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