Demographics of Morocco
Population: 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.)
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.)
Infant mortality rate: 49.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
69.13 years
male:
66.92 years
female:
71.44 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.13 children born/woman (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.)
- See also : Morocco