Morocco Middle East and North Africa
LOWER MIDDLE INCOME
Population (millions, 2009) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2000–09) Population density (people per km2, 2008) Labor force (millions, 2008) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2008) Urban population (% of pop., 2009) Surface area (1,000 km2, 2008) GNI (US$ billions, 2009) GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$, 2009) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2005–09) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop., 2005) Age dependency ratio (2009)
32.0 1.2 70.0 11.2 9.6 56.4 446.6 89.9 2,790 4.8 3.0 50.9
Migration EMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■
Stock of emigrants: 3,016.6 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 9.3% Top destination countries: France, Spain, Italy, Israel, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia
SKILLED EMIGRATION, 2000 ■ ■
Emigration rate of tertiary-educated population: 17.0% Emigration of physicians: (a) 654 or 4.7% of physicians trained in the country (Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 2010) (b) 6,506 or 31.3% of physicians born in the country (Source: Clemens and Pettersson 2006)
IMMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■ ■
Stock of immigrants: 49.1 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 0.2% Females as percentage of immigrants: 49.7% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 1.3%
Remittances US$ millions
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010e
Inward remittance flowsa of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
3,614
4,221
4,590
5,451
6,730
6,895
6,271
6,447
3,614 — —
4,221 — —
4,589 — 0
5,451 — —
6,730 — —
6,894 — 1
6,271 — —
— — —
Outward remittance flows of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
44
42
40
41
52
58
61
—
34 — 10
34 — 8
35 — 5
38 — 3
49 — 3
54 — 3
60 — 1
— — —
a. For comparison: net FDI inflows US$2.5 bn, net ODA received US$1.2 bn, total international reserves US$22.7 bn, exports of goods and services US$32.6 bn in 2008.
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