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Table 1 Demographic and urban/rural evolution of the Moroccan population according to general censuses from 1960 to 2004 and estimation for 2011[1]

From: Evolution of rural–urban health gaps in Morocco: 1992–2011

Year of

Population (millions)

Annual growth rate

Mean age at first marriage (years)

census

Urban

(%)

Rural

(%)

Total

 

Urban

Rural

National

(RGPH)

      

M

F

M

F

M

F

1960

3.4

(29)

8.2

(71)

11.6

 

24.4

17.5

23.8

17.2

24.0

17.5

1971

5.4

(35)

9.9

(65)

15.3

2.8%

26.0

21.0

24.0

18.5

25.0

19.3

1982

8.7

(43)

11.7

(57)

20.4

2.6%

28.5

24.0

25.6

21.0

27.2

22.3

1994

13.4

(51)

12.7

(49)

26.1

2.1%

31.2

26.9

28.3

24.2

30.0

25.8

2004

16.5

(55)

13.4

(45)

29.9

1.4%

32.2

27.1

29.5

25.5

31.2

26.3

2011

18.5

(58)

13.4

(42)

31.9

1.0%

32.5

27.4

30.0

25.6

31.4

26.3