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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.37 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Morocco vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Sudan
2100 38,181,184 137,695,876
2099 38,411,679 137,114,644
2098 38,639,306 136,500,499
2097 38,863,211 135,860,701
2096 39,084,772 135,222,218
2095 39,302,453 134,553,615
2094 39,515,556 133,902,112
2093 39,726,709 133,186,791
2092 39,934,218 132,427,642
2091 40,138,565 131,674,049
2090 40,337,690 130,893,042
2089 40,532,151 130,075,970
2088 40,718,654 129,234,968
2087 40,902,624 128,358,981
2086 41,085,174 127,463,823
2085 41,264,970 126,555,673
2084 41,438,801 125,612,419
2083 41,604,865 124,663,868
2082 41,768,393 123,716,124
2081 41,927,610 122,772,016
2080 42,082,087 121,805,246
2079 42,233,228 120,822,781
2078 42,377,404 119,802,944
2077 42,515,702 118,776,597
2076 42,648,054 117,748,457
2075 42,775,325 116,688,549
2074 42,898,811 115,601,159
2073 43,017,234 114,499,847
2072 43,128,932 113,374,089
2071 43,232,517 112,235,978
2070 43,332,679 111,102,687
2069 43,423,419 109,945,533
2068 43,507,485 108,791,037
2067 43,586,077 107,581,192
2066 43,654,657 106,357,353
2065 43,723,648 105,145,307
2064 43,781,054 103,903,801
2063 43,828,593 102,642,643
2062 43,871,197 101,354,095
2061 43,902,710 100,067,335
2060 43,927,001 98,765,585
2059 43,942,510 97,461,067
2058 43,944,996 96,135,716
2057 43,939,695 94,800,344
2056 43,927,624 93,458,640
2055 43,902,661 92,089,717
2054 43,866,486 90,711,253
2053 43,819,100 89,342,122
2052 43,759,239 87,962,125
2051 43,688,144 86,581,277
2050 43,605,074 85,194,794
2049 43,517,919 83,803,171
2048 43,417,554 82,442,635
2047 43,308,462 81,085,689
2046 43,192,511 79,725,126
2045 43,065,569 78,359,927
2044 42,925,634 77,006,049
2043 42,780,215 75,652,858
2042 42,623,872 74,312,465
2041 42,456,113 72,968,877
2040 42,280,578 71,640,015
2039 42,098,906 70,319,906
2038 41,902,451 69,001,239
2037 41,700,541 67,665,904
2036 41,488,891 66,337,650
2035 41,266,216 65,001,359
2034 41,037,058 63,664,516
2033 40,795,454 62,329,849
2032 40,544,755 61,007,985
2031 40,280,535 59,695,860
2030 40,005,642 58,384,521
2029 39,720,087 57,082,767
2028 39,422,016 55,800,806
2027 39,109,148 54,523,219
2026 38,783,685 52,894,744
2025 38,442,658 51,256,148
2024 38,081,173 50,448,963
2023 37,712,505 50,042,791
2022 37,329,064 49,383,346
2021 36,954,442 48,066,924
2020 36,584,208 46,789,231
2019 36,210,898 45,548,175
2018 35,839,760 44,230,596
2017 35,446,392 42,714,306
2016 35,023,457 41,259,892
2015 34,607,588 40,024,431
2014 34,204,780 38,823,318
2013 33,787,571 37,785,849
2012 33,355,241 36,923,178
2011 32,912,588 36,140,806
2010 32,467,016 35,414,399
2009 32,030,778 34,569,113
2008 31,606,767 33,623,980
2007 31,186,468 32,764,135
2006 30,771,178 31,992,435
2005 30,358,144 31,262,444
2004 29,953,018 30,556,637
2003 29,571,415 29,896,035
2002 29,198,142 29,228,727
2001 28,814,643 28,516,770
2000 28,423,435 27,816,745
1999 28,027,179 27,130,613
1998 27,621,648 26,458,999
1997 27,213,337 25,799,821
1996 26,808,107 25,231,528
1995 26,399,429 24,672,143
1994 26,000,822 24,043,948
1993 25,614,586 23,445,592
1992 25,212,468 22,927,355
1991 24,799,014 22,470,676
1990 24,375,551 22,021,481
1989 23,939,414 21,578,022
