SAccording to draft decree No. 2.24.1009 relating to the approval of the figures fixing the number of the legal population of Morocco, adopted Thursday by the Governing Council, the population of the Kingdom has thus increased by 2,980,088 inhabitants since the census general population and habitat for the year 201.4, an increase of 8.80%.
The population of Morocco has increased by 8.80% in ten years
According to this text, presented by the Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit, the number of households also recorded an increase of 1,961,232 households to reach 9,275,038 in 2024. This is a significant increase of 26 .82% compared to the number of households recorded in 2014, specifies the same source.
The number of foreigners residing in Morocco has increased by 71.86% in ten years
Regarding foreigners residing in the territory of the Kingdom, their total number amounts to 148,152 people, an increase of 71.86%, or 61,946 people compared to the number of foreigners established in Morocco during the 2014 census. .
Draft decree No. 2.24.1009 is part of the completion of the last phase of the 2024 General Population and Housing Census (RGPH) operation, which consists of finalizing the final results of the process. census carried out last September, underlined the Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament, government spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas, during a press briefing following the Council.
This draft decree aims to approve the figures setting the number of the legal population of the Kingdom, by determining the number of the population at the level of the entire national territory, as well as at the level of the regions, prefectures, provinces and communes. , he added.
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