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Population in Morocco compared to Niger: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 1.34 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Morocco vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Niger
2100 38,181,184 92,149,803
2099 38,411,679 91,788,730
2098 38,639,306 91,409,848
2097 38,863,211 91,009,119
2096 39,084,772 90,589,670
2095 39,302,453 90,150,766
2094 39,515,556 89,694,201
2093 39,726,709 89,215,318
2092 39,934,218 88,716,114
2091 40,138,565 88,197,952
2090 40,337,690 87,660,657
2089 40,532,151 87,103,777
2088 40,718,654 86,525,686
2087 40,902,624 85,929,075
2086 41,085,174 85,313,560
2085 41,264,970 84,675,788
2084 41,438,801 84,017,371
2083 41,604,865 83,337,884
2082 41,768,393 82,638,198
2081 41,927,610 81,922,470
2080 42,082,087 81,186,181
2079 42,233,228 80,435,226
2078 42,377,404 79,665,207
2077 42,515,702 78,877,754
2076 42,648,054 78,071,174
2075 42,775,325 77,248,629
2074 42,898,811 76,412,785
2073 43,017,234 75,560,272
2072 43,128,932 74,691,713
2071 43,232,517 73,808,594
2070 43,332,679 72,912,178
2069 43,423,419 71,999,238
2068 43,507,485 71,073,720
2067 43,586,077 70,133,854
2066 43,654,657 69,181,625
2065 43,723,648 68,221,595
2064 43,781,054 67,248,034
2063 43,828,593 66,264,418
2062 43,871,197 65,270,595
2061 43,902,710 64,267,053
2060 43,927,001 63,257,169
2059 43,942,510 62,239,490
2058 43,944,996 61,213,177
2057 43,939,695 60,180,993
2056 43,927,624 59,145,841
2055 43,902,661 58,103,375
2054 43,866,486 57,056,756
2053 43,819,100 56,007,297
2052 43,759,239 54,958,567
2051 43,688,144 53,907,164
2050 43,605,074 52,858,275
2049 43,517,919 51,810,418
2048 43,417,554 50,763,456
2047 43,308,462 49,719,695
2046 43,192,511 48,677,799
2045 43,065,569 47,638,048
2044 42,925,634 46,602,104
2043 42,780,215 45,572,618
2042 42,623,872 44,546,381
2041 42,456,113 43,525,533
2040 42,280,578 42,508,212
2039 42,098,906 41,495,840
2038 41,902,451 40,485,407
2037 41,700,541 39,476,789
2036 41,488,891 38,472,178
2035 41,266,216 37,470,776
2034 41,037,058 36,477,557
2033 40,795,454 35,487,806
2032 40,544,755 34,508,717
2031 40,280,535 33,538,029
2030 40,005,642 32,574,145
2029 39,720,087 31,620,865
2028 39,422,016 30,680,257
2027 39,109,148 29,750,695
2026 38,783,685 28,832,547
2025 38,442,658 27,926,917
2024 38,081,173 27,032,412
2023 37,712,505 26,159,867
2022 37,329,064 25,311,973
2021 36,954,442 24,502,140
2020 36,584,208 23,717,613
2019 36,210,898 22,947,757
2018 35,839,760 22,188,069
2017 35,446,392 21,435,446
2016 35,023,457 20,685,753
2015 34,607,588 19,939,498
2014 34,204,780 19,215,909
2013 33,787,571 18,519,898
2012 33,355,241 17,836,769
2011 32,912,588 17,176,283
2010 32,467,016 16,548,835
2009 32,030,778 15,943,675
2008 31,606,767 15,361,915
2007 31,186,468 14,803,610
2006 30,771,178 14,268,581
2005 30,358,144 13,756,192
2004 29,953,018 13,265,836
2003 29,571,415 12,796,984
2002 29,198,142 12,349,144
2001 28,814,643 11,920,647
2000 28,423,435 11,509,630
1999 28,027,179 11,117,411
1998 27,621,648 10,741,413
1997 27,213,337 10,383,969
1996 26,808,107 10,044,852
1995 26,399,429 9,714,529
1994 26,000,822 9,398,258
