Short facts about people of Morocco

Population:

30,645,305 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  34.39% (male 5,368,784; female 5,170,891) 15-64 years:  60.93% (male 9,270,095; female 9,402,561) 65 years and over:  4.68% (male 646,567; female 786,407) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.71% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

24.16 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.94 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.82 male(s)/female total population:  1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

48.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  69.43 years male:  67.2 years female:  71.76 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.05 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.03% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

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:  43.7% male:  56.6% female:  31% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook