Fertility rate, total in Morocco
Morocco: Fertility rate, total was 2.21 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Morocco, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Morocco is 2.21 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Morocco peaked at 7.05 births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.21 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Morocco 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 7.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.3 births per woman | 5.85 births per woman | 6.68 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.07 births per woman | 4.22 births per woman | 5.78 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 89 Suriname 2.23 births per woman compare
- 90 Lebanon 2.23 births per woman compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 2.22 births per woman compare
- 93 Nicaragua 2.21 births per woman compare
- 94 South Africa 2.21 births per woman compare
- 95 Bangladesh 2.14 births per woman compare
More health data for Morocco
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 334,088 (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 12.62 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 9.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 315,409 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 329,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 316,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 332,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 317,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 338,030 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Morocco?
- Fertility rate, total in Morocco was 2.21 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for fertility rate, total?
- Morocco ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.