Moroccans

Moroccans
المغاربة (al-Maġāriba)
Map of the Moroccan diaspora in the world
Total population
c. 40 million[citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
 Morocco
38,700,000[1]
 France1,314,000[2][3][4][5][6]
 Spain934,046[7][8]
 Belgium530,000[9]
 Italy487,249[10][11][12]
 Israel472,800[13][14]
 Netherlands414,186[15]
 Germany240,000[16]
 United States120,402[17]
 Canada103,945[18]
 United Arab Emirates100,000[19]
 Libya100,000[citation needed]
 United Kingdom70,000[20]
 Algeria63,000[21]
 Saudi Arabia60,000[22]
 Malaysia48,000[citation needed]
 Denmark15,000[citation needed]
 Sweden11,025[23]
 Norway10,500[citation needed]
 Qatar9,000[24]
  Switzerland7,270[21]
 Ukraine7,000[21]
 Australia4,200[21]
 Finland4,106[25]
 Portugal4,000[26]
 Oman4,000[21]
 Brazil3,431[27]
 Russia3,400[citation needed]
 South Africa2,100[citation needed]
 Ivory Coast1,800[citation needed]
 Mauritania1,056[citation needed]
Languages
Majority: Arabic (Moroccan, Modern Standard, Hassaniya, Saharan)
Minority: Berber languages (Tashelhit, Tarifit, Tamazight)
Religion
Majority: Sunni Islam
Minority: Non-denominational Islam, Shia Islam, Judaism[28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

Moroccans (Arabic: المغاربة, romanizedal-Maġāriba) are the citizens and nationals of the Kingdom of Morocco. The country's population is predominantly composed of Arabs and Berbers (Amazigh). The term also applies more broadly to any people who share a common Moroccan culture and identity, as well as those who natively speak Moroccan Arabic or other languages of Morocco.[35][36]

In addition to the approximately 37 million residents of Morocco, there is a large Moroccan diaspora. Considerable Moroccan populations can be found in France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands; with smaller notable concentrations in other Arab states as well as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.[37]

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