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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 2.13 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Morocco vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Netherlands
2100 38,181,184 17,359,081
2099 38,411,679 17,392,412
2098 38,639,306 17,425,508
2097 38,863,211 17,459,827
2096 39,084,772 17,495,124
2095 39,302,453 17,532,593
2094 39,515,556 17,571,051
2093 39,726,709 17,610,792
2092 39,934,218 17,649,611
2091 40,138,565 17,688,532
2090 40,337,690 17,730,570
2089 40,532,151 17,770,380
2088 40,718,654 17,809,825
2087 40,902,624 17,845,820
2086 41,085,174 17,885,001
2085 41,264,970 17,921,302
2084 41,438,801 17,957,639
2083 41,604,865 17,994,232
2082 41,768,393 18,029,404
2081 41,927,610 18,063,233
2080 42,082,087 18,093,703
2079 42,233,228 18,124,294
2078 42,377,404 18,152,738
2077 42,515,702 18,181,372
2076 42,648,054 18,206,864
2075 42,775,325 18,227,791
2074 42,898,811 18,245,652
2073 43,017,234 18,263,765
2072 43,128,932 18,280,443
2071 43,232,517 18,295,700
2070 43,332,679 18,311,141
2069 43,423,419 18,326,509
2068 43,507,485 18,341,711
2067 43,586,077 18,356,770
2066 43,654,657 18,374,904
2065 43,723,648 18,396,018
2064 43,781,054 18,417,894
2063 43,828,593 18,441,434
2062 43,871,197 18,464,922
2061 43,902,710 18,492,436
2060 43,927,001 18,520,315
2059 43,942,510 18,548,786
2058 43,944,996 18,577,700
2057 43,939,695 18,608,370
2056 43,927,624 18,638,918
2055 43,902,661 18,666,514
2054 43,866,486 18,692,598
2053 43,819,100 18,718,268
2052 43,759,239 18,741,740
2051 43,688,144 18,768,309
2050 43,605,074 18,789,481
2049 43,517,919 18,809,886
2048 43,417,554 18,827,655
2047 43,308,462 18,844,635
2046 43,192,511 18,855,920
2045 43,065,569 18,867,286
2044 42,925,634 18,877,101
2043 42,780,215 18,882,735
2042 42,623,872 18,885,839
2041 42,456,113 18,885,255
2040 42,280,578 18,879,571
2039 42,098,906 18,870,248
2038 41,902,451 18,855,512
2037 41,700,541 18,837,172
2036 41,488,891 18,811,873
2035 41,266,216 18,783,312
2034 41,037,058 18,750,125
2033 40,795,454 18,708,101
2032 40,544,755 18,662,054
2031 40,280,535 18,609,452
2030 40,005,642 18,549,634
2029 39,720,087 18,481,269
2028 39,422,016 18,404,195
2027 39,109,148 18,320,644
2026 38,783,685 18,227,403
2025 38,442,658 18,118,662
2024 38,081,173 17,993,485
2023 37,712,505 17,877,117
2022 37,329,064 17,700,982
2021 36,954,442 17,533,044
2020 36,584,208 17,441,500
2019 36,210,898 17,344,874
2018 35,839,760 17,231,624
2017 35,446,392 17,131,296
2016 35,023,457 17,030,314
2015 34,607,588 16,939,923
2014 34,204,780 16,865,008
2013 33,787,571 16,804,432
2012 33,355,241 16,754,962
2011 32,912,588 16,693,074
2010 32,467,016 16,615,394
2009 32,030,778 16,530,388
2008 31,606,767 16,445,593
2007 31,186,468 16,381,696
2006 30,771,178 16,346,101
2005 30,358,144 16,319,868
2004 29,953,018 16,281,779
2003 29,571,415 16,225,302
2002 29,198,142 16,148,929
2001 28,814,643 16,046,180
2000 28,423,435 15,925,513
1999 28,027,179 15,812,088
1998 27,621,648 15,707,209
1997 27,213,337 15,610,650
1996 26,808,107 15,530,498
1995 26,399,429 15,459,006
1994 26,000,822 15,382,838
1993 25,614,586 15,290,368
1992 25,212,468 15,184,166
1991 24,799,014 15,069,798
1990 24,375,551 14,951,510
1989 23,939,414 14,848,907
1988 23,500,524 14,760,094
1987 23,054,392 14,665,037
1986 22,600,803 14,572,278
1985 22,113,953 14,491,632
1984 21,593,778 14,424,211
1983 21,060,696 14,367,070
1982 20,520,318 14,312,690
1981 19,985,401 14,247,208
1980 19,459,943 14,149,800
1979 18,955,589 14,038,270
1978 18,477,385 13,941,700
1977 18,014,756 13,856,185
1976 17,574,182 13,774,037
1975 17,150,786 13,666,335
1974 16,733,842 13,545,056
1973 16,326,269 13,439,322
1972 15,924,692 13,328,593
1971 15,527,225 13,194,497
1970 15,129,449 13,038,526
1969 14,734,255 12,877,984
1968 14,347,899 12,729,721
1967 13,968,175 12,598,201
1966 13,597,065 12,456,251
1965 13,239,171 12,294,732
1964 12,898,886 12,127,120
1963 12,577,502 11,965,966
1962 12,253,092 11,805,689
1961 11,931,085 11,638,712
1960 11,624,933 11,486,631

