The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,765,910 people compared to 2,975,619 in Qatar.
Population statistics:
- Morocco's population is 13 times bigger than Qatar's.
- Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
- The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.04% for Qatar.
- For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
- Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.8M (26% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 2.98M (205.9% growth).
- Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.7M people compared to the peak of 6.82M people in 2100 for Qatar.
Morocco vs Qatar: live population counter
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| Current population |
38765910
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2975619
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| Population rank | 41/197 | 137/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.47% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
1.43 minutes
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2.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
50.1 seconds
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20 minutes
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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3.55 hours
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| One migration net change every |
11.2 minutes
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11.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -46,802 | +46,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,010 | +553 |
| Annual growth/decline | +368,668 | +201,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.98% | +7.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 105/197 | 1/197 |
Morocco and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,624,933 | 36,010 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,931,085 | 39,680 | 2.63% | 10.2% |
| 1962 | 12,253,092 | 44,630 | 2.7% | 12.5% |
| 1963 | 12,577,502 | 50,380 | 2.65% | 12.9% |
| 1964 | 12,898,886 | 56,867 | 2.56% | 12.9% |
| 1965 | 13,239,171 | 64,065 | 2.64% | 12.7% |
| 1966 | 13,597,065 | 72,192 | 2.7% | 12.7% |
| 1967 | 13,968,175 | 81,439 | 2.73% | 12.8% |
| 1968 | 14,347,899 | 91,749 | 2.72% | 12.7% |
| 1969 | 14,734,255 | 103,025 | 2.69% | 12.3% |
| 1970 | 15,129,449 | 116,350 | 2.68% | 12.9% |
| 1971 | 15,527,225 | 131,346 | 2.63% | 12.9% |
| 1972 | 15,924,692 | 146,506 | 2.56% | 11.5% |
| 1973 | 16,326,269 | 161,841 | 2.52% | 10.5% |
| 1974 | 16,733,842 | 177,362 | 2.5% | 9.59% |
| 1975 | 17,150,786 | 193,087 | 2.49% | 8.87% |
| 1976 | 17,574,182 | 209,052 | 2.47% | 8.27% |
| 1977 | 18,014,756 | 225,285 | 2.51% | 7.77% |
| 1978 | 18,477,385 | 241,808 | 2.57% | 7.33% |
| 1979 | 18,955,589 | 258,670 | 2.59% | 6.97% |
| 1980 | 19,459,943 | 275,913 | 2.66% | 6.67% |
| 1981 | 19,985,401 | 293,553 | 2.7% | 6.39% |
| 1982 | 20,520,318 | 311,537 | 2.68% | 6.13% |
| 1983 | 21,060,696 | 329,709 | 2.63% | 5.83% |
| 1984 | 21,593,778 | 347,878 | 2.53% | 5.51% |
| 1985 | 22,113,953 | 365,940 | 2.41% | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 22,600,803 | 382,422 | 2.2% | 4.5% |
| 1987 | 23,054,392 | 397,005 | 2.01% | 3.81% |
| 1988 | 23,500,524 | 411,264 | 1.94% | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 23,939,414 | 425,646 | 1.87% | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 24,375,551 | 440,175 | 1.82% | 3.41% |
| 1991 | 24,799,014 | 454,853 | 1.74% | 3.33% |
| 1992 | 25,212,468 | 469,657 | 1.67% | 3.25% |
| 1993 | 25,614,586 | 484,545 | 1.59% | 3.17% |
| 1994 | 26,000,822 | 499,459 | 1.51% | 3.08% |
| 1995 | 26,399,429 | 514,325 | 1.53% | 2.98% |
| 1996 | 26,808,107 | 529,019 | 1.55% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 27,213,337 | 550,500 | 1.51% | 4.06% |
| 1998 | 27,621,648 | 580,540 | 1.5% | 5.46% |
| 1999 | 28,027,179 | 612,500 | 1.47% | 5.51% |
| 2000 | 28,423,435 | 644,989 | 1.41% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 28,814,643 | 677,925 | 1.38% | 5.11% |