1993 25,614,586 9,100,789
1992 25,212,468 8,817,633
1991 24,799,014 8,546,900
1990 24,375,551 8,286,059
1989 23,939,414 8,034,780
1988 23,500,524 7,793,748
1987 23,054,392 7,561,150
1986 22,600,803 7,335,811
1985 22,113,953 7,118,457
1984 21,593,778 6,909,971
1983 21,060,696 6,708,644
1982 20,520,318 6,512,732
1981 19,985,401 6,322,006
1980 19,459,943 6,135,971
1979 18,955,589 5,955,556
1978 18,477,385 5,782,932
1977 18,014,756 5,619,716
1976 17,574,182 5,464,962
1975 17,150,786 5,317,019
1974 16,733,842 5,174,953
1973 16,326,269 5,037,865
1972 15,924,692 4,904,845
1971 15,527,225 4,776,225
1970 15,129,449 4,650,275
1969 14,734,255 4,525,725
1968 14,347,899 4,403,637
1967 13,968,175 4,283,590
1966 13,597,065 4,165,544
1965 13,239,171 4,049,695
1964 12,898,886 3,935,814
1963 12,577,502 3,823,873
1962 12,253,092 3,714,520
1961 11,931,085 3,608,162
1960 11,624,933 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Niger
2100 -0.6% 0.39%
2099 -0.59% 0.41%
2098 -0.58% 0.44%
2097 -0.57% 0.46%
2096 -0.55% 0.49%
2095 -0.54% 0.51%
2094 -0.53% 0.54%
2093 -0.52% 0.56%
2092 -0.51% 0.59%
2091 -0.49% 0.61%
2090 -0.48% 0.64%
2089 -0.46% 0.67%
2088 -0.45% 0.69%
2087 -0.44% 0.72%
2086 -0.44% 0.75%
2085 -0.42% 0.78%
2084 -0.4% 0.82%
2083 -0.39% 0.85%
2082 -0.38% 0.87%
2081 -0.37% 0.91%
2080 -0.36% 0.93%
2079 -0.34% 0.97%
2078 -0.33% 1%
2077 -0.31% 1.03%
2076 -0.3% 1.06%
2075 -0.29% 1.09%
2074 -0.28% 1.13%
2073 -0.26% 1.16%
2072 -0.24% 1.2%
2071 -0.23% 1.23%
2070 -0.21% 1.27%
2069 -0.19% 1.3%
2068 -0.18% 1.34%
2067 -0.16% 1.38%
2066 -0.16% 1.41%
2065 -0.13% 1.45%
2064 -0.11% 1.48%
2063 -0.1% 1.52%
2062 -0.07% 1.56%
2061 -0.06% 1.6%
2060 -0.04% 1.64%
2059 -0.006% 1.68%
2058 0.01% 1.72%
2057 0.03% 1.75%
2056 0.06% 1.79%
2055 0.08% 1.83%
2054 0.11% 1.87%
2053 0.14% 1.91%
2052 0.16% 1.95%
2051 0.19% 1.98%
2050 0.2% 2.02%
2049 0.23% 2.06%
2048 0.25% 2.1%
2047 0.27% 2.14%
2046 0.29% 2.18%
2045 0.33% 2.22%
2044 0.34% 2.26%
2043 0.37% 2.3%
2042 0.4% 2.35%
2041 0.42% 2.39%
2040 0.43% 2.44%
2039 0.47% 2.5%
2038 0.48% 2.55%
2037 0.51% 2.61%
2036 0.54% 2.67%
2035 0.56% 2.72%
2034 0.59% 2.79%
2033 0.62% 2.84%
2032 0.66% 2.89%
2031 0.69% 2.96%
2030 0.72% 3.01%
2029 0.76% 3.07%
2028 0.8% 3.12%
2027 0.84% 3.18%
2026 0.89% 3.24%
2025 0.95% 3.31%
2024 0.98% 3.34%
2023 1.03% 3.35%
2022 1.01% 3.31%
2021 1.01% 3.31%
2020 1.03% 3.35%
2019 1.04% 3.42%
2018 1.11% 3.51%
2017 1.21% 3.62%
2016 1.2% 3.74%
2015 1.18% 3.77%
2014 1.23% 3.76%
2013 1.3% 3.83%
2012 1.34% 3.85%
2011 1.37% 3.79%
2010 1.36% 3.8%
2009 1.34% 3.79%
2008 1.35% 3.77%
2007 1.35% 3.75%
2006 1.36% 3.72%
2005 1.35% 3.7%
2004 1.29% 3.66%
2003 1.28% 3.63%
2002 1.33% 3.59%
2001 1.38% 3.57%
2000 1.41% 3.53%
1999 1.47% 3.5%
1998 1.5% 3.44%
1997 1.51% 3.38%
1996 1.55% 3.4%
1995 1.53% 3.37%
1994 1.51% 3.27%
1993 1.59% 3.21%
1992 1.67% 3.17%
1991 1.74% 3.15%
1990 1.82% 3.13%
1989 1.87% 3.09%
1988 1.94% 3.08%
1987 2.01% 3.07%
1986 2.2% 3.05%
1985 2.41% 3.02%
1984 2.53% 3%
1983 2.63% 3.01%
1982 2.68% 3.02%
1981 2.7% 3.03%
1980 2.66% 3.03%
1979 2.59% 2.99%
1978 2.57% 2.9%
1977 2.51% 2.83%
1976 2.47% 2.78%
1975 2.49% 2.75%
1974 2.5% 2.72%
1973 2.52% 2.71%
1972 2.56% 2.69%
1971 2.63% 2.71%
1970 2.68% 2.75%
