Morocco Population (1960-2026) & Projected decline

The current population of Morocco is 38,871,720 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 38,081,173 in 2024.

Morocco is projected to reach 43.9M people in 2058.
Morocco is ranked 41/197 by population and was ranked 37th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of 1.32% per year.
Morocco accounts for 0.47% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth in 20 years).

Morocco population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	38,181,184	-0.6%
2099	38,411,679	-0.59%
2098	38,639,306	-0.58%
2097	38,863,211	-0.57%
2096	39,084,772	-0.55%
2095	39,302,453	-0.54%
2094	39,515,556	-0.53%
2093	39,726,709	-0.52%
2092	39,934,218	-0.51%
2091	40,138,565	-0.49%
2090	40,337,690	-0.48%
2089	40,532,151	-0.46%
2088	40,718,654	-0.45%
2087	40,902,624	-0.44%
2086	41,085,174	-0.44%
2085	41,264,970	-0.42%
2084	41,438,801	-0.4%
2083	41,604,865	-0.39%
2082	41,768,393	-0.38%
2081	41,927,610	-0.37%
2080	42,082,087	-0.36%
2079	42,233,228	-0.34%
2078	42,377,404	-0.33%
2077	42,515,702	-0.31%
2076	42,648,054	-0.3%
2075	42,775,325	-0.29%
2074	42,898,811	-0.28%
2073	43,017,234	-0.26%
2072	43,128,932	-0.24%
2071	43,232,517	-0.23%
2070	43,332,679	-0.21%
2069	43,423,419	-0.19%
2068	43,507,485	-0.18%
2067	43,586,077	-0.16%
2066	43,654,657	-0.16%
2065	43,723,648	-0.13%
2064	43,781,054	-0.11%
2063	43,828,593	-0.1%
2062	43,871,197	-0.07%
2061	43,902,710	-0.06%
2060	43,927,001	-0.04%
2059	43,942,510	-0.006%
2058	43,944,996	0.01%
2057	43,939,695	0.03%
2056	43,927,624	0.06%
2055	43,902,661	0.08%
2054	43,866,486	0.11%
2053	43,819,100	0.14%
2052	43,759,239	0.16%
2051	43,688,144	0.19%
2050	43,605,074	0.2%
2049	43,517,919	0.23%
2048	43,417,554	0.25%
2047	43,308,462	0.27%
2046	43,192,511	0.29%
2045	43,065,569	0.33%
2044	42,925,634	0.34%
2043	42,780,215	0.37%
2042	42,623,872	0.4%
2041	42,456,113	0.42%
2040	42,280,578	0.43%
2039	42,098,906	0.47%
2038	41,902,451	0.48%
2037	41,700,541	0.51%
2036	41,488,891	0.54%
2035	41,266,216	0.56%
2034	41,037,058	0.59%
2033	40,795,454	0.62%
2032	40,544,755	0.66%
2031	40,280,535	0.69%
2030	40,005,642	0.72%
2029	39,720,087	0.76%
2028	39,422,016	0.8%
2027	39,109,148	0.84%
2026	38,783,685	0.89%
2025	38,442,658	0.95%
2024	38,081,173	0.98%
2023	37,712,505	1.03%
2022	37,329,064	1.01%
2021	36,954,442	1.01%
2020	36,584,208	1.03%
2019	36,210,898	1.04%
2018	35,839,760	1.11%
2017	35,446,392	1.21%
2016	35,023,457	1.2%
2015	34,607,588	1.18%
2014	34,204,780	1.23%
2013	33,787,571	1.3%
2012	33,355,241	1.34%
2011	32,912,588	1.37%
2010	32,467,016	1.36%
2009	32,030,778	1.34%
2008	31,606,767	1.35%
2007	31,186,468	1.35%
2006	30,771,178	1.36%
2005	30,358,144	1.35%
2004	29,953,018	1.29%
2003	29,571,415	1.28%
2002	29,198,142	1.33%
2001	28,814,643	1.38%
2000	28,423,435	1.41%
1999	28,027,179	1.47%
1998	27,621,648	1.5%
1997	27,213,337	1.51%
1996	26,808,107	1.55%
1995	26,399,429	1.53%
1994	26,000,822	1.51%
1993	25,614,586	1.59%
1992	25,212,468	1.67%
1991	24,799,014	1.74%
1990	24,375,551	1.82%
1989	23,939,414	1.87%
1988	23,500,524	1.94%
1987	23,054,392	2.01%
1986	22,600,803	2.2%
1985	22,113,953	2.41%
1984	21,593,778	2.53%
1983	21,060,696	2.63%
1982	20,520,318	2.68%
1981	19,985,401	2.7%
1980	19,459,943	2.66%
1979	18,955,589	2.59%
1978	18,477,385	2.57%
1977	18,014,756	2.51%
1976	17,574,182	2.47%
1975	17,150,786	2.49%
1974	16,733,842	2.5%
1973	16,326,269	2.52%
1972	15,924,692	2.56%
1971	15,527,225	2.63%
1970	15,129,449	2.68%
1969	14,734,255	2.69%
1968	14,347,899	2.72%
1967	13,968,175	2.73%
1966	13,597,065	2.7%
1965	13,239,171	2.64%
1964	12,898,886	2.56%
1963	12,577,502	2.65%
1962	12,253,092	2.7%
1961	11,931,085	2.63%
1960	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).

