What is birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 51.07 births per 1,000 people in 1956.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Morocco rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Morocco ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Morocco data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Morocco: Birth rate vs. death rate was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

16.7 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

96th

of 236 countries

All-time high

51.07 births per 1,000 people

in 1956

All-time low

16.7 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 16.7 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco peaked at 51.07 births per 1,000 people in 1956 and was at its lowest, 16.7 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Morocco ranks 96th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	50.51 births per 1,000 people	48.75 births per 1,000 people	51.07 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	48.43 births per 1,000 people	45.18 births per 1,000 people	50.81 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	42.2 births per 1,000 people	39.54 births per 1,000 people	44.73 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	35.33 births per 1,000 people	30.57 births per 1,000 people	39.3 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	26.51 births per 1,000 people	23.42 births per 1,000 people	29.77 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	21.9 births per 1,000 people	21.59 births per 1,000 people	22.69 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	19.89 births per 1,000 people	18.26 births per 1,000 people	21.87 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	17.26 births per 1,000 people	16.7 births per 1,000 people	17.85 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Morocco

93 Saint Martin (French part) 17.07 births per 1,000 people compare
94 Libya 17.02 births per 1,000 people compare
95 Oman 16.85 births per 1,000 people compare
97 Myanmar 16.7 births per 1,000 people compare
98 Saudi Arabia 16.41 births per 1,000 people compare
99 India 16.15 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Morocco

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 295,615 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 279,449 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,685 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 282,721 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 299,802 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 283,621 (2025)

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Morocco was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 51.07 births per 1,000 people in 1956.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Morocco rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Morocco ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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