Population: 28,558,635 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.12% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 28.59 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.26 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 49.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.23 years
male: 66.36 years
female: 70.2 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.83 children born/woman (1994 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 (1990 est.)
total population: 50%
male: 61%
female: 38%
Labor force: 7.4 million
by occupation: agriculture 50%, services 26%, industry 15%, other 9% (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Morocco on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Morocco People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Morocco People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.