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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 6.27 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.41% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Morocco vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Nigeria
2100 38,181,184 481,678,166
2099 38,411,679 481,494,914
2098 38,639,306 481,219,866
2097 38,863,211 480,876,108
2096 39,084,772 480,460,381
2095 39,302,453 479,976,454
2094 39,515,556 479,432,855
2093 39,726,709 478,807,152
2092 39,934,218 478,097,591
2091 40,138,565 477,274,569
2090 40,337,690 476,367,086
2089 40,532,151 475,363,859
2088 40,718,654 474,268,867
2087 40,902,624 473,072,894
2086 41,085,174 471,769,229
2085 41,264,970 470,365,292
2084 41,438,801 468,843,169
2083 41,604,865 467,224,322
2082 41,768,393 465,509,151
2081 41,927,610 463,679,779
2080 42,082,087 461,741,930
2079 42,233,228 459,680,797
2078 42,377,404 457,513,367
2077 42,515,702 455,254,796
2076 42,648,054 452,885,729
2075 42,775,325 450,402,898
2074 42,898,811 447,825,224
2073 43,017,234 445,152,156
2072 43,128,932 442,375,349
2071 43,232,517 439,499,004
2070 43,332,679 436,539,777
2069 43,423,419 433,472,204
2068 43,507,485 430,320,190
2067 43,586,077 427,066,199
2066 43,654,657 423,736,078
2065 43,723,648 420,318,527
2064 43,781,054 416,811,285
2063 43,828,593 413,231,409
2062 43,871,197 409,583,480
2061 43,902,710 405,859,509
2060 43,927,001 402,073,494
2059 43,942,510 398,228,736
2058 43,944,996 394,315,883
2057 43,939,695 390,341,867
2056 43,927,624 386,298,064
2055 43,902,661 382,193,151
2054 43,866,486 378,030,342
2053 43,819,100 373,799,276
2052 43,759,239 369,501,634
2051 43,688,144 365,149,555
2050 43,605,074 360,734,783
2049 43,517,919 356,271,401
2048 43,417,554 351,752,501
2047 43,308,462 347,169,674
2046 43,192,511 342,532,578
2045 43,065,569 337,834,528
2044 42,925,634 333,076,416
2043 42,780,215 328,256,555
2042 42,623,872 323,388,886
2041 42,456,113 318,469,120
2040 42,280,578 313,492,800
2039 42,098,906 308,474,350
2038 41,902,451 303,423,786
2037 41,700,541 298,351,344
2036 41,488,891 293,250,795
2035 41,266,216 288,138,368
2034 41,037,058 283,018,151
2033 40,795,454 277,897,810
2032 40,544,755 272,769,123
2031 40,280,535 267,666,779
2030 40,005,642 262,583,487
2029 39,720,087 257,504,936
2028 39,422,016 252,465,743
2027 39,109,148 247,457,208
2026 38,783,685 242,477,499
2025 38,442,658 237,546,527
2024 38,081,173 232,679,478
2023 37,712,505 227,882,945
2022 37,329,064 223,150,896
2021 36,954,442 218,529,286
2020 36,584,208 213,996,181
2019 36,210,898 209,485,641
2018 35,839,760 204,938,755
2017 35,446,392 200,254,579
2016 35,023,457 195,443,700
2015 34,607,588 190,671,878
2014 34,204,780 185,896,915
2013 33,787,571 181,049,443
2012 33,355,241 176,200,625
2011 32,912,588 171,379,598
2010 32,467,016 166,642,886
2009 32,030,778 162,049,464
2008 31,606,767 157,595,014
2007 31,186,468 153,267,261
2006 30,771,178 149,077,334
2005 30,358,144 145,017,253
2004 29,953,018 141,057,045
2003 29,571,415 137,202,644
2002 29,198,142 133,471,989
2001 28,814,643 129,862,595
2000 28,423,435 126,382,494
1999 28,027,179 123,047,320
1998 27,621,648 119,846,254
1997 27,213,337 116,754,792
1996 26,808,107 113,754,779
1995 26,399,429 110,819,428
1994 26,000,822 107,935,714
1993 25,614,586 105,122,069
1992 25,212,468 102,372,770
1991 24,799,014 99,720,162
1990 24,375,551 97,120,925
1989 23,939,414 94,531,014
1988 23,500,524 92,020,090
1987 23,054,392 89,591,716
1986 22,600,803 87,235,953
