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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.65 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Morocco vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Russia
2100 38,181,184 124,983,377
2099 38,411,679 125,086,144
2098 38,639,306 125,186,329
2097 38,863,211 125,264,415
2096 39,084,772 125,354,177
2095 39,302,453 125,422,006
2094 39,515,556 125,474,373
2093 39,726,709 125,529,632
2092 39,934,218 125,604,261
2091 40,138,565 125,652,742
2090 40,337,690 125,707,894
2089 40,532,151 125,760,026
2088 40,718,654 125,810,124
2087 40,902,624 125,858,116
2086 41,085,174 125,926,035
2085 41,264,970 126,001,913
2084 41,438,801 126,076,414
2083 41,604,865 126,151,046
2082 41,768,393 126,234,371
2081 41,927,610 126,317,768
2080 42,082,087 126,414,511
2079 42,233,228 126,534,688
2078 42,377,404 126,674,591
2077 42,515,702 126,830,956
2076 42,648,054 126,982,766
2075 42,775,325 127,165,304
2074 42,898,811 127,362,143
2073 43,017,234 127,576,856
2072 43,128,932 127,802,632
2071 43,232,517 128,080,998
2070 43,332,679 128,353,977
2069 43,423,419 128,642,208
2068 43,507,485 128,920,237
2067 43,586,077 129,203,483
2066 43,654,657 129,511,983
2065 43,723,648 129,842,007
2064 43,781,054 130,177,089
2063 43,828,593 130,522,107
2062 43,871,197 130,851,664
2061 43,902,710 131,200,160
2060 43,927,001 131,526,812
2059 43,942,510 131,884,461
2058 43,944,996 132,247,211
2057 43,939,695 132,584,941
2056 43,927,624 132,925,501
2055 43,902,661 133,271,436
2054 43,866,486 133,595,068
2053 43,819,100 133,914,243
2052 43,759,239 134,180,223
2051 43,688,144 134,443,510
2050 43,605,074 134,687,487
2049 43,517,919 134,909,323
2048 43,417,554 135,117,641
2047 43,308,462 135,311,492
2046 43,192,511 135,482,008
2045 43,065,569 135,664,379
2044 42,925,634 135,863,165
2043 42,780,215 136,085,277
2042 42,623,872 136,307,658
2041 42,456,113 136,557,818
2040 42,280,578 136,821,807
2039 42,098,906 137,122,219
2038 41,902,451 137,433,644
2037 41,700,541 137,770,811
2036 41,488,891 138,118,955
2035 41,266,216 138,478,809
2034 41,037,058 138,852,689
2033 40,795,454 139,237,595
2032 40,544,755 139,635,142
2031 40,280,535 140,058,187
2030 40,005,642 140,453,528
2029 39,720,087 140,840,370
2028 39,422,016 141,214,141
2027 39,109,148 141,580,416
2026 38,783,685 141,906,741
2025 38,442,658 142,772,403
2024 38,081,173 143,533,851
2023 37,712,505 143,826,130
2022 37,329,064 144,236,933
2021 36,954,442 144,746,762
2020 36,584,208 145,245,148
2019 36,210,898 145,453,291
2018 35,839,760 145,398,106
2017 35,446,392 145,293,260
2016 35,023,457 145,015,460
2015 34,607,588 144,640,716
2014 34,204,780 144,237,223
2013 33,787,571 143,805,638
2012 33,355,241 143,378,447
2011 32,912,588 143,018,195
2010 32,467,016 142,849,468
2009 32,030,778 142,785,348
2008 31,606,767 142,742,366
2007 31,186,468 142,805,114
2006 30,771,178 143,049,637
2005 30,358,144 143,518,814
2004 29,953,018 144,067,316
2003 29,571,415 144,648,618
2002 29,198,142 145,306,497
2001 28,814,643 145,976,482
2000 28,423,435 146,596,869
1999 28,027,179 147,214,776
1998 27,621,648 147,670,784
1997 27,213,337 147,915,361
1996 26,808,107 148,160,129
1995 26,399,429 148,375,787
1994 26,000,822 148,407,912
1993 25,614,586 148,458,777
1992 25,212,468 148,538,197
1991 24,799,014 148,394,216
1990 24,375,551 147,969,406
