Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
6 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
2.42 million (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
2 TV broadcast networks with state-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other; foreign TV is available via satellite dish; 3 radio broadcast networks, with RTM operating one; the state-owned network includes 10 regional radio channels in addition to its national service (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.ma
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
91.20% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
8 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
2.874 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
137 (2021 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
55.9 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
wheat, milk, potatoes, sugar beets, tomatoes, barley, olives, apples, tangerines/mandarins, onions (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
2.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
34.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$44.819 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$38.458 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$7.844 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$6.597 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$2.161 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$4.180 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$3.677 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
-$6.205 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$4.407 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
-$1.368 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$3.349 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$4.8 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$891.222 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
-$1.869 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2022
$64.972 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$42.262 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
9.9424 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
8.4055 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
8.4063 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
9.7643 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
9.8075 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
9.6920 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
9.3861 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
9.6171 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
9.4968 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
8.9885 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
10.1607 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
10.1314 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
9.9424 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
fertilizers, cars, garments, insulated wire, tomatoes (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$35.176 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$35.898 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$33.120 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$34.291 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$38.652 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$43.078 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$43.953 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$37.370 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$47.09 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$58.575 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$61.746 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$67.454 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
43.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
18% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
61.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-52.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
26.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
3.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
10.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
24.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
54.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$10,415 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$154.431 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$402.770 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, cars, vehicle parts/accessories, natural gas, coal (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$40.097 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$41.176 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$45.062 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$49.274 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$55.300 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$54.024 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$46.175 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$60.215 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$73.81 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$73.759 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$80.609 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
5% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
1.56% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
1.64% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
0.75% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
1.80% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
0.30% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
0.71% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
1.40% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
6.66% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
6.09% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
0.99% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
12.475 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
3.90% (2022 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
64.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$250.970 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$273.700 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$278.969 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$291.814 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$295.694 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$286.109 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$323.485 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$328.425 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$339.603 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$350.594 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
4.34% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
0.52% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
5.06% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
3.07% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
2.89% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-7.18% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
8.15% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
1.81% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
3.66% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
3.79% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$7,237 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$7,799 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$7,853 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$8,115 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$8,046 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$7,705 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$8,623 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$9,310 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$9,895 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$6.882 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$7.789 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$6.904 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$7.414 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
7.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
8.5% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
8.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
$12.511 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$22.750 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$25.096 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$26.190 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$24.461 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$26.413 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$35.998 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$35.648 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$32.314 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$36.328 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$37.134 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
21% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
9.19% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
11.19% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
10.55% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
9.41% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
8.90% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
9.10% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
22.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
22% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
22.1% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
10.304 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
25 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
10.344 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: proven reserves
96 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
78.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
15.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
36.379 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
462 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
2.311 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
14.615 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
7.781 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
23.52 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
912.277 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
861.38 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
55.473 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
1.444 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
684,000 barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
296,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
25 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
23.024 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
1.82 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
39.329 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
64.173 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
Mediterranean in the north, becoming more extreme in the interior; in the south, hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Environment: Environmental issues
in the north: land degradation and desertification, with soil erosion from farming, overgrazing, and vegetation removal; water and soil pollution from industrial-waste dumping; in the south: desertification; overgrazing; sparse water
