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Morocco

Morocco / MA

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Morocco in numbers.

Area446,550 kmยฒWorld # 58 โ†’Population38.4MWorld # 41 โ†’Population density86.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 112 โ†’Life expectancy75.5 yearsWorld # 101 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,672World # 141 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Morocco across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area446,550 kmยฒWorld # 58 / 2023 โ†’Population38.4MWorld # 41 / 2025 โ†’Population density86.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 112 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,956World # 100 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.9%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.2World # 92 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate16.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 94 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 168 / 2024 โ†’Median age29.2 yearsWorld # 136 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.5%World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1425.2%World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Urban population63.1%World # 115 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-56.3KWorld # 195 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 142 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.3%World # 200 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy75.5 yearsWorld # 101 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62.3 yearsWorld # 97 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 128 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate12.5%World # 112 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,672World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 182.4BWorld # 58 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 11,112World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.6%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.7%World # 160 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment9%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment21.9%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,174 hours/yearWorld # 36 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.5World # 46 / 2013 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6%World # 27 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people1,083.4 per million peopleWorld # 58 / 2016 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 56 / 2010 โ†’Patent applications per million people6.6 per million peopleWorld # 88 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,354 kcal/dayWorld # 44 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person32.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 130 / 2023 โ†’Rice production6K tWorld # 102 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production2.4M tWorld # 37 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area12.9%World # 149 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person997 kWh/personWorld # 107 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.8 tWorld # 136 / 2024 โ†’Internet use91.2%World # 54 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions153.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate17 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 77 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3.5%World # 22 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament24.3%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.8MWorld # 53 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 4.5BWorld # 34 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites9 sitesWorld # 36 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 99%Main languagearyMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal3,082 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightaryLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyMoroccan DirhamMADDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsMarrakech, Mauri people, Fez, west