The second period, from 2010 to the present, shows various indicators suggesting a slight rebound in the fertility of Moroccan couples, accompanied by a decrease in the age of first marriage among women, despite the country's economic, social, and cultural progress. [...] These include the 1961-63 Multi-Purpose Survey, the 1979 National Fertility and Family Planning Survey, the 1983-1984 National Contraceptive Prevalence Survey, the 1987 National Population and Health Survey, the 1992 and 1995 Population and Health Panel Surveys, the 1997 National Maternal and Child Health Survey, and the 2003-2004, 2011, and 2018 Population and Family Health Surveys. [...] The total fertility rate indicates a slight increase in the number of children born to Moroccan women, rising from 2.2 children per woman in the repeated demographic survey conducted in 2009, to 2.4 children per woman in the Ministry of Health's survey on health and family conducted in 2018, and then to 2.3 children per woman in 2019, according to the household panel survey conducted by the Nation. [...] The trend in fertility evolution in relation to the unemployment rate appears to be confirmed, as difficulties in accessing the labor market among young girls, educated or not, especially in the age groups of 15-24 and 25-34, could contribute to a decline in the age at first marriage and consequently to a resurgence in fertility. [...] About the Policy Center for the New South The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) is a Moroccan think tank aiming to contribute to the improvement of economic and social public policies that challenge Morocco and the rest of Africa as integral parts of the global South.
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