1988 23,500,524 21,138,431
1987 23,054,392 20,704,904
1986 22,600,803 20,288,238
1985 22,113,953 19,905,872
1984 21,593,778 19,546,528
1983 21,060,696 19,109,770
1982 20,520,318 18,486,645
1981 19,985,401 17,780,572
1980 19,459,943 17,058,905
1979 18,955,589 16,355,352
1978 18,477,385 15,695,003
1977 18,014,756 15,086,614
1976 17,574,182 14,569,716
1975 17,150,786 14,064,798
1974 16,733,842 13,580,723
1973 16,326,269 13,049,315
1972 15,924,692 12,527,856
1971 15,527,225 12,105,539
1970 15,129,449 11,695,771
1969 14,734,255 11,298,936
1968 14,347,899 10,917,999
1967 13,968,175 10,550,597
1966 13,597,065 10,197,578
1965 13,239,171 9,858,030
1964 12,898,886 9,531,109
1963 12,577,502 9,218,077
1962 12,253,092 8,919,028
1961 11,931,085 8,634,941
1960 11,624,933 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Sudan
2100 -0.6% 0.42%
2099 -0.59% 0.45%
2098 -0.58% 0.47%
2097 -0.57% 0.47%
2096 -0.55% 0.5%
2095 -0.54% 0.49%
2094 -0.53% 0.54%
2093 -0.52% 0.57%
2092 -0.51% 0.57%
2091 -0.49% 0.6%
2090 -0.48% 0.63%
2089 -0.46% 0.65%
2088 -0.45% 0.68%
2087 -0.44% 0.7%
2086 -0.44% 0.72%
2085 -0.42% 0.75%
2084 -0.4% 0.76%
2083 -0.39% 0.77%
2082 -0.38% 0.77%
2081 -0.37% 0.79%
2080 -0.36% 0.81%
2079 -0.34% 0.85%
2078 -0.33% 0.86%
2077 -0.31% 0.87%
2076 -0.3% 0.91%
2075 -0.29% 0.94%
2074 -0.28% 0.96%
2073 -0.26% 0.99%
2072 -0.24% 1.01%
2071 -0.23% 1.02%
2070 -0.21% 1.05%
2069 -0.19% 1.06%
2068 -0.18% 1.12%
2067 -0.16% 1.15%
2066 -0.16% 1.15%
2065 -0.13% 1.19%
2064 -0.11% 1.23%
2063 -0.1% 1.27%
2062 -0.07% 1.29%
2061 -0.06% 1.32%
2060 -0.04% 1.34%
2059 -0.006% 1.38%
2058 0.01% 1.41%
2057 0.03% 1.44%
2056 0.06% 1.49%
2055 0.08% 1.52%
2054 0.11% 1.53%
2053 0.14% 1.57%
2052 0.16% 1.59%
2051 0.19% 1.63%
2050 0.2% 1.66%
2049 0.23% 1.65%
2048 0.25% 1.67%
2047 0.27% 1.71%
2046 0.29% 1.74%
2045 0.33% 1.76%
2044 0.34% 1.79%
2043 0.37% 1.8%
2042 0.4% 1.84%
2041 0.42% 1.85%
2040 0.43% 1.88%
2039 0.47% 1.91%
2038 0.48% 1.97%
2037 0.51% 2%
2036 0.54% 2.06%
2035 0.56% 2.1%
2034 0.59% 2.14%
2033 0.62% 2.17%
2032 0.66% 2.2%
2031 0.69% 2.25%
2030 0.72% 2.28%
2029 0.76% 2.3%
2028 0.8% 2.34%
2027 0.84% 3.08%
2026 0.89% 3.2%
2025 0.95% 1.6%
2024 0.98% 0.81%
2023 1.03% 1.34%
2022 1.01% 2.74%
2021 1.01% 2.73%
2020 1.03% 2.72%
2019 1.04% 2.98%
2018 1.11% 3.55%
2017 1.21% 3.53%
2016 1.2% 3.09%
2015 1.18% 3.09%
2014 1.23% 2.75%
2013 1.3% 2.34%
2012 1.34% 2.16%
2011 1.37% 2.05%
2010 1.36% 2.45%
2009 1.34% 2.81%
2008 1.35% 2.62%
2007 1.35% 2.41%
2006 1.36% 2.34%
2005 1.35% 2.31%
2004 1.29% 2.21%
2003 1.28% 2.28%
2002 1.33% 2.5%
2001 1.38% 2.52%
2000 1.41% 2.53%
1999 1.47% 2.54%
1998 1.5% 2.55%
1997 1.51% 2.25%
1996 1.55% 2.27%
1995 1.53% 2.61%
1994 1.51% 2.55%
1993 1.59% 2.26%
1992 1.67% 2.03%
1991 1.74% 2.04%
1990 1.82% 2.06%
1989 1.87% 2.08%
1988 1.94% 2.09%
1987 2.01% 2.05%
1986 2.2% 1.92%
1985 2.41% 1.84%
1984 2.53% 2.29%
1983 2.63% 3.37%
1982 2.68% 3.97%
1981 2.7% 4.23%
1980 2.66% 4.3%
1979 2.59% 4.21%
1978 2.57% 4.03%
1977 2.51% 3.55%
1976 2.47% 3.59%
1975 2.49% 3.56%
1974 2.5% 4.07%
1973 2.52% 4.16%
1972 2.56% 3.49%
1971 2.63% 3.5%
1970 2.68% 3.51%
1969 2.69% 3.49%
1968 2.72% 3.48%
1967 2.73% 3.46%
1966 2.7% 3.44%
1965 2.64% 3.43%
1964 2.56% 3.4%
1963 2.65% 3.35%
1962 2.7% 3.29%
1961 2.63% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Morocco Sudan
Current population
38871720