| 2002 | 29,198,142 | 711,205 | 1.33% | 4.91% |
| 2003 | 29,571,415 | 744,682 | 1.28% | 4.71% |
| 2004 | 29,953,018 | 773,332 | 1.29% | 3.85% |
| 2005 | 30,358,144 | 825,408 | 1.35% | 6.73% |
| 2006 | 30,771,178 | 972,831 | 1.36% | 17.9% |
| 2007 | 31,186,468 | 1,208,595 | 1.35% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 31,606,767 | 1,426,938 | 1.35% | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 32,030,778 | 1,608,903 | 1.34% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | 32,467,016 | 1,616,832 | 1.36% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 32,912,588 | 1,624,761 | 1.37% | 0.49% |
| 2012 | 33,355,241 | 1,722,438 | 1.34% | 6.01% |
| 2013 | 33,787,571 | 1,916,426 | 1.3% | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 34,204,780 | 2,151,745 | 1.23% | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 34,607,588 | 2,344,557 | 1.18% | 8.96% |
| 2016 | 35,023,457 | 2,477,113 | 1.2% | 5.65% |
| 2017 | 35,446,392 | 2,545,820 | 1.21% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 35,839,760 | 2,580,734 | 1.11% | 1.37% |
| 2019 | 36,210,898 | 2,638,657 | 1.04% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 36,584,208 | 2,794,148 | 1.03% | 5.89% |
| 2021 | 36,954,442 | 2,504,910 | 1.01% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 37,329,064 | 2,657,333 | 1.01% | 6.08% |
| 2023 | 37,712,505 | 2,656,032 | 1.03% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 38,081,173 | 2,857,822 | 0.98% | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 38,430,771 | 2,921,065 | 0.92% | 2.21% |
| 2026 | 38,762,439 | 2,975,134 | 0.86% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 39,080,092 | 3,019,526 | 0.82% | 1.49% |
| 2028 | 39,384,122 | 3,057,695 | 0.78% | 1.26% |
| 2029 | 39,674,554 | 3,092,803 | 0.74% | 1.15% |
| 2030 | 39,953,461 | 3,125,174 | 0.7% | 1.05% |
| 2031 | 40,221,736 | 3,156,754 | 0.67% | 1.01% |
| 2032 | 40,477,986 | 3,189,188 | 0.64% | 1.03% |
| 2033 | 40,722,975 | 3,222,500 | 0.61% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 40,957,241 | 3,256,691 | 0.58% | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 41,182,092 | 3,291,711 | 0.55% | 1.08% |
| 2036 | 41,398,224 | 3,327,585 | 0.52% | 1.09% |
| 2037 | 41,604,025 | 3,364,333 | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| 2038 | 41,802,267 | 3,401,906 | 0.48% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 41,990,437 | 3,440,293 | 0.45% | 1.13% |
| 2040 | 42,168,202 | 3,479,439 | 0.42% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 42,339,039 | 3,519,302 | 0.41% | 1.15% |
| 2042 | 42,500,324 | 3,559,840 | 0.38% | 1.15% |
| 2043 | 42,650,491 | 3,601,019 | 0.35% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 42,792,499 | 3,642,784 | 0.33% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 42,925,305 | 3,685,111 | 0.31% | 1.16% |
| 2046 | 43,046,175 | 3,727,959 | 0.28% | 1.16% |
| 2047 | 43,158,165 | 3,771,287 | 0.26% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 43,262,402 | 3,815,108 | 0.24% | 1.16% |
| 2049 | 43,355,724 | 3,859,368 | 0.22% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 43,440,428 | 3,904,074 | 0.2% | 1.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,742,453 (a 10.7% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).
Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Morocco's population will grow by 12.1% to 43,440,428 people with a rank change from 41st to 50th. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.
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Population differences between Morocco and Qatar
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| Life expectancy | 75.9 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 32.5 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 34.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 71.3:28.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.23 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 221 ppl/mi² | 644 ppl/mi² |
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