1985 22,113,953 84,897,973
1984 21,593,778 82,526,443
1983 21,060,696 80,438,260
1982 20,520,318 78,378,701
1981 19,985,401 76,068,103
1980 19,459,943 73,764,641
1979 18,955,589 71,498,242
1978 18,477,385 69,326,532
1977 18,014,756 67,234,590
1976 17,574,182 65,258,009
1975 17,150,786 63,410,815
1974 16,733,842 61,679,144
1973 16,326,269 60,082,139
1972 15,924,692 58,601,748
1971 15,527,225 57,214,684
1970 15,129,449 55,893,838
1969 14,734,255 54,631,914
1968 14,347,899 53,432,783
1967 13,968,175 52,293,065
1966 13,597,065 51,188,234
1965 13,239,171 50,086,764
1964 12,898,886 49,012,016
1963 12,577,502 47,973,575
1962 12,253,092 46,965,292
1961 11,931,085 45,989,310
1960 11,624,933 45,053,782

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Nigeria
2100 -0.6% 0.04%
2099 -0.59% 0.06%
2098 -0.58% 0.07%
2097 -0.57% 0.09%
2096 -0.55% 0.1%
2095 -0.54% 0.11%
2094 -0.53% 0.13%
2093 -0.52% 0.15%
2092 -0.51% 0.17%
2091 -0.49% 0.19%
2090 -0.48% 0.21%
2089 -0.46% 0.23%
2088 -0.45% 0.25%
2087 -0.44% 0.28%
2086 -0.44% 0.3%
2085 -0.42% 0.32%
2084 -0.4% 0.35%
2083 -0.39% 0.37%
2082 -0.38% 0.39%
2081 -0.37% 0.42%
2080 -0.36% 0.45%
2079 -0.34% 0.47%
2078 -0.33% 0.5%
2077 -0.31% 0.52%
2076 -0.3% 0.55%
2075 -0.29% 0.58%
2074 -0.28% 0.6%
2073 -0.26% 0.63%
2072 -0.24% 0.65%
2071 -0.23% 0.68%
2070 -0.21% 0.71%
2069 -0.19% 0.73%
2068 -0.18% 0.76%
2067 -0.16% 0.79%
2066 -0.16% 0.81%
2065 -0.13% 0.84%
2064 -0.11% 0.87%
2063 -0.1% 0.89%
2062 -0.07% 0.92%
2061 -0.06% 0.94%
2060 -0.04% 0.97%
2059 -0.006% 0.99%
2058 0.01% 1.02%
2057 0.03% 1.05%
2056 0.06% 1.07%
2055 0.08% 1.1%
2054 0.11% 1.13%
2053 0.14% 1.16%
2052 0.16% 1.19%
2051 0.19% 1.22%
2050 0.2% 1.25%
2049 0.23% 1.28%
2048 0.25% 1.32%
2047 0.27% 1.35%
2046 0.29% 1.39%
2045 0.33% 1.43%
2044 0.34% 1.47%
2043 0.37% 1.51%
2042 0.4% 1.54%
2041 0.42% 1.59%
2040 0.43% 1.63%
2039 0.47% 1.66%
2038 0.48% 1.7%
2037 0.51% 1.74%
2036 0.54% 1.77%
2035 0.56% 1.81%
2034 0.59% 1.84%
2033 0.62% 1.88%
2032 0.66% 1.91%
2031 0.69% 1.94%
2030 0.72% 1.97%
2029 0.76% 2%
2028 0.8% 2.02%
2027 0.84% 2.05%
2026 0.89% 2.08%
2025 0.95% 2.09%
2024 0.98% 2.1%
2023 1.03% 2.12%
2022 1.01% 2.11%
2021 1.01% 2.12%
2020 1.03% 2.15%
2019 1.04% 2.22%
2018 1.11% 2.34%
2017 1.21% 2.46%
2016 1.2% 2.5%
2015 1.18% 2.57%
2014 1.23% 2.68%
2013 1.3% 2.75%
2012 1.34% 2.81%
2011 1.37% 2.84%
2010 1.36% 2.83%
2009 1.34% 2.83%
2008 1.35% 2.82%
2007 1.35% 2.81%
2006 1.36% 2.8%
2005 1.35% 2.81%
2004 1.29% 2.81%
2003 1.28% 2.8%
2002 1.33% 2.78%
2001 1.38% 2.75%
2000 1.41% 2.71%
1999 1.47% 2.67%
1998 1.5% 2.65%
1997 1.51% 2.64%
1996 1.55% 2.65%
1995 1.53% 2.67%
1994 1.51% 2.68%
1993 1.59% 2.69%
1992 1.67% 2.66%
1991 1.74% 2.68%
1990 1.82% 2.74%
1989 1.87% 2.73%
1988 1.94% 2.71%
1987 2.01% 2.7%
1986 2.2% 2.75%
1985 2.41% 2.87%
1984 2.53% 2.6%
1983 2.63% 2.63%
1982 2.68% 3.04%
1981 2.7% 3.12%
1980 2.66% 3.17%
1979 2.59% 3.13%
1978 2.57% 3.11%
1977 2.51% 3.03%
1976 2.47% 2.91%
1975 2.49% 2.81%
1974 2.5% 2.66%
1973 2.52% 2.53%
1972 2.56% 2.42%
1971 2.63% 2.36%
1970 2.68% 2.31%
1969 2.69% 2.24%
1968 2.72% 2.18%
1967 2.73% 2.16%
1966 2.7% 2.2%
1965 2.64% 2.19%
1964 2.56% 2.16%
1963 2.65% 2.15%
1962 2.7% 2.12%
1961 2.63% 2.08%

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

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In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Morocco Nigeria
Current population
38871720
243824469
Population rank 41/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 2.94%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
