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Population in Morocco compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,430,770 in 2025 vs 5,324,700 people in New Zealand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,938,817 people compared to 5,380,024 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 7.24 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +1.51% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.5% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.38M (28.6% growth).

Morocco vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco New Zealand
2100 38,169,376 5,915,768
2099 38,399,800 5,920,061
2098 38,627,357 5,924,133
2097 38,851,192 5,927,189
2096 39,072,685 5,929,831
2095 39,290,298 5,931,770
2094 39,503,336 5,933,105
2093 39,714,423 5,935,725
2092 39,921,868 5,936,005
2091 40,126,152 5,937,584
2090 40,325,215 5,938,671
2089 40,519,616 5,941,788
2088 40,706,061 5,942,552
2087 40,889,974 5,945,502
2086 41,072,468 5,948,659
2085 41,252,209 5,952,187
2084 41,425,986 5,956,025
2083 41,591,998 5,960,521
2082 41,755,476 5,963,849
2081 41,914,644 5,965,417
2080 42,069,073 5,967,986
2079 42,220,167 5,969,234
2078 42,364,299 5,969,831
2077 42,502,554 5,968,708
2076 42,634,865 5,968,290
2075 42,762,096 5,967,889
2074 42,885,545 5,966,738
2073 43,003,930 5,965,412
2072 43,115,594 5,961,455
2071 43,219,147 5,961,400
2070 43,319,278 5,960,718
2069 43,409,990 5,959,460
2068 43,494,031 5,957,827
2067 43,572,598 5,955,348
2066 43,641,156 5,951,452
2065 43,710,126 5,947,293
2064 43,767,514 5,943,767
2063 43,815,039 5,941,828
2062 43,857,629 5,937,757
2061 43,889,133 5,936,521
2060 43,913,417 5,933,016
2059 43,928,921 5,928,350
2058 43,931,406 5,922,743
2057 43,926,107 5,916,754
2056 43,914,039 5,910,221
2055 43,889,084 5,901,290
2054 43,852,920 5,891,739
2053 43,805,549 5,881,824
2052 43,745,706 5,873,115
2051 43,674,633 5,861,135
2050 43,591,589 5,849,861
2049 43,504,461 5,841,135
2048 43,404,127 5,830,154
2047 43,295,069 5,819,016
2046 43,179,153 5,806,848
2045 43,052,251 5,792,780
2044 42,912,359 5,777,886
2043 42,766,985 5,761,590
2042 42,610,691 5,743,549
2041 42,442,983 5,724,283
2040 42,267,502 5,705,914
2039 42,085,886 5,687,068
2038 41,889,492 5,667,019
2037 41,687,645 5,647,323
2036 41,476,060 5,627,207
2035 41,253,454 5,606,247
2034 41,024,367 5,585,417
2033 40,782,838 5,562,621
2032 40,532,216 5,539,615
2031 40,268,078 5,514,530
2030 39,993,270 5,488,472
2029 39,707,804 5,460,094
2028 39,409,825 5,429,936
2027 39,097,054 5,397,099
2026 38,771,691 5,361,990
2025 38,430,770 5,324,700
2024 38,081,173 5,290,000
2023 37,712,505 5,200,000
2022 37,329,064 5,081,700
2021 36,954,442 5,084,600
2020 36,584,208 5,072,400
2019 36,210,898 4,970,300
2018 35,839,760 4,900,600
2017 35,446,392 4,813,600
2016 35,023,457 4,714,100
2015 34,607,588 4,609,400
2014 34,204,780 4,516,500
2013 33,787,571 4,442,100
2012 33,355,241 4,408,100
2011 32,912,588 4,384,000
2010 32,467,016 4,350,700
2009 32,030,778 4,302,600
2008 31,606,767 4,259,800
2007 31,186,468 4,223,800
2006 30,771,178 4,184,600
2005 30,358,144 4,133,900
2004 29,953,018 4,087,500
2003 29,571,415 4,027,200
2002 29,198,142 3,948,500
2001 28,814,643 3,880,500
2000 28,423,435 3,857,700
1999 28,027,179 3,835,100
1998 27,621,648 3,815,000
1997 27,213,337 3,781,300
1996 26,808,107 3,732,000
1995 26,399,429 3,673,400
1994 26,000,822 3,620,000
1993 25,614,586 3,572,200
1992 25,212,468 3,531,700
1991 24,799,014 3,495,100
1990 24,375,551 3,329,800
1989 23,939,414 3,299,200
1988 23,500,524 3,283,400
1987 23,054,392 3,274,400
1986 22,600,803 3,246,300
1985 22,113,953 3,247,100
1984 21,593,778 3,227,100
1983 21,060,696 3,199,300
1982 20,520,318 3,156,100
1981 19,985,401 3,124,900
1980 19,459,943 3,112,900
1979 18,955,589 3,109,000
1978 18,477,385 3,121,200
1977 18,014,756 3,120,200
1976 17,574,182 3,110,500
1975 17,150,786 3,083,100
1974 16,733,842 3,023,700
1973 16,326,269 2,961,300
1972 15,924,692 2,903,900
1971 15,527,225 2,853,000
1970 15,129,449 2,810,700
1969 14,734,255 2,772,800
1968 14,347,899 2,748,100
1967 13,968,175 2,724,100
1966 13,597,065 2,675,900
1965 13,239,171 2,628,400
1964 12,898,886 2,585,400
1963 12,577,502 2,531,800
1962 12,253,092 2,482,000
1961 11,931,085 2,419,700
1960 11,624,933 2,371,800