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/morocco/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Morocco's population will grow by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people with a rank change from 41st to 50th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Netherlands
2100 -0.6% -0.19%
2099 -0.59% -0.19%
2098 -0.58% -0.2%
2097 -0.57% -0.2%
2096 -0.55% -0.21%
2095 -0.54% -0.22%
2094 -0.53% -0.23%
2093 -0.52% -0.22%
2092 -0.51% -0.22%
2091 -0.49% -0.24%
2090 -0.48% -0.22%
2089 -0.46% -0.22%
2088 -0.45% -0.2%
2087 -0.44% -0.22%
2086 -0.44% -0.2%
2085 -0.42% -0.2%
2084 -0.4% -0.2%
2083 -0.39% -0.2%
2082 -0.38% -0.19%
2081 -0.37% -0.17%
2080 -0.36% -0.17%
2079 -0.34% -0.16%
2078 -0.33% -0.16%
2077 -0.31% -0.14%
2076 -0.3% -0.11%
2075 -0.29% -0.1%
2074 -0.28% -0.1%
2073 -0.26% -0.09%
2072 -0.24% -0.08%
2071 -0.23% -0.08%
2070 -0.21% -0.08%
2069 -0.19% -0.08%
2068 -0.18% -0.08%
2067 -0.16% -0.1%
2066 -0.16% -0.11%
2065 -0.13% -0.12%
2064 -0.11% -0.13%
2063 -0.1% -0.13%
2062 -0.07% -0.15%
2061 -0.06% -0.15%
2060 -0.04% -0.15%
2059 -0.006% -0.16%
2058 0.01% -0.16%
2057 0.03% -0.16%
2056 0.06% -0.15%
2055 0.08% -0.14%
2054 0.11% -0.14%
2053 0.14% -0.13%
2052 0.16% -0.14%
2051 0.19% -0.11%
2050 0.2% -0.11%
2049 0.23% -0.09%
2048 0.25% -0.09%
2047 0.27% -0.06%
2046 0.29% -0.06%
2045 0.33% -0.05%
2044 0.34% -0.03%
2043 0.37% -0.02%
2042 0.4% 0.003%
2041 0.42% 0.03%
2040 0.43% 0.05%
2039 0.47% 0.08%
2038 0.48% 0.1%
2037 0.51% 0.13%
2036 0.54% 0.15%
2035 0.56% 0.18%
2034 0.59% 0.22%
2033 0.62% 0.25%
2032 0.66% 0.28%
2031 0.69% 0.32%
2030 0.72% 0.37%
2029 0.76% 0.42%
2028 0.8% 0.46%
2027 0.84% 0.51%
2026 0.89% 0.6%
2025 0.95% 0.7%
2024 0.98% 0.65%
2023 1.03% 1%
2022 1.01% 0.96%
2021 1.01% 0.52%
2020 1.03% 0.56%
2019 1.04% 0.66%
2018 1.11% 0.59%
2017 1.21% 0.59%
2016 1.2% 0.53%
2015 1.18% 0.44%
2014 1.23% 0.36%
2013 1.3% 0.3%
2012 1.34% 0.37%
2011 1.37% 0.47%
2010 1.36% 0.51%
2009 1.34% 0.52%
2008 1.35% 0.39%
2007 1.35% 0.22%
2006 1.36% 0.16%
2005 1.35% 0.23%
2004 1.29% 0.35%
2003 1.28% 0.47%
2002 1.33% 0.64%
2001 1.38% 0.76%
2000 1.41% 0.72%
1999 1.47% 0.67%
1998 1.5% 0.62%
1997 1.51% 0.52%
1996 1.55% 0.46%
1995 1.53% 0.5%
1994 1.51% 0.6%
1993 1.59% 0.7%
1992 1.67% 0.76%
1991 1.74% 0.79%
1990 1.82% 0.69%
1989 1.87% 0.6%
1988 1.94% 0.65%
1987 2.01% 0.64%
1986 2.2% 0.56%
1985 2.41% 0.47%
1984 2.53% 0.4%
1983 2.63% 0.38%
1982 2.68% 0.46%
1981 2.7% 0.69%
1980 2.66% 0.79%
1979 2.59% 0.69%
1978 2.57% 0.62%
1977 2.51% 0.6%
1976 2.47% 0.79%
1975 2.49% 0.9%
1974 2.5% 0.79%
1973 2.52% 0.83%
1972 2.56% 1.02%
1971 2.63% 1.2%
1970 2.68% 1.25%
1969 2.69% 1.16%
1968 2.72% 1.04%
1967 2.73% 1.14%
1966 2.7% 1.31%
1965 2.64% 1.38%
1964 2.56% 1.35%
1963 2.65% 1.36%
1962 2.7% 1.43%
1961 2.63% 1.32%

