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Population in Morocco compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,430,770 in 2025 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,938,817 people compared to 344,434,632 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 8.85 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.61% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.5% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.4% growth).

Morocco vs United States: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco United States
2100 38,169,376 415,429,771
2099 38,399,800 414,829,167
2098 38,627,357 414,231,720
2097 38,851,192 413,576,381
2096 39,072,685 412,927,393
2095 39,290,298 412,225,379
2094 39,503,336 411,498,749
2093 39,714,423 410,785,729
2092 39,921,868 410,051,921
2091 40,126,152 409,320,183
2090 40,325,215 408,613,732
2089 40,519,616 407,885,645
2088 40,706,061 407,129,733
2087 40,889,974 406,421,298
2086 41,072,468 405,715,343
2085 41,252,209 405,059,379
2084 41,425,986 404,343,130
2083 41,591,998 403,612,785
2082 41,755,476 402,871,293
2081 41,914,644 402,054,554
2080 42,069,073 401,319,194
2079 42,220,167 400,554,914
2078 42,364,299 399,737,968
2077 42,502,554 398,906,565
2076 42,634,865 398,035,750
2075 42,762,096 397,109,170
2074 42,885,545 396,226,412
2073 43,003,930 395,307,725
2072 43,115,594 394,393,561
2071 43,219,147 393,415,363
2070 43,319,278 392,469,727
2069 43,409,990 391,479,981
2068 43,494,031 390,517,695
2067 43,572,598 389,543,856
2066 43,641,156 388,597,719
2065 43,710,126 387,685,327
2064 43,767,514 386,805,026
2063 43,815,039 385,911,917
2062 43,857,629 385,032,627
2061 43,889,133 384,170,837
2060 43,913,417 383,361,269
2059 43,928,921 382,542,030
2058 43,931,406 381,704,804
2057 43,926,107 380,907,023
2056 43,914,039 380,159,777
2055 43,889,084 379,430,756
2054 43,852,920 378,682,851
2053 43,805,549 377,878,421
2052 43,745,706 377,073,303
2051 43,674,633 376,229,840
2050 43,591,589 375,373,155
2049 43,504,461 374,493,150
2048 43,404,127 373,590,762
2047 43,295,069 372,626,259
2046 43,179,153 371,644,809
2045 43,052,251 370,602,914
2044 42,912,359 369,518,897
2043 42,766,985 368,375,680
2042 42,610,691 367,158,772
2041 42,442,983 365,937,822
2040 42,267,502 364,671,837
2039 42,085,886 363,367,337
2038 41,889,492 361,997,023
2037 41,687,645 360,606,236
2036 41,476,060 359,193,245
2035 41,253,454 357,750,686
2034 41,024,367 356,266,726
2033 40,782,838 354,775,032
2032 40,532,216 353,259,037
2031 40,268,078 351,721,511
2030 39,993,270 350,155,042
2029 39,707,804 348,564,667
2028 39,409,825 346,906,294
2027 39,097,054 345,257,605
2026 38,771,691 343,565,426
2025 38,430,770 341,784,857
2024 38,081,173 340,110,988
2023 37,712,505 334,914,895
2022 37,329,064 333,271,411
2021 36,954,442 331,893,745
2020 36,584,208 331,526,933
2019 36,210,898 328,329,953
2018 35,839,760 326,838,199
2017 35,446,392 325,122,128
2016 35,023,457 323,071,755
2015 34,607,588 320,738,994
2014 34,204,780 318,386,329
2013 33,787,571 316,059,947
2012 33,355,241 313,877,662
2011 32,912,588 311,583,481
2010 32,467,016 309,327,143
2009 32,030,778 306,771,529
2008 31,606,767 304,093,966
2007 31,186,468 301,231,207
2006 30,771,178 298,379,912
2005 30,358,144 295,516,599
2004 29,953,018 292,805,298
2003 29,571,415 290,107,933
2002 29,198,142 287,625,193
2001 28,814,643 284,968,955
2000 28,423,435 282,162,411
1999 28,027,179 279,294,713
1998 27,621,648 276,115,288
1997 27,213,337 272,911,760
1996 26,808,107 269,667,391
1995 26,399,429 266,557,091
1994 26,000,822 263,435,673
1993 25,614,586 260,255,352
1992 25,212,468 256,894,189
1991 24,799,014 253,492,503
1990 24,375,551 250,131,894
1989 23,939,414 246,819,222
1988 23,500,524 244,499,004
1987 23,054,392 242,288,936
1986 22,600,803 240,132,831
1985 22,113,953 237,923,734
1984 21,593,778 235,824,908
1983 21,060,696 233,792,014
