Demographics & population — Morocco
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Morocco: 35,561,654
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Population overview
- Population
35,561,654
- Population Growth Rate
1.04%
- Urban Population
57.000000
- Population in Major Urban Areas
- Casablanca 3.046 million
- RABAT (capital) 1.843 million
- Fes 1.088 million
- Marrakech 939,000
- Tangier 810,000
- Agadir 805,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
26.080000
- Median Age
27.700000
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
19
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
4.78
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.17
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
67.4%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
67.4%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
25.4
- Mother's mean age at first birth
25.4
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
1.050000
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-3.56
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
- Language Note
The official language is Arabic, and the Moroccan dialect of Arabic, called Derija, is the most widely spoken tongue. Derija is quite different from the classical Arabic of the Qur’an (koran), the scriptural text of Islam. Berber is the native language of about 35 % of the population, and it also includes several dialects. Other dialects are Rif, Tamazight and Shluh. French is widely spoken, especially in business, government, and higher education. Spanish can still be heard in the north, which was formerly under Spanish control. English is gaining popularity.
- Nationality Noun
Moroccan(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
52.3%
- Literacy - male
64.1%
- Literacy - female
39.4%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.4%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
11.000000
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
76.310000
- Infant Mortality Rate
25.490000
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
25.490000
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
100
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.62
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.1
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
6%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
16.4%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
98.500000
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
84.500000
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
3.1%