Population: 26,181,889 (July 1991), growth rate 2.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 30 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 1 migrant/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 76 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 63 years male, 66 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.8 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Moroccan(s); adjective--Moroccan

Ethnic divisions: Arab-Berber 99.1%, non-Moroccan 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%

Religion: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%

Language: Arabic (official); several Berber dialects; French is language of business, government, diplomacy, and postprimary education

Literacy: 50% (male 61%, female 38%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 7,400,000; agriculture 50%, services 26%, industry 15%, other 9% (1985)

Organized labor: about 5% of the labor force, mainly in the Union of Moroccan Workers (UMT) and the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT)

NOTE: The information regarding Morocco on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Morocco People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Morocco People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.