1982 20,520,318 231,664,432
1981 19,985,401 229,465,744
1980 19,459,943 226,542,250
1979 18,955,589 225,055,487
1978 18,477,385 222,584,545
1977 18,014,756 220,239,425
1976 17,574,182 218,035,164
1975 17,150,786 215,973,199
1974 16,733,842 213,853,928
1973 16,326,269 211,908,788
1972 15,924,692 209,896,021
1971 15,527,225 207,660,677
1970 15,129,449 205,052,174
1969 14,734,255 202,676,946
1968 14,347,899 200,706,052
1967 13,968,175 198,712,056
1966 13,597,065 196,560,338
1965 13,239,171 194,302,963
1964 12,898,886 191,888,791
1963 12,577,502 189,241,798
1962 12,253,092 186,537,737
1961 11,931,085 183,691,481
1960 11,624,933 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth), while the United States' population increased by 21,362,877 people (a 6.61% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 8.98% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco United States
2100 -0.6% 0.14%
2099 -0.59% 0.14%
2098 -0.58% 0.16%
2097 -0.57% 0.16%
2096 -0.55% 0.17%
2095 -0.54% 0.18%
2094 -0.53% 0.17%
2093 -0.52% 0.18%
2092 -0.51% 0.18%
2091 -0.49% 0.17%
2090 -0.48% 0.18%
2089 -0.46% 0.19%
2088 -0.45% 0.17%
2087 -0.44% 0.17%
2086 -0.44% 0.16%
2085 -0.42% 0.18%
2084 -0.4% 0.18%
2083 -0.39% 0.18%
2082 -0.38% 0.2%
2081 -0.37% 0.18%
2080 -0.36% 0.19%
2079 -0.34% 0.2%
2078 -0.33% 0.21%
2077 -0.31% 0.22%
2076 -0.3% 0.23%
2075 -0.29% 0.22%
2074 -0.28% 0.23%
2073 -0.26% 0.23%
2072 -0.24% 0.25%
2071 -0.23% 0.24%
2070 -0.21% 0.25%
2069 -0.19% 0.25%
2068 -0.18% 0.25%
2067 -0.16% 0.24%
2066 -0.16% 0.24%
2065 -0.13% 0.23%
2064 -0.11% 0.23%
2063 -0.1% 0.23%
2062 -0.07% 0.22%
2061 -0.06% 0.21%
2060 -0.04% 0.21%
2059 -0.006% 0.22%
2058 0.01% 0.21%
2057 0.03% 0.2%
2056 0.06% 0.19%
2055 0.08% 0.2%
2054 0.11% 0.21%
2053 0.14% 0.21%
2052 0.16% 0.22%
2051 0.19% 0.23%
2050 0.2% 0.23%
2049 0.23% 0.24%
2048 0.25% 0.26%
2047 0.27% 0.26%
2046 0.29% 0.28%
2045 0.33% 0.29%
2044 0.34% 0.31%
2043 0.37% 0.33%
2042 0.4% 0.33%
2041 0.42% 0.35%
2040 0.43% 0.36%
2039 0.47% 0.38%
2038 0.48% 0.39%
2037 0.51% 0.39%
2036 0.54% 0.4%
2035 0.56% 0.42%
2034 0.59% 0.42%
2033 0.62% 0.43%
2032 0.66% 0.44%
2031 0.69% 0.45%
2030 0.72% 0.46%
2029 0.76% 0.48%
2028 0.8% 0.48%
2027 0.84% 0.49%
2026 0.89% 0.52%
2025 0.92% 0.49%
2024 0.98% 1.55%
2023 1.03% 0.49%
2022 1.01% 0.42%
2021 1.01% 0.11%
2020 1.03% 0.97%
2019 1.04% 0.46%
2018 1.11% 0.53%
2017 1.21% 0.63%
2016 1.2% 0.73%
2015 1.18% 0.74%
2014 1.23% 0.74%
2013 1.3% 0.7%
2012 1.34% 0.74%
2011 1.37% 0.73%
2010 1.36% 0.83%
2009 1.34% 0.88%
2008 1.35% 0.95%
2007 1.35% 0.96%
2006 1.36% 0.97%
2005 1.35% 0.93%
2004 1.29% 0.93%
2003 1.28% 0.86%
2002 1.33% 0.93%
2001 1.38% 0.99%
2000 1.41% 1.03%
1999 1.47% 1.15%
1998 1.5% 1.17%
1997 1.51% 1.2%
1996 1.55% 1.17%
1995 1.53% 1.18%
1994 1.51% 1.22%
1993 1.59% 1.31%
1992 1.67% 1.34%
1991 1.74% 1.34%
1990 1.82% 1.34%
1989 1.87% 0.95%
1988 1.94% 0.91%
1987 2.01% 0.9%
1986 2.2% 0.93%
1985 2.41% 0.89%
1984 2.53% 0.87%
1983 2.63% 0.92%
1982 2.68% 0.96%
1981 2.7% 1.29%
1980 2.66% 0.66%
1979 2.59% 1.11%
1978 2.57% 1.06%
1977 2.51% 1.01%
1976 2.47% 0.95%
1975 2.49% 0.99%
1974 2.5% 0.92%
1973 2.52% 0.96%
1972 2.56% 1.08%
1971 2.63% 1.27%
1970 2.68% 1.17%
1969 2.69% 0.98%
1968 2.72% 1%
1967 2.73% 1.09%
1966 2.7% 1.16%
1965 2.64% 1.26%
1964 2.56% 1.4%
1963 2.65% 1.45%
1962 2.7% 1.55%
1961 2.63% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Morocco United States
Current population
38938817
344434632
Population rank 41/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 4.15%
One net population change
1.51 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
50.5 seconds
8.75 seconds
One death every
2.41 minutes
10.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +958 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +349,597 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.92% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 128/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -56,254 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 176/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - 1,230,663
