Rabat β UN urban centre population
Rabat has a recorded base population of 2,069,287 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025β2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Rabat UN urban centre: 2,069,287 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 2,069,287. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,655,753; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 2,069,287 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Rabat |
|---|---|---|
| BanhΔ | 2,088,520 | +0.9% |
| Vienna | 2,031,326 | β1.8% |
| Maracaibo | 2,030,633 | β1.9% |
| Harare | 2,117,195 | +2.3% |
| Dhanbad | 2,020,181 | β2.4% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025β2026 annual growth (+1.04% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 2,069,287, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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