Lebanon vs Morocco: Fertility rate: births per woman

Lebanon
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Morocco
2.23 live births per woman
in 2023
Lebanon rank
96th
Morocco rank
97th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2.24 live births per woman against 2.23 live births per woman in Morocco, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.

Lebanon ranks 96th and Morocco ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 5.81 live births per woman 6.47 live births per woman 0.6591 live births per woman Morocco
1960s 5.72 live births per woman 6.91 live births per woman 1.19 live births per woman Morocco
1970s 4.6 live births per woman 6.3 live births per woman 1.69 live births per woman Morocco
1980s 3.64 live births per woman 5.07 live births per woman 1.43 live births per woman Morocco
1990s 2.86 live births per woman 3.43 live births per woman 0.5704 live births per woman Morocco
2000s 2.36 live births per woman 2.64 live births per woman 0.2739 live births per woman Morocco
2010s 2.35 live births per woman 2.45 live births per woman 0.1068 live births per woman Morocco
2020s 2.27 live births per woman 2.27 live births per woman 0.0002 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, Lebanon or Morocco?
Lebanon, at 2.24 live births per woman against 2.23 live births per woman in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Lebanon and Morocco?
0.01 live births per woman, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Morocco?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Morocco rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Lebanon ranks 96th and Morocco ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
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

The 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.