1969 2.69% 2.77%
1968 2.72% 2.8%
1967 2.73% 2.83%
1966 2.7% 2.86%
1965 2.64% 2.89%
1964 2.56% 2.93%
1963 2.65% 2.94%
1962 2.7% 2.95%
1961 2.63% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Morocco Niger
Current population
38871720
29080898
Population rank 41/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.35%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
36.1 seconds
One birth every
50.1 seconds
28.8 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,010 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +368,668 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 10/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -56,254 -7,704
Net migration rank 176/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -7,704
2024 - -46,802 - -4,041
2023 417,213 -39,650 864,139 995
2022 427,903 -38,594 829,651 995
2021 407,829 -47,902 793,428 -4,405
2020 415,999 -35,474 784,437 -4,402
2019 457,307 -91,217 775,474 -15,778
2018 464,375 -88,159 763,536 -3,830
2017 471,011 -60,472 752,384 -6,830
2016 474,637 -39,302 738,999 14,833
2015 477,654 -81,248 721,630 17,051
2014 481,295 -72,065 704,609 3,891
2013 492,284 -67,096 686,070 -2,543
2012 504,698 -65,251 664,009 18,714
2011 513,305 -67,447 645,175 -6,941
2010 515,804 -70,510 624,685 -8,033
2009 509,386 -82,203 602,671 -9,014
2008 499,766 -78,912 579,727 -9,847
2007 493,526 -73,759 556,808 -10,069
2006 483,200 -72,364 533,374 -10,054
2005 474,285 -59,024 511,167 -9,700
2004 461,756 -66,749 488,328 -9,070
2003 452,650 -84,460 467,295 -8,841
2002 446,147 -67,802 446,767 -9,550
2001 452,621 -63,967 428,417 -8,654
2000 461,341 -67,569 410,779 -8,522
1999 473,071 -74,343 394,212 -12,037
1998 492,604 -80,286 377,120 -7,298
1997 500,807 -96,502 358,745 -13,680
1996 501,499 -95,331 341,223 -8,057
1995 496,573 -85,386 323,630 3,843
1994 501,426 -115,404 306,026 -959
1993 507,707 -121,254 292,135 -2,269
1992 525,680 -107,911 278,690 -2,258
1991 539,850 -130,717 266,527 -1,500
1990 535,506 -97,711 256,594 73
1989 538,996 -104,509 245,278 613
1988 545,800 -102,484 237,296 -1,139
1987 553,005 -104,029 231,371 -2,338
1986 558,105 -99,905 224,365 -2,728
1985 560,810 -45,336 219,206 -6,126
1984 564,159 -39,319 213,111 -9,208
1983 566,301 -24,988 207,962 -9,209
1982 564,904 -25,471 202,012 -8,935
1981 552,936 -22,553 195,938 -7,559
1980 534,448 -13,899 189,251 -5,564
1979 515,554 -27,374 180,632 -3,495
1978 498,834 -30,600 171,614 -3,494
1977 489,173 -32,161 161,792 -3,476
1976 482,130 -58,019 154,489 -3,308
1975 474,631 -51,968 147,962 -3,254
1974 464,147 -52,927 142,606 -3,179
1973 455,699 -51,772 137,695 -2,942
1972 446,449 -47,226 133,813 -2,525
1971 435,104 -39,385 128,223 -2,277
1970 426,015 -26,168 128,184 -2,225
1969 414,931 -24,389 125,389 -2,245
1968 407,437 -25,267 123,301 -2,277
1967 400,594 -23,309 121,358 -2,289
1966 391,881 -26,945 119,314 -2,289
1965 383,989 -33,139 116,963 -2,289
1964 375,835 -46,106 115,386 -2,289
1963 369,250 -56,214 113,072 -2,289
1962 363,843 -28,071 110,280 -2,369
1961 348,650 -40,413 107,693 -2,893
1960 323,499 -19,434 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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