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Population in the Congo compared to Morocco: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,332,961 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,681,829 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 5.82 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.68M (74.1% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Congo vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo Morocco
2100 20,197,393 38,181,184
2099 20,056,338 38,411,679
2098 19,909,990 38,639,306
2097 19,763,169 38,863,211
2096 19,613,556 39,084,772
2095 19,462,505 39,302,453
2094 19,309,823 39,515,556
2093 19,154,254 39,726,709
2092 18,993,517 39,934,218
2091 18,831,137 40,138,565
2090 18,666,035 40,337,690
2089 18,500,705 40,532,151
2088 18,328,408 40,718,654
2087 18,156,542 40,902,624
2086 17,982,556 41,085,174
2085 17,810,599 41,264,970
2084 17,634,115 41,438,801
2083 17,455,922 41,604,865
2082 17,273,447 41,768,393
2081 17,095,916 41,927,610
2080 16,913,187 42,082,087
2079 16,731,545 42,233,228
2078 16,545,390 42,377,404
2077 16,360,458 42,515,702
2076 16,175,508 42,648,054
2075 15,984,378 42,775,325
2074 15,794,071 42,898,811
2073 15,599,735 43,017,234
2072 15,404,494 43,128,932
2071 15,207,921 43,232,517
2070 15,011,471 43,332,679
2069 14,810,543 43,423,419
2068 14,612,051 43,507,485
2067 14,415,033 43,586,077
2066 14,213,222 43,654,657
2065 14,012,829 43,723,648
2064 13,813,071 43,781,054
2063 13,611,733 43,828,593
2062 13,407,155 43,871,197
2061 13,206,406 43,902,710
2060 13,006,970 43,927,001
2059 12,808,144 43,942,510
2058 12,611,185 43,944,996
2057 12,415,316 43,939,695
2056 12,219,298 43,927,624
2055 12,024,601 43,902,661
2054 11,826,644 43,866,486
2053 11,629,783 43,819,100
2052 11,433,645 43,759,239
2051 11,236,927 43,688,144
2050 11,041,020 43,605,074
2049 10,846,652 43,517,919
2048 10,651,879 43,417,554
2047 10,455,019 43,308,462
2046 10,260,138 43,192,511
2045 10,065,444 43,065,569
2044 9,872,742 42,925,634
2043 9,677,498 42,780,215
2042 9,483,953 42,623,872
2041 9,288,673 42,456,113
2040 9,097,986 42,280,578
2039 8,908,556 42,098,906
2038 8,720,599 41,902,451
2037 8,534,256 41,700,541
2036 8,350,011 41,488,891
2035 8,167,940 41,266,216
2034 7,986,915 41,037,058
2033 7,806,956 40,795,454
2032 7,629,621 40,544,755
2031 7,454,630 40,280,535
2030 7,285,238 40,005,642
2029 7,119,031 39,720,087
2028 6,956,345 39,422,016
2027 6,795,830 39,109,148
2026 6,639,560 38,783,685
2025 6,485,440 38,442,658
2024 6,332,961 38,081,173
2023 6,182,885 37,712,505
2022 6,035,104 37,329,064
2021 5,892,183 36,954,442
2020 5,752,791 36,584,208
2019 5,616,661 36,210,898
2018 5,483,118 35,839,760
2017 5,351,011 35,446,392
2016 5,222,536 35,023,457
2015 5,097,581 34,607,588
2014 4,975,880 34,204,780
2013 4,857,099 33,787,571
2012 4,740,450 33,355,241
2011 4,609,724 32,912,588
2010 4,462,290 32,467,016
2009 4,281,219 32,030,778
2008 4,113,517 31,606,767
2007 3,980,430 31,186,468
2006 3,837,409 30,771,178
2005 3,696,393 30,358,144
2004 3,565,554 29,953,018
2003 3,445,753 29,571,415
2002 3,350,771 29,198,142
2001 3,272,537 28,814,643
2000 3,151,345 28,423,435
1999 3,032,874 28,027,179
1998 2,952,061 27,621,648
1997 2,887,862 27,213,337
1996 2,826,785 26,808,107
1995 2,749,461 26,399,429
1994 2,673,144 26,000,822
1993 2,595,124 25,614,586
1992 2,519,465 25,212,468
1991 2,449,229 24,799,014
