Total population (million), 2004

29.8

Population growth (annual %), 2004

3.4

Population density (people per km²), 2004

66.8

Rural population (million), 2004

12.5

Rural population density (people per km² of arable land), 2003

144.5

Rural population (% of total population), 2004

41.9

Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people), 2004

22.8

Crude death rate (per 1,000 people), 2004

5.7

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2004

38.2

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children), 2004

42.8

Life expectancy at birth, total (years), 2004

70.1

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49), 2003

0.1

Total labour force (million), 2004

10.9

Female labour force (% of total labour force), 2004

25.4

Number of rural poor (million, approximate), 1999

3.4

Rural population below the poverty line (%), 1999

27.2

Population living below $1 a day (%), 1999

2.0

Population living below $2 a day (%), 1999

14.3

Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1999

19.0

Income share held by lowest 20%, 1999

6.5

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2004

105.9

Adult literacy rate, total (% of people ages 15 and above), 2004

52.3

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5), 2004

10.2

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5), 2004

18.1

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2003

6.0

Per caput dietary energy supply (kcal/day), 2000-2002 1/

3,040.0

Health expenditure, total ( % of GDP), 2004

5.1

Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2004

0.5

Improved water source, rural (% of rural population with access), 2002

56.0

Improved sanitation facilities, rural (% of rural population with access), 2002

31.0

Agricultural labour force ( % of total labour force) 1/

34.0

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2004

10.9

Fertilizer consumption (hundreds of grams per ha of arable land), 2002

475.2

Food production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

132.1

Crop production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

148.6

Cereal yield (kg per ha), 2004

  1,507.4

Major Exports (% share in Agriculture), 2003 1/

Tangerines, mandarines, clementines, satsumas

13.5

Tomatoes

12.0

Oranges

11.0

Major Imports (% share in Agriculture), 20031/

Wheat

23.0

10.2

Maize

9.4

Land area (km² thousand)

446.3

Arable land as % of land area, 2003

19.0

Forest area (% of total land area), 2000

9.7

Irrigated land as % of cropland, 2003

15.4

Local currency

Moroccan Dirham - MAD

Exchange rate: US$ 1.00 = MAD 2004 period average

8.9

MAD

GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$), 2004

1,570.0

GDP (current, US$ million), 2004

50,030.8

GDP per capita growth (annual %), 2004

0.7

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 2004

1.0

Sectoral distribution , value added (% of GDP), 2004

agriculture

15.9

industry

30.4

manufacturing

16.5

services

53.8

Consumption

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP), 2004

21.0

Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (% of GDP), 2004

60.2

Gross domestic savings (% of GDP), 2004

18.8

Merchandise exports (current US$ million), 2004

9,739.0

Merchandise imports (current US$ million), 2004

17,625.0

Balance of merchandise trade (current US$ million), 2004

- 7,886

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million), 2004

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP), 1999

29.6

Expense (% of GDP), 1999

28.5

Total external debt (DOD, current US$ million), 2004

17,672.3

Present value of debt (% of GNI), 2004

39.2

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services), 2004

14.0

Offical development assistance and official aid (current US$ million)

705.9

Lending interest rate (%), 2004

11.5

Deposit interest rate (%), 2004

3.6

Mobile phones (per 1,000 people), 2004

313.1

Fixed line and mobile telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2004

356.9

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes), 2003

0.2

Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2003

19.9

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2003