 2.4 4.63
2017 2.38 4.58
2018 2.35 4.51
2019 2.34 4.45
2020 2.32 4.39
2021 2.29 4.32
2022 2.26 4.25
2023 2.23 4.19
2024 2.21 4.12
2025 2.18 4.07
2026 2.16 4.01
2027 2.14 3.95
2028 2.12 3.89
2029 2.1 3.84
2030 2.08 3.79
2031 2.06 3.75
2032 2.05 3.7
2033 2.03 3.65
2034 2.02 3.61
2035 2 3.56
2036 1.99 3.52
2037 1.98 3.48
2038 1.96 3.44
2039 1.95 3.4
2040 1.94 3.37
2041 1.93 3.33
2042 1.92 3.3
2043 1.91 3.27
2044 1.9 3.23
2045 1.89 3.2
2046 1.89 3.16
2047 1.88 3.13
2048 1.88 3.1
2049 1.87 3.07
2050 1.86 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Morocco
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Morocco Togo
1960 44.9% 44%
1961 45.4% 44.1%
1962 45.9% 44.2%
1963 46.3% 44.4%
1964 46.5% 44.5%
1965 46.6% 44.6%
1966 46.8% 44.7%
1967 46.8% 44.8%
1968 46.9% 44.9%
1969 46.8% 45%
1970 46.7% 45.1%
1971 46.6% 45.2%
1972 46.4% 45.4%
1973 46.3% 45.5%
1974 46.1% 45.6%
1975 45.8% 45.8%
1976 45.6% 45.9%
1977 45.3% 46%
1978 44.9% 46.1%
1979 44.6% 46.2%
1980 44.3% 46.2%
1981 44% 46.2%
1982 43.7% 46.2%
1983 43.4% 46.1%
1984 43.1% 46%
1985 42.7% 45.9%
1986 42.3% 45.8%
1987 41.8% 45.7%
1988 41.3% 45.5%
1989 40.8% 45.3%
1990 40.2% 45.2%
1991 39.6% 44.9%
1992 39% 44.7%
1993 38.4% 44.5%
1994 37.7% 44.2%
1995 37% 44%
1996 36.4% 43.8%
1997 35.8% 43.5%
1998 35.2% 43.2%
1999 34.6% 42.9%
2000 34% 42.6%
2001 33.5% 42.4%
2002 32.9% 42.3%
2003 32.4% 42.2%
2004 31.8% 42%
2005 31.2% 41.9%
2006 30.7% 41.8%
2007 30.2% 41.6%
2008 29.8% 41.6%
2009 29.5% 41.5%
2010 29.2% 41.6%
2011 29% 41.6%
2012 28.7% 41.6%
2013 28.5% 41.6%
2014 28.3% 41.5%
2015 28.1% 41.5%
2016 27.8% 41.4%
2017 27.6% 41.2%
2018 27.4% 41.1%
2019 27.2% 40.9%
2020 27% 40.7%
2021 26.7% 40.5%
2022 26.4% 40.2%
2023 26% 39.9%
2024 25.6% 39.5%
2025 25.2% 39.2%
2026 24.8% 38.8%
2027 24.3% 38.4%
2028 23.9% 38.1%
2029 23.6% 37.8%
2030 23.2% 37.5%
2031 22.9% 37.2%
2032 22.5% 36.9%
2033 22.2% 36.6%
2034 21.9% 36.4%
2035 21.6% 36.1%
2036 21.3% 35.9%
2037 21.1% 35.6%
2038 20.8% 35.4%
2039 20.6% 35.2%
2040 20.4% 35%
2041 20.2% 34.8%
2042 20.1% 34.6%
2043 19.9% 34.4%
2044 19.7% 34.2%
2045 19.6% 33.9%
2046 19.4% 33.7%
2047 19.3% 33.5%
2048 19.1% 33.2%
2049 19% 33%
2050 18.8% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.6% of the population in Morocco and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 40.2% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Morocco and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Morocco vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.25% in Morocco and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Morocco
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Morocco Togo
1960 323,499 43,307
1961 348,650 44,623
1962 363,843 46,201
1963 369,250 47,869
1964 375,835 49,449
1965 383,989 51,323
1966 391,881 53,640
1967 400,594 56,128
1968 407,437 59,110
1969 414,931 62,589
1970 426,015 65,851
1971 435,104 69,206
1972 446,449 72,008
1973 455,699 74,713
1974 464,147 77,347
1975 474,631 79,831
1976 482,130 82,321
1977 489,173 84,572
1978 498,834 86,950
1979 515,554 89,148
1980 534,448 91,445
1981 552,936 94,318
1982 564,904 97,003
1983 566,301 99,817
1984 564,159 102,425
1985 560,810 104,949
1986 558,105 107,957
1987 553,005 110,739
1988 545,800 112,915
1989 538,996 114,432
1990 535,506 116,200
1991 539,850 117,409
1992 525,680 118,876
1993 507,707 119,938
1994 501,426 113,074
1995 496,573 116,314
1996 501,499 119,418
1997 500,807 122,109
1998 492,604 125,392
1999 473,071 129,832
2000 461,341 133,873
2001 452,621 137,808
2002 446,147 141,643
2003 452,650 144,900
2004 461,756 147,574
2005 474,285 154,117
2006 483,200 160,671
2007 493,526 168,144
2008 499,766 173,677
2009 509,386 180,111
2010 515,804 185,294
2011 513,305 186,406
2012 504,698 186,061
2013 492,284 187,309
2014 481,295 190,667
2015 477,654 194,768
2016 474,637 199,364
2017 471,011 202,307
2018 464,375 204,942
2019 457,307 207,608
2020 415,999 208,663
2021 407,829 210,613
2022 427,903 215,090
2023 417,213 218,093