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Morocco has a population of 38.9M as of 2026, compared to 35M in 2016, 30.8M in 2006, and 26.8M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.1% per year. Morocco is ranked 101st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Morocco will have 43,192,511 people (11.1% growth) with a rank change from 41st to 49th.

By the year 2100, Morocco's population is projected to decline by 1.78% from its current level to 38.2M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-56,254
2024	-	-	-46,802
2023	377,563	417,213	-39,650
2022	389,309	427,903	-38,594
2021	359,927	407,829	-47,902
2020	380,525	415,999	-35,474
2019	366,090	457,307	-91,217
2018	376,216	464,375	-88,159
2017	410,539	471,011	-60,472
2016	435,335	474,637	-39,302
2015	396,406	477,654	-81,248
2014	409,230	481,295	-72,065
2013	425,188	492,284	-67,096
2012	439,447	504,698	-65,251
2011	445,858	513,305	-67,447
2010	445,294	515,804	-70,510
2009	427,183	509,386	-82,203
2008	420,854	499,766	-78,912
2007	419,767	493,526	-73,759
2006	410,836	483,200	-72,364
2005	415,261	474,285	-59,024
2004	395,007	461,756	-66,749
2003	368,190	452,650	-84,460
2002	378,345	446,147	-67,802
2001	388,654	452,621	-63,967
2000	393,772	461,341	-67,569
1999	398,728	473,071	-74,343
1998	412,318	492,604	-80,286
1997	404,305	500,807	-96,502
1996	406,168	501,499	-95,331
1995	411,187	496,573	-85,386
1994	386,022	501,426	-115,404
1993	386,453	507,707	-121,254
1992	417,769	525,680	-107,911
1991	409,133	539,850	-130,717
1990	437,795	535,506	-97,711
1989	434,487	538,996	-104,509
1988	443,316	545,800	-102,484
1987	448,976	553,005	-104,029
1986	458,200	558,105	-99,905
1985	515,474	560,810	-45,336
1984	524,840	564,159	-39,319
1983	541,313	566,301	-24,988
1982	539,433	564,904	-25,471
1981	530,383	552,936	-22,553
1980	520,549	534,448	-13,899
1979	488,180	515,554	-27,374
1978	468,234	498,834	-30,600
1977	457,012	489,173	-32,161
1976	424,111	482,130	-58,019
1975	422,663	474,631	-51,968
1974	411,220	464,147	-52,927
1973	403,927	455,699	-51,772
1972	399,223	446,449	-47,226
1971	395,719	435,104	-39,385
1970	399,847	426,015	-26,168
1969	390,542	414,931	-24,389
1968	382,170	407,437	-25,267
1967	377,285	400,594	-23,309
1966	364,936	391,881	-26,945
1965	350,850	383,989	-33,139
1964	329,729	375,835	-46,106
1963	313,036	369,250	-56,214
1962	335,772	363,843	-28,071
1961	308,237	348,650	-40,413
1960	304,065	323,499	-19,434

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

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Over the last 10 years, 88.3% of the population change in Morocco 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, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 71,189 and 0.2% in 2010.

Morocco population clock

	Morocco	Rank
Current population	38871720	41/197
Percent of world population	0.47%	41/197
One net population change	1.43 minutes	50/197
One birth every	50.1 seconds	47/196
One death every	2.47 minutes	50/196
Daily growth/decline	+1,010	50/197
Annual growth/decline	+368,668	50/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.98%	104/197
One migration net change every	9.37 minutes	176/196
Annual migration change	-56,254	176/196
Foreign-born residents	111,069	129/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.3%	182/195

Largest cities by population

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

Morocco population statistics

	Morocco	World
Life expectancy	75.9 years	73.8 years
Average age	32.5 years	33.8 years
Median age	30.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.4:49.6	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.23 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	225.1 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Morocco.

Population map with other countries

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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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