The bar chart illustrates how the population of Morocco was divided into three age groups in 2000 and 2020,
together with
the projected distribution for 2040.
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Overall
, it is clear from the data that the share of children has been falling steadily, Linking Words
whereas
the proportion of elderly citizens is expected to more than double. Working-age adults formed the majority throughout, Linking Words
although
their dominance is predicted to weaken slightly by the end of the period.
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In particular
, those under 15 accounted for roughly 35 per cent in 2000, which made them the second-largest group. Linking Words
By contrast
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this
figure slipped to 27 two decades later and is forecast to reach just 22 in 2040 because families have become smaller as more women enter employment.
The middle band, covering ages 15 to 64, climbed from 60 to 66 over the same twenty years, and it is Linking Words
then
expected to ease back to 63, so its share will remain comfortably above half. Meanwhile, people over 65 constituted a mere 5 at the start, rose to 7 in 2020 and are anticipated to make up approximately 15 by the final year. Linking Words
Consequently
, if these forecasts prove accurate, the country will need far more hospitals than schools within a generation.Linking Words