Fertility & birth rates in Morocco and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Morocco vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Morocco vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	6.89	7.2
1961	6.97	7.21
1962	7.05	7.23
1963	7.01	7.23
1964	6.97	7.23
1965	6.93	7.23
1966	6.89	7.2
1967	6.85	7.16
1968	6.79	7.11
1969	6.73	7.04
1970	6.68	6.98
1971	6.62	6.94
1972	6.55	6.94
1973	6.48	6.94
1974	6.4	6.88
1975	6.3	6.83
1976	6.18	6.77
1977	6.04	6.71
1978	5.91	6.66
1979	5.85	6.59
1980	5.78	6.52
1981	5.71	6.45
1982	5.6	6.33
1983	5.41	6.2
1984	5.2	6.04
1985	4.99	5.87
1986	4.77	5.69
1987	4.58	5.5
1988	4.39	5.28
1989	4.22	5.07
1990	4.06	4.88
1991	3.95	4.72
1992	3.76	4.57
1993	3.55	4.39
1994	3.41	4.28
1995	3.3	4.15
1996	3.23	4.11
1997	3.15	4.08
1998	3.04	4.07
1999	2.88	4.06
2000	2.77	4.01
2001	2.69	3.98
2002	2.62	3.93
2003	2.61	3.86
2004	2.61	3.78
2005	2.61	3.69
2006	2.61	3.64
2007	2.62	3.68
2008	2.61	3.78
2009	2.62	3.95
2010	2.63	4.04
2011	2.6	4.13
2012	2.54	4.13
2013	2.48	4.11
2014	2.42	4.01
2015	2.41	3.91
2016	2.4	3.83
2017	2.38	3.77
2018	2.35	3.74
2019	2.34	3.75
2020	2.32	3.75
2021	2.29	3.77
2022	2.26	3.77
2023	2.23	3.72
2024	2.21	3.67
2025	2.18	3.62
2026	2.16	3.57
2027	2.14	3.52
2028	2.12	3.47
2029	2.1	3.43
2030	2.08	3.38
2031	2.06	3.33
2032	2.05	3.29
2033	2.03	3.25
2034	2.02	3.21
2035	2	3.17
2036	1.99	3.13
2037	1.98	3.09
2038	1.96	3.06
2039	1.95	3.02
2040	1.94	2.99
2041	1.93	2.96
2042	1.92	2.93
2043	1.91	2.9
2044	1.9	2.87
2045	1.89	2.84
2046	1.89	2.81
2047	1.88	2.78
2048	1.88	2.75
2049	1.87	2.72
2050	1.86	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Morocco	Zimbabwe
1960	44.9%	47.3%
1961	45.4%	47.7%
1962	45.9%	48.1%
1963	46.3%	48.5%
1964	46.5%	48.8%
1965	46.6%	48.7%
1966	46.8%	48.6%
1967	46.8%	48.5%
1968	46.9%	48.5%
1969	46.8%	48.4%
1970	46.7%	48.3%
1971	46.6%	48.2%
1972	46.4%	48.2%
1973	46.3%	48.1%
1974	46.1%	48.1%
1975	45.8%	48.1%
1976	45.6%	48.2%
1977	45.3%	48.3%
1978	44.9%	48.5%
1979	44.6%	48.8%
1980	44.3%	48.7%
1981	44%	48.4%
1982	43.7%	48.3%
1983	43.4%	48.2%
1984	43.1%	48.1%
1985	42.7%	48%
1986	42.3%	47.9%
1987	41.8%	47.9%
1988	41.3%	47.9%
1989	40.8%	47.6%
1990	40.2%	47.1%
1991	39.6%	46.6%
1992	39%	46.8%
1993	38.4%	47.1%
1994	37.7%	46.6%
1995	37%	45.9%
1996	36.4%	45%
1997	35.8%	44%
1998	35.2%	43.1%
1999	34.6%	42.4%
2000	34%	41.9%
2001	33.5%	41.5%
2002	32.9%	41.4%
2003	32.4%	41.5%
2004	31.8%	41.7%
2005	31.2%	41.9%
2006	30.7%	42%
2007	30.2%	42.1%
2008	29.8%	42.4%
2009	29.5%	42.7%
2010	29.2%	43%
2011	29%	43.4%
2012	28.7%	43.7%
2013	28.5%	43.9%
2014	28.3%	43.9%
2015	28.1%	43.8%
2016	27.8%	43.6%
2017	27.6%	43.3%
2018	27.4%	42.9%
2019	27.2%	42.5%
2020	27%	42.2%
2021	26.7%	41.9%
2022	26.4%	41.6%
2023	26%	41.3%
2024	25.6%	40.9%
2025	25.2%	40.3%
2026	24.8%	39.6%
2027	24.3%	39%
2028	23.9%	38.4%
2029	23.6%	37.8%
2030	23.2%	37.4%
2031	22.9%	37%
2032	22.5%	36.8%
2033	22.2%	36.5%
2034	21.9%	36.3%
2035	21.6%	36.1%
2036	21.3%	35.8%
2037	21.1%	35.6%
2038	20.8%	35.3%
2039	20.6%	35.1%
2040	20.4%	34.8%
2041	20.2%	34.6%
2042	20.1%	34.3%
2043	19.9%	34.1%
2044	19.7%	33.8%
2045	19.6%	33.5%
2046	19.4%	33.2%
2047	19.3%	32.9%
2048	19.1%	32.6%
2049	19%	32.2%
2050	18.8%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.6% of the population in Morocco and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 40.2% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Morocco and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Morocco vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.25% in Morocco and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	323,499	126,959