2024 406,555 -46,802 544,178 1,286,132
2023 417,213 -39,650 502,372 1,322,668
2022 427,903 -38,594 399,926 1,319,009
2021 407,829 -47,902 199,137 674,787
2020 415,999 -35,474 208,862 329,769
2019 457,307 -91,217 887,476 1,774,500
2018 464,375 -88,159 955,022 1,764,961
2017 471,011 -60,472 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 474,637 -39,302 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 477,654 -81,248 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 481,295 -72,065 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 492,284 -67,096 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 504,698 -65,251 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 513,305 -67,447 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 515,804 -70,510 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 509,386 -82,203 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 499,766 -78,912 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 493,526 -73,759 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 483,200 -72,364 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 474,285 -59,024 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 461,756 -66,749 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 452,650 -84,460 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 446,147 -67,802 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 452,621 -63,967 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 461,341 -67,569 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 473,071 -74,343 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 492,604 -80,286 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 500,807 -96,502 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 501,499 -95,331 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 496,573 -85,386 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 501,426 -115,404 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 507,707 -121,254 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 525,680 -107,911 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 539,850 -130,717 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 535,506 -97,711 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 538,996 -104,509 1,875,826 400,998
1988 545,800 -102,484 1,735,943 460,778
1987 553,005 -104,029 1,720,252 480,815
1986 558,105 -99,905 1,656,917 493,082
1985 560,810 -45,336 1,689,258 598,777
1984 564,159 -39,319 1,627,192 622,793
1983 566,301 -24,988 1,636,544 662,840
1982 564,904 -25,471 1,714,317 600,149
1981 552,936 -22,553 1,652,153 583,070
1980 534,448 -13,899 1,608,450 595,916
1979 515,554 -27,374 1,597,894 503,559
1978 498,834 -30,600 1,402,283 556,521
1977 489,173 -32,161 1,431,556 577,060
1976 482,130 -58,019 1,264,604 635,590
1975 474,631 -51,968 1,252,644 655,078
1974 464,147 -52,927 1,218,968 706,978
1973 455,699 -51,772 1,165,499 783,163
1972 446,449 -47,226 1,301,355 833,543
1971 435,104 -39,385 1,640,519 833,549
1970 426,015 -26,168 1,824,965 744,902
1969 414,931 -24,389 1,702,487 523,740
1968 407,437 -25,267 1,565,507 594,514
1967 400,594 -23,309 1,669,181 585,410
1966 391,881 -26,945 1,749,387 637,692
1965 383,989 -33,139 1,943,030 644,902
1964 375,835 -46,106 2,245,099 618,635
1963 369,250 -56,214 2,289,826 639,495
1962 363,843 -28,071 2,406,337 625,617
1961 348,650 -40,413 2,571,681 580,333
1960 323,499 -19,434 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 the United States 34% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,192,763 people) and 66% is from migration (a gain of 13,947,820 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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