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Born in Morocco

About 1 in 210 people born in 2023 started life in Morocco. A boy can expect to live 73 years and a girl 78, up from 38 and 40 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and 91% have basic drinking water.

1 in 210
odds of being born here
629,800 births · Ranked 47th of 230
73 / 78
years of life, boys / girls
Was 38 / 40 in 1950
$4,797
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 124th of 203 · extrapolated
63%
live in a city
The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 37 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 288 in every 1,000 births to 17.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

020406080195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
0100200300195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth73.2 years for boys, 77.6 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 516.9 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Deaths a year213,000UN WPP 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people0.7World Bank WDI
Children immunized against measles98%World Bank WDI
Adults living with HIV0.1%World Bank WDI
New tuberculosis cases a year97 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 6.1 children on average in 1950. Now it is 2.2.

Children per woman
02468195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman2.23UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth29.9 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

If every 100 coins of income were shared out, the richest fifth would hold 47 and the poorest fifth 7.

Who gets the income
Share of all income by fifth of the population, 2013
7%Poorest fifth
11%Second
15%Middle
21%Fourth
47%Richest fifth
Income per personabout $4,797 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank PIP, scaled between survey years Extrapolated
Share of income going to the richest fifth / poorest fifth47% / 7% (2013)World Bank PIP
Unemployment8.9% of the workforce (2023)World Bank WDI
Price rises6.1% a year (2023)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person2.6% (2023)World Bank WDI
Jobs in farming29% of jobsWorld Bank WDI
Self-employed40% of jobs (2025)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment88% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Casablanca, with 3.7 million people.

63%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
91%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Casablanca3.7 million
Rabat1.7 million
Fes1.2 million
Tangier1.0 million
Marrakesh995,871
Languages
Share of people who can use each
Moroccan Arabic87%
Arabic62%
French36%
Standard Moroccan Tamazight22%
English14%
Arabic, French, Central Atlas Tamazight is official.

Cities and regions

Every state, province and large city with a page.

Largest regions

Casablanca-Settat5.4 million
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra4.7 million
Fes-Meknes2.7 million
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima2.6 million
Marrakesh-Safi2.0 million
Souss-Massa1.7 million
Oriental1.4 million
Beni Mellal-Khenifra1.2 million
Drâa-Tafilalet443,582
Guelmim-Oued Noun240,588

Sourced: GeoNames Population of each state, province or region.

Large cities

Sourced: GeoNames Cities with a page: a million people or more.

All 11 regions
  • Casablanca-Settat5.4 million
  • Rabat-Salé-Kénitra4.7 million
  • Fes-Meknes2.7 million
  • Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima2.6 million
  • Marrakesh-Safi2.0 million
  • Souss-Massa1.7 million
  • Oriental1.4 million
  • Beni Mellal-Khenifra1.2 million
  • Drâa-Tafilalet443,582
  • Guelmim-Oued Noun240,588
  • Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra42,056

People on the move

About 9.5% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Spain, France, Italy.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
Spain1,088,408
France1,066,129
Italy472,734
Residents born abroad0.3% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 9.5% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostSpain (1.1 million), France (1.1 million), Italy (472,734)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $13.7 billion a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

23% of older people receive a pension.

23%
of older people receive a pension (2019)

Events in the data

The game draws real events from these records, so a life lived here can meet them.

Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 202416,305Our World in Data, from WHO
Significant earthquakes recorded since 19504; the deadliest, in 1960, killed about 13,100 people (magnitude 5.9)NOAA NCEI
Deaths in organized violence241 between 1989 and 2003UCDP

Now live it.

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