French-MoroccansorFranco-Moroccansor simply (French:Franco-Marocains) areFrench citizens and nationalsethnic group,of theFrancewithFrench citizenshipand aFrench passportofMoroccansdescent, immigrants fromMoroccoto theFranceand their descendants they are the second largestethnic groupin theFranceafterAlgerians in France.French people ofMoroccandescent living inFranceaccount for a large sector of the total immigrant population in France. Following the French protectorate inFrench Moroccofrom 1912 to 1956, many Moroccans chose to immigrate to France from the 1960s to the present due to France's favorable economic conditions.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,500,000 (Moroccan origin) and[1][2][3] (433,026) Moroccan-born people[4] | |
| Languages | |
| French(Maghrebi French), Arabic(Moroccan Arabic,Jebli Arabic,Judeo-Moroccan Arabic,Hassaniya Arabic), Berber(Tashlhit,Tarifit,Central Atlas Tamazight), Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| MajorityMuslim MinoritiesJudaism,andChristianity(mostly Catholic and Protestant minorities),[5]other religionsIrreligion.[5] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Algerians in France Tunisians in France |
Demographics
editThe 2011 Census recorded 433,026 Moroccan-born people.[6]
| Year | Moroccan-born population | + descendance | Foreigners | Migrants | Other data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 387,654[7] | 506,000[8] | |||
| 2005 | 846,901[9] | ||||
| 2006 | 859,026[9] | ||||
| 2007 | 870,871[9] | 452,000[8] | |||
| 2008 | 881,334[9] | 1,314,000[10][11] | 654.000[12] | ||
| 2009 | |||||
| 2010 | |||||
| 2011 | 433,026[6] | 679,983[13][14][2] | |||
| 2012 | |||||
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Religion
editAccording to the national survey of 2020 holden by theINSEE,65% of the French of Moroccan origin adhered toIslam;at the same time, 5% of the French of Moroccan origin adhered toChristianity,of whom 3% wereCatholicsand 2% other Christians (without further specification), and 4% toJudaism.[5]25% of the French of Moroccan origin declared that they had no religion.[5]According to the same survey 89% of Moroccan-born people in France adhered toIslam.[5]
Notable people
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See also
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References
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