1989 23,939,414 147,721,000
1988 23,500,524 146,857,000
1987 23,054,392 145,908,000
1986 22,600,803 144,894,000
1985 22,113,953 143,858,000
1984 21,593,778 142,745,000
1983 21,060,696 141,668,000
1982 20,520,318 140,823,000
1981 19,985,401 139,941,000
1980 19,459,943 139,010,000
1979 18,955,589 138,027,000
1978 18,477,385 137,060,000
1977 18,014,756 136,100,000
1976 17,574,182 135,147,000
1975 17,150,786 134,200,000
1974 16,733,842 133,432,000
1973 16,326,269 132,669,000
1972 15,924,692 131,909,000
1971 15,527,225 131,155,000
1970 15,129,449 130,404,000
1969 14,734,255 129,664,000
1968 14,347,899 128,928,000
1967 13,968,175 128,196,000
1966 13,597,065 127,468,000
1965 13,239,171 126,745,000
1964 12,898,886 125,345,000
1963 12,577,502 123,960,000
1962 12,253,092 122,591,000
1961 11,931,085 121,236,000
1960 11,624,933 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Russia
2100 -0.6% -0.08%
2099 -0.59% -0.08%
2098 -0.58% -0.06%
2097 -0.57% -0.07%
2096 -0.55% -0.05%
2095 -0.54% -0.04%
2094 -0.53% -0.04%
2093 -0.52% -0.06%
2092 -0.51% -0.04%
2091 -0.49% -0.04%
2090 -0.48% -0.04%
2089 -0.46% -0.04%
2088 -0.45% -0.04%
2087 -0.44% -0.05%
2086 -0.44% -0.06%
2085 -0.42% -0.06%
2084 -0.4% -0.06%
2083 -0.39% -0.07%
2082 -0.38% -0.07%
2081 -0.37% -0.08%
2080 -0.36% -0.09%
2079 -0.34% -0.11%
2078 -0.33% -0.12%
2077 -0.31% -0.12%
2076 -0.3% -0.14%
2075 -0.29% -0.15%
2074 -0.28% -0.17%
2073 -0.26% -0.18%
2072 -0.24% -0.22%
2071 -0.23% -0.21%
2070 -0.21% -0.22%
2069 -0.19% -0.22%
2068 -0.18% -0.22%
2067 -0.16% -0.24%
2066 -0.16% -0.25%
2065 -0.13% -0.26%
2064 -0.11% -0.26%
2063 -0.1% -0.25%
2062 -0.07% -0.27%
2061 -0.06% -0.25%
2060 -0.04% -0.27%
2059 -0.006% -0.27%
2058 0.01% -0.25%
2057 0.03% -0.26%
2056 0.06% -0.26%
2055 0.08% -0.24%
2054 0.11% -0.24%
2053 0.14% -0.2%
2052 0.16% -0.2%
2051 0.19% -0.18%
2050 0.2% -0.16%
2049 0.23% -0.15%
2048 0.25% -0.14%
2047 0.27% -0.13%
2046 0.29% -0.13%
2045 0.33% -0.15%
2044 0.34% -0.16%
2043 0.37% -0.16%
2042 0.4% -0.18%
2041 0.42% -0.19%
2040 0.43% -0.22%
2039 0.47% -0.23%
2038 0.48% -0.24%
2037 0.51% -0.25%
2036 0.54% -0.26%
2035 0.56% -0.27%
2034 0.59% -0.28%
2033 0.62% -0.28%
2032 0.66% -0.3%
2031 0.69% -0.28%
2030 0.72% -0.27%
2029 0.76% -0.26%
2028 0.8% -0.26%
2027 0.84% -0.23%
2026 0.89% -0.61%
2025 0.95% -0.53%
2024 0.98% -0.2%
2023 1.03% -0.28%
2022 1.01% -0.35%
2021 1.01% -0.34%
2020 1.03% -0.14%
2019 1.04% 0.04%
2018 1.11% 0.07%
2017 1.21% 0.19%
2016 1.2% 0.26%
2015 1.18% 0.28%
2014 1.23% 0.3%
2013 1.3% 0.3%
2012 1.34% 0.25%
2011 1.37% 0.12%
2010 1.36% 0.04%
2009 1.34% 0.03%
2008 1.35% -0.04%
2007 1.35% -0.17%
2006 1.36% -0.33%
2005 1.35% -0.38%
2004 1.29% -0.4%
2003 1.28% -0.45%
2002 1.33% -0.46%
2001 1.38% -0.42%
2000 1.41% -0.42%
1999 1.47% -0.31%
1998 1.5% -0.17%
1997 1.51% -0.17%
1996 1.55% -0.15%
1995 1.53% -0.02%
1994 1.51% -0.03%
1993 1.59% -0.05%
1992 1.67% 0.1%
1991 1.74% 0.29%
1990 1.82% 0.17%
1989 1.87% 0.59%
1988 1.94% 0.65%
1987 2.01% 0.7%
1986 2.2% 0.72%
1985 2.41% 0.78%
1984 2.53% 0.76%
1983 2.63% 0.6%
1982 2.68% 0.63%
1981 2.7% 0.67%
1980 2.66% 0.71%
1979 2.59% 0.71%
1978 2.57% 0.71%
1977 2.51% 0.71%
1976 2.47% 0.71%
1975 2.49% 0.58%
1974 2.5% 0.58%
1973 2.52% 0.58%
1972 2.56% 0.57%
1971 2.63% 0.58%
1970 2.68% 0.57%
1969 2.69% 0.57%
1968 2.72% 0.57%
1967 2.73% 0.57%
1966 2.7% 0.57%
1965 2.64% 1.12%
1964 2.56% 1.12%
1963 2.65% 1.12%
1962 2.7% 1.12%
