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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Moroccans in Belgium
|group = Moroccans in Belgium
|pop =600 000
|pop =430.000
|popplace = [[Brussels]], [[Antwerp]], [[Ghent]], [[Liège]]
|popplace = [[Brussels]], [[Antwerp]], [[Ghent]], [[Liège]]
|langs = [[Moroccan Arabic]], [[Berber language|Berber]], [[French language|French]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[German language|German]],
|langs = [[Moroccan Arabic]], [[Berber language|Berber]], [[French language|French]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[German language|German]],
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'''Moroccans in Belgium''' are people of Moroccan descent living in [[Belgium]]
'''Moroccans in Belgium''' are people of Moroccan descent living in [[Belgium]]


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In Belgium, the number of people of Moroccan origin (at least one parent born with Moroccan nationality) was 430,000 as of 1 January 2012, or about 4% of the country's population. This proportion is 6.7% for those under 15 years of age. This figure has more than doubled in 20 years. With a percentage of 4%, the Moroccan population (counting the Belgians of Moroccan origin) has the highest percentage in Europe among Moroccans residing abroad. The Brussels-Capital Region (45% of MREs in Belgium) has the most Moroccans in Belgium and Europe, followed by Antwerp (22.7%), Liège (8.8%) and Charleroi (5.2%). A large majority of Moroccans in Belgium originate from northern Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, Tangier, Tetouan and Oujda).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/12-siecle-d-immigration-belgo-marocaine-5300f9173570c16bb1ce4c49|title=1/2 siècle d’immigration belgo-marocaine|last=Libre.be|first=La|access-date=2017-07-25|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sudinfo.be/1056057/article/2014-07-14/429580-belges-sont-d-origine-marocaine-deux-fois-plus-qu-il-y-a-20-ans|title=429.580 Belges sont d’origine marocaine: deux fois plus qu’il y a 20 ans!|last=sudinfo.be|work=sudinfo|access-date=2017-07-25|language=fr}}</ref>
Estimate between 500,000 and 600,000 Belgian Moroccan<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/renvoyons-au-maroc-nos-prisonniers-et-delinquants-marocains-51b8b42fe4b0de6db9b9594b|title="Renvoyons au Maroc nos prisonniers et délinquants marocains"|last=Libre.be|first=La|access-date=2017-07-25|language=fr}}</ref>

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In Belgium, the number of people of Moroccan origin (at least one parent born with Moroccan nationality) was 550,000 as of 1 January 2012, or about 4% of the country's population. This proportion is 6.7% for those under 15 years of age. This figure has more than doubled in 20 years38. With a percentage of 4%, the Moroccan population (counting the Belgians of Moroccan origin) has the highest percentage in Europe among Moroccans residing abroad. The Brussels-Capital Region (45% of MREs in Belgium) has the most Moroccans in Belgium and Europe, followed by Antwerp (22.7%), Liège (8.8%) and Charleroi 5.2%) 38. A large majority of Moroccans in Belgium originate from northern Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, Tangier, Tetouan and Oujda).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/12-siecle-d-immigration-belgo-marocaine-5300f9173570c16bb1ce4c49|title=1/2 siècle d’immigration belgo-marocaine|last=Libre.be|first=La|access-date=2017-07-25|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sudinfo.be/1056057/article/2014-07-14/429580-belges-sont-d-origine-marocaine-deux-fois-plus-qu-il-y-a-20-ans|title=429.580 Belges sont d’origine marocaine: deux fois plus qu’il y a 20 ans!|last=sudinfo.be|work=sudinfo|access-date=2017-07-25|language=fr}}</ref>


== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==

Revision as of 15:08, 29 September 2017

Moroccans in Belgium
Total population
430.000
Regions with significant populations
Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Liège
Languages
Moroccan Arabic, Berber, French, Dutch, German,
Religion
Sunni Islam
with Christian minorities[1]

Moroccans in Belgium are people of Moroccan descent living in Belgium

In Belgium, the number of people of Moroccan origin (at least one parent born with Moroccan nationality) was 430,000 as of 1 January 2012, or about 4% of the country's population. This proportion is 6.7% for those under 15 years of age. This figure has more than doubled in 20 years. With a percentage of 4%, the Moroccan population (counting the Belgians of Moroccan origin) has the highest percentage in Europe among Moroccans residing abroad. The Brussels-Capital Region (45% of MREs in Belgium) has the most Moroccans in Belgium and Europe, followed by Antwerp (22.7%), Liège (8.8%) and Charleroi (5.2%). A large majority of Moroccans in Belgium originate from northern Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, Tangier, Tetouan and Oujda).[2][3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Johnstone, Patrick; Miller, Duane (2015). "Believers in Christ from a Muslim Background: A Global Census". IJRR. 11: 14. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ Libre.be, La. "1/2 siècle d'immigration belgo-marocaine" (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. ^ sudinfo.be. "429.580 Belges sont d'origine marocaine: deux fois plus qu'il y a 20 ans!". sudinfo (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-25.
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