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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 6.85 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Morocco vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Norway
2100 38,181,184 5,441,855
2099 38,411,679 5,454,583
2098 38,639,306 5,466,669
2097 38,863,211 5,478,174
2096 39,084,772 5,490,010
2095 39,302,453 5,502,418
2094 39,515,556 5,514,598
2093 39,726,709 5,527,174
2092 39,934,218 5,539,172
2091 40,138,565 5,551,172
2090 40,337,690 5,564,044
2089 40,532,151 5,576,715
2088 40,718,654 5,590,047
2087 40,902,624 5,604,159
2086 41,085,174 5,617,935
2085 41,264,970 5,631,413
2084 41,438,801 5,645,116
2083 41,604,865 5,658,044
2082 41,768,393 5,670,485
2081 41,927,610 5,682,427
2080 42,082,087 5,694,199
2079 42,233,228 5,705,317
2078 42,377,404 5,715,984
2077 42,515,702 5,726,145
2076 42,648,054 5,735,898
2075 42,775,325 5,745,619
2074 42,898,811 5,755,683
2073 43,017,234 5,765,642
2072 43,128,932 5,775,295
2071 43,232,517 5,784,119
2070 43,332,679 5,793,594
2069 43,423,419 5,802,341
2068 43,507,485 5,811,630
2067 43,586,077 5,821,550
2066 43,654,657 5,831,535
2065 43,723,648 5,841,333
2064 43,781,054 5,851,085
2063 43,828,593 5,860,548
2062 43,871,197 5,869,700
2061 43,902,710 5,877,754
2060 43,927,001 5,885,488
2059 43,942,510 5,892,036
2058 43,944,996 5,897,922
2057 43,939,695 5,904,330
2056 43,927,624 5,910,291
2055 43,902,661 5,915,286
2054 43,866,486 5,919,312
2053 43,819,100 5,922,325
2052 43,759,239 5,923,483
2051 43,688,144 5,923,938
2050 43,605,074 5,923,557
2049 43,517,919 5,922,138
2048 43,417,554 5,919,215
2047 43,308,462 5,916,146
2046 43,192,511 5,912,426
2045 43,065,569 5,907,334
2044 42,925,634 5,902,175
2043 42,780,215 5,896,614
2042 42,623,872 5,889,741
2041 42,456,113 5,881,692
2040 42,280,578 5,873,512
2039 42,098,906 5,864,063
2038 41,902,451 5,853,639
2037 41,700,541 5,842,734
2036 41,488,891 5,830,991
2035 41,266,216 5,818,882
2034 41,037,058 5,805,966
2033 40,795,454 5,792,030
2032 40,544,755 5,777,062
2031 40,280,535 5,760,828
2030 40,005,642 5,743,814
2029 39,720,087 5,725,891
2028 39,422,016 5,706,765
2027 39,109,148 5,686,336
2026 38,783,685 5,665,477
2025 38,442,658 5,626,258
2024 38,081,173 5,572,279
2023 37,712,505 5,519,601
2022 37,329,064 5,457,127
2021 36,954,442 5,408,320
2020 36,584,208 5,379,475
2019 36,210,898 5,347,896
2018 35,839,760 5,311,916
2017 35,446,392 5,276,968
2016 35,023,457 5,234,519
2015 34,607,588 5,188,607
2014 34,204,780 5,137,232
2013 33,787,571 5,079,623
2012 33,355,241 5,018,573
2011 32,912,588 4,953,088
2010 32,467,016 4,889,252
2009 32,030,778 4,828,726
2008 31,606,767 4,768,212
2007 31,186,468 4,709,153
2006 30,771,178 4,660,677
2005 30,358,144 4,623,291
2004 29,953,018 4,591,910
2003 29,571,415 4,564,855
2002 29,198,142 4,538,159
2001 28,814,643 4,513,751
2000 28,423,435 4,490,967
1999 28,027,179 4,461,913
1998 27,621,648 4,431,464
1997 27,213,337 4,405,157
1996 26,808,107 4,381,336
1995 26,399,429 4,359,184
1994 26,000,822 4,336,613
1993 25,614,586 4,311,991
1992 25,212,468 4,286,401
1991 24,799,014 4,261,732