Environment: Geoparks: global geoparks and regional networks
M'Goun (2023)
Environment: Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks
1
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
Environmental Modification
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
66.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 15.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 4.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 47.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
12.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
20.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: agriculture
283.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: energy
36.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: other
4.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: waste
377.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
13.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
29 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
9.156 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
212 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
1.063 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
1.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
62.80% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
6.852 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
25.4% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly larger than twice the size of California
Geography: Area: land
716,300 sq km
Geography: Area: water
250 sq km
Geography: Coastline
2,945 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Sebkha Tah -59 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
909 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
28 30 N, 10 00 W
Geography: Geography - note
strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar; the only African nation to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines; the waters off the Atlantic coast are particularly rich fishing areas
Geography: Irrigated land
17,645 sq km (2019)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Algeria 1,941 km; Mauritania 1,564 km; Spain (Ceuta) 8 km and Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
3,523.5 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
66.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 15.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 4.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 47.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
12.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
20.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major rivers (by length in km)
Draa - 1,100 km
Geography: Map references
Africa
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
in the north, the mountains are geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts; windstorms; flash floods; landslides; in the south, a hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Geography: Population distribution
the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are scattered through the Atlas Mountains, as shown in this population distribution map
Geography: Terrain
mountainous northern coast (Rif Mountains) and interior (Atlas Mountains) bordered by large plateaus with intermontane valleys, and fertile coastal plains; the south is mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces
Government: Administrative divisions
12 regions; Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Casablanca-Settat, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, Draa-Tafilalet, Fes-Meknes, Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Safi, Oriental, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Souss-Massa, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Government: Capital: etymology
derives from the Arabic name Ribat el-Fath, from the words ribat (fortified monastery) and fath (conquest); the third Almohad sultan, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Manṣur, gave the name to a fort on the site in the 12th century
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
34 01 N, 6 49 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
the father must be a citizen of Morocco; if the father is unknown or stateless, the mother must be a citizen
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
5 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the king, by the prime minister, or by members in either chamber of Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; the king can opt to submit self-initiated proposals directly to a referendum
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest drafted 17 June 2011, approved by referendum 1 July 2011
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Morocco
Government: Country name: etymology
the English name of Morocco derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names Marruecos and Marrocos, which stem from Marrakesh, the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name, Al Maghrib, translates as "The West"
Government: Country name: former
French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco, Ifni, Spanish Sahara, Western Sahara
Government: Country name: local long form
Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
Government: Country name: local short form
Al Maghrib
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador-designate Richard Duke BUCHAN III (since 3 December 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: consulate(s) general
Casablanca
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
https://ma.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Km 5.7 Avenue Mohammed VI, Souissi, Rabat 10170
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[212] 0537-637-201
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
9400 Rabat Place, Washington DC 20521-9400
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[212] 0537-637-200
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
3508 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Youssef AMRANI (since 27 February 2024)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
New York
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
washingtonembmorocco@maec.gov.ma Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the United States (diplomatie.ma)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 265-0161
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 462-7979
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of Ministers chosen by the prime minister in consultation with Parliament and appointed by the monarch; the monarch chooses the ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Islamic Affairs, and National Defense Administration
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July 1999)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
the monarchy is hereditary; monarch appoints the prime minister from the majority party following legislative elections
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Aziz AKHANNOUCH (since 7 October 2021)
Government: Flag
description: red with a green pentacle (five-pointed linear star) known as Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag meaning: red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf; the pentacle represents the five pillars of Islam and the association between God and the nation history: the design dates to 1912
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Government: International organization participation
ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (consists of 5-judge panels organized into civil, family matters, commercial, administrative, social, and criminal sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 members)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Supreme Court judges appointed by the Superior Council of Judicial Power, a 20-member body presided over by the monarch, which includes the Supreme Court president, the prosecutor general, representatives of the appeals and first instance courts (among them 1 woman magistrate), the president of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), and 5 "notable persons" appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members - 6 designated by the monarch and 6 elected by Parliament; court president appointed by the monarch from among the court members; members serve 9-year nonrenewable terms
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
courts of appeal; High Court of Justice; administrative and commercial courts; regional and Sadad courts (for religious, civil and administrative, and penal adjudication); first instance courts
Government: Legal system
mixed system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
House of Representatives (Majliss-annouwab)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
September 2026
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
9/8/2021
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
395 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: parties elected and seats per party
National Rally of Independents (RNI) (102); Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) (87); Istiqlal Party (PI) (81); Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) (34); Popular Movement (MP) (28); Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) (22); Other (41)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
24.3%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
5 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
House of Councillors (Majlis al-Mustacharin)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: expected date of next election
October 2027
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: most recent election date
10/5/2021
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
120 (all indirectly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
11.7%
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: term in office
6 years
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Parliament (Barlaman)
Government: National anthem(s): history
music adopted 1956, lyrics adopted 1970
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Ali Squalli HOUSSAINI/Leo MORGAN
Government: National color(s)
red, green
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Medina of Fez; Medina of Marrakesh; Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou; Historic City of Meknes; Archaeological Site of Volubilis; Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin); Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador); Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida); Historic and Modern Rabat
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
9 (all cultural)
Government: National holiday
Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)
Government: National symbol(s)
pentacle symbol, lion
Government: Political parties
