Morocco Demographics Profile 2009

Population

34,859,364 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30% (male 5,333,396/female 5,131,886)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 11,261,139/female 11,305,792)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 781,089/female 1,046,062) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 25 years
male: 24.5 years
female: 25.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.479% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

20.96 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 56% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 36.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 40.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 33.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 71.8 years
male: 69.42 years
female: 74.3 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

21,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2007 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: 52.3%
male: 65.7%
female: 39.6% (2004 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 9 years (2005)

Education expenditures

NA