Morocco People, Morocco's People, Moroccos People, Moroccan 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 est.)

Median age: total: 23.61 years male: 23.11 years female: 24.13 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.57% (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 under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 41.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 45.42 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.66 years male: 68.35 years female: 73.07 years (2005 est.)

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

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 est.)



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Areas in Morocco: Chaouia-Ouardigha | Doukkala-Abda | Fès-Boulemane | Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen | Grand Casablanca | Guelmim | Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz | Meknès-Tafilalet | Oriental | Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer | Souss | Souss-Massa-Draâ | Tadla-Azilal | Tangier-Tétouan | Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate