Morocco People:
Population:
32,725,847 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.1% (male:5,349,247; female:5,150,497)
15-64 years: 63% (male:10,259,808; female:10,346,608)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male:708,921; female:910,766) (2005)
Median age:
total: 23.61 years
male: 23.11 years
female: 24.13 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.57% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
22.29 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.64 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.92 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 41.62 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 45.42 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 37.63 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 70.66 years (2005 est.)
male: 68.35 years
female: 73.07 years
Total fertility rate:
2.73 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
15,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, and hepatitis A
vectorborne disease: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2004)
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)
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