Population:
31,285,174 (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:
1.099% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
19.72 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
4.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.99 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: 29.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
34.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.47 years
male:
72.42 years
female:
78.68 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.27 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