Morocco's population grows to 29.9 million

Published December 23rd, 2004 - 11:30 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Morocco's population has grown rapidly and is now 29,891,708 of which 29,840,373 are Moroccan citizens and another 51,435 are classed as foreigners. This represents an almost 15% increase in the population since 1994, according to the official Moroccan census board.

Over three and a half million people are concentrated in the greater Casablanca region (3.6 million). Another three million live in the Souss-Massa-Draa region and a similar number in  Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz region. The rest of the population is spread out the country.

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