People
Population:
29,779,156 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
38% (male 5,696,731; female 5,522,077)
15-64 years:
58% (male 8,577,918; female 8,700,521)
65 years and over:
4% (male 613,712; female 668,197) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.05% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
27.39 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
5.77 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.92 male(s)/female
all ages:
1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
43.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
69.52 years
male:
67.53 years
female:
71.61 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.58 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Moroccan(s)
adjective:
Moroccan
Ethnic divisions:
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:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
43.7%
male:
56.6%
female:
31%
