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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 175.9 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Morocco vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Samoa
2100 38,181,184 384,161
2099 38,411,679 382,854
2098 38,639,306 381,539
2097 38,863,211 380,191
2096 39,084,772 378,724
2095 39,302,453 377,198
2094 39,515,556 375,643
2093 39,726,709 374,011
2092 39,934,218 372,292
2091 40,138,565 370,495
2090 40,337,690 368,729
2089 40,532,151 366,876
2088 40,718,654 364,923
2087 40,902,624 362,970
2086 41,085,174 360,980
2085 41,264,970 358,958
2084 41,438,801 356,899
2083 41,604,865 354,766
2082 41,768,393 352,554
2081 41,927,610 350,260
2080 42,082,087 347,980
2079 42,233,228 345,610
2078 42,377,404 343,130
2077 42,515,702 340,587
2076 42,648,054 337,992
2075 42,775,325 335,365
2074 42,898,811 332,762
2073 43,017,234 330,070
2072 43,128,932 327,311
2071 43,232,517 324,429
2070 43,332,679 321,716
2069 43,423,419 318,960
2068 43,507,485 316,145
2067 43,586,077 313,447
2066 43,654,657 310,683
2065 43,723,648 308,047
2064 43,781,054 305,429
2063 43,828,593 302,831
2062 43,871,197 300,287
2061 43,902,710 297,894
2060 43,927,001 295,476
2059 43,942,510 293,072
2058 43,944,996 290,637
2057 43,939,695 288,344
2056 43,927,624 286,143
2055 43,902,661 283,928
2054 43,866,486 281,737
2053 43,819,100 279,498
2052 43,759,239 277,186
2051 43,688,144 274,775
2050 43,605,074 272,374
2049 43,517,919 269,906
2048 43,417,554 267,438
2047 43,308,462 264,962
2046 43,192,511 262,389
2045 43,065,569 259,755
2044 42,925,634 257,081
2043 42,780,215 254,546
2042 42,623,872 251,896
2041 42,456,113 249,251
2040 42,280,578 246,679
2039 42,098,906 244,169
2038 41,902,451 241,648
2037 41,700,541 239,306
2036 41,488,891 237,018
2035 41,266,216 234,803
2034 41,037,058 232,771
2033 40,795,454 230,885
2032 40,544,755 229,148
2031 40,280,535 227,434
2030 40,005,642 225,916
2029 39,720,087 224,499
2028 39,422,016 223,100
2027 39,109,148 221,828
2026 38,783,685 220,601
2025 38,442,658 219,378
2024 38,081,173 218,019
2023 37,712,505 216,663
2022 37,329,064 215,261
2021 36,954,442 213,779
2020 36,584,208 211,944
2019 36,210,898 209,780
2018 35,839,760 207,582
2017 35,446,392 205,415
2016 35,023,457 203,499
2015 34,607,588 201,782
2014 34,204,780 200,037
2013 33,787,571 198,268
2012 33,355,241 196,498
2011 32,912,588 194,713
2010 32,467,016 193,023
2009 32,030,778 191,513
2008 31,606,767 190,107
2007 31,186,468 188,753
2006 30,771,178 187,709
2005 30,358,144 186,978
2004 29,953,018 186,249
2003 29,571,415 185,430
2002 29,198,142 184,471
2001 28,814,643 183,166
2000 28,423,435 181,685
1999 28,027,179 180,275
1998 27,621,648 178,905
1997 27,213,337 177,547
1996 26,808,107 176,071
1995 26,399,429 174,571
1994 26,000,822 173,159
1993 25,614,586 171,774
1992 25,212,468 170,331
1991 24,799,014 169,368
1990 24,375,551 169,042
1989 23,939,414 168,768
1988 23,500,524 168,346
1987 23,054,392 167,661
