Basic Country Facts

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%