The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,697,192 people compared to 52,963,918 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 2005, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.4M people to 38.7M (27.5% growth), while Sudan has grown from 31.3M to 53M (69.4% growth).
- Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.7M people compared to the peak of 137M people in 2100 for Sudan.
Morocco vs Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
38697192
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52963918
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| Population rank | 41/197 | 29/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.47% | 0.64% |
| One net population change |
1.43 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
50.1 seconds
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18.7 seconds
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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1.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.2 minutes
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57.9 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -46,802 | -544,257 |
| 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 | 105/197 | 118/197 |
Morocco and Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,624,933 | 8,364,489 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,931,085 | 8,634,941 | 2.63% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 12,253,092 | 8,919,028 | 2.7% | 3.29% |
| 1963 | 12,577,502 | 9,218,077 | 2.65% | 3.35% |
| 1964 | 12,898,886 | 9,531,109 | 2.56% | 3.4% |
| 1965 | 13,239,171 | 9,858,030 | 2.64% | 3.43% |
| 1966 | 13,597,065 | 10,197,578 | 2.7% | 3.44% |
| 1967 | 13,968,175 | 10,550,597 | 2.73% | 3.46% |
| 1968 | 14,347,899 | 10,917,999 | 2.72% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 14,734,255 | 11,298,936 | 2.69% | 3.49% |
| 1970 | 15,129,449 | 11,695,771 | 2.68% | 3.51% |
| 1971 | 15,527,225 | 12,105,539 | 2.63% | 3.5% |
| 1972 | 15,924,692 | 12,527,856 | 2.56% | 3.49% |
| 1973 | 16,326,269 | 13,049,315 | 2.52% | 4.16% |
| 1974 | 16,733,842 | 13,580,723 | 2.5% | 4.07% |
| 1975 | 17,150,786 | 14,064,798 | 2.49% | 3.56% |
| 1976 | 17,574,182 | 14,569,716 | 2.47% | 3.59% |
| 1977 | 18,014,756 | 15,086,614 | 2.51% | 3.55% |
| 1978 | 18,477,385 | 15,695,003 | 2.57% | 4.03% |
| 1979 | 18,955,589 | 16,355,352 | 2.59% | 4.21% |
| 1980 | 19,459,943 | 17,058,905 | 2.66% | 4.3% |
| 1981 | 19,985,401 | 17,780,572 | 2.7% | 4.23% |
| 1982 | 20,520,318 | 18,486,645 | 2.68% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 21,060,696 | 19,109,770 | 2.63% | 3.37% |
| 1984 | 21,593,778 | 19,546,528 | 2.53% | 2.29% |
| 1985 | 22,113,953 | 19,905,872 | 2.41% | 1.84% |
| 1986 | 22,600,803 | 20,288,238 | 2.2% | 1.92% |
| 1987 | 23,054,392 | 20,704,904 | 2.01% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 23,500,524 | 21,138,431 | 1.94% | 2.09% |
| 1989 | 23,939,414 | 21,578,022 | 1.87% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 24,375,551 | 22,021,481 | 1.82% | 2.06% |
| 1991 | 24,799,014 | 22,470,676 | 1.74% | 2.04% |
| 1992 | 25,212,468 | 22,927,355 | 1.67% | 2.03% |
| 1993 | 25,614,586 | 23,445,592 | 1.59% | 2.26% |
| 1994 | 26,000,822 | 24,043,948 | 1.51% | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 26,399,429 | 24,672,143 | 1.53% | 2.61% |
| 1996 | 26,808,107 | 25,231,528 | 1.55% | 2.27% |
| 1997 | 27,213,337 | 25,799,821 | 1.51% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 27,621,648 | 26,458,999 | 1.5% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 28,027,179 | 27,130,613 | 1.47% | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 28,423,435 | 27,816,745 | 1.41% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 28,814,643 | 28,516,770 | 1.38% | 2.52% |
| 2002 | 29,198,142 | 29,228,727 | 1.33% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 29,571,415 | 29,896,035 | 1.28% | 2.28% |
| 2004 | 29,953,018 | 30,556,637 | 1.29% | 2.21% |
| 2005 | 30,358,144 | 31,262,444 | 1.35% | 2.31% |