1961 2.63% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Morocco Russia
Current population
38871720
141906741
Population rank 41/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 1.71%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
50.1 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,010 -801
Annual growth/decline +368,668 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 177/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -56,254 -251,822
Net migration rank 176/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -251,822
2024 - -46,802 - -178,042
2023 417,213 -39,650 -503,392 27,807
2022 427,903 -38,594 -576,948 765,629
2021 407,829 -47,902 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 415,999 -35,474 -697,177 334,094
2019 457,307 -91,217 -319,997 336,494
2018 464,375 -88,159 -232,637 339,972
2017 471,011 -60,472 -130,764 396,619
2016 474,637 -39,302 0 447,645
2015 477,654 -81,248 43,392 384,756
2014 481,295 -72,065 28,848 264,698
2013 492,284 -67,096 28,761 289,872
2012 504,698 -65,251 0 285,977
2011 513,305 -67,447 -128,716 309,377
2010 515,804 -70,510 -242,844 307,555
2009 509,386 -82,203 -257,014 350,206
2008 499,766 -78,912 -356,856 360,840
2007 493,526 -73,759 -471,257 365,717
2006 483,200 -72,364 -686,638 308,370
2005 474,285 -59,024 -846,761 263,541
2004 461,756 -66,749 -792,370 261,519
2003 452,650 -84,460 -896,822 256,804
2002 446,147 -67,802 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 452,621 -63,967 -963,445 259,614
2000 461,341 -67,569 -967,540 550,401
1999 473,071 -74,343 -927,453 375,468
1998 492,604 -80,286 -694,053 528,135
1997 500,807 -96,502 -769,159 541,387
1996 501,499 -95,331 -785,248 587,171
1995 496,573 -85,386 -845,742 723,875
1994 501,426 -115,404 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 507,707 -121,254 -757,140 507,229
1992 525,680 -107,911 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 539,850 -130,717 103,876 125,505
1990 535,506 -97,711 325,533 299,863
1989 538,996 -104,509 576,112 89,400
1988 545,800 -102,484 778,343 269,862
1987 553,005 -104,029 977,583 275,611
1986 558,105 -99,905 985,279 283,553
1985 560,810 -45,336 762,447 280,614
1984 564,159 -39,319 756,548 247,026
1983 566,301 -24,988 906,676 200,159
1982 564,904 -25,471 830,855 107,520
1981 552,936 -22,553 713,700 36,686
1980 534,448 -13,899 681,149 10,440
1979 515,554 -27,374 690,135 -5,791
1978 498,834 -30,600 812,766 108,882
1977 489,173 -32,161 832,932 122,316
1976 482,130 -58,019 852,237 113,851
1975 474,631 -51,968 843,850 80,069
1974 464,147 -52,927 883,186 -51,759
1973 455,699 -51,772 846,561 -107,568
1972 446,449 -47,226 872,050 -111,168
1971 435,104 -39,385 854,999 -134,968
1970 426,015 -26,168 785,554 -264,464
1969 414,931 -24,389 753,088 -64,643
1968 407,437 -25,267 787,621 -83,221
1967 400,594 -23,309 854,554 -116,029
1966 391,881 -26,945 989,279 -111,360
1965 383,989 -33,139 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 375,835 -46,106 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 369,250 -56,214 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 363,843 -28,071 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 348,650 -40,413 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 323,499 -19,434 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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