Morocco Demographics Profile 2013

Population

32,309,239 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 27.4% (male 4,500,299/female 4,366,656)
15-24 years: 18.3% (male 2,943,080/female 2,974,999)
25-54 years: 41.4% (male 6,479,101/female 6,909,215)
55-64 years: 6.6% (male 1,070,995/female 1,070,631)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 899,693/female 1,094,570) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 27.3 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.8 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.054% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

4.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 58% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

Casablanca 3.245 million; RABAT (capital) 1.77 million; Fes 1.044 million; Marrakech 909,000; Tangier 768,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 26.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.11 years
male: 73.04 years
female: 79.32 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.19 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

26,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,200 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 83% of population
rural: 52% of population
total: 69% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17% of population
rural: 48% of population
total: 31% of population

Nationality

noun: Moroccan(s)
adjective: Moroccan

Ethnic groups

Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%

Religions

Muslim 99% (official), Christian 1%, Jewish about 6,000

Languages

Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.1%
male: 68.9%
female: 43.9% (2009 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2007)

Education expenditures

5.6% of GDP (2008)

Maternal mortality rate

100 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

9.9% (2004)

Health expenditures

5.5% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.62 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital bed density

1.1 beds/1,000 population (2009)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

16% (2000)