The recovery in the fertility rate recorded in Morocco since 2019 is expected to continue this year, according to a study-analysis by Policy Center For The New South (PCNS). However, the study concludes that it is still early to make a clear decision on the permanent or temporary nature of this development which does not mean a return to high fertility.
The recent evolution of fertility in Morocco: change in continuity » is the subject of one of the latest studies carried out by Policy Center For The New South (PCNS). Signed by Aziz Ajbilou Karim El Aynaoui, this study offers an analysis of the available data on the fertility rate in Morocco with a projection on the expected evolution in the short and medium term A projection developed taking into account the economic and social context relating in particular to the employability of women.
« Using available data from censuses and surveys carried out by the High Commission for Planning (HCP), the Ministry of Health, and the National Observatory for Human Development (ONDH), this article aims to study the changes over time experienced by fertility in Morocco », notes the document. the recent evolution of this phenomenon is that it has recorded, since 2010, a sort of stagnation, or even a slight recovery. A trend which seems to be a little more pronounced in cities, since the fertility of urban women, which had reached 1.8 children per woman in 2010, recorded 2.2 children per woman in 2019. On the other hand, in rural areas, fertility continued to decline until 2014 to reach 2.5 children. per woman It then marks a slight recovery to reach 2.7 children per woman in 2019.
