Morocco vs South Africa: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Morocco
2.21 live births per woman
in 2024
South Africa
2.21 live births per woman
in 2024
Morocco rank
97th
South Africa rank
99th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 2.21 live births per woman against 2.21 live births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 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 | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 0.0298 live births per woman | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Morocco or South Africa?
- Morocco, at 2.21 live births per woman against 2.21 live births per woman in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0 live births per woman, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Morocco ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.