1990 24,375,551 4,241,473
1989 23,939,414 4,226,901
1988 23,500,524 4,209,488
1987 23,054,392 4,186,905
1986 22,600,803 4,167,354
1985 22,113,953 4,152,516
1984 21,593,778 4,140,099
1983 21,060,696 4,128,432
1982 20,520,318 4,114,787
1981 19,985,401 4,099,702
1980 19,459,943 4,085,620
1979 18,955,589 4,072,517
1978 18,477,385 4,058,671
1977 18,014,756 4,043,205
1976 17,574,182 4,026,152
1975 17,150,786 4,007,313
1974 16,733,842 3,985,258
1973 16,326,269 3,960,612
1972 15,924,692 3,933,004
1971 15,527,225 3,903,039
1970 15,129,449 3,875,763
1969 14,734,255 3,847,707
1968 14,347,899 3,816,486
1967 13,968,175 3,784,539
1966 13,597,065 3,753,012
1965 13,239,171 3,723,168
1964 12,898,886 3,694,339
1963 12,577,502 3,666,537
1962 12,253,092 3,638,918
1961 11,931,085 3,609,800
1960 11,624,933 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Norway
2100 -0.6% -0.23%
2099 -0.59% -0.22%
2098 -0.58% -0.21%
2097 -0.57% -0.22%
2096 -0.55% -0.23%
2095 -0.54% -0.22%
2094 -0.53% -0.23%
2093 -0.52% -0.22%
2092 -0.51% -0.22%
2091 -0.49% -0.23%
2090 -0.48% -0.23%
2089 -0.46% -0.24%
2088 -0.45% -0.25%
2087 -0.44% -0.25%
2086 -0.44% -0.24%
2085 -0.42% -0.24%
2084 -0.4% -0.23%
2083 -0.39% -0.22%
2082 -0.38% -0.21%
2081 -0.37% -0.21%
2080 -0.36% -0.19%
2079 -0.34% -0.19%
2078 -0.33% -0.18%
2077 -0.31% -0.17%
2076 -0.3% -0.17%
2075 -0.29% -0.17%
2074 -0.28% -0.17%
2073 -0.26% -0.17%
2072 -0.24% -0.15%
2071 -0.23% -0.16%
2070 -0.21% -0.15%
2069 -0.19% -0.16%
2068 -0.18% -0.17%
2067 -0.16% -0.17%
2066 -0.16% -0.17%
2065 -0.13% -0.17%
2064 -0.11% -0.16%
2063 -0.1% -0.16%
2062 -0.07% -0.14%
2061 -0.06% -0.13%
2060 -0.04% -0.11%
2059 -0.006% -0.1%
2058 0.01% -0.11%
2057 0.03% -0.1%
2056 0.06% -0.08%
2055 0.08% -0.07%
2054 0.11% -0.05%
2053 0.14% -0.02%
2052 0.16% -0.008%
2051 0.19% 0.006%
2050 0.2% 0.02%
2049 0.23% 0.05%
2048 0.25% 0.05%
2047 0.27% 0.06%
2046 0.29% 0.09%
2045 0.33% 0.09%
2044 0.34% 0.09%
2043 0.37% 0.12%
2042 0.4% 0.14%
2041 0.42% 0.14%
2040 0.43% 0.16%
2039 0.47% 0.18%
2038 0.48% 0.19%
2037 0.51% 0.2%
2036 0.54% 0.21%
2035 0.56% 0.22%
2034 0.59% 0.24%
2033 0.62% 0.26%
2032 0.66% 0.28%
2031 0.69% 0.3%
2030 0.72% 0.31%
2029 0.76% 0.34%
2028 0.8% 0.36%
2027 0.84% 0.37%
2026 0.89% 0.7%
2025 0.95% 0.97%
2024 0.98% 0.95%
2023 1.03% 1.14%
2022 1.01% 0.9%
2021 1.01% 0.54%
2020 1.03% 0.59%
2019 1.04% 0.68%
2018 1.11% 0.66%
2017 1.21% 0.81%
2016 1.2% 0.88%
2015 1.18% 1%
2014 1.23% 1.13%
2013 1.3% 1.22%
2012 1.34% 1.32%
2011 1.37% 1.31%
2010 1.36% 1.25%
2009 1.34% 1.27%
2008 1.35% 1.25%
2007 1.35% 1.04%
2006 1.36% 0.81%
2005 1.35% 0.68%
2004 1.29% 0.59%
2003 1.28% 0.59%
2002 1.33% 0.54%
2001 1.38% 0.51%
2000 1.41% 0.65%
1999 1.47% 0.69%
1998 1.5% 0.6%
1997 1.51% 0.54%
1996 1.55% 0.51%
1995 1.53% 0.52%
1994 1.51% 0.57%
1993 1.59% 0.6%
1992 1.67% 0.58%
1991 1.74% 0.48%
1990 1.82% 0.34%
1989 1.87% 0.41%
1988 1.94% 0.54%
1987 2.01% 0.47%
1986 2.2% 0.36%
1985 2.41% 0.3%
1984 2.53% 0.28%
1983 2.63% 0.33%
1982 2.68% 0.37%
1981 2.7% 0.34%
1980 2.66% 0.32%
1979 2.59% 0.34%
1978 2.57% 0.38%
1977 2.51% 0.42%
1976 2.47% 0.47%
1975 2.49% 0.55%
