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

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The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,430,770 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,938,817 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 60.1 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.5% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Morocco vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Suriname
2100 38,169,376 713,301
2099 38,399,800 715,718
2098 38,627,357 718,073
2097 38,851,192 720,500
2096 39,072,685 722,800
2095 39,290,298 725,224
2094 39,503,336 727,514
2093 39,714,423 729,945
2092 39,921,868 732,310
2091 40,126,152 734,611
2090 40,325,215 736,676
2089 40,519,616 738,887
2088 40,706,061 741,028
2087 40,889,974 742,858
2086 41,072,468 744,619
2085 41,252,209 746,328
2084 41,425,986 747,772
2083 41,591,998 749,164
2082 41,755,476 750,355
2081 41,914,644 751,527
2080 42,069,073 752,571
2079 42,220,167 753,310
2078 42,364,299 753,974
2077 42,502,554 754,582
2076 42,634,865 755,015
2075 42,762,096 755,554
2074 42,885,545 755,740
2073 43,003,930 756,042
2072 43,115,594 756,125
2071 43,219,147 756,124
2070 43,319,278 755,985
2069 43,409,990 755,900
2068 43,494,031 755,625
2067 43,572,598 755,174
2066 43,641,156 754,830
2065 43,710,126 754,137
2064 43,767,514 753,311
2063 43,815,039 752,771
2062 43,857,629 751,992
2061 43,889,133 751,308
2060 43,913,417 750,325
2059 43,928,921 749,420
2058 43,931,406 748,612
2057 43,926,107 747,183
2056 43,914,039 745,967
2055 43,889,084 744,434
2054 43,852,920 742,836
2053 43,805,549 741,364
2052 43,745,706 739,688
2051 43,674,633 738,024
2050 43,591,589 736,078
2049 43,504,461 734,256
2048 43,404,127 732,085
2047 43,295,069 729,623
2046 43,179,153 727,242
2045 43,052,251 724,469
2044 42,912,359 721,556
2043 42,766,985 718,596
2042 42,610,691 715,335
2041 42,442,983 712,005
2040 42,267,502 708,379
2039 42,085,886 704,797
2038 41,889,492 701,029
2037 41,687,645 697,364
2036 41,476,060 693,268
2035 41,253,454 689,014
2034 41,024,367 684,675
2033 40,782,838 680,289
2032 40,532,216 675,648
2031 40,268,078 670,943
2030 39,993,270 666,067
2029 39,707,804 661,186
2028 39,409,825 656,001
2027 39,097,054 650,709
2026 38,771,691 645,337
2025 38,430,770 639,850
2024 38,081,173 634,431
2023 37,712,505 628,886
2022 37,329,064 623,164
2021 36,954,442 617,896
2020 36,584,208 612,317
2019 36,210,898 605,768
2018 35,839,760 599,513
2017 35,446,392 593,713
2016 35,023,457 587,757
2015 34,607,588 581,627
2014 34,204,780 575,373
2013 33,787,571 569,020
2012 33,355,241 562,633
2011 32,912,588 556,269
2010 32,467,016 549,923
2009 32,030,778 543,568
2008 31,606,767 537,245
2007 31,186,468 531,016
2006 30,771,178 524,997
2005 30,358,144 519,313
2004 29,953,018 513,923
2003 29,571,415 506,414
2002 29,198,142 496,551
2001 28,814,643 486,560
2000 28,423,435 476,643
1999 28,027,179 466,916
1998 27,621,648 457,406
1997 27,213,337 448,067
1996 26,808,107 438,830
1995 26,399,429 429,606
1994 26,000,822 422,375
1993 25,614,586 419,352
1992 25,212,468 417,589
1991 24,799,014 415,013
1990 24,375,551 412,493
1989 23,939,414 408,409
