Morocco People 2007

Population:
33,757,175 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 31% (male 5,339,730/female 5,140,482)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 10,750,240/female 10,815,470)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 740,686/female 970,567) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 24.3 years
male: 23.8 years
female: 24.8 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.528% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
21.64 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.994 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.763 male(s)/female
total population: 0.994 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 38.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 42.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.22 years
male: 68.88 years
female: 73.67 years (2007 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
2.62 children born/woman (2007 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 diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007)

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