New Report: Morocco in 2030: The Future Demographic

Published June 13th, 2010 - 09:53 GMT

Al Bawaba

Morocco's population will jump by 21% in 2010-2030, driven by a huge increase in the number of middle agers and elderly. These gains will be partially offset by a drop in the number of those aged 17-29 years. Emigration is the main reason for this decline. Fertility rates will fall as more young women enter the work force and marry later in life. High rates of emigration means that more than 3 million people of Moroccan descent now live outside their home country.

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In 2030, the population of Morocco will be 39.3 million, an increase of 21% from 2010. This growth will be driven by a large increase in the population of those 40+.

In 2030, the number of those 40 and over will account for 2 in every 5 persons, up from less than 1 in 3 persons in 2010.

Agadir will be Morocco's fastest growing major city in 2010-2030 and, with a population of 1.2 million, will be the fifth largest at the end of that period.