Country: Morocco
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 51,000 | 33,182,000 | ● | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.25 % | 0.13 % | 1 |
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Arab, Lebanese | 559,000 | 7,264,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 2.00 % | 11 | |
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Bedouin, Gil | 48,000 | 48,000 | ● | Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Bedouin, Yahia | 113,000 | 113,000 | ● | Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
Belarusian | 700 | 9,400,000 | Belarusian | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Berber, Atta | 151,000 | 151,000 | ● | Tamazight, Central Atlas | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 3 |
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Berber, Drawa | 499,000 | 499,000 | ● | Tachelhit | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 10 |
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Berber, Filala | 375,000 | 375,000 | ● | Tachelhit | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 7 |
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Berber, Ghomara | 12,000 | 12,000 | ● | Ghomara | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 |
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Berber, Imazighen | 2,797,000 | 4,669,000 | ● | Tamazight, Central Atlas | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.07 % | 0.06 % | 56 |
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Berber, Rif | 1,571,000 | 1,865,000 | ● | Tarifit | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.02 % | 31 |
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Berber, Senhaja | 54,000 | 54,000 | ● | Senhaja Berber | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.08 % | 1 |
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Berber, Shawiya | 26,000 | 2,604,000 | ● | Tachawit | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Berber, Southern Shilha | 3,386,000 | 3,540,000 | ● | Tachelhit | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.16 % | 68 |
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Berber, Tekna | 624,000 | 742,000 | ● | Tachelhit | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 12 |
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Berber, Uregu | 74,000 | 74,000 | ● | Tamazight, Central Atlas | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 1 |
|
Berber, Warain | 325,000 | 325,000 | ● | Tamazight, Central Atlas | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 7 |
|
Berber, Zekara | 75,000 | 75,000 | ● | Tamazight, Central Atlas | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 1 |
|
Deaf | 277,000 | 47,588,000 | ● | Moroccan Sign Language | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | -1 | 6 |
|
French | 5,500 | 50,463,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Harratine | 57,000 | 57,000 | ● | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Izarguien | 18,000 | 53,000 | ● | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Jebala | 1,265,000 | 1,265,000 | ● | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.00 % | 25 |
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Jew, Judeo-Moroccan | 2,400 | 63,000 | ● | Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Moor | 300,000 | 4,500,000 | ● | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 |
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Moroccan, Arabic-speaking | 23,940,000 | 28,527,000 | ● | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | 0.08 % | 479 |
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Regeibat | 39,000 | 116,000 | ● | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Russian | 800 | 133,960,000 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 68.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Saharawi | 162,000 | 655,000 | ● | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Spaniard | 6,900 | 29,032,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Turk | 4,100 | 63,330,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 31 | 36,818,000 | 27 ● | 0.19 % | 0.10 % | 738 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 93,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2020) | 36,911,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Beni Mellal - Khenifra | 2,692,000 |
| Draa - Tafilalet | 1,745,000 |
| Fes - Meknes | 4,538,000 |
| Grand Casablanca - Settat | 7,630,000 |
| Guelmim - Oued Noun | 460,000 |
| Marrakech - Saffi | 4,918,000 |
| Oriental | 2,527,000 |
| Rabat - Sale - Kenitra | 5,014,000 |
| Souss - Massa | 2,983,000 |
| Tanger - Tetouan - Al Hoceima | 3,928,000 |
| Provinces: 10 | 36,435,000 |
| UN Country Population | 36,911,000 |
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Morocco prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forward Caste (FC) | 287,716,000 | 781.5 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 765,970,000 | 2,080.4 % | 70.6 % | 24.5 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 205,726,000 | 558.8 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 114,521,000 | 311.0 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.2 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 36,818,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken | aao | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Spoken | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan | aju | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | ary | 6 | 6 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ghomara | gho | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hassaniyya | mey | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Moroccan Sign Language | xms | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Senhaja Berber | sjs | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tachawit | shy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tachelhit | shi | 4 | 4 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamazight, Central Atlas | tzm | 5 | 5 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tarifit | rif | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 18 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.0 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.1 %) | 0.2 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 0.0 % |
| Hinduism | 0.0 % |
| Islam | 99.6 % |
| Non-Religious | 0.0 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.1 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 0.0 % |
| Independent | 5.4 % |
| Orthodox | 10.9 % |
| Other Christian | 0.0 % |
| Protestant | 6.6 % |
| Roman Catholic | 76.6 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
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- Church planting agencies in Morocco
- Christian ministry in Morocco
- Business as mission
- Christian literature distribution
- Evangelism agencies
- Christian discipleship
- Short term Christian missions
- Long term Christian missions
- Urban ministries
- Christian media opportunities
- Bible translation opportunities
- Relief and development agencies
- Clean water projects
- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 31 |
| Unreached People Groups | 27 (87.1%) |
| Population | 36,818,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 36,805,000 (100.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 0.2% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.1% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 4.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 738 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 63% |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | MO |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | French |
| Literacy Rate | 69% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 11,414,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 27 (1=High to 50=Low OD) |
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Morocco prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Morocco Prayercast Video |
