Population and Health

Total population: 32,309,239 (2012 est.)

Average population growth: 1%

Urban population: 18,739,358

Urban growth rate: 2.1%

Rural Population: 13,569,881

Population density of Morocco: 71.59 humans per square kilometres

Health

Life expectancy

Male: 73.04 years

Female: 79.32 years

Infant mortality: 26.49 deaths/1,000 live births

HIV prevalence: 0.1%

Literacy level

Male: 68.9%

Female: 43.9%

Age and gender structure (2012 estimate)

Age (years)                        per%                   No of Males                     No of Females                           Total

0-14                                     27.4                        4,500,299                             4,366,656                             8,866,955

15-24                                    18.3                        2,943,080                             2,974,999                             5,918,079

25-54                                    41.4                        6,479,101                             6,909,215                             13,388,316

55-64                                    6.6                          1,070,995                             1,070,631                             2,141,626

65 years and over            6.2                            899,693                                 1,094,570                             1,994,263