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/morocco/netherlands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Morocco Netherlands
Current population
38871720
18252623
Population rank 41/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.22%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
4.52 minutes
One birth every
50.1 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,010 +319
Annual growth/decline +368,668 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 121/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -56,254 +104,681
Net migration rank 176/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - 104,681
2024 - -46,802 - 121,628
2023 417,213 -39,650 -5,363 144,558
2022 427,903 -38,594 -1,770 224,472
2021 407,829 -47,902 7,014 106,416
2020 415,999 -35,474 0 67,598
2019 457,307 -91,217 17,345 109,003
2018 464,375 -88,159 15,508 87,197
2017 471,011 -60,472 18,844 86,332
2016 474,637 -39,302 23,843 88,743
2015 477,654 -81,248 23,716 55,585
2014 481,295 -72,065 35,417 36,591
2013 492,284 -67,096 30,248 19,973
2012 504,698 -65,251 35,186 14,861
2011 513,305 -67,447 45,072 31,224
2010 515,804 -70,510 48,184 33,703
2009 509,386 -82,203 51,244 39,832
2008 499,766 -78,912 49,337 32,406
2007 493,526 -73,759 49,145 -304
2006 483,200 -72,364 49,038 -25,401
2005 474,285 -59,024 50,592 -22,496
2004 461,756 -66,749 56,987 -9,230
2003 452,650 -84,460 58,411 7,937
2002 446,147 -67,802 59,751 28,824
2001 452,621 -63,967 62,580 56,096
2000 461,341 -67,569 66,887 59,308
1999 473,071 -74,343 60,086 47,179
1998 492,604 -80,286 61,258 52,058
1997 500,807 -96,502 56,198 31,302
1996 501,499 -95,331 51,251 21,792
1995 496,573 -85,386 54,106 15,056
1994 501,426 -115,404 61,532 20,193
1993 507,707 -121,254 58,103 44,514
1992 525,680 -107,911 66,811 50,148
1991 539,850 -130,717 69,321 51,670
1990 535,506 -97,711 68,777 53,564
1989 538,996 -104,509 59,396 31,165
1988 545,800 -102,484 61,993 31,026
1987 553,005 -104,029 64,526 39,559
1986 558,105 -99,905 59,746 30,380
1985 560,810 -45,336 55,069 27,356
1984 564,159 -39,319 54,812 12,902
1983 566,301 -24,988 51,722 11,007
1982 564,904 -25,471 54,388 7,644
1981 552,936 -22,553 62,688 17,643
1980 534,448 -13,899 66,504 54,010
1979 515,554 -27,374 63,172 42,772
1978 498,834 -30,600 61,344 26,639
1977 489,173 -32,161 63,739 19,809
1976 482,130 -58,019 63,361 18,774
1975 474,631 -51,968 64,232 68,569
1974 464,147 -52,927 75,853 31,645
1973 455,699 -51,772 84,668 18,705
1972 446,449 -47,226 101,297 17,470
1971 435,104 -39,385 116,112 32,756
1970 426,015 -26,168 129,082 32,438
1969 414,931 -24,389 139,082 21,850
1968 407,437 -25,267 132,389 7,243
1967 400,594 -23,309 138,580 -10,673
1966 391,881 -26,945 138,265 20,740
1965 383,989 -33,139 146,308 19,444
1964 375,835 -46,106 157,653 15,014
1963 369,250 -56,214 154,361 -21
1962 363,843 -28,071 153,474 18,024
1961 348,650 -40,413 159,450 8,258
1960 323,499 -19,434 151,623 -13,235

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

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

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). In the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

Biggest 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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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