Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Morocco

Urban population in Morocco in 2025 — 24,260,523 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 610.9%.

2025 24.26M people +1.45% vs 2024
World rank 39of 217
Period maximum 24.26M people2025
Period minimum 3.41M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Morocco, 1960–2025010M20M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,412,455 people1962: 3,694,455 people1964: 4,020,250 people1966: 4,382,292 people1968: 4,783,305 people1970: 5,217,957 people1972: 5,684,935 people1974: 6,184,970 people1976: 6,727,065 people1978: 7,326,962 people1980: 7,997,581 people1982: 8,747,174 people1984: 9,498,589 people1986: 10,265,096 people1988: 11,032,907 people1990: 11,806,021 people1992: 12,558,369 people1994: 13,317,025 people1996: 13,996,588 people1998: 14,627,129 people2000: 15,231,336 people2002: 15,832,034 people2004: 16,467,797 people2006: 17,220,400 people2008: 18,055,497 people2010: 18,937,605 people2012: 19,824,639 people2014: 20,626,525 people2016: 21,352,319 people2018: 22,066,391 people2020: 22,716,358 people2022: 23,335,087 people2024: 23,914,905 people2025: 24,260,523 people
Change over the period: +20.85M (+610.94%) Average annual rate: 3.06 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Morocco 24.26M people
World 4.75B people
Northern Africa computed 144M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.43B people
Urban population — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 24.26M +345,618 +1.45%
2024 23.91M +279,064 +1.18%
2023 23.64M +300,754 +1.29%
2022 23.34M +306,066 +1.33%
2021 23.03M +312,663 +1.38%
2020 22.72M +322,436 +1.44%
2019 22.39M +327,531 +1.48%
2018 22.07M +346,222 +1.59%
2017 21.72M +367,850 +1.72%
2016 21.35M +365,685 +1.74%
2015 20.99M +360,109 +1.75%
2014 20.63M +384,949 +1.9%
2013 20.24M +416,937 +2.1%
2012 19.82M +438,277 +2.26%
2011 19.39M +448,757 +2.37%
2010 18.94M +446,039 +2.41%
2009 18.49M +436,069 +2.42%
2008 18.06M +425,667 +2.41%
2007 17.63M +409,430 +2.38%
2006 17.22M +389,912 +2.32%
2005 16.83M +362,691 +2.2%
2004 16.47M +328,227 +2.03%
2003 16.14M +307,536 +1.94%
2002 15.83M +301,731 +1.94%
2001 15.53M +298,967 +1.96%
2000 15.23M +298,981 +2%
1999 14.93M +305,226 +2.09%
1998 14.63M +311,765 +2.18%
1997 14.32M +318,776 +2.28%
1996 14M +332,531 +2.43%
1995 13.66M +347,032 +2.61%
1994 13.32M +397,228 +3.07%
1993 12.92M +361,428 +2.88%
1992 12.56M +368,989 +3.03%
1991 12.19M +383,359 +3.25%
1990 11.81M +385,548 +3.38%
1989 11.42M +387,566 +3.51%
1988 11.03M +392,263 +3.69%
1987 10.64M +375,548 +3.66%
1986 10.27M +379,848 +3.84%
1985 9.89M +386,659 +4.07%
1984 9.5M +381,755 +4.19%
1983 9.12M +369,660 +4.23%
1982 8.75M +385,668 +4.61%
1981 8.36M +363,925 +4.55%
1980 8M +345,322 +4.51%
1979 7.65M +325,297 +4.44%
1978 7.33M +308,867 +4.4%
1977 7.02M +291,030 +4.33%
1976 6.73M +276,610 +4.29%
1975 6.45M +265,485 +4.29%
1974 6.18M +254,574 +4.29%
1973 5.93M +245,461 +4.32%
1972 5.68M +249,888 +4.6%
1971 5.44M +217,090 +4.16%
1970 5.22M +221,754 +4.44%
1969 5M +212,898 +4.45%
1968 4.78M +205,424 +4.49%
1967 4.58M +195,589 +4.46%
1966 4.38M +186,978 +4.46%
1965 4.2M +175,064 +4.35%
1964 4.02M +164,593 +4.27%
1963 3.86M +161,202 +4.36%
1962 3.69M +155,726 +4.4%
1961 3.54M +126,274 +3.7%
1960 3.41M

Northern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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