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People

Morocco

Population:

32,209,101 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 32.6% (male 5,355,388; female 5,156,762)
15-64 years: 62.5% (male 10,013,466; female 10,112,060)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 692,465; female 878,960) (2004 est.)

Median age:

total: 23.3 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 23.8 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.61% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:

22.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:

5.71 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 43.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 39.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 47.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 70.35 years
male: 68.06 years
female: 72.74 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.81 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

13,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

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: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: 39.4% (2003 est.)

 

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