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Morocco's population will grow by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people with a rank change from 41st to 50th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.73% to 5,849,861 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco New Zealand
2100 -0.6% -0.07%
2099 -0.59% -0.07%
2098 -0.58% -0.05%
2097 -0.57% -0.04%
2096 -0.55% -0.03%
2095 -0.54% -0.02%
2094 -0.53% -0.04%
2093 -0.52% -0.005%
2092 -0.51% -0.03%
2091 -0.49% -0.02%
2090 -0.48% -0.05%
2089 -0.46% -0.01%
2088 -0.45% -0.05%
2087 -0.44% -0.05%
2086 -0.44% -0.06%
2085 -0.42% -0.06%
2084 -0.4% -0.08%
2083 -0.39% -0.06%
2082 -0.38% -0.03%
2081 -0.37% -0.04%
2080 -0.36% -0.02%
2079 -0.34% -0.01%
2078 -0.33% 0.02%
2077 -0.31% 0.007%
2076 -0.3% 0.007%
2075 -0.29% 0.02%
2074 -0.28% 0.02%
2073 -0.26% 0.07%
2072 -0.24% 0.001%
2071 -0.23% 0.01%
2070 -0.21% 0.02%
2069 -0.19% 0.03%
2068 -0.18% 0.04%
2067 -0.16% 0.07%
2066 -0.16% 0.07%
2065 -0.13% 0.06%
2064 -0.11% 0.03%
2063 -0.1% 0.07%
2062 -0.07% 0.02%
2061 -0.06% 0.06%
2060 -0.04% 0.08%
2059 -0.006% 0.09%
2058 0.01% 0.1%
2057 0.03% 0.11%
2056 0.06% 0.15%
2055 0.08% 0.16%
2054 0.11% 0.17%
2053 0.14% 0.15%
2052 0.16% 0.2%
2051 0.19% 0.19%
2050 0.2% 0.15%
2049 0.23% 0.19%
2048 0.25% 0.19%
2047 0.27% 0.21%
2046 0.29% 0.24%
2045 0.33% 0.26%
2044 0.34% 0.28%
2043 0.37% 0.31%
2042 0.4% 0.34%
2041 0.42% 0.32%
2040 0.43% 0.33%
2039 0.47% 0.35%
2038 0.48% 0.35%
2037 0.51% 0.36%
2036 0.54% 0.37%
2035 0.56% 0.37%
2034 0.59% 0.41%
2033 0.62% 0.42%
2032 0.66% 0.45%
2031 0.69% 0.47%
2030 0.72% 0.52%
2029 0.76% 0.56%
2028 0.8% 0.61%
2027 0.84% 0.65%
2026 0.89% 0.7%
2025 0.92% 0.66%
2024 0.98% 1.73%
2023 1.03% 2.33%
2022 1.01% -0.06%
2021 1.01% 0.24%
2020 1.03% 2.05%
2019 1.04% 1.42%
2018 1.11% 1.81%
2017 1.21% 2.11%
2016 1.2% 2.27%
2015 1.18% 2.06%
2014 1.23% 1.67%
2013 1.3% 0.77%
2012 1.34% 0.55%
2011 1.37% 0.77%
2010 1.36% 1.12%
2009 1.34% 1%
2008 1.35% 0.85%
2007 1.35% 0.94%
2006 1.36% 1.23%
2005 1.35% 1.14%
2004 1.29% 1.5%
2003 1.28% 1.99%
2002 1.33% 1.75%
2001 1.38% 0.59%
2000 1.41% 0.59%
1999 1.47% 0.53%
1998 1.5% 0.89%
1997 1.51% 1.32%
1996 1.55% 1.6%
1995 1.53% 1.48%
1994 1.51% 1.34%
1993 1.59% 1.15%
1992 1.67% 1.05%
1991 1.74% 4.96%
1990 1.82% 0.93%
1989 1.87% 0.48%
1988 1.94% 0.27%
1987 2.01% 0.87%
1986 2.2% -0.02%
1985 2.41% 0.62%
1984 2.53% 0.87%
1983 2.63% 1.37%
1982 2.68% 1%
1981 2.7% 0.39%
1980 2.66% 0.13%
1979 2.59% -0.39%
1978 2.57% 0.03%
1977 2.51% 0.31%
1976 2.47% 0.89%
1975 2.49% 1.96%
1974 2.5% 2.11%
1973 2.52% 1.98%
1972 2.56% 1.78%
1971 2.63% 1.5%
1970 2.68% 1.37%
1969 2.69% 0.9%
1968 2.72% 0.88%
1967 2.73% 1.8%
1966 2.7% 1.81%
1965 2.64% 1.66%
1964 2.56% 2.12%
1963 2.65% 2.01%
1962 2.7% 2.57%
1961 2.63% 2.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Morocco grew by 0.92%, while New Zealand's population grew by 0.66%.