1961	348,650	131,531
1962	363,843	136,317
1963	369,250	140,984
1964	375,835	145,848
1965	383,989	151,164
1966	391,881	156,014
1967	400,594	161,205
1968	407,437	166,865
1969	414,931	172,626
1970	426,015	178,979
1971	435,104	185,427
1972	446,449	193,725
1973	455,699	201,885
1974	464,147	208,806
1975	474,631	216,947
1976	482,130	221,419
1977	489,173	225,139
1978	498,834	222,979
1979	515,554	223,657
1980	534,448	241,179
1981	552,936	271,361
1982	564,904	279,934
1983	566,301	286,545
1984	564,159	290,052
1985	560,810	290,756
1986	558,105	289,894
1987	553,005	286,766
1988	545,800	277,498
1989	538,996	270,838
1990	535,506	265,444
1991	539,850	260,943
1992	525,680	255,291
1993	507,707	228,045
1994	501,426	216,343
1995	496,573	206,695
1996	501,499	205,269
1997	500,807	216,288
1998	492,604	225,614
1999	473,071	232,393
2000	461,341	236,343
2001	452,621	227,909
2002	446,147	244,170
2003	452,650	243,057
2004	461,756	248,307
2005	474,285	248,545
2006	483,200	248,963
2007	493,526	261,805
2008	499,766	280,527
2009	509,386	309,316
2010	515,804	335,570
2011	513,305	359,572
2012	504,698	371,135
2013	492,284	374,757
2014	481,295	366,350
2015	477,654	356,203
2016	474,637	348,772
2017	471,011	344,035
2018	464,375	345,883
2019	457,307	348,798
2020	415,999	354,790
2021	407,829	349,908
2022	427,903	371,243
2023	417,213	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Morocco vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Morocco	Zimbabwe
1985	752	573
1986	697	525
1987	650	480
1988	602	431
1989	559	382
1990	522	353
1991	490	332
1992	458	333
1993	428	331
1994	401	332
1995	378	332
1996	354	352
1997	333	357
1998	313	368
1999	291	399
2000	271	405
2001	254	467
2002	238	418
2003	224	455
2004	213	451
2005	196	454
2006	182	480
2007	169	519
2008	158	526
2009	148	540
2010	140	567
2011	130	564
2012	121	558
2013	113	525
2014	106	468
2015	100	428
2016	94	411
2017	88	389
2018	83	386
2019	79	388
2020	81	380
2021	92	446
2022	71	368
2023	70	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.66% in Morocco and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	24.4%	15.2%
1961	23.9%	14.8%
1962	23.4%	14.4%
1963	22.9%	14%
1964	22.3%	13.5%
1965	21.8%	13.1%
1966	21.2%	12.7%
1967	20.6%	12.4%
1968	20.1%	12.1%
1969	19.6%	11.8%
1970	19.1%	11.7%
1971	18.7%	11.5%
1972	18.3%	11.5%
1973	17.8%	11.4%
1974	17.4%	11.4%
1975	16.8%	11.4%
1976	16.2%	11.5%
1977	15.6%	11.5%
1978	14.9%	11.5%
1979	14.2%	11.3%
1980	13.5%	11.1%
1981	12.8%	10.7%
1982	12.1%	10.1%
1983	11.5%	9.5%
1984	10.9%	8.87%
1985	10.3%	8.31%
1986	9.79%	7.86%
1987	9.3%	7.61%
1988	8.86%	7.55%
1989	8.45%	7.69%
1990	8.08%	7.97%
1991	7.73%	8.33%
1992	7.4%	8.73%
1993	7.09%	9.16%
1994	6.78%	9.52%
1995	6.49%	9.83%
1996	6.21%	10%
1997	5.94%	10.1%
1998	5.69%	10%
1999	5.45%	9.92%
2000	5.22%	9.83%
2001	5.01%	9.79%
2002	4.79%	8.48%
2003	4.57%	8.85%
2004	4.36%	9.17%
2005	4.13%	9.23%
2006	3.91%	9.4%
2007	3.7%	9.47%
2008	3.49%	9.34%
2009	3.29%	9.03%
2010	3.11%	8.5%
2011	2.93%	7.88%
2012	2.77%	7.14%
2013	2.62%	6.55%
2014	2.47%	6.18%
2015	2.34%	5.98%
2016	2.22%	5.69%
2017	2.11%	5.5%
2018	2.02%	5.23%
2019	1.94%	5.11%
2020	1.86%	5.01%
2021	1.79%	4.76%
2022	1.72%	4.6%
2023	1.66%	4.42%