Morocco vs South Africa: Fertility rate: births per woman
Morocco
2.23 live births per woman
in 2023
South Africa
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Morocco rank
97th
South Africa rank
99th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 2.23 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.47 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 0.3659 live births per woman | Morocco |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 0.9712 live births per woman | Morocco |
| 1970s | 6.3 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | Morocco |
| 1980s | 5.07 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 0.5862 live births per woman | Morocco |
| 1990s | 3.43 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.2778 live births per woman | Morocco |
| 2000s | 2.64 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 0.1683 live births per woman | Morocco |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.0926 live births per woman | Morocco |
| 2020s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Morocco or South Africa?
- Morocco, at 2.23 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Morocco ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.