Live population counters

Morocco New Zealand
Current population
38938817
5380024
Population rank 41/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.06%
One net population change
1.51 minutes
15.2 minutes
One birth every
50.5 seconds
9.01 minutes
One death every
2.41 minutes
13.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +958 +95
Annual growth/decline +349,597 +34,700
Annual growth/decline rate +0.92% +0.66%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 118/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -56,254 +17,403
Net migration rank 176/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - 17,403
2024 406,555 -46,802 20,631 18,766
2023 417,213 -39,650 19,031 21,404
2022 427,903 -38,594 20,276 21,404
2021 407,829 -47,902 23,745 -14,944
2020 415,999 -35,474 25,007 42,124
2019 457,307 -91,217 25,349 69,770
2018 464,375 -88,159 24,797 59,139
2017 471,011 -60,472 26,282 68,349
2016 474,637 -39,302 28,237 75,512
2015 477,654 -81,248 29,408 70,870
2014 481,295 -72,065 26,196 57,974
2013 492,284 -67,096 29,096 26,385
2012 504,698 -65,251 31,077 -1,015
2011 513,305 -67,447 31,302 -2,196
2010 515,804 -70,510 35,458 6,722
2009 509,386 -82,203 33,560 12,700
2008 499,766 -78,912 35,143 4,804
2007 493,526 -73,759 35,480 3,053
2006 483,200 -72,364 30,924 14,542
2005 474,285 -59,024 30,674 19,212
2004 461,756 -66,749 29,634 24,521
2003 452,650 -84,460 28,150 42,456
2002 446,147 -67,802 25,941 48,195
2001 452,621 -63,967 27,939 17,793
2000 461,341 -67,569 29,897 -6,604
1999 473,071 -74,343 28,916 -7,634
1998 492,604 -80,286 29,146 -1,387
1997 500,807 -96,502 30,137 12,040
1996 501,499 -95,331 28,997 25,169
1995 496,573 -85,386 29,828 26,743
1994 501,426 -115,404 30,372 20,420
1993 507,707 -121,254 31,685 12,638
1992 525,680 -107,911 32,067 6,460
1991 539,850 -130,717 33,518 31,156
1990 535,506 -97,711 33,298 70,432
1989 538,996 -104,509 30,749 -8,818
1988 545,800 -102,484 29,846 -17,005
1987 553,005 -104,029 27,603 -7,631
1986 558,105 -99,905 25,549 -10,234
1985 560,810 -45,336 24,126 -13,462
1984 564,159 -39,319 26,043 -901
1983 566,301 -24,988 24,315 11,464
1982 564,904 -25,471 24,207 7,982
1981 552,936 -22,553 25,374 -7,606
1980 534,448 -13,899 23,658 -15,423
1979 515,554 -27,374 26,675 -26,694
1978 498,834 -30,600 26,156 -28,783
1977 489,173 -32,161 28,020 -22,697
1976 482,130 -58,019 29,456 -9,138
1975 474,631 -51,968 31,355 13,196
1974 464,147 -52,927 33,896 27,580
1973 455,699 -51,772 35,239 28,261
1972 446,449 -47,226 38,244 17,779
1971 435,104 -39,385 40,000 7,547
1970 426,015 -26,168 37,101 4,511
1969 414,931 -24,389 38,098 -5,212
1968 407,437 -25,267 37,594 -11,853
1967 400,594 -23,309 37,974 -2,289
1966 391,881 -26,945 36,151 9,161
1965 383,989 -33,139 36,982 9,245
1964 375,835 -46,106 39,375 9,806
1963 369,250 -56,214 42,027 10,226
1962 363,843 -28,071 42,865 12,697
1961 348,650 -40,413 43,482 10,689
1960 323,499 -19,434 41,791 3,846

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/new-zealand | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 88.6% of the population change in Morocco is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people). In New Zealand 36% is from natural causes (a gain of 242,763 people) and 64% is from migration (a gain of 432,394 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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