Morocco Population
Morocco had an estimated population of 38,430,770 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 41st most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.47% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.91% a year.
Morocco at a glance
How Morocco's population is changing
Morocco's population is growing: +0.91% a year, which works out to about +351,197 people per year, or +962 a day. Births (16.4 per 1,000) and deaths (5.7 per 1,000) alone would give +1.07% a year; net migration removes about 56,254 people a year (−0.15%). Roughly one in every 214 people on Earth lives in Morocco.
Population of Morocco since 1960
In 1960, Morocco had 11,624,933 people. By 2025 that was 38,430,770 — 3.3× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 30%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11,624,933 | — |
| 1970 | 15,129,449 | +30.1% |
| 1980 | 19,459,943 | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 24,375,551 | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 28,423,435 | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 32,467,016 | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 36,584,208 | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 38,430,770 | +5.0% |
Morocco from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Morocco at about 2,500,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 38,430,774 in 2025 (15× 1800) and projects 37,884,372 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2058 at 43,736,169 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,500,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 2,861,280 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 4,681,030 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 8,935,456 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 28,423,439 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 38,430,774 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 43,440,432 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 42,509,919 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 37,884,372 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Morocco
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 38,430,770. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casablanca | 4,457,471 | UN urban centre | 11.60% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Rabat | 2,069,287 | UN urban centre | 5.38% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Tangier | 1,217,976 | UN urban centre | 3.17% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Fes | 1,191,905 | GeoNames settlement | 3.10% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Marrakesh | 1,021,530 | UN urban centre | 2.66% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Salé | 972,299 | GeoNames settlement | 2.53% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Agadir | 869,990 | UN urban centre | 2.26% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Meknes | 722,852 | UN urban centre | 1.88% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 9 | Oujda | 583,116 | UN urban centre | 1.52% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Kenitra | 566,802 | UN urban centre | 1.47% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
How Morocco compares
Morocco has almost the same population as Ukraine (38,980,376).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 |  Angola | 39,040,039 | +2% | compare → |
| #40 |  Ukraine | 38,980,376 | +1% | compare → |
| #42 |  Uzbekistan | 37,053,428 | −4% | compare → |
| #43 |  Saudi Arabia | 36,973,555 | −4% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (1)
Morocco's 1 neighbours together hold 47,435,312 people — 1.2× Morocco's population. The most populous is Algeria (47,435,312).
In its region
Morocco is the 8th most populous of the 23 economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, holding 4.6% of the region's 828,025,185 people.
Rankings
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Cities
Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier, Fes, Marrakesh, Salé, Agadir, Meknes — all Morocco's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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