Morocco vs South Africa: Fertility rate, total

Morocco
2.21 births per woman
in 2024
South Africa
2.21 births per woman
in 2024
Morocco rank
92nd
South Africa rank
94th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
234567196019922024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2.21 births per woman against 2.21 births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 94th of 218 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 6.91 births per woman 5.94 births per woman 0.9712 births per woman Morocco
1970s 6.3 births per woman 5.23 births per woman 1.07 births per woman Morocco
1980s 5.07 births per woman 4.48 births per woman 0.5862 births per woman Morocco
1990s 3.43 births per woman 3.15 births per woman 0.2778 births per woman Morocco
2000s 2.64 births per woman 2.47 births per woman 0.1683 births per woman Morocco
2010s 2.45 births per woman 2.36 births per woman 0.0926 births per woman Morocco
2020s 2.26 births per woman 2.23 births per woman 0.0298 births per woman Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco, at 2.21 births per woman against 2.21 births per woman in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Morocco and South Africa?
0 births per woman, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Morocco ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 94th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.