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Morocco vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Morocco
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Morocco Togo
1985 752 668
1986 697 649
1987 650 636
1988 602 628
1989 559 644
1990 522 657
1991 490 676
1992 458 692
1993 428 728
1994 401 688
1995 378 663
1996 354 627
1997 333 600
1998 313 570
1999 291 529
2000 271 496
2001 254 478
2002 238 447
2003 224 431
2004 213 431
2005 196 434
2006 182 453
2007 169 448
2008 158 457
2009 148 471
2010 140 497
2011 130 501
2012 121 506
2013 113 500
2014 106 490
2015 100 470
2016 94 460
2017 88 443
2018 83 435
2019 79 416
2020 81 398
2021 92 397
2022 71 362
2023 70 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.66% in Morocco and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Morocco
Togo

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Morocco Togo
1960 24.4% 26%
1961 23.9% 25.8%
1962 23.4% 25.5%
1963 22.9% 25.2%
1964 22.3% 24.9%
1965 21.8% 24.6%
1966 21.2% 24.2%
1967 20.6% 23.8%
1968 20.1% 23.4%
1969 19.6% 23%
1970 19.1% 22.5%
1971 18.7% 22.1%
1972 18.3% 21.6%
1973 17.8% 21.1%
1974 17.4% 20.7%
1975 16.8% 20.2%
1976 16.2% 19.7%
1977 15.6% 19.2%
1978 14.9% 18.8%
1979 14.2% 18.3%
1980 13.5% 17.9%
1981 12.8% 17.5%
1982 12.1% 17.1%
1983 11.5% 16.7%
1984 10.9% 16.3%
1985 10.3% 16%
1986 9.79% 15.7%
1987 9.3% 15.4%
1988 8.86% 15.2%
1989 8.45% 14.9%
1990 8.08% 14.7%
1991 7.73% 14.5%
1992 7.4% 14.3%
1993 7.09% 14.1%
1994 6.78% 13.9%
1995 6.49% 13.6%
1996 6.21% 13.3%
1997 5.94% 13%
1998 5.69% 12.7%
1999 5.45% 12.3%
2000 5.22% 12%
2001 5.01% 11.6%
2002 4.79% 11.3%
2003 4.57% 10.9%
2004 4.36% 10.6%
2005 4.13% 10.3%
2006 3.91% 9.97%
2007 3.7% 9.69%
2008 3.49% 9.41%
2009 3.29% 9.14%
2010 3.11% 8.87%
2011 2.93% 8.59%
2012 2.77% 8.33%
2013 2.62% 8.07%
2014 2.47% 7.81%
2015 2.34% 7.56%
2016 2.22% 7.32%
2017 2.11% 7.09%
2018 2.02% 6.86%
2019 1.94% 6.63%
2020 1.86% 6.43%
2021 1.79% 6.22%
2022 1.72% 6.02%
2023 1.66% 5.83%

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