1986 22,600,803 167,061
1985 22,113,953 166,849
1984 21,593,778 166,796
1983 21,060,696 166,714
1982 20,520,318 166,484
1981 19,985,401 165,678
1980 19,459,943 164,322
1979 18,955,589 162,882
1978 18,477,385 161,375
1977 18,014,756 159,753
1976 17,574,182 157,113
1975 17,150,786 153,344
1974 16,733,842 149,431
1973 16,326,269 146,516
1972 15,924,692 144,538
1971 15,527,225 142,503
1970 15,129,449 140,400
1969 14,734,255 138,233
1968 14,347,899 136,020
1967 13,968,175 133,764
1966 13,597,065 131,073
1965 13,239,171 127,978
1964 12,898,886 124,894
1963 12,577,502 121,764
1962 12,253,092 118,597
1961 11,931,085 115,496
1960 11,624,933 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Samoa
2100 -0.6% 0.34%
2099 -0.59% 0.34%
2098 -0.58% 0.35%
2097 -0.57% 0.39%
2096 -0.55% 0.4%
2095 -0.54% 0.41%
2094 -0.53% 0.44%
2093 -0.52% 0.46%
2092 -0.51% 0.48%
2091 -0.49% 0.48%
2090 -0.48% 0.51%
2089 -0.46% 0.54%
2088 -0.45% 0.54%
2087 -0.44% 0.55%
2086 -0.44% 0.56%
2085 -0.42% 0.58%
2084 -0.4% 0.6%
2083 -0.39% 0.63%
2082 -0.38% 0.65%
2081 -0.37% 0.66%
2080 -0.36% 0.69%
2079 -0.34% 0.72%
2078 -0.33% 0.75%
2077 -0.31% 0.77%
2076 -0.3% 0.78%
2075 -0.29% 0.78%
2074 -0.28% 0.82%
2073 -0.26% 0.84%
2072 -0.24% 0.89%
2071 -0.23% 0.84%
2070 -0.21% 0.86%
2069 -0.19% 0.89%
2068 -0.18% 0.86%
2067 -0.16% 0.89%
2066 -0.16% 0.86%
2065 -0.13% 0.86%
2064 -0.11% 0.86%
2063 -0.1% 0.85%
2062 -0.07% 0.8%
2061 -0.06% 0.82%
2060 -0.04% 0.82%
2059 -0.006% 0.84%
2058 0.01% 0.8%
2057 0.03% 0.77%
2056 0.06% 0.78%
2055 0.08% 0.78%
2054 0.11% 0.8%
2053 0.14% 0.83%
2052 0.16% 0.88%
2051 0.19% 0.88%
2050 0.2% 0.91%
2049 0.23% 0.92%
2048 0.25% 0.93%
2047 0.27% 0.98%
2046 0.29% 1.01%
2045 0.33% 1.04%
2044 0.34% 1%
2043 0.37% 1.05%
2042 0.4% 1.06%
2041 0.42% 1.04%
2040 0.43% 1.03%
2039 0.47% 1.04%
2038 0.48% 0.98%
2037 0.51% 0.96%
2036 0.54% 0.94%
2035 0.56% 0.87%
2034 0.59% 0.82%
2033 0.62% 0.76%
2032 0.66% 0.75%
2031 0.69% 0.67%
2030 0.72% 0.63%
2029 0.76% 0.63%
2028 0.8% 0.57%
2027 0.84% 0.56%
2026 0.89% 0.56%
2025 0.95% 0.62%
2024 0.98% 0.63%
2023 1.03% 0.65%
2022 1.01% 0.69%
2021 1.01% 0.87%
2020 1.03% 1.03%
2019 1.04% 1.06%
2018 1.11% 1.05%
2017 1.21% 0.94%
2016 1.2% 0.85%
2015 1.18% 0.87%
2014 1.23% 0.89%
2013 1.3% 0.9%
2012 1.34% 0.92%
2011 1.37% 0.88%
2010 1.36% 0.79%
2009 1.34% 0.74%
2008 1.35% 0.72%
2007 1.35% 0.56%
2006 1.36% 0.39%
2005 1.35% 0.39%
2004 1.29% 0.44%
2003 1.28% 0.52%
2002 1.33% 0.71%
2001 1.38% 0.82%
2000 1.41% 0.78%
1999 1.47% 0.77%
1998 1.5% 0.76%
1997 1.51% 0.84%
1996 1.55% 0.86%
1995 1.53% 0.82%
1994 1.51% 0.81%
1993 1.59% 0.85%
1992 1.67% 0.57%
1991 1.74% 0.19%
1990 1.82% 0.16%
1989 1.87% 0.25%
1988 1.94% 0.41%
1987 2.01% 0.36%
1986 2.2% 0.13%
1985 2.41% 0.03%
1984 2.53% 0.05%
1983 2.63% 0.14%
1982 2.68% 0.49%
1981 2.7% 0.83%
1980 2.66% 0.88%
1979 2.59% 0.93%
1978 2.57% 1.02%
1977 2.51% 1.68%
1976 2.47% 2.46%
1975 2.49% 2.62%
1974 2.5% 1.99%
1973 2.52% 1.37%
1972 2.56% 1.43%
1971 2.63% 1.5%
1970 2.68% 1.57%
1969 2.69% 1.63%
1968 2.72% 1.69%