Action Party or PA Amal (hope) Party An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj or Democratic Way Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM Constitutional Union Party or UC Democratic and Social Movement or MDS Democratic Forces Front or FFD Environment and Sustainable Development Party or PEDD Federation of the Democratic Left or FGD Green Left Party or PGV Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI Moroccan Liberal Party or PML Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD National Democratic Party National Rally of Independents or RNI Neo-Democrats Party Party of Development Reform or PRD Party of Justice and Development or PJD Party of Liberty and Social Justice or PLJS Party of Progress and Socialism or PPS Popular Movement or MP Renaissance and Virtue Party or PRV Renaissance Party Renewal and Equity Party or PRE Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP Unified Socialist Party or GSU Unity and Democracy Party
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half-century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 75% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire, which broke down in late 2020, between Morocco and the Polisario Front -- an organization advocating the territory’s independence -- and restarted negotiations over the status of the territory in 2018. In 2020, the US recognized Morocco's sovereignty over all of Western Sahara. In 2011, King MOHAMMED VI responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the North Africa region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister, but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. Later that year, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) -- a moderate Islamist democratic party -- won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government. In 2015, Morocco held its first direct elections for regional councils, which was one of the reforms included in the 2011 constitution. The PJD again won the largest number of seats in nationwide parliamentary elections in 2016, but it lost its plurality to the probusiness National Rally of Independents (RNI) in 2021. In 2020, Morocco signed a normalization agreement with Israel, similar to those that Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan had concluded with Israel earlier that year.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are responsible for protecting Morocco’s national interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; key areas of concern for the FAR include international terrorism, maritime security, and regional challenges such as the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and Algeria; the Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), an organization that seeks the independence of Western Sahara, disputes Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the territory; Moroccan and Polisario forces fought intermittently from 1975, when Spain relinquished colonial authority over the territory, until a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping mission; the Polisario withdrew from the cease-fire in November 2020, and since then there have been reports of low-intensity hostilities between Morocco and the Polisario Front across the 2,500-kilometer-long berm built in 1987 that separates the two sides; Algeria is seen as a regional rival and has openly backed the Polisario Front the FAR participates in international peacekeeping operations, as well as both bilateral and multinational training exercises; it has relations with a variety of partners including the militaries of France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and the US, as well as NATO, the Arab League, and the African Union; Morocco has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation the FAR was created in May 1956; Moroccans were recruited for service in the Spahi and Tirailleur regiments of the French Army during the period of the French protectorate (1912-1956), and Moroccans fought under the French Army during both World Wars, as well as the First Indochina War (1946-1954); the Spanish Army recruited Moroccans from the Spanish Protectorate during both the Rif War (1921-26) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established by Security Council resolution 690 in April 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted in August 1988 by Morocco and the Polisario Front; MINURSO was unable to carry out all the original settlement proposals, but continues to monitor the cease-fire and reduce the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance, and has provided logistic support to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes the Moroccan Royal Guard), Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force, Moroccan Royal Guard, Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie Ministry of Interior: General Directorate for National Security (DGSN; aka National Police), Auxiliary Forces (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
estimated 220,000 active Armed Forces (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force, 20,000 Gendarmerie) (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
775 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 890 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the Moroccan military's inventory is mostly a mix of older and some more modern armaments from France and the US (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
2.96% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
2.98% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
2.95% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
2.90% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
2.87% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
3.98% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
3.75% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
3.81% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
3.59% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
3.52% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
19-25 years of age for 12-month compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
25.7% (male 4,898,154/female 4,701,786)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
65.9% (male 12,236,752/female 12,410,567)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
8.4% (2024 est.) (male 1,529,357/female 1,610,969)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
0.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
0.51 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
16.5 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
0.5% (2018)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
13.7% (2018)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
3% (2019 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
6.06% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
58% (2018 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
6.66 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
12.7 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
7.8 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
51.7 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
38.9 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 65.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 87% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 34.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 13% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
6% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
23.3% national budget (2024 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
6.02% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Arab-Amazigh 99%, other 1%
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
1.09 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.7% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
6.8% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.10% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
0.7 beds/1,000 population (2023 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
16 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
20.4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
14.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Arabic (official), Tamazight languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
كتاب ديال لحقائق متاع العالم، احسن مصدر متاع المعلومات الأساسية (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
77.8 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
73.3 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
64.26% (2014 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
3.893 million Casablanca, 1.959 million RABAT (capital), 1.290 million Fes, 1.314 million Tangier, 1.050 million Marrakech, 979,000 Agadir (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
70 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
31 years
People and Society: Median age: male
30.1 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Moroccan
People and Society: Net migration rate
-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
26.1% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
0.74 physicians/1,000 population (2021)
People and Society: Population
38,081,173 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are scattered through the Atlas Mountains, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.97% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
18,723,322
People and Society: Population: male
18,664,263
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 72.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 89.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 98.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 27.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 10.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 1.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
15 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
15 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
15 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.99 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.95 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
0.9% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
23.7% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
12.3% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
2.21 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
1.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
62.80% (2024 est.)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
256 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
18,848 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
48 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
CN
Transportation: Heliports
17 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 81
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
94 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Agadir, Casablanca, Tanger, Tangier-Mediterranean
Transportation: Ports: large
3
Transportation: Ports: medium
1
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
2
Transportation: Ports: small
3
Transportation: Ports: total ports
12 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
5
Transportation: Railways: standard gauge
2,067 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (1,022 km electrified)
Transportation: Railways: total
2,067 km (2014)
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