Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Morocco

Rural population share in Morocco in 2025 — 36.9%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 33.8 pp.

2025 36.9% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 103of 217
Period maximum 70.6%1960
Period minimum 36.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Morocco, 1960–202530405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70.6%1962: 69.8%1964: 68.8%1966: 67.8%1968: 66.7%1970: 65.5%1972: 64.3%1974: 63%1976: 61.7%1978: 60.3%1980: 58.9%1982: 57.4%1984: 56%1986: 54.6%1988: 53.1%1990: 51.6%1992: 50.2%1994: 48.8%1996: 47.8%1998: 47%2000: 46.4%2002: 45.8%2004: 45%2006: 44%2008: 42.9%2010: 41.7%2012: 40.6%2014: 39.7%2016: 39%2018: 38.4%2020: 37.9%2022: 37.5%2024: 37.2%2025: 36.9%
Change over the period: −33.8 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Morocco 36.9%
World 42.2%
Northern Africa computed 47.6%
Rural population share — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.9 −0.3 pp
2024 37.2 −0.1 pp
2023 37.3 −0.2 pp
2022 37.5 −0.2 pp
2021 37.7 −0.2 pp
2020 37.9 −0.3 pp
2019 38.2 −0.3 pp
2018 38.4 −0.3 pp
2017 38.7 −0.3 pp
2016 39 −0.3 pp
2015 39.4 −0.3 pp
2014 39.7 −0.4 pp
2013 40.1 −0.5 pp
2012 40.6 −0.5 pp
2011 41.1 −0.6 pp
2010 41.7 −0.6 pp
2009 42.3 −0.6 pp
2008 42.9 −0.6 pp
2007 43.5 −0.6 pp
2006 44 −0.5 pp
2005 44.6 −0.5 pp
2004 45 −0.4 pp
2003 45.4 −0.4 pp
2002 45.8 −0.3 pp
2001 46.1 −0.3 pp
2000 46.4 −0.3 pp
1999 46.7 −0.3 pp
1998 47 −0.4 pp
1997 47.4 −0.4 pp
1996 47.8 −0.5 pp
1995 48.2 −0.5 pp
1994 48.8 −0.8 pp
1993 49.6 −0.6 pp
1992 50.2 −0.7 pp
1991 50.8 −0.7 pp
1990 51.6 −0.7 pp
1989 52.3 −0.8 pp
1988 53.1 −0.8 pp
1987 53.8 −0.7 pp
1986 54.6 −0.7 pp
1985 55.3 −0.7 pp
1984 56 −0.7 pp
1983 56.7 −0.7 pp
1982 57.4 −0.8 pp
1981 58.2 −0.7 pp
1980 58.9 −0.7 pp
1979 59.6 −0.7 pp
1978 60.3 −0.7 pp
1977 61 −0.7 pp
1976 61.7 −0.7 pp
1975 62.4 −0.6 pp
1974 63 −0.6 pp
1973 63.7 −0.6 pp
1972 64.3 −0.7 pp
1971 65 −0.5 pp
1970 65.5 −0.6 pp
1969 66.1 −0.6 pp
1968 66.7 −0.6 pp
1967 67.2 −0.5 pp
1966 67.8 −0.5 pp
1965 68.3 −0.5 pp
1964 68.8 −0.5 pp
1963 69.3 −0.5 pp
1962 69.8 −0.5 pp
1961 70.3 −0.3 pp
1960 70.6

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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