1967 2.73% 2.05%
1966 2.7% 2.42%
1965 2.64% 2.47%
1964 2.56% 2.57%
1963 2.65% 2.67%
1962 2.7% 2.68%
1961 2.63% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Morocco Samoa
Current population
38871720
220932
Population rank 41/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.003%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
50.1 seconds
1.59 hours
One death every
2.47 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,010 +4
Annual growth/decline +368,668 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 125/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -56,254 -2,815
Net migration rank 176/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -2,815
2024 - -46,802 - -2,754
2023 417,213 -39,650 4,170 -2,810
2022 427,903 -38,594 4,288 -2,837
2021 407,829 -47,902 4,379 -2,860
2020 415,999 -35,474 4,442 -2,299
2019 457,307 -91,217 4,495 -2,313
2018 464,375 -88,159 4,637 -2,425
2017 471,011 -60,472 4,661 -2,539
2016 474,637 -39,302 4,720 -3,008
2015 477,654 -81,248 4,795 -3,074
2014 481,295 -72,065 4,849 -3,081
2013 492,284 -67,096 4,875 -3,107
2012 504,698 -65,251 4,863 -3,089
2011 513,305 -67,447 4,860 -3,056
2010 515,804 -70,510 4,779 -3,197
2009 509,386 -82,203 4,525 -3,093
2008 499,766 -78,912 4,581 -3,194
2007 493,526 -73,759 4,480 -3,152
2006 483,200 -72,364 4,473 -3,714
2005 474,285 -59,024 4,503 -3,805
2004 461,756 -66,749 4,554 -3,796
2003 452,650 -84,460 4,622 -3,748
2002 446,147 -67,802 4,672 -3,624
2001 452,621 -63,967 4,759 -3,198
2000 461,341 -67,569 4,855 -3,453
1999 473,071 -74,343 4,937 -3,517
1998 492,604 -80,286 5,022 -3,702
1997 500,807 -96,502 5,053 -3,658
1996 501,499 -95,331 5,038 -3,476
1995 496,573 -85,386 4,976 -3,532
1994 501,426 -115,404 4,880 -3,505
1993 507,707 -121,254 4,769 -3,373
1992 525,680 -107,911 4,652 -3,161
1991 539,850 -130,717 4,655 -4,227
1990 535,506 -97,711 4,759 -4,533
1989 538,996 -104,509 4,845 -4,527
1988 545,800 -102,484 4,889 -4,366
1987 553,005 -104,029 4,909 -4,056
1986 558,105 -99,905 4,983 -4,637
1985 560,810 -45,336 4,998 -4,920
1984 564,159 -39,319 4,979 -4,944
1983 566,301 -24,988 4,914 -4,789
1982 564,904 -25,471 4,808 -4,479
1981 552,936 -22,553 4,720 -3,440
1980 534,448 -13,899 4,672 -3,240
1979 515,554 -27,374 4,624 -3,177
1978 498,834 -30,600 4,587 -3,022
1977 489,173 -32,161 4,555 -2,866
1976 482,130 -58,019 4,519 -929
1975 474,631 -51,968 4,465 -522
1974 464,147 -52,927 4,411 -526
1973 455,699 -51,772 4,446 -2,501
1972 446,449 -47,226 4,487 -2,483
1971 435,104 -39,385 4,534 -2,463
1970 426,015 -26,168 4,567 -2,429
1969 414,931 -24,389 4,592 -2,399
1968 407,437 -25,267 4,605 -2,370
1967 400,594 -23,309 4,621 -2,333
1966 391,881 -26,945 4,593 -1,503
1965 383,989 -33,139 4,605 -1,512
1964 375,835 -46,106 4,326 -1,252
1963 369,250 -56,214 4,544 -1,365
1962 363,843 -28,071 4,498 -1,341
1961 348,650 -40,413 4,399 -1,349
1960 323,499 -19,434 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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