1988 23,500,524 402,227
1987 23,054,392 396,911
1986 22,600,803 392,330
1985 22,113,953 386,972
1984 21,593,778 382,193
1983 21,060,696 378,746
1982 20,520,318 376,555
1981 19,985,401 375,459
1980 19,459,943 375,377
1979 18,955,589 377,602
1978 18,477,385 381,502
1977 18,014,756 385,067
1976 17,574,182 388,289
1975 17,150,786 391,170
1974 16,733,842 393,676
1973 16,326,269 395,772
1972 15,924,692 397,413
1971 15,527,225 391,932
1970 15,129,449 379,442
1969 14,734,255 366,906
1968 14,347,899 354,616
1967 13,968,175 342,679
1966 13,597,065 331,135
1965 13,239,171 320,000
1964 12,898,886 309,041
1963 12,577,502 297,034
1962 12,253,092 283,912
1961 11,931,085 272,791
1960 11,624,933 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Suriname
2100 -0.6% -0.34%
2099 -0.59% -0.33%
2098 -0.58% -0.34%
2097 -0.57% -0.32%
2096 -0.55% -0.33%
2095 -0.54% -0.31%
2094 -0.53% -0.33%
2093 -0.52% -0.32%
2092 -0.51% -0.31%
2091 -0.49% -0.28%
2090 -0.48% -0.3%
2089 -0.46% -0.29%
2088 -0.45% -0.25%
2087 -0.44% -0.24%
2086 -0.44% -0.23%
2085 -0.42% -0.19%
2084 -0.4% -0.19%
2083 -0.39% -0.16%
2082 -0.38% -0.16%
2081 -0.37% -0.14%
2080 -0.36% -0.1%
2079 -0.34% -0.09%
2078 -0.33% -0.08%
2077 -0.31% -0.06%
2076 -0.3% -0.07%
2075 -0.29% -0.02%
2074 -0.28% -0.04%
2073 -0.26% -0.01%
2072 -0.24% 0%
2071 -0.23% 0.02%
2070 -0.21% 0.01%
2069 -0.19% 0.04%
2068 -0.18% 0.06%
2067 -0.16% 0.05%
2066 -0.16% 0.09%
2065 -0.13% 0.11%
2064 -0.11% 0.07%
2063 -0.1% 0.1%
2062 -0.07% 0.09%
2061 -0.06% 0.13%
2060 -0.04% 0.12%
2059 -0.006% 0.11%
2058 0.01% 0.19%
2057 0.03% 0.16%
2056 0.06% 0.21%
2055 0.08% 0.22%
2054 0.11% 0.2%
2053 0.14% 0.23%
2052 0.16% 0.23%
2051 0.19% 0.26%
2050 0.2% 0.25%
2049 0.23% 0.3%
2048 0.25% 0.34%
2047 0.27% 0.33%
2046 0.29% 0.38%
2045 0.33% 0.4%
2044 0.34% 0.41%
2043 0.37% 0.46%
2042 0.4% 0.47%
2041 0.42% 0.51%
2040 0.43% 0.51%
2039 0.47% 0.54%
2038 0.48% 0.53%
2037 0.51% 0.59%
2036 0.54% 0.62%
2035 0.56% 0.63%
2034 0.59% 0.64%
2033 0.62% 0.69%
2032 0.66% 0.7%
2031 0.69% 0.73%
2030 0.72% 0.74%
2029 0.76% 0.79%
2028 0.8% 0.81%
2027 0.84% 0.83%
2026 0.89% 0.86%
2025 0.92% 0.85%
2024 0.98% 0.88%
2023 1.03% 0.92%
2022 1.01% 0.85%
2021 1.01% 0.91%
2020 1.03% 1.08%
2019 1.04% 1.04%
2018 1.11% 0.98%
2017 1.21% 1.01%
2016 1.2% 1.05%
2015 1.18% 1.09%
2014 1.23% 1.12%
2013 1.3% 1.14%
2012 1.34% 1.14%
2011 1.37% 1.15%
2010 1.36% 1.17%
2009 1.34% 1.18%
2008 1.35% 1.17%
2007 1.35% 1.15%
2006 1.36% 1.09%
2005 1.35% 1.05%
2004 1.29% 1.48%
2003 1.28% 1.99%
2002 1.33% 2.05%
2001 1.38% 2.08%
2000 1.41% 2.08%
1999 1.47% 2.08%
1998 1.5% 2.08%
1997 1.51% 2.1%
1996 1.55% 2.15%
1995 1.53% 1.71%
1994 1.51% 0.72%
1993 1.59% 0.42%
1992 1.67% 0.62%
1991 1.74% 0.61%
1990 1.82% 1%
1989 1.87% 1.54%
1988 1.94% 1.34%
1987 2.01% 1.17%
1986 2.2% 1.38%
1985 2.41% 1.25%
1984 2.53% 0.91%
1983 2.63% 0.58%
1982 2.68% 0.29%
1981 2.7% 0.02%
1980 2.66% -0.59%
1979 2.59% -1.02%
1978 2.57% -0.93%
1977 2.51% -0.83%
1976 2.47% -0.74%
1975 2.49% -0.64%
1974 2.5% -0.53%
1973 2.52% -0.41%
1972 2.56% 1.4%
1971 2.63% 3.29%
1970 2.68% 3.42%
1969 2.69% 3.47%
1968 2.72% 3.48%
1967 2.73% 3.49%
1966 2.7% 3.48%
1965 2.64% 3.55%
1964 2.56% 4.04%
1963 2.65% 4.62%
1962 2.7% 4.08%