1990 2,380,560 24,375,551
1989 2,313,558 23,939,414
1988 2,247,653 23,500,524
1987 2,183,473 23,054,392
1986 2,120,602 22,600,803
1985 2,059,311 22,113,953
1984 1,999,528 21,593,778
1983 1,950,321 21,060,696
1982 1,910,430 20,520,318
1981 1,869,759 19,985,401
1980 1,828,985 19,459,943
1979 1,788,524 18,955,589
1978 1,748,089 18,477,385
1977 1,707,568 18,014,756
1976 1,667,225 17,574,182
1975 1,627,032 17,150,786
1974 1,582,301 16,733,842
1973 1,533,680 16,326,269
1972 1,486,468 15,924,692
1971 1,441,039 15,527,225
1970 1,397,638 15,129,449
1969 1,356,182 14,734,255
1968 1,316,519 14,347,899
1967 1,278,691 13,968,175
1966 1,242,534 13,597,065
1965 1,207,880 13,239,171
1964 1,174,816 12,898,886
1963 1,143,263 12,577,502
1962 1,113,175 12,253,092
1961 1,084,389 11,931,085
1960 1,056,732 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/congo/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Congo's population will grow by 65.2% to 11,041,020 people with a rank change from 109th to 95th. The population of Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo Morocco
2100 0.7% -0.6%
2099 0.74% -0.59%
2098 0.74% -0.58%
2097 0.76% -0.57%
2096 0.78% -0.55%
2095 0.79% -0.54%
2094 0.81% -0.53%
2093 0.85% -0.52%
2092 0.86% -0.51%
2091 0.88% -0.49%
2090 0.89% -0.48%
2089 0.94% -0.46%
2088 0.95% -0.45%
2087 0.97% -0.44%
2086 0.97% -0.44%
2085 1% -0.42%
2084 1.02% -0.4%
2083 1.06% -0.39%
2082 1.04% -0.38%
2081 1.08% -0.37%
2080 1.09% -0.36%
2079 1.13% -0.34%
2078 1.13% -0.33%
2077 1.14% -0.31%
2076 1.2% -0.3%
2075 1.2% -0.29%
2074 1.25% -0.28%
2073 1.27% -0.26%
2072 1.29% -0.24%
2071 1.31% -0.23%
2070 1.36% -0.21%
2069 1.36% -0.19%
2068 1.37% -0.18%
2067 1.42% -0.16%
2066 1.43% -0.16%
2065 1.45% -0.13%
2064 1.48% -0.11%
2063 1.53% -0.1%
2062 1.52% -0.07%
2061 1.53% -0.06%
2060 1.55% -0.04%
2059 1.56% -0.006%
2058 1.58% 0.01%
2057 1.6% 0.03%
2056 1.62% 0.06%
2055 1.67% 0.08%
2054 1.69% 0.11%
2053 1.72% 0.14%
2052 1.75% 0.16%
2051 1.77% 0.19%
2050 1.79% 0.2%
2049 1.83% 0.23%
2048 1.88% 0.25%
2047 1.9% 0.27%
2046 1.93% 0.29%
2045 1.95% 0.33%
2044 2.02% 0.34%
2043 2.04% 0.37%
2042 2.1% 0.4%
2041 2.1% 0.42%
2040 2.13% 0.43%
2039 2.16% 0.47%
2038 2.18% 0.48%
2037 2.21% 0.51%
2036 2.23% 0.54%
2035 2.27% 0.56%
2034 2.31% 0.59%
2033 2.32% 0.62%
2032 2.35% 0.66%
2031 2.33% 0.69%
2030 2.33% 0.72%
2029 2.34% 0.76%
2028 2.36% 0.8%
2027 2.35% 0.84%
2026 2.38% 0.89%
2025 2.41% 0.95%
2024 2.43% 0.98%
2023 2.45% 1.03%
2022 2.43% 1.01%
2021 2.42% 1.01%
2020 2.42% 1.03%
2019 2.44% 1.04%
2018 2.47% 1.11%
2017 2.46% 1.21%
2016 2.45% 1.2%
2015 2.45% 1.18%
2014 2.45% 1.23%
2013 2.46% 1.3%
2012 2.84% 1.34%
2011 3.3% 1.37%
2010 4.23% 1.36%
2009 4.08% 1.34%
2008 3.34% 1.35%
2007 3.73% 1.35%
2006 3.81% 1.36%
2005 3.67% 1.35%
2004 3.48% 1.29%
2003 2.83% 1.28%
2002 2.39% 1.33%
2001 3.85% 1.38%
2000 3.91% 1.41%
1999 2.74% 1.47%
1998 2.22% 1.5%
1997 2.16% 1.51%
1996 2.81% 1.55%
1995 2.85% 1.53%
1994 3.01% 1.51%
1993 3% 1.59%
1992 2.87% 1.67%
1991 2.88% 1.74%
1990 2.9% 1.82%
1989 2.93% 1.87%
1988 2.94% 1.94%
1987 2.96% 2.01%
1986 2.98% 2.2%
1985 2.99% 2.41%
1984 2.52% 2.53%
1983 2.09% 2.63%
1982 2.18% 2.68%
1981 2.23% 2.7%
1980 2.26% 2.66%
1979 2.31% 2.59%
1978 2.37% 2.57%
1977 2.42% 2.51%
1976 2.47% 2.47%
1975 2.83% 2.49%
1974 3.17% 2.5%
1973 3.18% 2.52%
1972 3.15% 2.56%
1971 3.11% 2.63%
1970 3.06% 2.68%
1969 3.01% 2.69%
1968 2.96% 2.72%
1967 2.91% 2.73%
1966 2.87% 2.7%
