Demography: The People of Morocco

Population

• numbers: 30,122,350 (July 2000 est.)
• Age structure
  • 0-14 years: 35% (male 5,372,393; female 5,175,114)
  • 15-64 years: 60% (male 9,021,259; female 9,163,548)
  • 65 years and over: 5% (male 632,698; female 757,338) (2000 est.)
• Population growth rate: 1.74% (2000 est.)
• Birth rate: 24.6 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
• Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
• Net migration rate: -1.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
• Total fertility rate: 3.13 children born/woman (2000 est.)
• Infant mortality rate: 49.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Sex ratio

• at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
• under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
• 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
• total population: 1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

• total population: 69.13 years
• male: 66.92 years
• female: 71.44 years (2000 est.)

Nationality

• noun: Moroccan(s)
• adjective: Moroccan

• Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
• Religions: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
• Languages:
  • Arabic (official)
  • Berber dialects
  • French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)

Literacy

• definition: age 15 and over can read and write
• total population: 43.7%
• male: 56.6%
• female: 31% (1995 est.)

[Source: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mo.html]

Last modified: 13 May 2001