Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Morocco

Population aged 65 and over in Morocco in 2025 — 3,247,518 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 890%.

2025 3.25M people +4.78% vs 2024
World rank 38of 217
Period maximum 3.25M people2025
Period minimum 328,038 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Morocco, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 328,038 people1962: 352,098 people1964: 380,161 people1966: 412,290 people1968: 446,077 people1970: 475,505 people1972: 498,774 people1974: 514,365 people1976: 521,771 people1978: 524,091 people1980: 529,001 people1982: 541,395 people1984: 565,611 people1986: 607,595 people1988: 667,389 people1990: 744,071 people1992: 836,668 people1994: 939,478 people1996: 1,042,357 people1998: 1,140,356 people2000: 1,228,801 people2002: 1,313,204 people2004: 1,397,384 people2006: 1,481,076 people2008: 1,579,391 people2010: 1,675,982 people2012: 1,792,484 people2014: 1,927,588 people2016: 2,099,847 people2018: 2,314,704 people2020: 2,550,110 people2022: 2,803,343 people2024: 3,099,294 people2025: 3,247,518 people
Change over the period: +2.92M (+889.98%) Average annual rate: 3.59 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Morocco

Morocco 3.25M people
World 855M people
Northern Africa computed 16.08M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.25M +148,224 +4.78%
2024 3.1M +148,011 +5.02%
2023 2.95M +147,940 +5.28%
2022 2.8M +135,818 +5.09%
2021 2.67M +117,415 +4.6%
2020 2.55M +116,665 +4.79%
2019 2.43M +118,741 +5.13%
2018 2.31M +111,558 +5.06%
2017 2.2M +103,299 +4.92%
2016 2.1M +91,867 +4.58%
2015 2.01M +80,392 +4.17%
2014 1.93M +70,586 +3.8%
2013 1.86M +64,518 +3.6%
2012 1.79M +60,961 +3.52%
2011 1.73M +55,541 +3.31%
2010 1.68M +49,648 +3.05%
2009 1.63M +46,943 +2.97%
2008 1.58M +48,880 +3.19%
2007 1.53M +49,435 +3.34%
2006 1.48M +44,155 +3.07%
2005 1.44M +39,537 +2.83%
2004 1.4M +40,692 +3%
2003 1.36M +43,488 +3.31%
2002 1.31M +42,934 +3.38%
2001 1.27M +41,469 +3.37%
2000 1.23M +42,793 +3.61%
1999 1.19M +45,652 +4%
1998 1.14M +48,037 +4.4%
1997 1.09M +49,962 +4.79%
1996 1.04M +51,259 +5.17%
1995 991,098 +51,620 +5.49%
1994 939,478 +51,747 +5.83%
1993 887,731 +51,063 +6.1%
1992 836,668 +48,337 +6.13%
1991 788,331 +44,260 +5.95%
1990 744,071 +40,276 +5.72%
1989 703,795 +36,406 +5.45%
1988 667,389 +32,105 +5.05%
1987 635,284 +27,689 +4.56%
1986 607,595 +23,259 +3.98%
1985 584,336 +18,725 +3.31%
1984 565,611 +14,111 +2.56%
1983 551,500 +10,105 +1.87%
1982 541,395 +7,226 +1.35%
1981 534,169 +5,168 +0.98%
1980 529,001 +3,305 +0.63%
1979 525,696 +1,605 +0.31%
1978 524,091 +923 +0.18%
1977 523,168 +1,397 +0.27%
1976 521,771 +2,780 +0.54%
1975 518,991 +4,626 +0.9%
1974 514,365 +6,679 +1.32%
1973 507,686 +8,912 +1.79%
1972 498,774 +10,892 +2.23%
1971 487,882 +12,377 +2.6%
1970 475,505 +13,834 +3%
1969 461,671 +15,594 +3.5%
1968 446,077 +16,808 +3.92%
1967 429,269 +16,979 +4.12%
1966 412,290 +16,420 +4.15%
1965 395,870 +15,709 +4.13%
1964 380,161 +14,692 +4.02%
1963 365,469 +13,371 +3.8%
1962 352,098 +12,548 +3.7%
1961 339,550 +11,512 +3.51%
1960 328,038

Northern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.