| 2006 | 30,771,178 | 31,992,435 | 1.36% | 2.34% |
| 2007 | 31,186,468 | 32,764,135 | 1.35% | 2.41% |
| 2008 | 31,606,767 | 33,623,980 | 1.35% | 2.62% |
| 2009 | 32,030,778 | 34,569,113 | 1.34% | 2.81% |
| 2010 | 32,467,016 | 35,414,399 | 1.36% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 32,912,588 | 36,140,806 | 1.37% | 2.05% |
| 2012 | 33,355,241 | 36,923,178 | 1.34% | 2.16% |
| 2013 | 33,787,571 | 37,785,849 | 1.3% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 34,204,780 | 38,823,318 | 1.23% | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 34,607,588 | 40,024,431 | 1.18% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 35,023,457 | 41,259,892 | 1.2% | 3.09% |
| 2017 | 35,446,392 | 42,714,306 | 1.21% | 3.53% |
| 2018 | 35,839,760 | 44,230,596 | 1.11% | 3.55% |
| 2019 | 36,210,898 | 45,548,175 | 1.04% | 2.98% |
| 2020 | 36,584,208 | 46,789,231 | 1.03% | 2.72% |
| 2021 | 36,954,442 | 48,066,924 | 1.01% | 2.73% |
| 2022 | 37,329,064 | 49,383,346 | 1.01% | 2.74% |
| 2023 | 37,712,505 | 50,042,791 | 1.03% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 38,081,173 | 50,448,963 | 0.98% | 0.81% |
| 2025 | 38,430,771 | 51,662,152 | 0.92% | 2.4% |
| 2026 | 38,762,439 | 53,282,718 | 0.86% | 3.14% |
| 2027 | 39,080,092 | 54,724,215 | 0.82% | 2.71% |
| 2028 | 39,384,122 | 55,993,833 | 0.78% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 39,674,554 | 57,275,443 | 0.74% | 2.29% |
| 2030 | 39,953,461 | 58,571,624 | 0.7% | 2.26% |
| 2031 | 40,221,736 | 59,872,936 | 0.67% | 2.22% |
| 2032 | 40,477,986 | 61,179,476 | 0.64% | 2.18% |
| 2033 | 40,722,975 | 62,497,205 | 0.61% | 2.15% |
| 2034 | 40,957,241 | 63,822,356 | 0.58% | 2.12% |
| 2035 | 41,182,092 | 65,148,317 | 0.55% | 2.08% |
| 2036 | 41,398,224 | 66,470,018 | 0.52% | 2.03% |
| 2037 | 41,604,025 | 67,791,240 | 0.5% | 1.99% |
| 2038 | 41,802,267 | 69,107,712 | 0.48% | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 41,990,437 | 70,416,631 | 0.45% | 1.89% |
| 2040 | 42,168,202 | 71,730,604 | 0.42% | 1.87% |
| 2041 | 42,339,039 | 73,056,213 | 0.41% | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 42,500,324 | 74,387,562 | 0.38% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 42,650,491 | 75,723,670 | 0.35% | 1.8% |
| 2044 | 42,792,499 | 77,066,454 | 0.33% | 1.77% |
| 2045 | 42,925,305 | 78,415,205 | 0.31% | 1.75% |
| 2046 | 43,046,175 | 79,767,271 | 0.28% | 1.72% |
| 2047 | 43,158,165 | 81,115,241 | 0.26% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 43,262,402 | 82,463,202 | 0.24% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 43,355,724 | 83,828,356 | 0.22% | 1.66% |
| 2050 | 43,440,428 | 85,206,384 | 0.2% | 1.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Morocco increased by 4,249,444 people (a 14% growth), while Sudan gained 8,761,987 people (a 28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Morocco gained 4,089,604 (a 11.8% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,939,487 (a 32.3% growth).
Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2005 and is 41st in 2025. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2005 and ranked 29th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Morocco's population will grow by 12.3% to 43,440,428 people with a rank change from 41st to 50th. The population of Sudan will increase by 60.9% to 85,206,384 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Casablanca | 3.22M |
| Tangier | 1.28M |
| Fez | 1.11M |
| Marrakesh | 1M |
| Sale | 945K |
| Meknes | 601K |
| Rabat | 573K |
| Agadir | 538K |
| Kenitra | 508K |
| Oujda | 506K |
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| 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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Population differences between Morocco and Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 32.5 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.23 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 221 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
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