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

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The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,430,770 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,938,817 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.66 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 2.19% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Morocco vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Russia
2100 38,169,376 125,631,984
2099 38,399,800 125,735,285
2098 38,627,357 125,835,990
2097 38,851,192 125,914,480
2096 39,072,685 126,004,709
2095 39,290,298 126,072,890
2094 39,503,336 126,125,529
2093 39,714,423 126,181,074
2092 39,921,868 126,256,091
2091 40,126,152 126,304,823
2090 40,325,215 126,360,262
2089 40,519,616 126,412,664
2088 40,706,061 126,463,022
2087 40,889,974 126,511,263
2086 41,072,468 126,579,534
2085 41,252,209 126,655,806
2084 41,425,986 126,730,694
2083 41,591,998 126,805,713
2082 41,755,476 126,889,471
2081 41,914,644 126,973,300
2080 42,069,073 127,070,546
2079 42,220,167 127,191,346
2078 42,364,299 127,331,975
2077 42,502,554 127,489,152
2076 42,634,865 127,641,749
2075 42,762,096 127,825,235
2074 42,885,545 128,023,096
2073 43,003,930 128,238,922
2072 43,115,594 128,465,870
2071 43,219,147 128,745,681
2070 43,319,278 129,020,076
2069 43,409,990 129,309,803
2068 43,494,031 129,589,275
2067 43,572,598 129,873,991
2066 43,641,156 130,184,092
2065 43,710,126 130,515,828
2064 43,767,514 130,852,649
2063 43,815,039 131,199,458
2062 43,857,629 131,530,725
2061 43,889,133 131,881,030
2060 43,913,417 132,209,377
2059 43,928,921 132,568,882
2058 43,931,406 132,933,515
2057 43,926,107 133,272,997
2056 43,914,039 133,615,325
2055 43,889,084 133,963,055
2054 43,852,920 134,288,366
2053 43,805,549 134,609,198
2052 43,745,706 134,876,558
2051 43,674,633 135,141,211
2050 43,591,589 135,386,454
2049 43,504,461 135,609,441
2048 43,404,127 135,818,840
2047 43,295,069 136,013,698
2046 43,179,153 136,185,098
2045 43,052,251 136,368,416
2044 42,912,359 136,568,234
2043 42,766,985 136,791,498
2042 42,610,691 137,015,033
2041 42,442,983 137,266,491
2040 42,267,502 137,531,851
2039 42,085,886 137,833,822
2038 41,889,492 138,146,863
2037 41,687,645 138,485,780
2036 41,476,060 138,835,731
2035 41,253,454 139,197,452
2034 41,024,367 139,573,272
2033 40,782,838 139,960,175
2032 40,532,216 140,359,785
2031 40,268,078 140,785,026
2030 39,993,270 141,182,418
2029 39,707,804 141,571,268
2028 39,409,825 141,946,979
2027 39,097,054 142,315,155
2026 38,771,691 142,643,173
2025 38,430,770 143,513,328
2024 38,081,173 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 11.9% to 43,591,589 people with a rank change from 41st to 50th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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 0.92% -0.11%
2024 0.98% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Morocco grew by 0.92%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Morocco Russia
Current population
38938817
142643173
Population rank 41/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 1.72%
One net population change
1.51 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
50.5 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.41 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +958 -428
Annual growth/decline +349,597 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.92% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 166/197
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 406,555 -46,802 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 88.6% of the population change in Morocco is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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