50.1 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,010 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +368,668 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 48/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -56,254 -15,258
Net migration rank 176/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -15,258
2024 - -46,802 - -35,202
2023 417,213 -39,650 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 427,903 -38,594 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 407,829 -47,902 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 415,999 -35,474 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 457,307 -91,217 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 464,375 -88,159 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 471,011 -60,472 4,706,183 78,685
2016 474,637 -39,302 4,761,594 75,265
2015 477,654 -81,248 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 481,295 -72,065 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 492,284 -67,096 4,811,751 40,201
2012 504,698 -65,251 4,774,508 71,138
2011 513,305 -67,447 4,728,363 67,808
2010 515,804 -70,510 4,629,173 47,966
2009 509,386 -82,203 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 499,766 -78,912 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 493,526 -73,759 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 483,200 -72,364 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 474,285 -59,024 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 461,756 -66,749 3,877,376 46,370
2003 452,650 -84,460 3,751,120 33,857
2002 446,147 -67,802 3,606,814 69,594
2001 452,621 -63,967 3,478,370 64,163
2000 461,341 -67,569 3,343,196 74,535
1999 473,071 -74,343 3,155,425 97,195
1998 492,604 -80,286 3,003,946 145,575
1997 500,807 -96,502 2,936,500 96,885
1996 501,499 -95,331 2,882,205 84,448
1995 496,573 -85,386 2,830,771 73,243
1994 501,426 -115,404 2,735,198 128,134
1993 507,707 -121,254 2,673,675 90,200
1992 525,680 -107,911 2,596,173 138,412
1991 539,850 -130,717 2,527,807 42,760
1990 535,506 -97,711 2,491,928 135,959
1989 538,996 -104,509 2,452,324 99,588
1988 545,800 -102,484 2,376,419 93,510
1987 553,005 -104,029 2,322,397 64,418
1986 558,105 -99,905 2,295,003 29,682
1985 560,810 -45,336 2,289,784 61,514
1984 564,159 -39,319 2,278,060 113,758
1983 566,301 -24,988 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 564,904 -25,471 2,233,401 101,116
1981 552,936 -22,553 2,179,884 106,723
1980 534,448 -13,899 2,121,618 198,672
1979 515,554 -27,374 2,074,807 137,721
1978 498,834 -30,600 2,019,621 111,258
1977 489,173 -32,161 1,923,917 129,075
1976 482,130 -58,019 1,827,289 72,889
1975 474,631 -51,968 1,718,623 75,603
1974 464,147 -52,927 1,624,813 44,281
1973 455,699 -51,772 1,525,485 -618
1972 446,449 -47,226 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 435,104 -39,385 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 426,015 -26,168 1,295,507 7,953
1969 414,931 -24,389 1,213,484 6,912
1968 407,437 -25,267 1,168,254 9,615
1967 400,594 -23,309 1,082,884 18,683
1966 391,881 -26,945 1,095,582 12,513
1965 383,989 -33,139 1,061,840 32,988
1964 375,835 -46,106 1,028,272 26,411
1963 369,250 -56,214 995,116 27,115
1962 363,843 -28,071 966,452 27,906
1961 348,650 -40,413 932,111 25,515
1960 323,499 -19,434 901,301 12,131

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). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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