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34,859,364 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30% (male 5,333,396/female 5,131,886)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 11,261,139/female 11,305,792)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 781,089/female 1,046,062) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 25 years
male: 24.5 years
female: 25.6 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.479% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
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Birth rate:
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20.96 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
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Death rate:
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5.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
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Net migration rate:
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-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 56% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 36.88 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 69
male: 40.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 33.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.8 years
country comparison to the world: 125
male: 69.42 years
female: 74.3 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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21,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
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Nationality:
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noun: Moroccan(s)
adjective: Moroccan
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
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Religions:
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Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.3%
male: 65.7%
female: 39.6% (2004 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 9 years (2005)
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