1961 2.63% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Morocco grew by 0.92%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Morocco Suriname
Current population
38938817
648096
Population rank 41/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.008%
One net population change
1.51 minutes
1.62 hours
One birth every
50.5 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
2.41 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +958 +15
Annual growth/decline +349,597 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +0.92% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 107/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -56,254 -967
Net migration rank 176/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -967
2024 406,555 -46,802 6,541 -1,166
2023 417,213 -39,650 6,697 -988
2022 427,903 -38,594 6,719 -988
2021 407,829 -47,902 5,291 -486
2020 415,999 -35,474 6,640 -296
2019 457,307 -91,217 6,564 191
2018 464,375 -88,159 6,613 -851
2017 471,011 -60,472 6,772 -935
2016 474,637 -39,302 6,979 -906
2015 477,654 -81,248 7,150 -967
2014 481,295 -72,065 7,284 -959
2013 492,284 -67,096 7,350 -968
2012 504,698 -65,251 7,405 -1,011
2011 513,305 -67,447 7,401 -1,060
2010 515,804 -70,510 7,489 -1,138
2009 509,386 -82,203 7,559 -1,204
2008 499,766 -78,912 7,552 -1,255
2007 493,526 -73,759 7,468 -1,312
2006 483,200 -72,364 7,278 -1,403
2005 474,285 -59,024 7,037 -1,534
2004 461,756 -66,749 6,948 -1,676
2003 452,650 -84,460 7,396 2,345
2002 446,147 -67,802 7,916 2,076
2001 452,621 -63,967 8,349 1,641
2000 461,341 -67,569 8,323 1,516
1999 473,071 -74,343 8,236 1,380
1998 492,604 -80,286 8,173 1,241
1997 500,807 -96,502 8,106 1,164
1996 501,499 -95,331 8,031 1,165
1995 496,573 -85,386 7,968 1,275
1994 501,426 -115,404 7,929 -2,713
1993 507,707 -121,254 8,127 -7,291
1992 525,680 -107,911 8,355 -5,662
1991 539,850 -130,717 8,637 -6,174
1990 535,506 -97,711 9,047 -6,471
1989 538,996 -104,509 9,441 -3,846
1988 545,800 -102,484 9,347 -2,573
1987 553,005 -104,029 9,319 -5,467
1986 558,105 -99,905 9,222 -3,920
1985 560,810 -45,336 9,177 -3,763
1984 564,159 -39,319 9,031 -4,894
1983 566,301 -24,988 8,797 -6,036
1982 564,904 -25,471 8,197 -6,566
1981 552,936 -22,553 7,541 -6,991
1980 534,448 -13,899 7,002 -7,390
1979 515,554 -27,374 7,312 -11,375
1978 498,834 -30,600 7,650 -11,389
1977 489,173 -32,161 7,998 -11,390
1976 482,130 -58,019 8,327 -11,381
1975 474,631 -51,968 8,587 -11,287
1974 464,147 -52,927 8,751 -11,061
1973 455,699 -51,772 8,877 -10,765
1972 446,449 -47,226 8,893 -10,285
1971 435,104 -39,385 8,814 3,552
1970 426,015 -26,168 8,823 3,791
1969 414,931 -24,389 8,880 3,575
1968 407,437 -25,267 8,980 3,147
1967 400,594 -23,309 9,104 2,637
1966 391,881 -26,945 9,243 2,103
1965 383,989 -33,139 9,270 1,657
1964 375,835 -46,106 9,174 1,820
1963 369,250 -56,214 8,838 4,181
1962 363,843 -28,071 8,529 4,703
1961 348,650 -40,413 8,361 660
1960 323,499 -19,434 8,170 544

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/suriname | 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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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