1965 2.81% 2.64%
1964 2.76% 2.56%
1963 2.7% 2.65%
1962 2.65% 2.7%
1961 2.62% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/congo/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Congo grew by 2.43%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Congo Morocco
Current population
6681829
38871720
Population rank 109/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.47%
One net population change
3.5 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
2.78 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
13.5 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +411 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +150,076 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 104/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -2,999 -56,254
Net migration rank 108/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - -56,254
2024 - -2,491 - -46,802
2023 150,486 -995 417,213 -39,650
2022 147,076 -995 427,903 -38,594
2021 144,241 -4,476 407,829 -47,902
2020 143,492 -4,472 415,999 -35,474
2019 139,513 -6,268 457,307 -91,217
2018 142,704 -8,856 464,375 -88,159
2017 141,973 -11,601 471,011 -60,472
2016 141,358 -14,783 474,637 -39,302
2015 141,539 -18,207 477,654 -81,248
2014 141,674 -21,598 481,295 -72,065
2013 142,080 -24,605 492,284 -67,096
2012 142,464 -26,643 504,698 -65,251
2011 140,371 5,262 513,305 -67,447
2010 136,908 12,318 515,804 -70,510
2009 126,904 86,014 509,386 -82,203
2008 120,711 1,774 499,766 -78,912
2007 112,459 31,239 493,526 -73,759
2006 106,876 35,475 483,200 -72,364
2005 101,344 38,337 474,285 -59,024
2004 96,577 25,412 461,756 -66,749
2003 91,326 26,280 452,650 -84,460
2002 88,497 -16,140 446,147 -67,802
2001 84,876 -764 452,621 -63,967
2000 78,491 79,780 461,341 -67,569
1999 76,204 2,470 473,071 -74,343
1998 72,450 10,500 492,604 -80,286
1997 66,149 -20,704 500,807 -96,502
1996 75,628 1,085 501,499 -95,331
1995 74,189 3,747 496,573 -85,386
1994 72,857 1,850 501,426 -115,404
1993 71,119 10,218 507,707 -121,254
1992 69,973 0 525,680 -107,911
1991 68,534 1,966 539,850 -130,717
1990 67,241 -395 535,506 -97,711
1989 65,944 1,214 538,996 -104,509
1988 64,629 22 545,800 -102,484
1987 63,183 525 553,005 -104,029
1986 61,669 367 558,105 -99,905
1985 60,359 182 560,810 -45,336
1984 59,028 0 564,159 -39,319
1983 58,120 -18,720 566,301 -24,988
1982 57,036 -16,664 564,904 -25,471
1981 56,603 -15,630 552,936 -22,553
1980 55,550 -14,972 534,448 -13,899
1979 54,723 -14,378 515,554 -27,374
1978 53,885 -13,356 498,834 -30,600
1977 53,179 -12,673 489,173 -32,161
1976 52,148 -11,971 482,130 -58,019
1975 51,155 -10,944 474,631 -51,968
1974 49,563 -312 464,147 -52,927
1973 48,017 -22 455,699 -51,772
1972 46,427 0 446,449 -47,226
1971 44,431 0 435,104 -39,385
1970 42,374 0 426,015 -26,168
1969 40,532 0 414,931 -24,389
1968 38,786 0 407,437 -25,267
1967 36,866 0 400,594 -23,309
1966 35,452 0 391,881 -26,945
1965 33,865 0 383,989 -33,139
1964 32,270 0 375,835 -46,106
1963 30,832 0 369,250 -56,214
1962 29,342 0 363,843 -28,071
1961 28,220 0 348,650 -40,413
1960 27,094 0 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/congo/morocco | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 94% of the population change in the Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 people). In Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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