Morocco Fertility Rate

Morocco’s fertility rate has fallen dramatically over the 65‑year span from 6.89 in 1960 to a trough of 2.17 in 2025, the lowest point recorded and placing the kingdom at rank 90 globally. The all‑time peak of 7.05 occurred in 1962, reflecting a post‑colonial demographic boom that was subsequently tempered by expanding access to education, urbanisation and family‑planning services. The decline accelerated in the 1990s and 2000s, mirroring patterns in peer countries such as the Dominican Republic (2.18) and Nicaragua (2.16), which have similarly moved toward replacement‑level fertility. Despite modest differences, Morocco’s rate now hovers just above the replacement threshold of 2.1, suggesting that further reductions are likely to be incremental unless new policies that promote childbearing, such as enhanced parental leave or childcare subsidies, are introduced. Continued socioeconomic development and sustained health‑system investments will therefore shape whether the fertility trajectory stabilises near replacement or resumes a modest upward shift.