Libya vs Morocco: Birth rate vs. death rate

Libya
17.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Morocco
16.7 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya rank
94th
Morocco rank
96th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Libya
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 17.02 births per 1,000 people against 16.7 births per 1,000 people in Morocco, a difference of 0.32 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 94th and Morocco ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 50.35 births per 1,000 people 50.51 births per 1,000 people 0.167 births per 1,000 people Morocco
1960s 49.85 births per 1,000 people 48.43 births per 1,000 people 1.42 births per 1,000 people Libya
1970s 45.76 births per 1,000 people 42.2 births per 1,000 people 3.56 births per 1,000 people Libya
1980s 35.83 births per 1,000 people 35.33 births per 1,000 people 0.4932 births per 1,000 people Libya
1990s 23.21 births per 1,000 people 26.51 births per 1,000 people 3.3 births per 1,000 people Morocco
2000s 23.07 births per 1,000 people 21.9 births per 1,000 people 1.17 births per 1,000 people Libya
2010s 21.9 births per 1,000 people 19.89 births per 1,000 people 2 births per 1,000 people Libya
2020s 17.87 births per 1,000 people 17.26 births per 1,000 people 0.6075 births per 1,000 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Libya or Morocco?
Libya, at 17.02 births per 1,000 people against 16.7 births per 1,000 people in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Libya and Morocco?
0.32 births per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Morocco?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Morocco rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Libya ranks 94th and Morocco ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.