1974 2.5% 0.62%
1973 2.52% 0.7%
1972 2.56% 0.77%
1971 2.63% 0.7%
1970 2.68% 0.73%
1969 2.69% 0.82%
1968 2.72% 0.84%
1967 2.73% 0.84%
1966 2.7% 0.8%
1965 2.64% 0.78%
1964 2.56% 0.76%
1963 2.65% 0.76%
1962 2.7% 0.81%
1961 2.63% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Morocco Norway
Current population
38871720
5671119
Population rank 41/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.07%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
50.1 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,010 +144
Annual growth/decline +368,668 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 105/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -56,254 +29,798
Net migration rank 176/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - 29,798
2024 - -46,802 - 44,356
2023 417,213 -39,650 8,280 53,806
2022 427,903 -38,594 5,457 58,040
2021 407,829 -47,902 14,062 19,804
2020 415,999 -35,474 12,372 11,277
2019 457,307 -91,217 13,904 25,707
2018 464,375 -88,159 14,342 18,473
2017 471,011 -60,472 15,831 21,657
2016 474,637 -39,302 17,797 26,417
2015 477,654 -81,248 18,160 30,242
2014 481,295 -72,065 18,494 38,522
2013 492,284 -67,096 17,779 40,690
2012 504,698 -65,251 18,066 47,883
2011 513,305 -67,447 18,822 47,454
2010 515,804 -70,510 20,046 42,865
2009 509,386 -82,203 20,280 39,316
2008 499,766 -78,912 19,073 44,002
2007 493,526 -73,759 16,482 40,111
2006 483,200 -72,364 17,244 24,054
2005 474,285 -59,024 15,719 18,588
2004 461,756 -66,749 15,612 13,412
2003 452,650 -84,460 14,151 11,389
2002 446,147 -67,802 10,892 17,279
2001 452,621 -63,967 13,090 7,906
2000 461,341 -67,569 15,269 9,805
1999 473,071 -74,343 14,278 19,147
1998 492,604 -80,286 14,181 13,519
1997 500,807 -96,502 15,418 9,744
1996 501,499 -95,331 17,087 5,671
1995 496,573 -85,386 14,821 6,343
1994 501,426 -115,404 16,045 7,580
1993 507,707 -121,254 12,936 12,567
1992 525,680 -107,911 15,431 10,218
1991 539,850 -130,717 16,194 7,949
1990 535,506 -97,711 14,845 1,818
1989 538,996 -104,509 13,949 -1,730
1988 545,800 -102,484 12,207 10,380
1987 553,005 -104,029 9,212 13,907
1986 558,105 -99,905 8,751 7,616
1985 560,810 -45,336 6,644 6,725
1984 564,159 -39,319 7,452 3,856
1983 566,301 -24,988 7,844 4,120
1982 564,904 -25,471 9,875 5,749
1981 552,936 -22,553 9,020 6,010
1980 534,448 -13,899 9,806 3,763
1979 515,554 -27,374 10,181 2,839
1978 498,834 -30,600 11,364 3,823
1977 489,173 -32,161 11,321 4,845
1976 482,130 -58,019 13,286 4,779
1975 474,631 -51,968 16,430 3,312
1974 464,147 -52,927 20,324 4,425
1973 455,699 -51,772 21,387 3,414
1972 446,449 -47,226 24,777 5,603
1971 435,104 -39,385 26,541 3,031
1970 426,015 -26,168 25,968 -1,034
1969 414,931 -24,389 28,858 2,230
1968 407,437 -25,267 29,387 1,761
1967 400,594 -23,309 30,276 2,460
1966 391,881 -26,945 31,150 -888
1965 383,989 -33,139 31,275 -1,525
1964 375,835 -46,106 30,293 -1,571
1963 369,250 -56,214 26,766 1,061
1962 363,843 -28,071 28,020 655
1961 348,650 -40,413 29,239 1,437
1960 323,499 -19,434 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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