Morocco vs Nicaragua: Fertility rate: births per woman

Morocco
2.23 live births per woman
in 2023
Nicaragua
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Morocco rank
97th
Nicaragua rank
98th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Morocco
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2.23 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Morocco ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 6.47 live births per woman 7.13 live births per woman 0.6571 live births per woman Nicaragua
1960s 6.91 live births per woman 7.02 live births per woman 0.1127 live births per woman Nicaragua
1970s 6.3 live births per woman 6.46 live births per woman 0.1581 live births per woman Nicaragua
1980s 5.07 live births per woman 5.4 live births per woman 0.3316 live births per woman Nicaragua
1990s 3.43 live births per woman 3.88 live births per woman 0.4444 live births per woman Nicaragua
2000s 2.64 live births per woman 2.81 live births per woman 0.1723 live births per woman Nicaragua
2010s 2.45 live births per woman 2.45 live births per woman 0.002 live births per woman Morocco
2020s 2.27 live births per woman 2.26 live births per woman 0.018 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 Nicaragua?
Morocco, at 2.23 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Morocco and Nicaragua?
0.01 live births per woman, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nicaragua?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Nicaragua rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Morocco ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 98th 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.