53335233
Population rank 41/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.64%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
50.1 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,010 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +368,668 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 116/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -56,254 +291,469
Net migration rank 176/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - 291,469
2024 - -46,802 - -544,257
2023 417,213 -39,650 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 427,903 -38,594 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 407,829 -47,902 1,293,817 31,664
2020 415,999 -35,474 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 457,307 -91,217 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 464,375 -88,159 1,257,387 125,499
2017 471,011 -60,472 1,208,046 441,623
2016 474,637 -39,302 1,174,422 84,728
2015 477,654 -81,248 1,145,259 66,476
2014 481,295 -72,065 1,097,962 92,504
2013 492,284 -67,096 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 504,698 -65,251 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 513,305 -67,447 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 515,804 -70,510 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 509,386 -82,203 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 499,766 -78,912 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 493,526 -73,759 992,819 -201,769
2006 483,200 -72,364 963,740 -211,387
2005 474,285 -59,024 907,017 -199,378
2004 461,756 -66,749 889,382 -185,392
2003 452,650 -84,460 898,226 -281,001
2002 446,147 -67,802 897,965 -180,603
2001 452,621 -63,967 880,284 -173,745
2000 461,341 -67,569 858,536 -165,030
1999 473,071 -74,343 835,840 -157,090
1998 492,604 -80,286 814,752 -150,271
1997 500,807 -96,502 802,245 -148,368
1996 501,499 -95,331 792,926 -310,221
1995 496,573 -85,386 780,700 -144,670
1994 501,426 -115,404 764,645 -144,324
1993 507,707 -121,254 743,249 -166,861
1992 525,680 -107,911 731,177 -271,093
1991 539,850 -130,717 714,612 -261,341
1990 535,506 -97,711 699,953 -254,825
1989 538,996 -104,509 683,743 -241,979
1988 545,800 -102,484 672,604 -235,213
1987 553,005 -104,029 658,416 -228,756
1986 558,105 -99,905 649,649 -245,968
1985 560,810 -45,336 583,382 -222,315
1984 564,159 -39,319 577,405 -219,755
1983 566,301 -24,988 570,198 -54,325
1982 564,904 -25,471 606,362 124,007
1981 552,936 -22,553 585,087 96,697
1980 534,448 -13,899 552,930 208,602
1979 515,554 -27,374 524,942 120,613
1978 498,834 -30,600 497,987 177,153
1977 489,173 -32,161 483,089 58,540
1976 482,130 -58,019 470,019 22,147
1975 474,631 -51,968 454,813 62,843
1974 464,147 -52,927 444,456 6,023
1973 455,699 -51,772 439,201 173,143
1972 446,449 -47,226 428,340 2,238
1971 435,104 -39,385 417,641 -3,577
1970 426,015 -26,168 401,013 4,479
1969 414,931 -24,389 385,712 2,476
1968 407,437 -25,267 370,917 2,776
1967 400,594 -23,309 356,599 4,508
1966 391,881 -26,945 342,118 2,813
1965 383,989 -33,139 327,799 6,367
1964 375,835 -46,106 315,166 4,505
1963 369,250 -56,214 302,132 4,263
1962 363,843 -28,071 287,317 4,387
1961 348,650 -40,413 272,562 3,904
1960 323,499 -19,434 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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