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Nationality:
noun: Moroccan(s)
adjective:
Moroccan
Ethnic groups:
Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%
Languages:
Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)
Religions:
Muslim 99% (official), Christian 1%, Jewish about 6,000
Population:
32,309,239 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.4% (male 4,500,299/female 4,366,656)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
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
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
26.7 years
female:
27.8 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.054% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
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Birth rate:
18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
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Death rate:
4.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 58% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
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
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
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.)
Maternal mortality rate:
100 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 26.49 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 74
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
country comparison to the world: 80
male:
73.04 years
female:
79.32 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.19 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 128
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Physicians density:
0.62 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
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Hospital bed density:
1.1 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 83% of population
rural: 52% of population
total: 69% of population
unimproved:
